The war between video on demand services in India is intensifying with every passing day. Earlier this month, Netflix introduced mobile-only weekly plans to the subscribers and we also saw Sony LIV slashing its monthly premium subscription price to Rs 99. Hotstar, which is one of the popular OTT services in India has increased its monthly subscription price from Rs 199 to Rs 299. The reason behind the price hike... Read More
Taking on streaming giants like Netflix and Hulu, Walt Disney Co. has announced it will launch its new streaming service called Disney+ in November, at a price of $6.99 a month. This comes after the entertainment giant sealed the deal on its $71 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox. "The linchpin of Disney's streaming strategy, Disney+ will be an ad-free subscription service anchored by programming based on Disney's biggest franchises,... Read More
Moving beyond online video content, Netflix is ready to launch its first radio broadcast channel called "Netflix Is A Joke" in the US from Monday. The channel will be available exclusively at number 93 on US-based satellite radio SiriusXM. It will be a full-time comedy channel featuring bits from the streaming platform's comedy specials, including performers like Ellen DeGeneres, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle among others, The Verge reported on... Read More
After the raging success of Netflix's original interactive choose-your-own-adventure film 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch', Google-owned YouTube is now working on interactive shows and live specials. Following the traditional format of interactive shows, the content YouTube is planning would allow viewers to make their own choices throughout the show and eventually conclude an ending of their choice. The project is under the supervision of Ben Relles, former Head of YouTube's unscripted programming,... Read More
Online music streaming app YouTube Music announced that it has hit three million downloads within a week of its launch in India. Late in March, Google-owned content sharing app YouTube launched its paid service called YouTube Premium and its music streaming app, YouTube Music in India, to take on international music streaming platforms like Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music as well as domestic music players like JioSaavn and Gaana... Read More
Viacom18’s digital video-on-demand streaming service and India’s second largest AVOD OTT platform –VOOT has been on the turf for three years now. The platform is celebrating its third anniversary and has revealed that it has crossed the milestone figure of 100+ billion minutes of watch time. VOOT has also said that it plans to touch 100 million monthly active users by the end of the current Fiscal Year. VOOT Announces... Read More
There is an urgent need to develop synergies between the telecom service providers and over-the-top (OTT) players for healthy growth at a time when data consumption in India has increased multi-fold, experts said to reporters at IANS. OTT players like Hotstar, ALT Balaji, Zee5, Voot, BigFlix, Sony LIV, Eros Now -- apart from the global giants like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video -- have become popular in both urban... Read More
India has seen a meteoric rise in the content segment in the past few years. The market has been flooded with on-demand video apps, OTT platforms and what not. However, when it comes to video, there is only one name which comes to people’s minds, and that’s Netflix. Now being in India, affordability becomes a significant factor for the users while deciding whether to opt for a subscription of any... Read More
Social discussion platform Reddit and encrypted messaging service Telegram -- reported blocked in India -- are working fine on both Web and Mobile devices across the country. People in Delhi, Pune and Mumbai, were able to open both Reddit and Telegram portals, log into those and even creating new accounts. Questioning the Net Neutrality rules in the country, media reports on Wednesday claimed Reddit and Telegram were being blocked for... Read More
Facebook is asking users to disclose passwords to their personal email accounts in order to access the social networking platform, the media reported. A message has been flashing on some Facebook users' log-in screen, demanding them to enter the password of the email ID they built their Facebook account on, The Daily Beast reported on Tuesday. "To continue using Facebook, you'll need to confirm your email," the message demands, followed... Read More
New changes have been brewing in the DTH and cable industry lately. The new Trai tariff regime has disrupted the industry with its new pricing and many more changes which are slowly making their way into the system. There are no two thoughts about the fact that the cable industry is one of the biggest one, because India is one country where the entire family unites in front of the... Read More
Amazon Echo led the Indian smart speakers market with 59% share in 2018, followed by Google Home with 39% unit share, a new report from International Data Corp (IDC) said on Thursday. According to IDC's "India Monthly Smart Speaker Device Tracker", a total of 753,000 units were shipped in 2018 in the country. Google Home Mini outsold all other smart speaker models, emerging as a top seller. However, Amazon Echo... Read More
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