In recent years we've seen a steep increase in the number of OTT platforms. It can be really hard keeping a track of all of them. With so many of the platforms available, the content associated with them is different too. So in order to make things easier for you, I've compiled this massive list of 51 top platforms both in USA and India. A few decades ago, plugging into a handheld device for unlimited access to entertainment was unimaginable. Yet, thanks to technological advancements, we have successfully embraced this as reality. Even in the old days, videos were the…
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Top 25+ Online Video-On-Demand (VOD) Platforms in Asia [2025]
Streaming movies and TV shows have become a big part of our daily lives, and Asia’s Video-on-Demand (VOD) platforms are leading the way. With millions of viewers tuning in, these platforms offer a mix of local hits, international blockbusters, and exclusive originals that keep audiences hooked. Whether it’s Bollywood dramas, K-dramas, Chinese web series, or Japanese anime, Asian streaming services have something for everyone. Popular platforms like Tencent Video, iQIYI, Bilibili, Disney+ Hotstar, and Netflix India are competing to offer the best content and viewing experience. Some platforms focus on free, ad-supported content, while others provide premium shows through subscriptions.…
Why is DRM not enough to protect video piracy? What additional measures are required?
For quite a long, it was considered that Hollywood approved DRMs (Google Widevine, Apple Fairplay DRM) is good enough to protect videos from piracy. The technologies which hackers pursue to illegally download content or share illegal access have advanced over the years, and currently DRM is not enough to prevent video piracy. We are listing various reasons why DRM is not enough, and what additional protections are done by VdoCipher to fix each vulnerability. DRM vulnerabilities in past 1 year Extracting video URLs to play outside website/app or app clones Illegal password sharing leading over-usage Screen Capture in some platforms…
Online Video Platform Comparison: I Tried & Reviewed Top 6 Platforms
The number of online video platforms keeps rising every single day. Now that the whole world is forced to stay in their homes; people are consuming more content online than they were ever before. Be it entertainment or education, there are several video platforms catering to these needs. The ones being successful the most are the ones focusing on their audience. Be it good content or even a good user experience. After all great content won’t amount to anything if the user can’t access the content seamlessly. This is why several video platforms opt for third-party solutions to take care…
Video Hosting Secrets: How to Monetize Your Videos
Are you concerned your video content is not generating income? Video content creation and distribution has been the in-thing, and a lot of content creators, businesses, and online marketers are exploiting it grandly. Yet, even after creating tons of videos, they still face the problems of self-hosting and monetizing them or even finding the right online video hosting services. So, in this article, we'd explore ways for video monetization of your original content and how choosing the right video hosting platform can help you in this process. TABLE OF CONTENT What is Video Monetization? How to Monetize your Video Content…
Tech Update: Netflix Updates Codecs Use for Efficient Encoding
Netflix have switched streaming to encoding in H.264 High Profile and VP9 (profile 0), in response to increasing processor capabilities of decoding streams online. The fact that both these compression formats have found broad decoder support from Mobile Hardware and Android OS respectively has motivated this change. Netflix optimize their encoding to H.264 high AVCHi-Mobile (H.264 High Profile) and VP9 Codecs Essentially the difference between baseline, main and high profiles of H.264 encoding is increasing compression efficiency, with the requirement of greater decoding capability. This means that compression in high profile reduces video bitrate for a given stream quality more…