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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

Consumption on streaming apps rises 140% in 2019; YouTube leads, Prime 2nd

YouTube recorded 274 million total unique viewers in March 2019, occupying a 93.4% reach

Hotstar to YouTube, how Sanjay Gupta stayed in the OTT game and aced it

After 10 years as country manager of Star & Disney India, Gupta stepped down today to join Google as its country head

ISL 6 raises the pitch for brands, viewers: Will it see a turnaround?

Viewership for 2018-19 on TV alone was 168 million, and digital viewership was over 12 million

Netflix, Amazon face censorship threat in India as court cases grow: Report

Ministries discussing potential content regulation after allegations of obscenity.

Disney plans to take Hotstar to global markets; targets 40 mn subscribers

Hotstar splurged over Rs 4,000 cr on content in India in 2017, which also includes the cost of digital rights for cricket

Can Apple TV+ make a dent in Indian OTT with its aggressive pricing?

At Rs 99 a month, Apple TV+ looks like a real steal, but its growth here also depends on local content and distribution

Walt Disney plans aggressive subscription revenue push for Hotstar

Targets 50% of live-streaming platform's revenues from subscriptions in the next three to four years

OTT firms opt for creative construction to expand base of paid subscribers

Original content is the next big bet to expand a modest base of paid subscribers