Doing a search recently to find service which provides online movie ticket booking service in delhi brought me to movietell.co.in. Will the site had unimpressive UI. The ajax widget which help you select theatre and movie timing was pretty cool. Though end of the day were useless keeping in mind didnt connect right to registration page as new customer or ask for login kind of thing.
Important thing for these sites is competition they will be recieving from M-Tickets venture. Though their are issues and still possibility is Movietell kind of model can sustain better in india.
First issues with movietell and how can they improve their business model.
# They need to get UI design more clearer with better presentation
# They are charging 10 Bucx per ticket they got to work out a better model. Example if they are issuing E-Tickets why not sell ad-space on the e-ticket itself. As only 30% content is going to be movie details .Rest 70% can be used for displaying ad’s which can help in keeping the cost down to zero.
# Secondly they can increase the actual volumes and negotiate with cinemas to work on commission basis. Its common to work on 4-5% distribution or printing cost reduction margin basis.
# You can try to go in for a franchisee model where people can goto buy ticket offline from a franchisee who has deposited money at your end. This way you are creating a bigger value chain and pressence pan-india.
# Try not to just concentrate on movie tickets. Get Concerts and sports events also online. As these are mediums still selling via banks etc.
This can be a great model which can surely work if right people for execution are available. If they need help do e-mail me.
Hi Ashish,
I received your feedback from our website as well. We appreciate the points you have raised, and most of the things you have mentioned are already under way.
Unfortunately, government regulations do not allow us to issue e-tickets and you still need to pick up a physical ticket at the box office, even though it may be paid for.
Appreciate your comments, and any further feedback or comments are welcome.
Thanks
Parikshit
Sorry, I meant Siddharth, not Ashish… slip of the keyboard!!
Hey, I like your blog. Hello to everyone here. I’m a little shy about comments but your posts were interesting ..
Hi Sid:
What a great blog… keep it up…
Ram
wanna book tickets for movie how to go about it.
Hi ashish,
Those are really good comments but i dont understand why the government dont want them to issue e-tickets(well they allow the railway guys!!). Is there anything the theater association guys can do to this.
pls help the book movi ticket chankya cinema
anil sharma
please help the book the ticket on chankya cinema delhi
Hi,
Really interesting blog and good to know India is catching. Has there been any more updates on booking movie tickets online in India? Would like to know.
Thanks!
Do you provide your engine as a service if someoneelse wants to use this engine in their website? If so what are the services that are provided with what terms & conditions? Appreciate a reply to my mail id also.
Thanks in advance
Chandar
Hi i got a website http://www.bookmyshow.com which facilitate you to book your favorites Movie Tickets online. The best part is No registration required, instant Booking, Easiest Transaction with Choice of Seat.
Payment Mode
1. VISA Card.
2. Master Card.
3. ICICI Debit Card.
4. Deusche Bank Card.
(For me I liked it the most)
Hey, nice tips. Perhaps I’ll buy a bottle of beer to the person from that chat who told me to visit your site
p.s. Year One is already on the Internet and you can watch it for free.