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WAVES OTT: Prasar Bharati's Streaming Platform
WAVES OTT is the streaming service of Prasar Bharati, the statutory public broadcaster behind Doordarshan and Akashvani. It puts live TV, radio, archives, on-demand shows and learning material on one multilingual platform. In September 2026 it counted 1.2 crore registered users, and its MyWAVES section lets citizens publish their own videos.
Last updated 24 September 20265 min read
Latest update
Added who runs WAVES OTT - Prasar Bharati, a statutory body under the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990, chaired by Prasoon Joshi - and how it differs from PB-SHABD, the broadcaster's free news feed for newsrooms. The user base holds at 1.2 crore, with 1.5 crore+ downloads.
- WAVES OTT
- MyWAVES
- Prasar Bharati
- Gems of India Challenge
- Doordarshan
- Akashvani
- public service broadcasting
- Pay-Per-View Content Sourcing Policy
- Prasar Bharati Act
- PB-SHABD
- WAVES Summit
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