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What Are the Benefits of Using OTT Platforms?

Last updated: Dec 19, 2019 11:13 am UTC
By Lucy Bennett
What Are the Benefits of Using OTT Platforms?

Over-The-Top streaming is fast changing the face of multimedia in the 21st century. You pay for the content you want to see. If you don’t want to renew your subscription for a month, the OTT platform will not force you to pay anything extra. Unlike cable TV, where you have to rely on DTH services, OTT is more flexible. It bypasses the route that traditional media distribution channels, such as telecommunication networks and cable providers, took years back.


Stream anywhere, anytime

Probably the most significant reason why OTT platforms are on the rise is that they don’t restrict you to your home. They are the best Cable TV Alternatives you can think of right now. You don’t have to come back home to watch television anymore. If you have a mobile phone, a stable internet connection, and the OTT app, you can watch your favorite programs from anywhere in your city.

What Are the Benefits of Using OTT Platforms?

Low cost, high value

OTT has a better appeal than television when it comes to offering high-value content at pocket-pinch prices. With cable TV, you have a limited number of channels. You may hardly watch a few shows when you are home. However, OTT platforms give you a plethora of options, all of which are mostly highly-rated programs that you can binge every day.


Moreover, you don’t have to pay an enormous amount of money every month for your subscriptions. OTT platforms are cheaper than DTH or cable services. You can even get a yearly subscription at a discounted rate. This not only allows you to save money but also watch your programs irrespective of your location.

Original content

Apart from streaming some of the classic TV shows and movies, they also produce original content. Some of these contents have already made remarkable records in the history of TV shows. Those who wish to watch them can subscribe to the respective OTT platform. The experience is undoubtedly one of the best you ever had. It is like watching a movie marathon or binging the best TV shows of 2019 without paying a hefty amount of money.


Imagine the amount of money you can save when you don’t have to go to the movie theatre or pay for cable services. Instead, you can watch these programs on your mobile, computer, laptop, or tablet on the go.

Multiple devices

Television restricts you to a single room. Moreover, you have to be in front of the TV to watch your programs. OTT platforms work differently. You can either use their app or website to watch the programs you like. That means you can use both Android and iOS devices to install the OTT app. This is the flexibility for which OTT platforms are becoming widely popular. You can use almost any device that supports the website or the application.

There is no doubt that OTT platforms have more benefits than television. If you are one of those who don’t spend too much time in your house, switch to OTT instead of paying for cable TV.


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