Voot
Voot is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, owned by Viacom18. Launched in March 2016, it is Viacom18's advertising-led video-on-demand platform[3] that is available as an app for iOS,[4] KaiOS (JioPhone) and Android[5] 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.
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Area served | India United Kingdom (Virgin Media only) United States (Sling TV only) |
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| Owner | Viacom18 |
| Website | voot.com |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users |  1 million (paying subscribers; As of March 12, 2021)[1] 100 million monthly active users[2] |
| Available in | Hindi, English, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, and Telugu |
| Launched | 26 March 2016 |
| Current status | Active |
Voot is available only in India, United States and United Kingdom, and hosts over 40,000 hours of video content[5] that includes shows from channels like MTV, Nickelodeon and Colors.[3] Content is also available in multiple languages like Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu and Tamil.[6]
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.[7] 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, to create a TV and streaming giant.[8]
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.[9]
ProgrammingEdit
Voot has content from Colors TV, MTV, Nickelodeon and other Viacom 18 owned television channels. It also hosts many Bollywood films for streaming.[10] It has produced several 'Voot Original' shows for streaming as well. In the children's segment, it is working on shows in Malayalam.[11]
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 programsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Voot Select hits 1 million paying subscribers; promises to bring Paramount+ Original and ShowTime titles". OnlyTech. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ↑ "Disney+ Hotstar Has Around 8 Million Paid Subscribers, Disney Claims". NDTV. 9 April 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Viacom18 launches video-on-demand platform Voot – The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Voot – TV Shows, Movies & Cartoons on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Voot TV Shows Movies Cartoons – Android Apps on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ "From VOOT to Viu, Sun NXT to Hoichoi, OTT platforms are offering a bounty of regional content - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 1 November 2017.
- ↑ "Viacom18 launches Voot Select, a subscription-based video streaming service". @businessline. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "Here's what partnership with Uday Shankar, James Murdoch will mean for Viacom18". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ↑ Goldbart, Max (3 May 2022). "Paramount+ Sets UK Launch Date; Reveals India 2023 Plans". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ↑ "Viacom18 launches video-on-demand platform Voot". Money Control. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Bansal, Shuchi (11 October 2017). "Digital platforms mainstream regional content". Live Mint.
- ↑ "TV writer makes directorial, web debut with 'Chinese Bhasad' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Chinese Bhasad". Voot. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Ready for Badman and Soadies? – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Soadies". Voot. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Sanskari 'Babuji' goes 'Sins-kaari': Alok Nath to discuss sex online". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Badman". Voot. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Web series Shaadi Boys a satirical take on extravagance in Indian weddings, say writers". The Indian Express. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Shaadi Boys". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "VOOT launches its sixth original web-series". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Gaekwad, Manish. "Swara Bhaskar glams up for web series 'It's Not That Simple'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Life is all about untag-ging yourself!". Times of India. 8 January 2017.
- ↑ "Aparshakti Khurana relates to his character in the new web series Yo Ke Hua Bro". The Indian Express. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Voot's new original 'Time Out' out on November 28". Exchang4media. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ↑ Khateeb, Almas (3 January 2018). "'Time out' Review: The Unrealistically Realistic Life in a Metro". TheQuint.
- ↑ "Time Out on Voot". Voot. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ↑ Scroll Staff. "'It's Not That Simple' season 2: Swara Bhasker is back to questioning gender bias". Scroll.in.
- ↑ "Marzi first impression: An engaging thriller owned by Aahana Kumra and Rajeev Khandelwal". The Indian Express. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "All You Need to Know About Voot Select: Price, Originals, Exclusives". NDTV Gadgets 360. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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