Streaming Services

Micromax-backed Streambox Media debuts subscription-based TV service 'Dor'

Described as India's first subscription-based TV service, Dor will be available on Flipkart from December 1, with plans to expand to other platforms and offline distribution channels in the future

Prime Video to include ads in shows from 2025 to fund content investments

This move highlights the stiff competition in India's streaming market amid a challenging period for the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) segment

Direct subscribers likely to dominate streaming market: UK-based Omdia

UK-based Omdia expects bundling of streaming video with telcos to plateau by 2029

Delhi HC shuts down 45 rogue streaming sites backing Warner Bros, Netflix

The Court granted a dynamic+ injunction, allowing for not just the blocking of current infringing websites, but also any future mirror or alphanumeric variations of 45 rogue streaming sites

Apple-Bharti Airtel sign deal, streaming svcs rise in content hungry India

Apple signed a content deal with Indian telecoms operator Bharti Airtel late in its push for a larger slice of the country's $28 billion entertainment market

Spotify could finally offer hi-res lossless audio with a new deluxe plan

Reportedly, the new subscription tier of Spotify will offer lossless audio similar to what the company announced in 2021 with Spotify HiFi

Wynk Studio artists' songs surpass 1.7+ billion streams

The 1.7 million streams for these songs establishes how much our customers are enjoying the content while we help the artist, Amit Tripathi said

Netflix hits 40 million active users globally for ad-supported plan

The jump comes at a time when streaming companies are facing stiff competition

Remember Draco Malfoy in Potter series? He just joined the 'Gandhi' cast

Streaming series 'Gandhi' will show Tom Felton as Mahatma Gandhi's closest friend during his time studying law in London

Paramount Global CEO Bakish is out, replaced by trio of executives

Paramount reported first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates, buoyed by its broadcast of the Super Bowl in February and narrower losses from streaming

'Paatal Lok', 'Mirzapur' new seasons on Amazon Prime's launch plan: List

Amazon Prime Video announced that it will launch a range of new shows and movies across several genres over the next two years, including the new seasons of its five popular shows such as 'Paatal Lok'

Govt cracks down on 18 streaming platforms for 'obscene content': List out

The Centre said that the content published on these platforms were found to violate the various sections of the IT Act, the Indian Penal Code and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act

'Regional languages content on OTT platforms growing significantly'

OTT platforms are growing significantly in various regional languages across India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju said on Wednesday. In his keynote address at India Digital Summit (IDS) 2024, here, Jaju pointed out that there were over 60 OTT platforms in India, of which 30 per cent OTT originals were operating in regional languages. The number is expected to go up to 50 per cent this year. He also said that the media and entertainment sector was a huge sector and played a pivotal role in the Indian economy. "It's been growing phenomenally at a rate of 20 per cent and is approximately Rs 2 lakh crore. In that, the digital media segment is the second largest sub-segment, and has been showing a growth of approximately 30 per cent -- around Rs 60,000 crores -- and the film segment has a 25 per cent growth rate," he said. Over 200 films were released on digital platforms in the last year, including 75 films which were released directly on digital platfo

Prime Video, Sony Pictures launch add-on service Stream at Rs 399

Prime Video has entered a distribution agreement with Sony Pictures Television (SPT), a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), to launch a add-on subscription on the streamer for viewers in India. Sony Pictures Stream will offer SPE's movies and show on Prime Video Channels and its subscribers for an add-on introductory annual subscription of Rs 399. We are delighted to launch Sony Pictures - Stream, a new Prime Video Channel curated specifically for our customers in India. "The collaboration allows Sony Pictures Entertainment to make their vast and beloved library available in India at a single destination, reaching customers across the length and breadth of the country via Prime Video Channels, said Vivek Srivastava, head - Prime Video Channels, India. Sonika Bhasin, Vice President - South Asia, Sony Pictures Television, said with the partnership with Prime Video, Indian audiences can have access to content from SPE's extensive library of award-winning films and critica

New streaming deal among Fox, Warner, and Walt Disney faces scrutiny

Regulators will look at terms of the joint venture once it is finalized, according to two people familiar with the process

Cricket dominated Indian viewership in 2023 on Amazon Fire TV: Report

Amazon Fire TV Streaming Trends Report 2023: Indian households spent an average of 4 hrs daily on streaming platforms in 2023, with one household in Delhi clocking in an average 5.4 hr daily streaming

78% Indians prefer streaming shows on TV, comedy most watched: Study

The report highlighted how access to thousands of shows on various streaming platforms, including Amazon Prime, Netflix among others, has fueled the rise of binge-watching culture

63% people believe digital services are crucial in holidays: Cisco

As many as 35 per cent of Indians would be angry if apps fail, said the survey done among 12,000 people in multiple countries

Zee5 Global aims to double US subscriber base to 2 million in one year

Over The Top (OTT) content platform Zee5 Global is aiming to double its active subscriber base to 2 million in a year, a top official has said. The platform has witnessed a growing appetite for Indian films like 'The Kashmir Files' by the more discerning diasporic audience, its Chief Business Officer Archana Anand told PTI. The controversial film directed by Vivek Agnihotri has taken the engagement on the platform through the roof, she said, adding that the Telugu hit RRR also helped, with users organising watch parties for their non-South Asian friends. Asked for reasons why the audience loves content like the one in 'The Kashmir Files', termed as propaganda by some, Anand said there is "strong nationalistic feeling" among the diaspora, and added that the story of disenfranchised people makes a connect with the audiences. Zee5 Global launched add-ons in the US, wherein it will be partnering with at least a dozen platforms focused on serving south Asian audiences to offer a wider .

Nokia sues Amazon from US to India over streaming-tech patents infringement

The suits were filed in the US, Germany, India, the UK, and the European Unified Patent Court, Arvin Patel, Nokia's Chief Licensing Officer said in a statement on the company's website