**Executive Summary**
This report highlights that WAVES OTT, Prasar Bharati’s digital streaming platform, has surpassed 1 crore registered users since its November 2024 launch. The platform provides free access to over 24,000 titles and 140 live channels, marking a significant milestone in India’s public service digital media growth. Prasar Bharati aims to double its user base to 2 crore by March 2027 through expanded partnerships and enhanced regional content.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**User Growth and Milestones**
* Reached 1 crore (10 million) registered users and over 1.4 crore downloads within two years of operation.
* Positioned as India’s fastest-growing public service streaming platform.
* Set a strategic goal to reach 2 crore registered users by the deadline of March 2027.
**Content Diversity and Offerings**
* Hosts a library of 24,000+ titles and 15,000+ hours of content across entertainment, news, education, and culture.
* Provides over 140 live TV channels, 200+ radio services, and extensive archival content from Prasar Bharati.
* Features specialized services including PM eVidya educational channels and digital editions of publications like Yojana, Kurukshetra, and Rozgar Samachar.
* Offers devotional live streams from prominent temples and coverage of live events.
**Accessibility and Global Reach**
* Accessible across mobile devices, web platforms, and connected TVs.
* Available to audiences in more than 130 countries.
* Supports multiple Indian languages to ensure inclusive access to public-interest programming.
**Impact Analysis**
**Prasar Bharati**
* **Impact**: The milestone validates its vision of creating a single digital destination for public service media and strengthens its role in showcasing Indian culture and heritage.
* **Action Required**: Focus on the next growth phase by expanding content partnerships, increasing device distribution, and strengthening regional and educational offerings.
**Indian and Global Audiences**
* **Impact**: Users gain free access to a diverse range of trusted, inclusive content including education, spirituality, and entertainment on multiple devices.
* **Action Required**: No specific mandatory action is cited; however, audiences can access the platform's free services across mobile, web, and connected TV devices.
**Content Partners and Digital Service Providers**
* **Impact**: There is an increasing relevance for strategic digital partnerships to support the platform’s sustained growth.
* **Action Required**: Potential partners must align with Prasar Bharati’s expansion goals to provide wider distribution and enhanced user experiences.
Key Entities Referenced
WAVES OTT: Prasar Bharati's public service digital streaming platform that offers over 24,000 titles, live TV channels, and educational content.
Prasar Bharati: India's public broadcaster and the parent organization responsible for managing the WAVES OTT platform and its digital media ecosystem.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting: The union ministry governing India's public service digital media and overseeing the expansion of indigenous streaming platforms.
PM eVidya: A national educational initiative whose digital channels and content are integrated into the WAVES OTT platform.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
WAVES OTT Crosses 1 Crore Users,
Strengthening India's Public Service Digital
Media Ecosystem
WAVES OTT Becomes India's Most Diverse Public Streaming
Destination with Free Access to 24,000 Titles and 140 Live
Channels
Posted On: 02 JUN 2026 6:52PM by PIB Delhi
WAVES OTT, Prasar Bharati's digital streaming platform, has crossed the landmark milestone of 1 crore
(10 million) registered users, less than two years after its launch in November 2024.
The achievement marks a significant step in the growth of India's public digital media ecosystem and
reflects the increasing adoption of indigenous digital platforms offering trusted, inclusive and diverse
content to audiences in India and across the world.
Today, WAVES OTT hosts more than 24,000 content titles and over 15,000 hours of content across
entertainment, news, education, culture, spirituality and public service genres. The platform offers over
140 live TV channels, over 200 radio services, live event streaming, educational content through PM
eVidya channels, digital editions of Yojana, Kurukshetra and Rozgar Samachar, devotional streams from
prominent temples, and thousands of hours of archival content from Prasar Bharati.
Available across mobile, web and connected TV devices, WAVES OTT now reaches audiences in more
than 130 countries, offering content in multiple Indian languages and providing free access to a wide
range of public-interest and entertainment programming.Commenting on the milestone, Prasar Bharati stated that the achievement demonstrates the growing
relevance of digital public service media in the digital age and validates the vision of creating a single
destination for television, radio, on-demand content, education, culture and heritage.
The platform has witnessed sustained growth through continuous expansion of content offerings, strategic
digital partnerships, wider device availability and enhanced user experience. Recent additions such as
devotional live streams, educational content, digital publications, archival collections and live event
coverage have further strengthened audience engagement.
With more than 1 crore registered users and over 1.4 crore downloads, WAVES OTT is now focused on its
next phase of growth, including expansion of content partnerships, wider distribution across devices and
platforms, strengthening of regional and educational content offerings, and achieving the target of 2 crore
registered users by March 2027.
The milestone reinforces WAVES OTT's position as India's fastest-growing public service streaming
platform and a digital showcase of India's culture, knowledge, heritage and creativity.
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Mahesh Kumar/ Aparajita Priyadarshini
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