JioCinema business head Ferzad Palia to step downFerzad Palia, the Business Head of JioCinema, is stepping down from his position after a long tenure at Viacom18. Palia played a crucial ro...
08 Nov, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
Prime Video to launch ad-free subscription tier at higher price in IndiaAmazon Prime Video will add ads to its shows and films for Indian users in 2025. Users can choose an ad-free tier for a higher price. The c...
16 Oct, 2024, 01.35 PM IST
Video on demand category generated $1.04 billion in revenues during H1 2024The premium video-on-demand market in India saw a significant rise in the first half of 2024, generating $1.04 billion in revenues. Local c...
19 Sep, 2024, 01.20 PM IST
Indian OTT universe grew 14% to 547 million in 2024: OrmaxAccording to the Ormax OTT Audience Report, 2024 saw a 14% increase in the Indian OTT audience, driven by a 21% rise in AVOD users. SVOD sa...
21 Aug, 2024, 09.23 PM IST
Sushant Sreeram quits Prime Video, set to join JioCinemaSreeram was promoted to the position of country director in February 2023 following Gaurav Gandhi's elevation as Vice President of Asia Pac...
23 Jul, 2024, 01.53 PM IST
Addressable TV advertising to reach Rs 9872 crore in 2026: GroupMThe report highlighted that the total number of CTV households is expected to grow by 32% to reach over 45 million households by the end of...
27 Feb, 2024, 02.01 PM IST
Korean streaming market flourishes despite consolidation concerns: StudyRecent research from Media Partners Asia (MPA) reveals a significant surge in South Korea's subscription video market, surpassing 19 millio...
06 Dec, 2023, 08.42 PM IST
Walt Disney to acquire Comcast's 33% stake in Hulu for $8.61 billionThe Walt Disney Company is set to acquire Comcast Corporation's 33% stake in Hulu, the streaming platform, for $8.61 billion, valuing Hulu ...
02 Nov, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
Prime Video elevates Gaurav Gandhi to VP, APACSushant Sreeram, currently Director of the Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) Business, will be elevated to the position of Country Direct...
08 Feb, 2023, 07.26 AM IST
Lionsgate Play targeting double-digit share in Indian OTT marketRohit Jain, MD, Lionsgate South Asia, said the Indian SVOD market has 50–60 million paying subscribers, and the number of such customers is...
27 Dec, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
India has 130.2 million direct, indirect SVOD subscribers: OrmaxThe Indian OTT audience universe currently stands at 423.8 million (or 42.38 Crore) people which is a 20% growth from 353.2 million in 2021...
07 Dec, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
Disney+ triggers Japanese streaming market's expansion in Q3, says report. Details hereDisney+ overtook Hulu Japan to become the third-largest streamer in the country. Japan added 1.1 million net new SVOD subscriptions during ...
08 Nov, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
Netflix earnings to set the pace for 2022 streaming warsThe dominant streaming service reports fourth-quarter results on Thursday. Wall Street will watch for how many customers Netflix picked up ...
19 Jan, 2022, 08.36 AM IST
Netflix India reduces prices across its streaming plansThe company has reduced its popular mobile plan to Rs 149/month from Rs 199/month. The basic plan now costs Rs 199/M instead of Rs 499/mont...
16 Dec, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
India to overtake the US on time spent on digital videosA recent eMarketer forecast says India is likely to overtake the US in terms of time spent on digital videos in 2020. Currently (in 2019), ...
09 Sep, 2019, 11.39 AM IST
Online videos gaining edge over TV in India: ReportThis is a result of ever-increasing digitization, availability of more digital video viewing platforms, and cheaper data tariffs
04 Oct, 2018, 06.34 PM IST
Star India rejigs Hotstar service to drive growthHotstar had received Rs 516 crore in funding in July from Star US Holdings, and has plans to increase investment in original content. The s...
05 Sep, 2018, 03.59 PM IST