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Video Streaming Services Threaten the Existence of Cable TV in India 20 May 2019

As per the recent survey reports, the popularity of video streaming services in India vanquishes the usage of traditional TV, especially the satellite & cable TV connections. With this, India becomes the third country with 52% of customers preferring streaming … Continue reading

Disney’s Hotstar sets New Global Record for Live Sports Streaming 14 May 2019

Hotstar, the Indian streaming giant owned by Disney, sets a new record of witnessing maximum number of online streamers i.e. 18.6 million users during the final tournament of IPL’s 12th edition. The video streaming company broke its own record of … Continue reading

Hotstar to offer Disney+ Content in India at No Extra Cost 19 April 2019

Hotstar announces to stream Disney+ movies & shows to its premium Indian subscribers at no extra cost. With this, Hotstar becomes the most affordable streaming option to offer Disney+ catalogs to OTT consumers. Earlier, this April, Disney confirmed its entry … Continue reading

Netflix Introduces a New $1 Weekly Mobile-only Plan for Indian Subscribers 08 April 2019

In an effort to avoid tractions in the Indian OTT market, Netflix – the global video streaming giant, has come up with a new cheaper weekly plan at just Rs 65. With this plan, mobile users can access the entire … Continue reading

Hotstar Announces New Subscription Service – Hotstar VIP 21 March 2019

Hotstar, the Indian digital OTT platform, introduces a new subscription service – Hostar VIP, in an effort to increase its audience base. The new subscription service offers Star Network and Hotstar originals content at just Rs. 365 per year. Taking … Continue reading

Video Streaming to Increase India’s Data Consumption at 72% CAGR by 2022 11 March 2019

As internet penetration is increasing in India, users are expected to consume more data by 2022. A recent study says India’s data consumption will grow from the level of 71,67,103 million MB in 2017 to 10,96,58,793 million MB by 2022, … Continue reading

Flipkart eyes a video streaming service to counter Prime Video 20 December 2018

Indian e-commerce major Flipkart may launch an OTT platform soon in the country mirroring its rival Amazon which is making waves through its SVOD platform Prime Video. Flipkart, CEO, Kalyan Krishnamurthy hinted at the possibility of launching a streaming platform … Continue reading

Star India goes OTT-only in the US 19 December 2018

Star India will soon go digital-only in the US through its OTT platform Hotstar. As a result of which all of its networks will soon to move to the video streaming platform and it won’t be available on Dish TV, … Continue reading

TV OS War: Are Apple, Microsoft & Google really interested? 24 September 2018

The world is getting smarter. Holding an iPhone X can be a status symbol, but if you don’t have a smart TV in your living room, then an Apple flagship can hardly defend you against the troll. The global smart … Continue reading

Flipkart may go OTT way via Hotstar 18 September 2018

In order to stay relevant in the changing market dimension, Flipkart, the Walmart owned e-commerce giant is currently in talks with video streaming platform Hotstar. If reports are to believed, Flipkart may buy a major stake in Hotstar. The step … Continue reading