There's been a spree of documentaries based on film personalities and the film industry in the Indian streaming landscape in recent times. Does such content resonate with the audiences?
Potency: The monetisation metric that matters
Potency is a measure of the efficacy of a show/ film to drive new subscriptions/ renewals for an OTT platform. Here's an analysis of trends on this parameter from Ormax Stream Track
SVOD audience base and paid subscriptions in India have stagnated in 2024, even as AVOD user base continues to expand. What has caused this slowdown? How can pay platforms navigate this phase?
A rise in AVOD audience fuels India’s OTT growth
The latest edition of The Ormax OTT Audience Report sizes India’s digital video universe at 547.3 Million users, i.e., 13.8% growth vis-a-vis 2023
Stream Time: The best of 2024 so far
Our mid-year report looks at the top original series and films on streaming platforms in India over the period of Jan-Jun 2024
On the occasion of Pride Month 2024, this analysis examines the extent and nature of LGBTQIA+ representation in top-rated streaming content in India over the last six years
Bundy to Burari: Adapting true crime documentaries to the Indian context
An analysis of successful documentaries on streaming platforms in India, and an understanding of the historical context in which they are consumed, sheds light on unique audience expectations
Back to the past: Unpacking nostalgia's impact on content consumption
An analysis of content that is associated with nostalgia reveals the unique benefits offered, and delves into why nostalgia has a positive influence on content engagement
The golden triangle: Decoding Young Adult content on OTT
An analysis of Hindi fiction shows on streaming platforms, belonging to the Young Adult genre, reveals their three unique benefits, and deep-dives into how these benefits can be leveraged
Ormax's OTT viewership estimates: An explainer
In this explainer, we answer 12 frequently-asked questions related to our OTT viewership estimates published in our recent year-end report 'Streaming Originals in India'
Streaming originals in India: The 2023 story
Which Hindi & International web-series & OTT films were the most-watched in India in 2023? Which ones generated the maximum buzz, and which ones were liked the most by audiences? Here are the answers.
On the rise: Reality shows on OTT
The Indian OTT landscape, which has been traditionally dominated by fiction series & direct-to-OTT films, is seeing stronger presence of non-fiction in recent times. A deep-dive on this emerging trend
Cinema is 'buzzing'... and on OTT too!
OTT launches of theatrical films have outperformed web-series and OTT original films on Buzz in 2023, highlighting the power they carry on the streaming medium
The latest edition of The Ormax OTT Audience Report sizes India's digital video universe at 481.1 Million users, a modest 13.5% growth vis-a-vis 2022
Optimism vs. Cynicism: The tonal continuum of content
This analysis of the top Hindi fiction series of 2023 questions if Hindi fiction content on streaming platforms is overly cynical
Transgender content: First among equals on acceptance
The success of Taali reiterates that transgender content has a significantly wider appeal in the Indian market than LGBTQIA+ content in general
Streaming through winds of change
Enabled by a wider reach and a more inclusive demographic, the fundamental character of the Indian web-series space is witnessing a significant change in 2023
Product update: Content testing for documentaries
To account for the growing interest in documentaries in the Indian market, we have updated our content testing tool Ormax Stream Test to have the capability to test documentary shows/films
Stream Time: The best of 2023 so far
Our mid-year report looks at the top original series and films on streaming platforms in India over the period of Jan-Jun 2023
India's OTT evolution: The North-South divide
An analysis on how the Hindi and South OTT industries are at different stages of evolution, on both supply and demand, with the web-series format still trying to find its feet in the South
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