Can Netflix afford to skip ads in India any longer?While most Indian streaming platforms have adopted hybrid ad-supported and subscription models due to high churn, Netflix remains an ad-fre...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
Frodoh partners Chaupal to launch 'first-screen' monetisation framework for OTT platformsAdTech firm Frodoh and regional OTT platform Chaupal have launched an innovative 'first-screen monetisation' framework for connected TVs. T...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
Cricket paywall, consolidation to drive subscription video on demand market in 2025India's subscription video on demand market, set for robust growth in 2025, reaches 125 million subscriptions driven by industry consolidat...
16 Jan, 2025, 12.30 AM 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
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
JioCinema may disrupt SVOD market with low pricing planThe new pricing is a significant drop from its ₹999/year and ₹99/month plans, which offered only Hollywood content. Unlike the existing pla...
25 Apr, 2024, 09.08 AM IST
JioCinema set to disrupt SVOD market with Rs 29 per month subscription packViacom18's JioCinema is shifting to a hybrid monetization model, placing Indian GEC and movie content behind a paywall at Rs 30/month or Rs...
25 Apr, 2024, 08.08 AM IST
The Re-Education of Molly Singer: When will it make its Netflix SVOD debut?The Re-Education of Molly Singer is making its SVOD debut on Netflix in February 2024. The movie arrived on Netflix after its debut in sele...
09 Jan, 2024, 08.51 PM IST
Diverse content, new users to drive ad-based OTT business growth"The biggest advantage that AVOD platforms enjoy over SVOD (subscription video-on-demand) is the sheer availability of content across genre...
27 Mar, 2023, 11.42 PM IST
Ad video-on-demand biz on growth trackAVOD at Rs 11,000 crore had a 29% share of India’s total digital ad spending 2022, which is expected to grow to almost 40% in the next five...
27 Mar, 2023, 12.57 PM IST
Subscription video-on-demand may grow faster than ad-led platforms, says DeloitteJehil Thakkar, partner, media and entertainment sector leader, Deloitte India, said, "The hybrid model offers a balancing act, providing ac...
28 Feb, 2023, 12.25 AM 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
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