Netflix is on track to spend INR30 billion (€380 million) on producing and licensing content for the Indian market over the coming year, according to the streaming giant’s CEO Reed Hastings. Hastings, speaking at the HT Leadership Summit in the Indian capital, said that viewers in India would be able to see “a lot of […]
Indian VOD platform ZEE5 Global has strengthened its product and tech teams. The appointments come as the company says it is looking to “aggressively scale up operations across international markets.” The company currently serves over 76 million users globally. Rahul Vaz (pictured right) has been hired to head up the product team while Vinay Patodia […]
Streamers like Netflix and Amazon are facing the threat of censorship in India, claims a new report. According to government sources cited by Reuters, the Indian government is considering censorship of content on streaming platforms, with film and TV certification bodies already moderating public content in the country. The consideration follows a number of court […]
South Asian OTT Eros Now has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to build what it says is a “next generation online video platform” on Microsoft Azure for consumers across the globe. As of March, Eros Now has 18.8 million paid subscribers and 154.7 million registered users. This represented a 138% increase in paid subscribers over […]
India is set to become the second-largest OTT market in the world over the next five years. A new study from Indian OTT platform Eros Now and KPMG in India projects that the country will have more than 500 million online video subscribers by 2023. This would make it second only to China in terms […]
Satellite pay TV operator Dish TV India has turned to France’s Broadpeak to provide technology for its OTT service, Watcho. Broadpeak’s BkM100 video delivery mediator and BkS350 origin and packaging server are enabling Watcho to deliver its offering of over 100 channels and thousands of hours of library content, including live, on-demand, time-shift TV, and […]
Indian telco Bhari Airtel has said that there was no proposal to sell a stake in the company. The declaration was made in response to a report from local news outlet Business Standard that Japanese investment firm SoftBank was eyeing a stake in the telco. In a statement made to the National Stock Exchange on […]
Operators of two Indian OTT TV services have combined forces to co-create original content and compete more effectively with the likes of Netflix and other rival services in the market. Streaming service ALTBalaji and ZEE5 have teamed up to co-produce 60 originals that will be aired across both platforms. The Hindi-language titles will be available […]
Video content budgets across India, Korea and Southeast Asia climbed 12% in 2018 to reach US$10 billion, according to the latest edition of Asia Video Content Dynamics, published by Media Partners Asia. The 12% increase, up from 8% in 2017, highlights rising competition for audiences and production talent, especially in India and Korea. Together, India […]
Times Internet-owned MX Player has announced its launch on Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. The launch of the app on the platforms will mark the first time that MX Player will be available away from smartphones. Karan Bedi, CEO, MX Player said: “With entertainment at the core of our product, our vision is to […]
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