Voot
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Type of site | Entertainment, video streaming, video on demand, web portal |
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| Available in | English, Hindi, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali,Tamil |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Area served | India |
| Owner | Viacom 18 |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | March 2016 |
Voot, launched in March 2016, forms the digital arm of Viacom 18. It is Viacom18's advertising-led video-on-demand platform[2] that is available as an app for iOS[3] and Android[4] users, and a website for desktop consumption.
Voot is available only in India, and hosts over 40,000 hours of video content[4] that includes shows from channels like MTV, Nickelodeon and Colors.[2] Content is also available in multiple languages like Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati and Tamil.[5]
Programming
Voot has content from Colors TV, MTV India, Nickelodeon India and other Viacom 18 owned television channels. It also hosts many Bollywood films for streaming.[6] It has produced several 'Voot Original' shows for streaming as well. In the children's segment, it is working on shows in Malayalam and Telugu.[7]
Programs
Silsila
Bepannah
Internet Wala Love
Ishq Mein Marjawan
Shakti
Tu Aashiqui
Original programs
- Chinese Bhasad, comedy series; eight episodes.[8][9]
- Soadies, comedy-drama starring Baba Sehgal, Anju Mahendru,[10] Raghu Ram and Rajiv;[11] six episodes.
- Sinskaari, sex related web-chat show hosted by Alok Nath[12]
- Badman, mockumentary starring Gulshan Grover, Chunky Pandey and directed by Soumik Sen; four episodes.[10][13]
- Shaadi Boys, satirical comedy-drama starring Aakash Ahuja; eight episodes.[14][15]
- It's Not That Simple, drama series starring Swara Bhaskar, Akshay Oberoi, Karan Veer Mehra, Vivan Bhatena and directed by Danish Aslam; six episodes.[16][17]
- Untag, comedy-drama series starring Meiyang Chang, VJ Andy, Dipannita Sharma and Shiv Pandit; seven episodes.[18]
- Yo Ke Hua Bro, comedy series starring Aparshakti Khurana, Gaurav Pandey, Ridhima Pandit, Sumeet Vyas and Shamita Shetty; five episodes.[19]
- HDFC Life Youngstars Season 2, a one-of-its-kind digital talent hunt for kids. The participants were mentored by popular celebrities: Salman Yusuff Khan, Jay Bhanushali, Harshdeep Kaur & Leslie Lewis.[20]
- Time Out, drama series starring Tahir Raj Bhasin and Sarah-Jane Dias; six episodes.[21][22]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/voot.com
- ^ a b "Viacom18 launches video-on-demand platform Voot - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Voot – TV Shows, Movies & Cartoons on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ a b "Voot TV Shows Movies Cartoons - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Firstpost - Voot in Regional Languages".
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Viacom18 launches video-on-demand platform Voot". www.moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "LiveMint - Voot Offers Regional Content".
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "TV writer makes directorial, web debut with 'Chinese Bhasad' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Voot.com". www.voot.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ a b "Ready for Badman and Soadies? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Voot.com". www.voot.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Sanskari 'Babuji' goes 'Sins-kaari': Alok Nath to discuss sex online". Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Voot.com". www.voot.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Web series Shaadi Boys a satirical take on extravagance in Indian weddings, say writers". The Indian Express. 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Shaadi Boys - 100% Mentertainment - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "VOOT launches its sixth original web-series". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ Gaekwad, Manish. "Swara Bhaskar glams up for web series 'It's Not That Simple'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Life is all about untag-ging yourself!". Times of India. 2017-01-08.
- ^ "Aparshakti Khurana relates to his character in the new web series Yo Ke Hua Bro". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ "Business Wire India - Voot Launches Youngstars Season 2".
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Voot's new original 'Time Out' out on November 28". Exchang4media. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ "Time Out on Voote". Voot. Retrieved 2017-12-01.