Hyderabad: Telangana moved to strengthen the Hyderabad AVGC sector on Thursday as Information Technology and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu said the government was working in a structured manner to make the city a global leader in animation, visual effects, gaming and comics.
He spoke after inaugurating Eyeline Studios, a production studio of global streaming platform Netflix, with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at HITEC City.
Sridhar Babu said the government was building world-class infrastructure for the Hyderabad AVGC sector. At the same time, it was developing a future-ready talent ecosystem to support long-term growth.
He said the State was strengthening infrastructure and investing in skilling, reskilling and upskilling programmes. According to him, that twin-track approach was aimed at meeting the rapid needs of the sector.
The minister said the launch of Eyeline Studios would further improve Hyderabad’s standing in the global digital content and entertainment ecosystem. He added that Netflix’s arrival would widen opportunities for local creators and professionals.
As a result, he said, Hyderabad would be integrated more deeply into the global production ecosystem. That, he said, would connect local talent with international standards and workflows.
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Sridhar Babu said the entry of Netflix would bring world-class production standards into the local ecosystem. He also said advanced creative tools and innovation-driven workflows would now become more accessible in Telangana.
“With world-class production standards, advanced creative tools and innovation-driven workflows becoming part of the local ecosystem, young professionals in Telangana will gain access to future-ready skills and global opportunities,” the minister said.
He said that shift would help young professionals develop skills suited to fast-changing digital production needs. Further, he said, the move would open global opportunities for talent emerging from Telangana.
The minister also used the event to seek direct collaboration from Netflix. He invited company representatives to work with the State government’s Young India Skills University initiative.
He said such a partnership could help create industry-aligned talent pipelines for the Hyderabad AVGC sector. In turn, that would link formal skilling efforts with actual studio and production requirements.
Sridhar Babu also asked Netflix to explore setting up a studio in the proposed Bharat Future City. The project has been envisioned as a next-generation urban and innovation hub.
That proposal showed the government’s wider plan beyond the Eyeline Studios launch. It also signalled that Telangana wanted major global content companies to expand their footprint in the city.
The minister’s remarks underlined a broader policy push. The State, he said, was not limiting itself to attracting companies. Instead, it was trying to build infrastructure, skills and long-term production capacity together.
With Eyeline Studios now operational in HITEC City, the government presented the inauguration as both an investment signal and a talent opportunity. It also framed the expansion as a step toward making Hyderabad a major global centre for digital content creation.