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Ott Paper1
Abstract
OTT is the ‘Over the Top’, refers to TV and film content that can be viewed using the internet
connection in place of satellite service or cable connection. Now a days there are many OTT
platforms such as YouTube, MX Player, Prime Videos, Netflix, Sony LIV, etc. Some of OTT platforms
are paid and some are free of cost. OTT users can watch movies, series, TV shows or any content
available on OTT as per their choice. On OTT users are having many options to see their favourite
content. They can access OTT from many devices like smart TVs, mobiles, computers, tablets etc. from
any place.
Key Words: OTT, platform,
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(OTT) platform is becoming a preferred source analyze the factor of cost element on user
of entertainment amongst young consumers subscription for OTT video streaming.
over traditional Pay TV service (Cable Vidushi Negi and Subhash Gupta (2022) :
TV/DTH) in India also the factors that play a Impact of Over-the-Top (OTT) platform on the
vital role in such preferences along with changing lifestyle of youth residing in
gamification of content. Uttarakhand during Covid-19 pandemic
Garima Sharma Nijhawan and Surbhi Dahiya lockdown, the study is trying to understand the
(2020) revealed the key trends around OTT impact of OTT platforms on the changing
adoption trigged by COVID-19 in urban India lifestyle of youth residing in Uttarakhand
within Delhi-NCR also evaluate comparative region during lockdown.
audience preferences and trends around OTT Gomathy and Vijaitha Christy (2021) :
v/s TV viewing and assimilate and study the Viewer’s Perception Towards ‘OTT’ Platform
consumer opinion regarding ‘likes and dislikes During Pandemic (with special reference to
of OTT as a platform’ Coimbatore city), the objective of this paper is
Sonali Malewar and Shweta Baja (2020) : This to analyse viewer’s perception towards OTT
paper aims at identifying factors that stimulates platform also to examine the factors influencing
the customers to adopt and use OTT video to prefer OTT platform.
streaming platforms in India by applying
unified theory of acceptance and use of
technology 2 (UTAUT2) model also this study 3. Objectives of The Study
attempted to check the moderation effect of age, • To study the perception of college
gender, experience. going students in Mumbai region
Ria Patnaik et al. (2021) : Rise of OTT towards OTT Platform
Platforms: Effect of the C-19 Pandemic, the • To understand pros and cons associated
objectives of this paper are to find out and with OTT platform, also challenges
understand the increase in consumption of OTT faced by it.
platforms during pandemic and to understand
the future scope of the OTT platforms along 4. Research Methodology
with to study the shift in consumption from old For the study of this paper we have prepared
entertainment to new. google form and circulated in college going
Hemalatha et al. (2022) indicated the aim of students in Mumbai region and collected
paper is to identify popular OTT operating primary data from 131 stunts in Mumbai region.
system and content option preference of OTT Secondary data is collected from various sites,
platforms, to measure the customers experience blogs and books.
of using and level of satisfaction towards OTT
platforms also to identify the context of changes 5. Results & Discussion
that occurred before and after covid -19 For research purpose, we have prepared google
pandemic period. form and circulated amongst college going
Swati Manoj Yeole et al. (2022) indicated that students of Mumbai region. Following are the
this paper aims to pinpoint the features that analysis on it. We asked college going students
influence the OTT video streaming, to in Mumbai region about their perception of
investigate the impact of smartphone OTT platform which is being analysed and
penetration on OTT video streaming also to interpreted as follows:
Profession of the respondents
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We asked respondents which OTT platform SonyLiv and ALTBalaji and very less students
they use to see, Maximum students show their showed their choice towards Viu, SunNXT,
choice towards Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hoichoi.
Hotstar. Moderate choice towards Zee 5, Voot,
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When asked about best OTT platforms in We have asked students in Mumbai region to
India, According to students Netflix, provide their opinion about pros of OTT
Amazon Prime, Disney+Hotstar. platform for the following questions on the
Moderate response towards Zee 5, scale of 1 – 5: 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 =
SonyLIV, Voot are best OTT platforms in Disagree, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly
India and very less response received Agree. Results are presented in following
towards ALTBalaji, Aha, Vio, Hoichoi. table and graph.
Pros of OTT Platform
Pros of OTT Platform
1 Strongly 5 Strongly
Pros of OTT 2 Disagree, 3 Neutral 4 Agree
Disagree Agree
Handy Choice 2 1 23 75 30
Easy Access 1 1 15 67 47
High-Quality
and Diverse 1 2 20 49 59
Content
Reduced Cost 3 15 43 43 27
Crisp Sound 1 7 26 66 31
Pros of OTT
31 66
Crisp Sound 26
17
27 43
Reduced Cost 43
3 15
59
High-Quality And Diverse Content 49
2 20
1
47
Easy Access 15 67
1
1
30
Handy Choice 23 75
1
2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
1. OTT has a handy choice is agreed by 1 and Disagree 1. This reflects that students
maximum respondents i.e. 75 respondents, are highly agreed on opinion that OTT have
followed by strongly agree 30 respondents, easy access.
neutral 23 and remaining Strongly Disagree 3. OTT is having High-Quality and
2 and Disagree 1. This reflects that students Diverse Content is strongly agreed by
are highly agreed on opinion that OTT has maximum respondents i.e. 59 respondents,
handy choice. followed by agreed 49 respondents, neutral
2. OTT has a easy access is agreed by 20 and remaining Strongly Disagree 1 and
maximum respondents i.e. 67 respondents, Disagree 2. This reflects that students are
followed by strongly agree 47 respondents, highly agreed on opinion that OTT having
neutral 15 and remaining Strongly Disagree High-Quality and Diverse Content.
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4. OTT has reduced cost is agreed by 1 and Disagree 7. This reflects that students
maximum respondents i.e. 43 respondents, are highly agreed on opinion that OTT have
followed by strongly agree 27 respondents, crisp sound.
neutral 43 and remaining Strongly Disagree Pros of OTT Platform
1 and Disagree 15. This reflects that students We have asked students in Mumbai region to
are highly agreed on opinion that OTT have provide their opinion about pros of OTT
the Reduced Cost. platform for the following questions on the
5. OTT is a Crisp Sound is agreed by scale of 1 – 5: 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 =
maximum respondents i.e. 66 respondents, Disagree, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly
followed by strongly agree 31 respondents, Agree. Results are presented in following
neutral 26 and remaining Strongly Disagree table and graph.
Pros of OTT Platform
1 Strongly 5 Strongly
Pros of OTT 2 Disagree, 3 Neutral 4 Agree
Disagree Agree
Instant Playback 1 4 34 56 36
Multi-Platform Service 2 3 23 57 46
Original Content 1 3 31 51 45
Flexibility 0 0 22 54 55
Pros of OTT
55
54
Flexibility 22
0
0
45
51
Original Content 31
3
1
46
57
Multi-Platform Service 23
3
2
36
56
Instant Playback 34
4
1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
1. OTT has an instant playback is agreed by reflects that students are highly agreed on
maximum respondents i.e. 56 respondents, opinion that OTT have multi-platform
followed by strongly agree 36 respondents, service.
neutral 34 and remaining Strongly 3. OTT is having original content is strongly
Disagree 1 and Disagree 4. This reflects agreed by maximum respondents i.e. 45
that students are highly agreed on opinion respondents, followed by agreed 51
that OTT has an instant playback respondents, neutral 31 and remaining
2. OTT has a multi-platform service is agreed Strongly Disagree 1 and Disagree 3. This
by maximum respondents i.e. 57 reflects that students are agreed on opinion
respondents, followed by strongly agree 46 that OTT have original content.
respondents, neutral 23 and remaining 4. OTT is a Flexible is agreed by maximum
Strongly Disagree 2 and Disagree 3. This respondents i.e. 54 respondents, followed
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Online Limitation
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
1. Internet Is the need of OTT platform is on opinion that OTT have privacy and
agreed by maximum respondents i.e. 43 security issues.
respondents, followed by strongly agree 68 3. OTT is having Online Limitation is
respondents, neutral 18 and remaining strongly agreed by maximum respondents
Strongly Disagree 1 and Disagree 1. This i.e. 28 respondents, followed by agreed 56
reflects that students are highly agreed on respondents, neutral 35 and remaining
opinion that Internet Is the Needed by OTT Strongly Disagree 4 and Disagree 8. This
platform. reflects that students are highly agreed on
2. OTT have privacy and security issues is opinion that OTT having Online
agreed by maximum respondents i.e. 42 Limitation.
respondents, followed by strongly agree 25 4. Poor network can impact your viewing the
respondents, neutral 51 and remaining OTT platform is agreed by maximum
Strongly Disagree 7 and Disagree 6. This respondents i.e. 39 respondents, followed
reflects that maximum students are agreed by strongly agree 67 respondents, neutral
21 and remaining Strongly Disagree 3 and
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Disagree 1. This reflects that students are platform for the following questions on the
highly agreed on opinion that poor network scale of 1 – 5: 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 =
can impact viewing on OTT platform. Disagree, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly
Agree. Results are presented in following
Corns of OTT Platform table and graph.
We have asked students in Mumbai region to
provide their opinion about corns of OTT
Corns of OTT Platform
1 5
2 3 4
Corns of OTT Strongly Strongly
Disagree, Neutral Agree
Disagree Agree
Online Security 4 4 50 51 22
No Censorship 4 10 45 43 29
Users waste too much on OTT Platforms 2 4 31 45 49
Addictive 4 1 24 36 66
No Censorship
Online Security
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
1. There is no online Security is agreed by 3. Users waste too much on OTT Platforms is
maximum respondents i.e. 51 respondents, strongly agreed by maximum respondents
followed by strongly agree 22 respondents, i.e. 49 respondents, followed by agreed 45
neutral 50 and remaining Strongly respondents, neutral 31 and remaining
Disagree 4 and Disagree 4. This reflects Strongly Disagree 2 and Disagree 4. This
that students are highly agreed on opinion reflects that students are highly agreed on
that OTT has no online Security opinion that users waste too much on OTT
2. There is no censorship for OTT platform is Platforms.
agreed by maximum respondents i.e. 43 4. OTT platform is a Addictive is agreed by
respondents, followed by strongly agree 22 maximum respondents i.e. 36 respondents,
respondents, neutral 45 and remaining followed by strongly agree 66 respondents,
Strongly Disagree 4 and Disagree 10. This neutral 24 and remaining Strongly
reflects that students are highly agreed on Disagree 4 and Disagree 1. This reflects
opinion that OTT platform have no that students are highly agreed on opinion
censorship. that OTT platform have Addictive.
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
1. OTT is a More Power is Needed is agreed 3. OTT is having Using the incorrect revenue
by maximum respondents i.e. 63 model on OTT Platforms is strongly
respondents, followed by strongly agree agreed by maximum respondents i.e. 9
20 respondents, neutral 40 and remaining respondents, followed by agreed 39
Strongly Disagree 1 and Disagree 7. This respondents, neutral 61 and remaining
reflects that students are highly agreed on Strongly Disagree 6 and Disagree 16.
opinion that OTT More Power is Needed This reflects that students are highly
2. OTT is a Content delivery is poor is agreed on opinion that OTT having Using
agreed by maximum respondents i.e. 30 the incorrect revenue model OTT
respondents, followed by strongly agree Platforms.
11 respondents, neutral 52 and remaining 4. OTT is a Problem with the Content is
Strongly Disagree 7 and Disagree 31. agreed by maximum respondents i.e. 31
This reflects that students are highly respondents, followed by strongly agree
agreed on opinion that OTT have No 15 respondents, neutral 57 and remaining
Content delivery is poor. Strongly Disagree 9 and Disagree 19.
This reflects that students are highly
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Video quality
Management of expectations
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60
1. OTT is a Do you think OTT is are highly agreed on opinion that OTT Do
destroying our cultural is agreed by you think OTT is destroying our cultural
maximum respondents i.e. 32 respondents, 2. OTT is a Do you think Youth are
followed by strongly agree 14 respondents, wasting their maximum time on OTT is
neutral 55 and remaining Strongly Disagree agreed by maximum respondents i.e. 41
7 and Disagree 23. This reflects that students respondents, followed by strongly agree 41
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respondents, neutral 34 and remaining our gratitude to all the sites that have
Strongly Disagree 7 and Disagree 8. This helped us compile this article.
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