Prasar Bharati launches OTT platform Waves

India’s public broadcaster, Prasar Bharati, has unveiled its ambitious OTT platform, Waves, catering to a diverse audience with its tagline, ‘Waves – Family Entertainment Ki Nayi Lehar’. The platform, launched at the prestigious International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, is now available for download on Android and iOS devices. Waves brings together 40 live […]

Pubcaster Prasar Bharati’s OTT platform to launch at IFFI Goa

Indian public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is preparing to unveil its much-anticipated streaming service at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa on November 20, The HT report today. The platform, in development for over a year, will be inaugurated by Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The streaming service will offer a vast […]

Prasar Bharati invites film proposals for its new OTT platform

Prasar Bharati, India’s public service broadcaster, has opened the invitation for feature film proposals as part of its preparations to launch its own OTT (Over-The-Top) platform. The organization aims to source around 50 feature films by the end of the current financial year for streaming on its digital and linear platforms, according to a notice […]

Are b’casters mulling legal challenges to Prasar Bharati OTT platform?

Even as challenges mount for India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati ahead of the mid-September launch of its proposed OTT platform, a report in the Storyboard18.com yesterday stated that some broadcasters were also exploring a legal challenge to seek regulatory clarifications on the venture. The report in Storyboard18, which is part of the Reliance Industries’ media […]

Prasar Bharati OTT platform launch likely mid-Sept: report

 Indian pubcaster Prasar Bharati’s proposed OTT platform is likely to be launched on September 15, according to Storyboard18.com. The launch as and when it happens will take place amidst serious concerns expressed over it by several stakeholders of the Indian media and entertainment industry, including the powerful industry body of MSOs, AIDCF. The Storyboard18 report […]

AIDCF protests Prasar Bharati OTT platform exploring onboarding TV channels

A powerful industry body of MSOs has criticised India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati for inviting private sector satellite TV channels to onboard its proposed OTT platform, saying that it would be violative of the government’s own uplinking and downlinking guidelines. “Prasar Bharti vide its letter dated 5th Aug 2024, have issued a NIA (Notice Inviting […]