There is original programming too, branded under Hotstar Specials. At present, the OTT platform houses more than 100,000 hours of content across drama, movie, sports, and news. 'Watch N' Play' went on to engage a staggering 64.4 million users, who answered 1.2 billion game questions, and sent over 5.9 billion emojis and 43.5 million comments.īesides the IPL, virally popular entertainment shows like Game Of Thrones are powering Hotstar's growth. It even partnered with consumer startups like Swiggy, PhonePe, Amazon Pay for the same. In order to increase viewer engagement this IPL, Hotstar had also rolled out several interactive features under its 'Watch N' Play' section. With technology as our backbone and our all-round expertise in driving scale, we are confident we will continue to break global records and set new benchmarks with each passing year." In statement to the media, Varun Narang, Chief Product Officer, Hotstar said, "The achievements of this season once again bear witness to Hotstar being the most preferred sports destination for the country. It is the country's most accessed video platform, ahead of even YouTube, which has about 265 million MAUs. While Hotstar is yet to make an official announcement, Uday Shankar, Chairman of Star and Disney India, recently revealed that the platform has crossed 300 million monthly active users, and now accounts for 40 percent of all long-form digital content consumed in India. Uday Shankar, President of Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific, and Chairman of Star & Disney India (Last year, it had recorded a viewership of 202 million.)Īlso Read: The rise of sports streaming in India, and how live cricket separates Hotstar from the rest The tournament fetched over 300 million viewers, Hotstar announced in a statement. During the bus ride to a corporate retreat, Sam (Nicholas D’Agosto) has a premonition in which he and most of his friends as well as numerous others.
Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and in Final Destination 5 it strikes again. Streaming in English, Hindi, and six other regional languages allowed Hotstar to expand its reach, and record a 74 percent growth in watch-time in IPL 2019. Canada, United States, Hong Kong, Singapore. Earlier, in April, the Disney-owned service announced that IPL 2019 had garnered a viewership of 267 million within the first three weeks itself. In fact, this year, Hotstar managed to breach the 10-million mark quite a few times during the 50 days of the league. This is a new global record in live streaming as Hotstar surpassed its own peak of 10.7 million concurrents during IPL 2018 final, and of 12.7 million concurrents in a round-robin game on March 28. The viewership came from both mobile and desktop platforms. Homegrown OTT service Hotstar recorded 18.6 million concurrent viewers on its platform during Sunday's IPL final between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. Another IPL final, another record smashed.