Rewind 2022: Top 10 Best OTT Platforms in India

Digital platforms are currently ruling the entertainment industry and even throwing a challenge to the theatre experience across the globe. Cashing in on the craze for digital space, many OTT platforms are emerging as an entertainment source for moviegoers in our country as well. Now, we bring you the list of the Top 10 Best OTT platforms in India.

• Zee5

ZEE5 is one of the popular OTT platforms in India. The streaming platform is one of the fastest-growing OTT channels. The channel has TV shows, original content, and music videos for the viewers to watch. The streaming platform has a collection of various regional TV shows and movies.

• Aha

Launched in 2020, Aha is the first exclusively Telugu content-providing platform. Within no time, Aha emerged as one of the top OTT platforms in India owned by Aha Media & Broadcasting PVT Ltd. The biggest USP for Aha is that they have ad-free content with a motive that viewers should be able to enjoy content without the disruption of advertisements and commercials.

• Netflix

Netflix is an American subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company. Based in Los Gatos, California in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. The OTT streaming platform offers a film and television series library through distribution deals. The leading OTT platform is also known for producing Netflix Originals.

• Sun NXT

Owned by Sun TV Network, Sun NXT was launched in 2017. The content-providing platform has content related to six languages such as Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, and Bengali. They have thousands of movies and more than 30 live TV channels, one has the option to watch live streaming, comedy shows, TV shows, news, kids’ shows, and music videos.

• ALTBalaji

ALTBalaji owned by Balaji Telefilms Ltd of Ekta Kapoor is one of the leading Indian OTT platforms. The entertainment app was launched in 2017 and is known for creating original OTT content. Reportedly, the OTT platform has over 30 million paid subscribers.

The streaming platform is a home for various shows, movies, and original content. The subscription for ALTBalaji is available at a reasonable price.

• Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video aka Prime Video is an American subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming platform.The service-providing platform is widely known for distributing films and television series produced by Amazon Studios under the name Amazon originals. In India, Amazon Prime is one of the leading OTT platforms.

• MX Player

MX Player is an Indian video streaming and video-on-demand platform developed by MX Media & Entertainment in 2019. The streaming platform has over 280 million users globally. Currently, the operates on an ad-supported model and has a streaming library of over 150,000 hours in 11 languages.

• Jio Cinema

JioCinema is an Indian subscription video-on-demand and over-the-top streaming service owned by Viacom 18, a subsidiary of TV18. The streaming platform was launched in 2016 and has films, television shows, web series, music videos, documentaries and sports in the library. In 2022, Viacom 18 management shifted its entire sports content from Jio Cinema to yet another OTT platform, Voot.

• Disney Plus Hotstar

Disney Plus Hotstar widely known as Hotstar is an Indian brand of subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service. Owned by Novi Digital Entertainment of Disney Star and operated by Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, both divisions of The Walt Disney Company. While Hotstar was launched in 2015, in 2020, it emerged as Disney Plus Hotstar.

• SonyLIV

SonyLIV is an Indian over-the-top freemium streaming platform. Owned by Culver Max Entertainment, SonyLIV was introduced in 2013 as the first OTT service in India. As a streaming service provider, SonyLIV is collaborating with content from its local networks, including films, television series, live sports matches, and original programming, and also featuring content licensed from third parties in India such as Lionsgate and ITV among others. Since 2020, SonyLIV has become more active and has been bankrolling original content for subscribers.