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)[1]
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]

## Contents

* 1 Programming
* 1.1 Original programs
* 2 See also
* 3 References

## 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]

## See also

* MTV India
* Video on demand
* Digital rights management
* TV18
* Over-the-top (OTT)
* Colors TV

## References

1. ↑ https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/voot.com
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.
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.
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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