india singapore uae united kingdom and united states ceo satyan gajwani industry streaming services on demand video streaming owner times internet ltd. parent the times group website boxtv.com alexa rank 14 852 october 2016 update 1 registration required available in english launched 22 february 2013 2013 02 22 current status online boxtv.com also referred to simply as boxtv is a website and over the top ott subscription service offering on demand video streaming . the service is available in india singapore the united arab emirates the united kingdom and the united states and is aimed at indian users and the indian diaspora in those countries . 2 the service is operated by times boxtv media pte ltd. 3 which is owned by times internet ltd. til a subsidiary of the times group . 4 the times of india which is also owned by the times group described the service as conceptually similar to hulu and netflix that are available in the us . 5 boxtv offers some free content supported by advertising and the remainder is offered via monthly subscription . 6 7 8 monthly subscription charges are currently 199 us 3.00 in india 4.99 in the united kingdom and 4.99 in the united states . 9 10 the service is accessible via web browsers ios android and windows phone devices kindle fire and tv connected platforms such as evotv roku and woxi smartpod . 2 5 contents 1 history 2 content 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit an invite register page was posted online in february 2012 by boxtv with invitations available via a request on facebook . 6 an invite only alpha preview of the website was launched in august 2012 . according to times internet the service accrued more than 50 000 invite requests by august 2012 . 11 the service was made available to the public on 22 february 2013 . 12 at the time of launch boxtv had 12 content partners including lehren rajshri productions sony pictures television shemaroo entertainment utv motion pictures and zoom . 13 content edit the company announced agreements with celestial entertainment disney utv and sony pictures television to provide hollywood content ; and everymedia technologies shemaroo entertainment rajshri productions and utv motion pictures to provide india focused programming . 7 8 10 14 boxtv offered live streaming of the 2013 indian premier league . 15 users must register on boxtv to watch any content . unregistered user can browse the website but are required to sign in to play back any content . 16 newly released movies are typically not available on boxtv for a few months . 16 video can be viewed as normal wide and fullscreen . 6 an auto bandwidth optimizer attempts to allow the video to run smoothly on low or inconsistent bandwidths . 11 see also edit gaana.com the times group references edit boxtv.com site info . alexa internet . retrieved 2013 06 01 . a b catherine shu 2013 02 21 . boxtv aims to be the netflix of india and a bollywood discovery platform for overseas audiences . techcrunch . retrieved 2013 05 31 . terms of use . boxtv.com . retrieved 2013 05 31 . sonam gulati 2012 03 28 . times internet will focus on box tv & the video ad platform this year ceo rishi khiani . techcircle.vccircle.com . retrieved 2013 05 31 . a b times internet limited launches boxtv.com . timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2012 09 12 . retrieved 2013 05 31 . a b c digit newsdesk 2012 09 11 . times internet announces the launch of boxtv.com premium video service . thinkdigit.com . retrieved 2013 05 31 . a b times internet s invite only service boxtv goes public . india digital review . 2013 02 25 . retrieved 2013 05 31 . a b times internet s boxtv opens up . afaqs.com . 2013 02 25 . retrieved 2013 05 31 . anupam saxena 2012 09 11 . indiatimes launches online video content service boxtv . medianama . retrieved 2013 05 31 . a b box tv live for public ; 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