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Lockdown impact: Online gaming sees over 100% spike in traffic, OTT at 198%

Also, OTT traffic surged 198.68 per cent, hosting traffic (storage space and access for websites) went up by 62.78 per cent, ISP traffic increased by 54.38 per cent

As coronavirus lockdown paves way for work from home, internet gets clogged

The average mobile phone data speed nowadays is down over 20 per cent. Fixed broadband has seen an eight per cent decline in speed.

Coronavirus lockdown: TV channels introduce re-runs of shows, web content

Not just TV shows and web shows, viewers can access performances by artists such as Prateek Kuhad, Vir Das, Karsh Kale, Kamakshi Khanna, music band Indian Ocean on their Instagram accounts

Internet speed may slow down on high traffic owing to Coronavirus lockdown

Three OTT players have responded positively to the request by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) to reduce bandwidth

Reduce video quality to ease network pressure: COAI to streaming platforms

COAI has written to a dozen streaming platform including Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Hotstar, Zee5, Alt Balaji, Voot, Sony Liv, Viuclip, Hoichoi, Netflix, SunNXT and Voot seeking their cooperation.

Binge-fight the virus with the best online shows and films going

Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing

Hotstar's Disney Plus roll-out in India on hold amid coronavirus scare

Some of the Disney Plus content that became available to Hotstar users ahead of the streaming service's launch in India on March 29, are no longer available on the app

Disney+ now available on Hotstar; no changes in subscription plans

Most of the Disney titles are available in English and a few Indian languages like Hindu, Tamil, Telugu, etc

Hotstar offers free content, aims to thrive in Tier-II, Tier-III markets

Hotstar's free content includes movies like Chhichhore, Mission Mangal; TV shows from Star Plus and Star Bharat; and News

Majority Indians support partial censorship for online streaming: Survey

However, a majority- 51 per cent do not watch shows or movies on OTT platforms just yet

Disney Plus service to stream in India from March 29 through Hotstar

The announcement was made by Disney CEO Robert Iger during the company's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday

Walt Disney's weapon against Netflix and Amazon in India: Hotstar

Hotstar reported 300 million monthly active users last year

Are Airtel's 'prepaid' insurance plans as good as standalone policies?

Earlier this month, the telecom company introduced a Rs 279 prepaid plan, with Rs 4 lakh insurance cover from HDFC Life

Maximum entertainment through OTT platforms tells the India mobile story

The ubiquitous mobile phone has long replaced almost every other form of entertainment in the country and in the process, also steadily overhauled the way we get entertained

Past decade for entertainment: Scale and diversity were the greatest story

The gestalt effect of all the changes in the last decade has brought India to a sweet spot. Can it leverage these to become a global storyteller?

Netflix price cuts hotting up streaming war in India as data costs go up

Netflix is already trying to get ahead of the move, slashing prices by as much as half for subscribers that commit to at least three months

K Madhavan is Star-Disney India head, Uday Shankar to oversee Hotstar

Both Gupta and Mohan have worked on the Hotstar business while at Star

Regional content is king for OTT platforms as 63% viewers are in non-metros

The report also revealed 40 per cent of the audience of family drama are men. Interestingly, 41 per cent of "Game Of Thrones" fans have also confessed to watching Hindi family dramas

The dance of the media elephants

As the big boys of media push for consolidation, scale is emerging as the killer app

India's online video streaming market: Where the 'big four' stand

YouTube, Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, and Netflix are clearly among the top players