“Currently that market is still small, but enough users have pointed to us that they value Hotstar on Smart TV and we're working to bridge that gap," he said. A majority of Hotstar content is consumed on mobile devices, he said, but there is vocal demand for big screen support. Mohan also confirmed that Smart TV apps are in the pipeline. Game of Thrones Partner Hotstar Says 'Hoo-Ha About Originals Is Overdone’ We do need to get the multi-device proposition right. "But I do think we need to solve for even a small user base. “One thing we have noticed, most of our users consume it on one device," he said. Instead, you've got to wait for a few minutes before you can watch anything. This is a problem because if a stream doesn't load properly - for any reason - Hotstar still thinks you're playing it, and attempting to reload it will just lead to an error message. Right now, you can only have one stream per user at a time.
One piece of good news that Mohan gave us is that multi-screen support for Hotstar Premium subscribers is on the way. Gadgets 360 caught up with Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan, who talked about exclusives versus originals, but then the conversation turned to the core changes that need to come to Hotstar. And while you may say that Indians only torrent, clearly a significant number tried to stream the show when the first episode of season 7 aired last week - enough to actually bring down the service for 10 to 15 minutes. Right now, that doesn't seem to matter, as Hotstar is also the only legal way to stream Game of Thrones in India. It's also got its share of problems, whether you're talking about how the app functions, or the way it handles content like live sports. Hotstar is one of the most successful Indian streaming services.
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