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Netflix users will be required to buy an extra member account which can be accessed by two people who are not at the primary location

This boost for the pan-national, therefore, has fuelled meteoric growth in India's dubbed content market

/ -- GTPL Hathway Limited (GTPL), India's largest Digital Cable TV platform and one of the leading Broadband Service providers, announced launch of 'GTPL Genie+' for all its customers. GTPL Genie+ is an OTT apps aggregation product, which offers subscriptions to a wide choice of OTT applications in convenient packs and with easy to use monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly tenures to suit every budget and consumer choice. The apps subscribed through GTPL Genie+ are device agnostic and can be viewed on any device (including Android Set-Top-Box, Mobile, Laptop, Tablet, Smart TVs etc.) and any broadband connection. Consumers can visit the GTPL website, choose their base pack, any apps on a-la-carte basis, the desired duration and complete the payment through various online modes. The GTPL Genie+ packs are extremely cost-effective with an introductory pricing starting from ?50 + GST per month. GTPL has also announced an industry first and class leading unique proposition wherein ...

National award-winning filmmaker Rima Das, whose Assamese movie Tora's Husband' was screened at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival, feels OTT as a medium has given more opportunity to directors and producers to reach out to a wider audience. Asked if it was helping independent film-makers and producers to get their work released without being shelved, Das said as a producer, she was of the view that it may be difficult to move forward with a film after making it. Over the Top platforms can be of great help in this context. Two of my previous films Village Rockstars' and Bulbul Can Singh' can be viewed on the Internet It helps me to reach out to a bigger audience, both as a filmmaker and producer, she elaborated. Das's 'Village Rockstars', which was India's official entry to the 90th Academy Awards in Best Foreign Language Film Category, had got two National Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Editing in 2018, besides being feted in several prestigious film ...

Over 100 million Netflix viewers worldwide reportedly use the service without paying for it

OTT market now embraces 30% of Indian population, YoY growth is 20%

The debate over whether over-the-top services should pay telcos user revenues bids fair to overlap with the issue of net neutrality

Netflix currently has a small group of about 2,000 subscribers for its Preview Club programme which the company is planning to expand to "tens of thousands" more subscribers across the globe

COAI added that the government must provide a legal framework to enable the service providers to charge any user that uses their services

Zoom Video Communications has sought approval from the government of India to launch its Zoom Phone services in India, according to media reports

Telecom regulator Trai will issue a public consultation paper to discuss regulations for internet-based calling, messaging and entertainment apps in December, a senior official said on Wednesday. The Department of Telecommunications has sought recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to set up a legal framework for the over-the-top (OTT) apps that provide calling and messaging services. "Trai officials will make presentation on OTT on November 25, after which issues for discussion will be framed and a consultation paper will be issued for the same next month," a senior Trai official told PTI. Under the new telecommunication bill, the government has proposed to place OTT apps that provide calling and messaging service as telecom services company. The telecom bill proposes OTT players also to comply with 'Know Your Customer' rules and facilitate lawful interception.

The feature is useful if the password for the account is kept secret and is not actively spread by others

IAMAI said in its submission that 'telecommunication' can cover video calls, emails, messages as well as other cloud service providers

An eclectic bunch of content factories have emerged to feed growing demand for streaming video

In terms of consumption patterns of those watching stre­a­ming TV, 41 per cent prefer OTT for movies and serials, 17 per cent prefer music

According to Statista, audio OTT market in India is expected to be worth $2.5 billion by 2030

Customers can purchase an annual subscription to the OTT's mobile edition through the official website or its app for Android, the company said in a statement

According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, at the peak of the outage, over 7,000 users reported being unable to log in

Industry body argues for 'same service, same rules', says current disparities give OTT players privileges but not responsibilities