Amazon has finally launched Prime Video in India and here's why it might be better than Netfllix
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Ending months of speculation, Amazon has finally brought its Prime Video offering to India, giving stiff competition to Netflix India.
Available to Amazon’s Prime subscribers,
At the moment, you can subscribe to Prime at just Rs. 499 per year, though the full price is supposed to be Rs. 999 per year. It is however not yet clear when this pricing will come into effect.
Keeping the present rate in mind, an Amazon Prime Video subscription works out to under Rs 50 per month, and even at full price would be a little under Rs 100 per month. This is a steal compared to
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Besides, one glance at the app will confirm that the company is focusing equally on Hindi movies and its own originals. The top scroll shows films like Sultan, Kabali, Kapoor and Sons and Raaz alongside Supernatural, and the Man in the High Castle. Its TV shows focus on popular picks such as The Good Wife, 2 Broke Girls and The Good Wife.
It wouldn't be wrong to assume that Amazon's combination of localised content and affordable pricing could well make it a disruptivce streaming service in India, dethroning Netflix.
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