Know the platform you watch!

During the time of this pandemic, these OTT platforms are the only thing that has helped us in not getting bored and also in keeping up with time and watching the series and movies being released of which some of the old school people might not be a part of. With cancellation of all the shooting, even the television did not had much to show. They tried showing every thing on repeat, which obviously would get boring, and that is when the OTT platforms came down to help us by releasing the already shot series and movies . These are the only companies that grew in economy, while everyone else dropped because of the constantly releasing series and movies and also the previously uploaded ones which people watched to get entertained after the boredom. So, after shortlisting we have came up with the description of the top OTT platforms people use the most in India.

AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

Launched on September 7, 2006, it is owned and operated by the world famous online shopping app owner, Amazon Inc. The Amazon Inc was founded by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington, July 5, 1994. Buying the subscription of one thing, gives you a thousand benefits including free delivery, Prime music, Prime video, Kindle and some Early offers. With it’s headquarter built up at Hydrabad, the Amazon based company is still in demand with a total of lakhs of deliveries done by the delivery agents everyday. Also, with it’s low-priced subscription fee of Rs 999 yearly and Rs 129 for a month, almost each and every person in this world owns it’s subscription. They have also come with an AI, profusely known as Alexa. Bosch is the top grossing show currently on Prime followed by the boys and the catastrophe.

VOOT

Voot is a video streaming platform owned by the Viacom 18 group and operated from Mumbai. They broadcast their content in various languages such as Hindi, English, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati, etc. It also broadcasts some of the tv channels which are owned by the Viacom 18 group like Colors tv, MTV India, Nickelodeon India. In February 2020, Voot introduced paid subscription known as Voot Select costing Rs. 99 and Rs. 499 for monthly and yearly subscription respectively. The most watched show on this platform is mainly roadies. Best series of voot as per me is supposed to be Asur followed by the raikar case.

NETFLIX

World’s oldest and the first, this company was actually launched even before Google was launched, on august 27, 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California. Netflix has a total of 4 different subscription plans available for India. With series and movies releasing every month and with all of them grossing wonderful hits, This platform is the most demanded and the most watched OTT platform not only in India, but also in the world. Netflix’s initial business model included DVD sales and rental by mail, but Hastings abandoned the sales about a year after the company’s founding to focus on the initial DVD rental business. The top grossing show on Netflix is Stranger things with 64 million viewers since it’s July 4 premiere, followed by umbrella academy and money heist.

ZEE 5

Headquartered in Mumbai and owned by the Zee entertainment enterprises, this on-demand video streaming service is available in multiple languages such as English, Hindi, Bengali, etc. The service has been launched everywhere except for United States, because of Dish Network’s clause in the contract ZEE has with the satellite provider, which is a major provider of Indian channels in the country. The subscription costs ₹999 for a year. Monthly/Quarterly/Semi-annual plans are also available. ZEE5 Club is an OTT television entertainment pack that provides exclusive access to television shows before they telecast on TV. Apart from ZEE5 and Alt Balaji shows, it offers over 1000 movies, ZEE Zindagi shows and more than 90 Live TV channels. The trending list of Zee5 is filled with shows like gandi baat and the final call.

DISNEY + HOTSTAR

Originally launched as hotstar, which was owned by the Star India group, was later on purchased by the Star India’s parent company, 21st century fox by Disney in 2019. It has 2 paid subscription namely VIP and premiuim, of prices 399 and 1,499 respectively. It telecasts tv and non tv shows, plus with subscription, you get to see tv shows before tv on hotstar. It telecasts in languages spoke commonly all over the country such as Tamil, English, Bengali, Hindi, etc. Headquartered in Mumbai, this online broadcasting website is owned by the walt Disney company and the parent company being Star India, distributes it’s content far beyond the lands of India like Canada, Singapore, UK, US Indianesia, etc. Also the best Indian web series on Hotstar being special ops, criminal justice and hostages.