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Walmart of content: YouTube has something for everyone in all languages

Over time, the digital platform has grown to become an open digital auditorium where big stars, content firms first showcased their talent

As broadcasters launch their own OTT brands, many are either pulling out of YouTube or only sharing older library content
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As broadcasters launch their own OTT brands, many are either pulling out of YouTube or only sharing older library content

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
What do we really know about India’s largest OTT brand? YouTube reaches 265 million Indians every month, has tens of thousands channels, and made over Rs 2,000 crore in revenues last year. It is two-thirds of the Sun Network or one-third of Zee Entertainment Enterprises in revenues. "YouTube works across most plans as a mass channel especially when layered on TV," says Vanita Keswani, CEO of Madison Media Sigma. Yet it is never mentioned in the same breath as Star, Zee or Viacom18 or Hotstar, Zee5 or Voot.
 
It should be, for one simple reason. If the worlds of