Defend all you want. Star has bias towards South. Most successful Star Plus shows are nowadays inspired from their Bengali GEC Star Jalsha. They know the potential of Bengali market. Yet, they spent not one cent to produce any Bengali OTT original. Meanwhile Zee does same. Even Hoichoi is a successful company.
Aren't they making available so much content in Bengali on their linear tv channels and OTT platforms? I am sure many hindi serials / movies dubbed in bengali would also b airing on their channels.
You can agree or not but in regions where hindi is understood in most parts there would b limited hindi TV shows or movies which will b dubbed in that native language and aired. This is not bias but pure business logic hence u will see less of such content on Bengali channels but as bengali language is not properly understood in Hindi Speaking States hence there would b much more remakes of bengali shows or dubbed bengali content made available in these regions across linear and ott platforms.
Tomorrow if any broadcaster or studio thinks that releasing hollywood movies dubbed in bengali or airing same on tv channels or making available on OTT platforms is need of the hour and a financially viable decision then same will surely b done.
There is no question of bias. Also there r so many regional language channels and their OTT Platform which need to take above initiatives and some r already doing same. You cannot hope that Star, Sony/Zee, Viacom18 take all responsibility for it