According to the BCG-CII report, subscription based OTT platforms registered a 55-60% growth in India in 2020 You win some, lose some — this is how perhaps 2020 will be described. Home-bound entertainment suddenly was all about binging content on over-the-top (OTT) platforms. From Netflix to Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, ZEE5, Voot Select — viewers in India subscribed to these platforms to watch content online. According to the BCG-CII report on the media and entertainment (M&E) industry, subscription based video-on-demand (SVoD) platforms registered a 55-60% growth in 2020. “India has the highest viewing of films on Netflix globally and over the last year, 80% of our members in India chose to watch a film every week. As we bring in the new year, we want to continue to cater to our audience by building a robust slate of differentiated stories that are suited to the different moods of our members,” Srishti Arya, director, international original film, Netflix India, told BrandWagon Online.
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