Viacom18's subscription-based video streaming service Voot Select<\/a> has said it has crossed one million<\/a> active paying subscribers<\/a> nearly a year after its debut, benefiting from the growth in online video consumption during the pandemic-induced lockdown last year.

Viacom18, in which
Reliance Industries<\/a> owns a majority stake, had launched<\/a> the subscription service in March 2020, entering a crowded local market with players like Netflix<\/a>, Disney+ Hotstar<\/a>, Amazon<\/a> Prime Video, Essel Group's ZEE5, and Sony Pictures Network<\/a>'s SonyLIV. Prior to this, the service operated on a free ad-supported model, similar to Times Internet’s* MX Player.

\"The velocity has surprised us. We just grew a lot quicker than we thought we would, which is partly attributable to the lockdown and people having more time to consume entertainment and no fresh TV content,\" Ferzad Palia, Head –
Voot<\/a> Select and International Business at Viacom18, told ETtech.

In addition to this milestone,
Voot Select<\/a> said it will now be the exclusive home for the upcoming shows from US media conglomerate ViacomCBS's recently launched streaming service Paramount+ and American television network Showtime. This includes titles like Dexter's new limited series, The First Lady, Frasier (Reboot), Why Women Kill (second season) and Ray Donovan movie. \"We will also scale up our investments in marquee international content that is relevant to the Indian market,\" Palia said.

Viacom18 will also be ramping up its investments in local original programming this year, with plans to shortly foray into regional originals.

\"Originals is one of the key focus areas for us for the Indian and international markets and we are looking at a 2x-3x jump in our content budget this fiscal. We plan to release about 12 Hindi originals and a similar number of regional originals over the next year\" Palia said. However, he declined to disclose further details on the service's content investments.
Voot<\/a> Select has released about seven Hindi originals since last year.

Earlier this month,
Netflix<\/a> had also announced<\/a> its largest-ever programming slate in India, with more than 40 original titles expected to debut on the service over the next year.

Digital extensions<\/b>

Apart from original programming, Palia said they are also experimenting with building digital extensions for its marquee television properties in a bid to attract television watching audience to its platform.

For instance, Voot Select recently offered 24 hours live feed of its reality show Big Boss on the platform and is also launching an extension for its popular dating reality television show Splitsvilla called Wild Villa that will be a Voot Select exclusive and will run simultaneously along with the television programme.

The service will also debut a new set of episodes for one of its television show 'Ishq Mein Marjawan' starting next week, after its television run ends on Saturday. \"It's a very core part of the way we see our future. Hence, we will double down on it.\" Palia said.

Voot Select currently offers subscribers access to its television content 24 hours before it is aired on television, which Palia said, has been one of the key drivers for its customer acquisition in the past year.

*Disclosure: Times Internet owns ETtech<\/i>
<\/p><\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":81464663,"title":"Web inventor Berners-Lee says \"fad\" of internet giants will pass","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/web-inventor-berners-lee-says-fad-of-internet-giants-will-pass\/81464663","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[{"msid":"81459541","title":"ott","entity_type":"IMAGES","seopath":"tech\/tech-bytes\/viacom18s-voot-select-crosses-one-million-active-paying-subscribers\/ott","category_name":"Viacom18's Voot Select crosses one million active paying subscribers","synopsis":false,"thumb":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/thumb\/img-size-43179\/81459541.cms?width=150&height=112","link":"\/image\/tech\/tech-bytes\/viacom18s-voot-select-crosses-one-million-active-paying-subscribers\/ott\/81459541"}],"msid":81464698,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Viacom18's Voot Select crosses one million active paying subscribers","synopsis":"Viacom18, in which Reliance Industries owns a majority stake, had launched the subscription service in March 2020.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/viacom18s-voot-select-crosses-one-million-active-paying-subscribers","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Vikas SN","author_link":"\/author\/479239704\/vikas-sn","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/479239704.cms?width=100&height=100","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":479239704,"author_name":"Vikas SN","author_seo_name":"vikas-sn","designation":"Assistant Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ETtech","artdate":"2021-03-12 14:16:54","lastupd":"2021-03-12 14:18:11","breadcrumbTags":["voot select","Amazon","reliance industries","one million","Hotstar","active paying subscribers","VOOT","Netflix","MVAS\/Apps","Sony Pictures Network"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/viacom18s-voot-select-crosses-one-million-active-paying-subscribers"}}" data-authors="[" vikas sn"]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2021-03-12" data-index="article_1">

Viacom18 Voot选择跨越一百万活跃付费用户

Viacom18,信实工业拥有多数股权,2020年3月推出了订阅服务。

维SN
  • 更新2021年3月12日下午02:18坚持

Viacom18的基于订阅的视频流服务Voot选择说它有交叉一百万年活跃付费用户近一年来首次亮相后,受益于在线视频消费的增长在去年pandemic-induced锁定。

Viacom18,信实工业公司拥有多数股权推出了订阅服务在2020年3月,进入一个与球员喜欢拥挤的当地市场网飞公司,迪斯尼+Hotstar,亚马逊'视频、血管组织的ZEE5和索尼网络SonyLIV。在此之前,服务操作在一个免费的广告支持模式,类似于互联网* * MX的球员。

广告
“速度感到惊讶。我们成长了很多比我们想象的更快,这部分归因于封锁,人们有更多的时间来娱乐和消费没有新鲜的电视内容,“Ferzad Palia,头-Voot国际业务选择和Viacom18告诉ETtech。

除了这个里程碑,Voot选择表示,它将会从我们的住房为即将到来的显示媒体集团ViacomCBS最近推出了流媒体服务的派拉蒙+和Showtime美国电视网络。这包括标题像德克斯特的新系列有限,第一夫人,弗雷泽(重启),为什么女人杀死(第二季)和雷多诺万的电影。“我们还将扩大投资选框国际内容相关的印度市场,“Palia说。

Viacom18也将加大对当地的投资今年原创节目,与计划进军不久区域。

“原件是重点关注领域为我们的印度和国际市场和我们看2 x-3x跳跃在我们的内容本财政预算。我们计划发布12印地语原件和同样数量的地区明年原件”Palia说。不过,他拒绝透露进一步的细节内容服务的投资。Voot选择发布了自去年以来7印地语原件。

本月早些时候,网飞公司宣布其最大编程石板在印度,有超过40个原始标题将首次在未来一年的服务。

广告
数字扩展

除了原创节目,Palia表示,他们也在尝试构建数字扩展的选框电视属性,以看电视的观众吸引到它的平台。

例如,Voot选择最近提供24小时活饲料的真人秀节目“大老板”的平台,也推出一个扩展其广受欢迎的相亲电视真人秀Splitsvilla叫做野生别墅将Voot选择独家,同时运行以及电视节目。

服务还将推出一套新的集的一个电视节目“Ishq我的Marjawan”从下周开始,周六电视运行结束后。“这是一个非常核心的一部分,我们看到我们的未来。因此,我们将增加一倍。”Palia said.

Voot选择目前提供用户访问其电视内容前24小时在电视上播出,Palia说,一个关键的驱动程序为其顾客在过去的一年。

互联网拥有ETtech *披露:倍

  • 发布于2021年3月12日下午02:16坚持

加入2 m +行业专业人士的社区

订阅我们的通讯最新见解与分析。乐动扑克

下载ETTelec乐动娱乐招聘om应用

  • 得到实时更新
  • 保存您最喜爱的文章
扫描下载应用程序
是第一个发表评论。
现在评论

Viacom18's subscription-based video streaming service Voot Select<\/a> has said it has crossed one million<\/a> active paying subscribers<\/a> nearly a year after its debut, benefiting from the growth in online video consumption during the pandemic-induced lockdown last year.

Viacom18, in which
Reliance Industries<\/a> owns a majority stake, had launched<\/a> the subscription service in March 2020, entering a crowded local market with players like Netflix<\/a>, Disney+ Hotstar<\/a>, Amazon<\/a> Prime Video, Essel Group's ZEE5, and Sony Pictures Network<\/a>'s SonyLIV. Prior to this, the service operated on a free ad-supported model, similar to Times Internet’s* MX Player.

\"The velocity has surprised us. We just grew a lot quicker than we thought we would, which is partly attributable to the lockdown and people having more time to consume entertainment and no fresh TV content,\" Ferzad Palia, Head –
Voot<\/a> Select and International Business at Viacom18, told ETtech.

In addition to this milestone,
Voot Select<\/a> said it will now be the exclusive home for the upcoming shows from US media conglomerate ViacomCBS's recently launched streaming service Paramount+ and American television network Showtime. This includes titles like Dexter's new limited series, The First Lady, Frasier (Reboot), Why Women Kill (second season) and Ray Donovan movie. \"We will also scale up our investments in marquee international content that is relevant to the Indian market,\" Palia said.

Viacom18 will also be ramping up its investments in local original programming this year, with plans to shortly foray into regional originals.

\"Originals is one of the key focus areas for us for the Indian and international markets and we are looking at a 2x-3x jump in our content budget this fiscal. We plan to release about 12 Hindi originals and a similar number of regional originals over the next year\" Palia said. However, he declined to disclose further details on the service's content investments.
Voot<\/a> Select has released about seven Hindi originals since last year.

Earlier this month,
Netflix<\/a> had also announced<\/a> its largest-ever programming slate in India, with more than 40 original titles expected to debut on the service over the next year.

Digital extensions<\/b>

Apart from original programming, Palia said they are also experimenting with building digital extensions for its marquee television properties in a bid to attract television watching audience to its platform.

For instance, Voot Select recently offered 24 hours live feed of its reality show Big Boss on the platform and is also launching an extension for its popular dating reality television show Splitsvilla called Wild Villa that will be a Voot Select exclusive and will run simultaneously along with the television programme.

The service will also debut a new set of episodes for one of its television show 'Ishq Mein Marjawan' starting next week, after its television run ends on Saturday. \"It's a very core part of the way we see our future. Hence, we will double down on it.\" Palia said.

Voot Select currently offers subscribers access to its television content 24 hours before it is aired on television, which Palia said, has been one of the key drivers for its customer acquisition in the past year.

*Disclosure: Times Internet owns ETtech<\/i>
<\/p><\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":81464663,"title":"Web inventor Berners-Lee says \"fad\" of internet giants will pass","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/web-inventor-berners-lee-says-fad-of-internet-giants-will-pass\/81464663","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[{"msid":"81459541","title":"ott","entity_type":"IMAGES","seopath":"tech\/tech-bytes\/viacom18s-voot-select-crosses-one-million-active-paying-subscribers\/ott","category_name":"Viacom18's Voot Select crosses one million active paying subscribers","synopsis":false,"thumb":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/thumb\/img-size-43179\/81459541.cms?width=150&height=112","link":"\/image\/tech\/tech-bytes\/viacom18s-voot-select-crosses-one-million-active-paying-subscribers\/ott\/81459541"}],"msid":81464698,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Viacom18's Voot Select crosses one million active paying subscribers","synopsis":"Viacom18, in which Reliance Industries owns a majority stake, had launched the subscription service in March 2020.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/viacom18s-voot-select-crosses-one-million-active-paying-subscribers","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Vikas SN","author_link":"\/author\/479239704\/vikas-sn","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/479239704.cms?width=100&height=100","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":479239704,"author_name":"Vikas SN","author_seo_name":"vikas-sn","designation":"Assistant Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ETtech","artdate":"2021-03-12 14:16:54","lastupd":"2021-03-12 14:18:11","breadcrumbTags":["voot select","Amazon","reliance industries","one million","Hotstar","active paying subscribers","VOOT","Netflix","MVAS\/Apps","Sony Pictures Network"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/viacom18s-voot-select-crosses-one-million-active-paying-subscribers"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/viacom18s-voot-select-crosses-one-million-active-paying-subscribers/81464698">