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November 2, 2026 12:24 PM

WAVES OTT Showcased at ABU General Assembly in Colombo, Highlighting Prasar Bharati’s Digital Expansion

Prasar Bharati showcased its digital streaming platform WAVES OTT at the 63rd General Assembly and Associated Meetings of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), being held in Colombo from October 30 to November 3, 2026. Presented by Rajeev Roy, Member (Finance), Prasar Bharati, the showcase highlighted the organisation’s efforts to expand its digital presence and make India’s diverse public-service content accessible to audiences across platforms.”Launched in November 2024, WAVES OTT ...

November 2, 2026 10:22 AM

Prasar Bharati Bags Two ABU Honours, Showcases WAVES OTT

Prasar Bharati has received two major recognitions at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Prizes 2026, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The honours recognise excellence in public-service broadcasting and broadcast engineering, while India’s public broadcaster also showcased its growing digital presence through WAVES OTT. The Audio Public Service Announcement Special Commendation has been awarded to Prasar Bharati-Akashvani, Bengaluru, for its programme Beyond the Call. The programme highlights the...

September 23, 2026 6:25 PM

WAVES OTT records 1.2 crore registered users, over 1.5 crore downloads

Prasar Bharati’s WAVES OTT is expanding public broadcasting into an integrated digital ecosystem, bringing live television, radio, on-demand programmes, archives, educational content and publications onto a single platform. Launched on November 20, 2024, WAVES OTT currently has 1.2 crore registered users and more than 1.5 crore downloads, with a library of over 24,000 titles and 15,000 hours of content. The platform reaches audiences in more than 130 countries and supports content in over 26 ...

June 3, 2026 10:16 AM

WAVES OTT crosses one crore users within two years of launch

Prasar Bharati's streaming platform WAVES OTT has crossed one crore registered users less than two years after its launch, marking a major milestone for India's public-service digital media ecosystem. The platform, launched in November 2024, now offers more than 24,000 titles and over 15,000 hours of content spanning entertainment, news, education, culture, spirituality and public-service programming. It also streams over 140 live TV channels and more than 200 radio services. WAVES OTT is curr...

April 10, 2026 4:22 PM

Yojana, Kurukshetra and Employment News now available free on WAVES OTT; 227 e-books released

In a push to expand digital access to government publications, the Publications Division has made its flagship journals — Yojana, Kurukshetra, Aajkal and Bal Bharati — along with the weekly Employment News, available free of cost on Prasar Bharati’s WAVES OTT platform. The move aims to democratise access to credible and informative content for readers across the country by bringing the Publications Division’s repository directly to digital platforms. The monthly journals are widely kno...

October 10, 2025 2:15 PM

Mahabharat Returns: Doordarshan, WAVES OTT to Air AI-Reimagined Epic

India’s timeless epic Mahabharat is set to return to the small screen in a never-before-seen avatar. Collective Media Network has announced an AI-driven reimagination of the classic, which will premiere digitally on WAVES OTT on October 25, followed by its television telecast on Doordarshan every Sunday at 11 a.m. starting November 2. The collaboration brings together the nationwide reach of India’s public broadcaster and the creative innovation of a new-age media network. Using advanced AI...