Voot

Voot
Type of site	Entertainment, video streaming, video on demand, web portal
Available in	English, Hindi, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali,Tamil
Headquarters	Mumbai, India
Area served	India
Owner	Viacom 18
Website	www.voot.com
Alexa rank	1,431 (June 2018)
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]

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]

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[1] ttps://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/voot.com

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Viacom18 launches video-on-demand platform Voot - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/viacom18-launches-video-on-demand-platform-voot/articleshow/51606120.cms.

[3] "Voot – TV Shows, Movies & Cartoons on the App Store". https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/voot-tv-shows-movies-cartoons/id1011777157?mt=8.

[:1-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Voot TV Shows Movies Cartoons - Android Apps on Google Play". https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tv.v18.viola&hl=en.

[5] "Firstpost - Voot in Regional Languages". http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/from-voot-to-viu-sun-nxt-to-hoichoi-ott-platforms-are-offering-a-bounty-of-regional-content-4187227.html.

[6] "Viacom18 launches video-on-demand platform Voot". http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/viacom18-launches-video-on-demand-platform-voot_6055981.html.

[7] "LiveMint - Voot Offers Regional Content". http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/JUouupMyF9AzfUN1Vw7NNJ/Digital-platforms-mainstream-regional-content.html.

[8] "TV writer makes directorial, web debut with 'Chinese Bhasad' - Times of India". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/TV-writer-makes-directorial-web-debut-with-Chinese-Bhasad/articleshow/52399327.cms.

[9] "Voot.com". http://www.voot.com/shows/chinese-bhasad/1/387817.

[:3-10] 10.0 ^10.1 "Ready for Badman and Soadies? - Times of India". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ready-for-Badman-and-Soadies/articleshow/52432173.cms.

[11] "Voot.com". http://www.voot.com/shows/soadies/1/387819/meet-the-soadies/406772.

[12] "Sanskari ‘Babuji’ goes ‘Sins-kaari’: Alok Nath to discuss sex online" (in en-US). http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-alok-nath-new-show-mandana-karimi-320997.

[13] "Voot.com". http://www.voot.com/movie/badman-the-movie/410139.

[14] "Web series Shaadi Boys a satirical take on extravagance in Indian weddings, say writers". The Indian Express. 2016-07-24. http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/web-series-shaadi-boys-a-satirical-take-on-extravagance-in-indian-weddings-say-writers-2932465/.

[15] "Shaadi Boys - 100% Mentertainment - Times of India". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Shaadi-Boys-100-Mentertainment/articleshow/53264782.cms.

[16] "VOOT launches its sixth original web-series". http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/49150_VOOT-launches-its-sixth-original-web-series.

[17] Gaekwad, Manish. "Swara Bhaskar glams up for web series ‘It’s Not That Simple’" (in en-US). Scroll.in. http://thereel.scroll.in/818281/swara-bhaskar-glams-up-for-web-series-its-not-that-simple.

[18] "Life is all about untag-ging yourself!". Times of India. 2017-01-08. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/life-is-all-about-untag-ging-yourself/articleshow/56390339.cms.

[19] "Aparshakti Khurana relates to his character in the new web series Yo Ke Hua Bro". http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/aparshakti-khurana-relates-to-his-character-in-the-new-web-series-yo-ke-hua-bro-4820779/.

[20] "Business Wire India - Voot Launches Youngstars Season 2". http://businesswireindia.com/news/fulldetails/hdfc-life-voot-launch-hdfc-life-youngstars-season-2-one-of-its-kind-digital-talent-hunt-kids/54203.

[21] "Voot’s new original ‘Time Out’ out on November 28". http://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing/voots-new-original-time-out-out-on-november-28_87362.html.

[22] "Time Out on Voote". https://www.voot.com/shows/time-out/1/547323.

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