The article is to explain a few basic metrics on Netflix business model and how it has changed over the years. The media and entertainment industry is one of the leading growth sectors of recent times contributing to billions of US dollars every year. One of the main elements of this sector is the television industry. However, with the fast-paced nature of everyone’s life, nowadays it has become almost impossible to watch one’s favorite shows at a particular time on a daily basis. Netflix, an online streaming media services pave the way for all customers for easy access of their…
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Cloud Video Platforms: How It Works & Top 5 List
With the everyday increase in popularity of video streaming platforms, businesses need a reliable, secure, and scalable cloud video platform. And owing to the current COVID scenario across the world, people are consuming a lot more content than before. Hence, more businesses are launching or scaling on cloud video platforms on a daily basis. Cloud video platform have reduced the infrastructure needs as compared to traditional broadcasting technologies. They are being potentially recognized for their features like unlimited storage, convenience, scalability, and security. Keeping these things in mind, we’ll be taking you through a basic explanation of cloud video platforms…
10 Most Popular OTT Platforms in India 2019
Over-The-Top (OTT) media refers to Internet streaming, which is known as the delivery of sound, video and other multimedia over the Internet. It is the capacity to convey the content across different gadgets like cell phones, TVs and other connected devices and so on. India has lots of options when we talk about OTT services; it is being seen that in the upcoming five years India will see significant growth in Over-The-Top (OTT) Services. We have listed the most popular web-based services or OTT Platforms in India for 2019. Some of them are national & international while some of them…
Top 20 Online VOD Platforms in Asia [UPDATED 2023]
Gone are the days of TV subscriptions and DVD rentals. Video on demand (VoD) services are ushering in an era of convenience for the digital consumer. These are newer, sometimes much affordable, alternatives to cable. Connectivity allows consumers to shift to VOD platforms, without sacrificing quality content. Now, all eyes are on Asia as it’s predicted to be the main driver of growth in the VOD industry. Let’s look at 20 streaming platforms used among Asians. Youku Tudou Platforms:Web, iOS, Android, PC, Smart TV Countries: China The most populous nation in the world occupies almost half (47%) of Asia’s…
Shemaroo to launch VOD platform via streaming app
The space of VOD platform is heating up in India. Almost every big production house has launched its video streaming app. Be it hotstar, Sonyliv, Alt Balaji or Zee Studios. Foreign players like Netflix and Amazon Prime are also staking their claims launching their respective video streaming app and website. Shemaroo Entertainment Limited has had various agreements with OTT platforms like YouTube, Hotstar, Reliance Jio, Apple iTunes, Google Play, YuppTV. etc regarding the distribution of its content. Prior to 2016, Shemaroo was in the distribution agreement with Magna Publishing Company to publish its content digitally for video streaming. In April 2016, Shemaroo Entertainment Limited coupled…
3 Ingredients for building a killer Movie Recommendation Engine
The need to develop a video recommendation engine 80% of all content consumed on Netflix is discovered on the platform. This means that 80% of the time that someone spends on the Netflix platform is because of Netflix’s recommendation algorithm. Recommendation engines have become a very common aspect of all Video on Demand Platforms. Each new user might sign up on your platform in search of some specific title but to ensure that they become returning users you do need a personalisation engine in place. For instance, I joined Netflix just because i wanted to watch the TV show called…