Ott

Filling Big Tech shoes: Game begins for India's tryst with mass app economy

Domestic alternatives for mass consumption apps by Google, Meta or Twitter are still few and far between

Decoding the X factor: Like most OTTs, MX Player is yet to break even

Like most OTTs, it is yet to break even. Unlike most, it doesn't have deep pockets

A merger wave in media

A mix of history, the pandemic and its cascading effects are among the reasons for this action

Bollywood stars falter as South Indian movies crack the box-office code

Larger-than-life movies' full value is offered only on a big screen, say experts; for other movies, consumers prefer to wait for their OTT release

KGF 2 is now available on Amazon Prime Video. Cost per view, other details

Viewers will get a 48-hour window to complete the film once playback is initiated. The viewers can start watching the film within 30 days of the transaction date

The M&A wave: Is there a pattern to what looks like a spate of media deals?

Digital is forcing a fundamental change in how people consume media and in the very definition of a media company, say analysts

Streaming wars: Netflix tries to beat the India blues as rivals race ahead

More Indian languages, bigger films and shows, and an ad-supported version are being rolled out as the global streaming service works to crack one of the world's fastest-growing streaming video market

What would Netflix's new model mean for the Indian OTT ecosystem?

Netflix's customer base shrunk by 2,00,000 during the January-March quarter, and likely to lose 2 mn more in the current quarter. It is now mulling a low-cost subscription, supported by advertising.

Reliance, Viacom18 partner with Bodhi Tree to form TV, streaming platform

In addition, the popular JioCinema OTT app will be transferred to Viacom18

The rise of the pan-Indian film

The rise of pan-Indian films is a good omen. It means more tickets sold and therefore more revenues

TRAI seeks views from stakeholders on monitoring cross media ownership

The TRAI has sought written comments on the issues raised in the consultation paper from the stakeholders by May 10, and counter-comments by May 24

A gluttony of content

In the US, where pay TV bundles averaged $100 a month, Netflix retails much better programming for $10-20 a month

What is OTT platform? Which regulations govern it?

Actor Ajay Devgn stirred a debate by saying that actors' move to OTT platforms "was more about finding the right subject" and not the pandemic. Find out more about the platforms and its regulations

TMS Ep108: LIC IPO, Vaibhav Gupta of Udaan, nervous FIIs, OTT platform

What does the LIC IPO mean for investors and govt? What's Vaibhav Gupta's plan for Udaan's journey to market debut? What is making FIIs nervous? What is OTT platform? Find all answers here

Despite high downloads, mobile apps struggle to make money in India

InMobi surveyed 1,000 smartphone gamers and was surprised to find that 74 per cent preferred to watch an ad for progressing within the game rather than make app payments

T-Series gets into OTT space, announces lineup of content creators

'We at T-Series have always believed in the power of stories, be it through the music we make, or the films we produce.' Bhushan Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director of T-Series, said

Happy stories for the new year

The Sony-Zee merger is one of the three pieces of good news from what has been a miserable year

Language translation engine Devnagri raises $600,000 in seed round

The platform combines Neural Machine Translation with ML to make the internet accessible to 90% of Indians and solve the problem of "lack of content in Indian languages"

Netflix stock in winning spot month after 'Squid Game' release

Netflix shares are just 1.7 per cent away from an all-time closing high

RSS chief Bhagwat slams OTT platforms and bitcoin, calls for regulation

This is the first reference by the RSS chief to the two issues, which the government is trying to deal with