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{{short description|Indian subscription video on demand service}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox dot-com company
| name = Voot
| logo = Voot website logo.png
| owner = [[Viacom18]]
| company_type = [[Subsidiary]]
| area_served = India United Kingdom ([[Virgin Media]] only) United States ([[Sling TV]] only)
| location_city = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| url = {{url|https://www.voot.com/|voot.com}}
| industry = {{hlist|[[Entertainment]]|[[Mass media]]}}
| type = [[Over-the-top media service|OTT platform]]
| products = {{flatlist|
* [[Streaming media]]
* [[Video on demand]]
* [[Digital distribution]]
}}
| services = {{flatlist|
* Film production
* Film distribution
* Television production
}}
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2016|03|26}}
| commercial = Yes
| registration = Optional
| current_status = Active
| num_users = {{increase}} 1 million (paying subscribers; As of March 12, 2021)<ref name="OnlyTech">{{cite web | title=Voot Select hits 1 million paying subscribers; promises to bring Paramount+ Original and ShowTime titles | website=OnlyTech | url=https://onlytech.com/voot-select-hits-1-million-paying-subscribers-promises-to-bring-paramount-original-and-showtime-titles-exclusively-to-india/ | access-date=2021-03-12}}</ref> 100 million monthly active users<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/disney-plus-hotstar-paid-subscribers-8-million-netflix-amazon-eros-sony-balaji-zee-voot-2208730|title=Disney+ Hotstar Has Around 8 Million Paid Subscribers, Disney Claims|website=[[NDTV]]|date=9 April 2020}}</ref>
| language = Hindi, English, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, and Telugu
}}

'''Voot''' is an Indian [[Video on demand|subscription video on-demand]] and [[Over-the-top media service|over-the-top]] [[Streaming media|streaming]] service, owned by [[Viacom18]]. Launched in March 2016, it is Viacom18's advertising-led video-on-demand platform<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/viacom18-launches-video-on-demand-platform-voot/articleshow/51606120.cms|title=Viacom18 launches video-on-demand platform Voot – The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref> that is available as an app for [[iOS]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/voot-tv-shows-movies-cartoons/id1011777157?mt=8|title=Voot – TV Shows, Movies & Cartoons on the App Store|website=App Store|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref> [[KaiOS]] ([[JioPhone]]) and [[Android (operating system)|Android]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tv.v18.viola&hl=en|title=Voot TV Shows Movies Cartoons – Android Apps on Google Play|access-date=1 November 2017|website=Google Play}}</ref> users, and a website for desktop consumption. It also accessible through [[Amazon Fire TV]], [[Roku]] (for [[Virgin Media]] and [[Sling TV]] subscribers), [[Apple TV]], [[Android TV]] and [[Chromecast]] devices.

Voot is available only in India, United States and United Kingdom, and hosts over 40,000 hours of video content<ref name=":1" /> that includes shows from channels like [[MTV India|MTV]], [[Nickelodeon India|Nickelodeon]] and [[Colors TV|Colors]].<ref name=":0" /> Content is also available in multiple languages like Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu and Tamil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/from-voot-to-viu-sun-nxt-to-hoichoi-ott-platforms-are-offering-a-bounty-of-regional-content-4187227.html|title=From VOOT to Viu, Sun NXT to Hoichoi, OTT platforms are offering a bounty of regional content - Entertainment News , Firstpost|date=1 November 2017|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

In February 2020, Voot introduces paid subscription service called Voot Select. Voot Original series are made available only to paid subscribers. Some TV shows are being streamed a day before TV for its paid subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/viacom18-launches-voot-select-a-subscription-based-video-streaming-service/article30980114.ece|title=Viacom18 launches Voot Select, a subscription-based video streaming service|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> Entertainment network announced a partnership on April 27 with Bodhi Tree Systems, the content platform of media baron [[James Murdoch]] and former Disney India chief [[Uday Shankar (disambiguation)|Uday Shankar]], to create a TV and streaming giant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's what partnership with Uday Shankar, James Murdoch will mean for Viacom18 |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/heres-what-partnership-with-uday-shankar-james-murdoch-will-mean-for-viacom18-8422871.html |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2022, [[Paramount Global]] announced that [[Paramount+]] would launch in India from Viacom18 in 2023. It is still unclear whether it will replace Voot.<ref name="pp-india">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/paramount-sets-uk-launch-date-reveals-india-2023-plans-1235015127/|title=Paramount+ Sets UK Launch Date; Reveals India 2023 Plans|first=Max|last=Goldbart|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 3, 2022|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>

==Programming==
Voot has content from [[Colors TV]], [[MTV India|MTV]], [[Nickelodeon India|Nickelodeon]] and other [[Viacom 18]] owned television channels. It also hosts many [[Bollywood]] films for streaming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/viacom18-launches-video-on-demand-platform-voot_6055981.html|title=Viacom18 launches video-on-demand platform Voot|website=Money Control|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref> It has produced several 'Voot Original' shows for streaming as well. In the children's segment, it is working on shows in Malayalam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/JUouupMyF9AzfUN1Vw7NNJ/Digital-platforms-mainstream-regional-content.html|title=Digital platforms mainstream regional content|first=Shuchi|last=Bansal|date=11 October 2017|website=Live Mint}}</ref>

In March 2021, It was announced that Voot will be the exclusive home for original series from its sister streamer [[Paramount+]] and it is available on Voot Select.

===Original programs===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!''Title''
!Genre
!Premiere
!Cast(s)
|-
|''[[Chinese Bhasad]]''
|[[Comedy]]
|1 May 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/TV-writer-makes-directorial-web-debut-with-Chinese-Bhasad/articleshow/52399327.cms|title=TV writer makes directorial, web debut with 'Chinese Bhasad' – Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.voot.com/shows/chinese-bhasad/1/387817|title=''Chinese Bhasad''|website=Voot|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref>
|
|-
|''[[Soadies]]''
|[[Comedy drama]]
|2016
|[[Baba Sehgal]], [[Anju Mahendru]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ready-for-Badman-and-Soadies/articleshow/52432173.cms|title=Ready for Badman and Soadies? – Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref> [[Raghu Ram]] and [[Rajiv Laxman|Rajiv]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.voot.com/shows/soadies/1/387819/meet-the-soadies/406772|title=''Soadies''|website=Voot|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Sinskaari]]''
|Sex related
web-chat Show
|18 May 2016
|[[Alok Nath]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-alok-nath-new-show-mandana-karimi-320997|title=Sanskari 'Babuji' goes 'Sins-kaari': Alok Nath to discuss sex online|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref>
|-
|''Badman''
|[[Mockumentary]]
|8 July 2016<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.voot.com/movie/badman-the-movie/410139|title=''Badman''|website=Voot|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref>
|[[Gulshan Grover]], [[Chunky Pandey]]
|-
|''Shaadi Boys''
|[[Satire|Satirical]]
[[comedy-drama]]
|22 July 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/web-series-shaadi-boys-a-satirical-take-on-extravagance-in-indian-weddings-say-writers-2932465/|title=Web series Shaadi Boys a satirical take on extravagance in Indian weddings, say writers|date=2016-07-24|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Shaadi-Boys-100-Mentertainment/articleshow/53264782.cms|title=''Shaadi Boys''|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref>
|[[Aakash Ahuja]]
|-
|''[[It's Not That Simple]]''
|[[Drama]]
|6 October 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/49150_VOOT-launches-its-sixth-original-web-series|title=VOOT launches its sixth original web-series|website=www.afaqs.com|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gaekwad|first=Manish|url=http://thereel.scroll.in/818281/swara-bhaskar-glams-up-for-web-series-its-not-that-simple|title=Swara Bhaskar glams up for web series 'It's Not That Simple'|newspaper=Scroll.in|access-date=2016-11-07|language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Swara Bhaskar]], [[Akshay Oberoi]], [[Karan Veer Mehra]], [[Vivan Bhatena]]
|-
|''Untag''
|[[Comedy drama]]
|1 January 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/life-is-all-about-untag-ging-yourself/articleshow/56390339.cms|title=Life is all about untag-ging yourself!|date=2017-01-08|newspaper=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>
|[[Meiyang Chang]], [[VJ Andy]], [[Dipannita Sharma]] and [[Shiv Panditt]]
|-
|''Yo Ke Hua Bro''
|[[Comedy]]
|18 August 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/aparshakti-khurana-relates-to-his-character-in-the-new-web-series-yo-ke-hua-bro-4820779/|title=Aparshakti Khurana relates to his character in the new web series Yo Ke Hua Bro|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=30 August 2017|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref>
|[[Aparshakti Khurana]], [[Gaurav Pandey]], [[Ridhima Pandit (actress)|Ridhima Pandit]], [[Sumeet Vyas]] and [[Shamita Shetty]]
|-
|''[[Stupid Man, Smart Phone (Indian web series)|Stupid Man Smart Phone]]''
|[[Travel documentary|Travel show]]
|20 September 2017
|[[Sumeet Vyas]]
|-
|''Time Out''
|[[Drama]]
|27 November 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing/voots-new-original-time-out-out-on-november-28_87362.html|title=Voot's new original 'Time Out' out on November 28|website=Exchang4media|access-date=2017-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/time-out-review-voot|title='Time out' Review: The Unrealistically Realistic Life in a Metro|first=Almas|last=Khateeb|date=3 January 2018|website=TheQuint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voot.com/shows/time-out/1/547323|title=Time Out on Voot|website=Voot|access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref>
|[[Tahir Raj Bhasin]] and [[Sarah-Jane Dias]]
|-
|''[[Its Not That Simple 2]]''
|[[Drama]]
|14 December 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/904623/its-not-that-simple-season-2-swara-bhasker-is-back-to-questioning-gender-bias|title='It's Not That Simple' season 2: Swara Bhasker is back to questioning gender bias|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>
|[[Swara Bhaskar]], [[Akshay Oberoi]], [[Karan Veer Mehra]], [[Vivan Bhatena]]
|-
|''Shortcuts''
|[[Anthology series|Anthology]]
[[Thriller film|Thriller]]
|8 February 2019
|
|-
|''[[Fuh Se Fantasy]]''
|[[Anthology series|Anthology]]
[[Romance film|Romance]]
|5 April 2019
|
|-
|''[[Marzi (web series)|Marzi]]''
|[[Psychological thriller]]
|2 March 2020
|[[Rajeev Khandelwal]] and [[Aahana Kumra]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/marzi-first-impression-engaging-thriller-ahaana-kumra-rajeev-khandelwal-6300692/|title=Marzi first impression: An engaging thriller owned by Aahana Kumra and Rajeev Khandelwal|date=2020-03-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Asur (web series)|Asur]]''
|[[Thriller film|Thriller]]
|2 March 2020
|[[Barun Sobti]], [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Anupriya Goenka]], [[Ridhi Dogra]], [[Sharib Hashmi]], [[Amey Wagh]]<ref name="gadgets.ndtv.com">{{Cite web|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/voot-select-launch-price-free-trial-originals-app-live-channels-2189278|title=All You Need to Know About Voot Select: Price, Originals, Exclusives|website=NDTV Gadgets 360|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>
|-
|''[[The Raikar Case]]''
|[[Crime film|Crime]] [[Thriller film|Thriller]]
|9 April 2020
|[[Ashwini Bhave]], [[Atul Kulkarni]], [[Kunal Karan Kapoor]], [[Lalit Prabhakar]], [[Neil Bhoopalam]], [[Parul Gulati]]
|-
|''[[Illegal - Justice,Out of Order]]''
| Political Thriller
| 12 May 2020
| Neha Sharma, [[Akshay Oberoi]], Deepak Tijori, Piyush Mishra
|-
|''[[The Gone Game]]''
|[[Crime film|Crime]] [[Thriller film|Thriller]]
|20 August 2020
|[[Sanjay Kapoor]], [[Shweta Tripathi]], [[Arjun Mathur]], [[Shriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Dibyendu Bhattacharya]]
|-
|''[[Crackdown (web series)|Crackdown]]''
| [[Action film|Action]] [[Thriller film|Thriller]]
|23 September 2020
|[[Saqib Saleem]], [[Shriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Rajesh Tailang]]
|-
|''Candy''
|[[Thriller film|Thriller]]
|September 2021
|[[Richa Chadda]], [[Ronit Roy]], [[Manu Rishi]], [[Gopal Datt]]<ref name="gadgets.ndtv.com"/>
|-
|''[[Bigg Boss OTT]]''
|[[Reality Show]]
|August 2021
|[[Karan Johar]], [[Divya Agarwal]], Nishant Bhat, Pratik Sehajpal, [[Shamita Shetty]]
|-
|''Ranjish Hi Sahi''
| [[Drama]]
| January 2022
| [[Tahir Raj Bhasin]], [[Amala Paul]], [[Amrita Puri]]
|-
| ''[[Apharan (web series)|Apharan 2 - Sabka Katega Dobara]]''
| Action Drama
| 18 March 2022
| [[Arunoday Singh]], [[Mahie Gill]], [[Monica Chaudhary]], [[Nidhi Singh]], [[Varun Badola]]
|-
|''[[London Files]]''
| Crime, Thriller
| 21 April 2022
| [[Arjun Rampal]], [[Purab Kohli]], [[Gopal Dutt]], [[Sapna Pabbi]], Medha Rana, Warren Palmer
|-
|''[[Baked (web series)|Baked - The Bad Trip]]''
|[[Comedy]]
| 2 May 2022
| Pranay Manchanda, Shantanu Anam, Manik Papneja, Kriti Vij
|-
|''[[Aadha Ishq]]''
|Romantic, Thriller
|12 May 2022
|[[Gaurav Arora]], [[Aamna Sharif]], [[Kunaal Roy Kapur]], Pratibha Ranta
|-
|''[[Code M|Code M Season 2]]''
|Crime, Thriller
|9 June 2022
|[[Jennifer Winget]], [[Tanuj Virwani]]
|-
|''Cyber Vaar''
|Crime, Thriller
|10 June 2022
|[[Mohit Malik]], [[Sanaya Irani]]
|-
|''[[The Great Weddings of Munnes]]''
| Comedy Drama
| 4 August 2022
|[[Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee]], [[Barkha Singh]], [[Paresh Ganatra]], [[Sunita Rajwar]], [[Aakash Dabhade]]
|}

==See also==
* [[MTV India]]
* [[Paramount+]]
* [[BET+]]
* [[Pluto TV]]
* [[My5]]
* [[Philo (company)|Philo]]
* [[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]]
* [[List of streaming media services]]
* [[Video on demand]]
* [[Digital rights management]]
* [[TV18]]
* [[Over-the-top content|Over-the-top (OTT)]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official}}

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