Discussion General Discussions about streaming services

[iDJ]

Cause till 2019, Hotstar used to stream the IPL matches for free if you had a Jio Sim. The ICC WC Semis, India v NZ had more concurrency than this, it's clocked more than 25 million.

In 2020, Disney decided that more subscribers are needed than the concurrency.. That's the reason simply.

Okay, in that case Hotstar let both Jio and Airtel users stream for free. 2018's figure should be higher. Back than even Internet data prices were low too.

 

[iDJ]

Interesting.

Daybreak - The battle between telcos and content companies over 'fair share'

Years ago, a tug of war began between tech companies including OTT platforms and telecom companies. Telecom and internet service providers believe that content and tech companies should pay them for disproportionate traffic. But tech and content companies argue that this would violate the...

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[iDJ]

Interesting.

Daybreak - The battle between telcos and content companies over 'fair share'

Years ago, a tug of war began between tech companies including OTT platforms and telecom companies. Telecom and internet service providers believe that content and tech companies should pay them for disproportionate traffic. But tech and content companies argue that this would violate the...

podcasts.google.com

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is working on a proposal to bring communication-based apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, Facetime, etc. under some form of regulation, where they pay an interconnect usage charge (IUC) to telecom operators for using their networks. A token, one-time licence/registration fee may also be levied on such operators. However, it’s not clear at this stage whether such apps would need to pay a licence fee on a recurring basis as a percentage of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR).

Network usage charge for OTTs in the offing; communication-based apps to come under regulation

 

[iDJ]

Those virtual debit cards were so much of a treat until 2018. You could use endless trials of OTT services. Even the big ones worked. Than they stopped working. Even new email address meant extended trial via new account. Than you got refer and extend subscription. Closest thing to premium we get for free nowadays is 15 minutes of free Spotify after watching an ad.

 

[Shantanu Upadhyay]

Today only i noticed that Netflix Monthly plan duration is 1 month & not 30 Days.

Means 31 Days in January, 28 Days in February (2023).

I don't know about other Ott services as I never took any other ott service subscription individually.

 

[iDJ]

Me trying to find 4 other friends to share YouTube Premium.

Just satire: Don't take it seriously or reply.

Why are there so many few people willing to pay for Youtube Premium? Is it too expensive? Like YouTube Music itself is worth it.

 

[Prithi Deb]

Why are there so many few people willing to pay for Youtube Premium?

Once YouTube Vanced stops working completely, many people will start paying. My friend who has never subscribed to anything ever, has subscribed to YouTube Premium after his Vanced suddenly stopped working.

Is it too expensive? Like YouTube Music itself is worth it.

Exactly.
I realized that I was already paying over ₹1k per year just for music (₹1.2k for Spotify, ₹1k for Apple Music). So why not pay for Youtube Premium instead. This way I get both YT Premium and YT Music Premium.

 

[Harsha1996]

I realized that I was already paying over ₹1k per year just for music (₹1.2k for Spotify, ₹1k for Apple Music). So why not pay for Youtube Premium instead. This way I get both YT Premium and YT Music Premium.

But, Spotify and apple music are way ahead.... If we listen more music than yt music is not good compared to Spotify or Apple Music... Especially Spotify.

 

[iDJ]

Once YouTube Vanced stops working completely, many people will start paying. My friend who has never subscribed to anything ever, has subscribed to YouTube Premium after his Vanced suddenly stopped working.

Revance is still working. NewPipe is fine. Don't like the UI. It's too bland. And I don't want these to suddenly stop like Youtube Vanced. So it's better to move than use some non reliable app. Everyone seems to be fine with 30-40 seconds ads. What irritates me is PiP. It is just inconvenient to do some work and watch. ₹129 is just too expensive. They know people are abusing these family groups. No one's paying ₹189 to share among their family members. They can honestly provide plan for single user at ₹50.

 

[Prithi Deb]

But, Spotify and apple music are way ahead.... If we listen more music than yt music is not good compared to Spotify or Apple Music... Especially Spotify.

Definitely. In terms of music quality, Apple Music and Spotify are far better.

The thing is that I hate the UI of Spotify. It feels too cluttered and all over the place. That's why I moved to Apple Music. In Apple Music, the UI is far better, and even the sound quality was better than Spotify. But the Android app was garbage. Everything was laggy.
Hence I decided to give YouTube Music a try. The app is stable. The UI is good (Apple Music still better). You can also play YouTube videos in audio-only mode. And I love the algorithm. Once to play any song, it queues similar types of songs. Love it.

What irritates me is PiP. It is just inconvenient to do some work and watch.

I watch 90% of the videos in PiP mode. Even right now I am watching while typing this.
It's probably the most important feature for me.