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by Veronika Desai Maketing Manager

A web series is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet and part of the web television medium, which first emerged in the late 1990s.

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I think the name says it all. TV series are shows which are presented to audiences through the television medium while web-series are shows which can be streamed online. When it comes to a TV series, you will have to wait for the show on a weekly basis, or will have to tune in at a particular time of the day. There is no such restriction when it comes to web-series. You can watch your favourite show at your own convenient time, as long as you have an internet connection. Many online streaming platforms also give you the option to download these shows and watch them without an internet connection.

You cannot watch a TV show again on TV, unless its a repeat telecast. Thats not the case with web-series; you can watch your show as many times as you want in a single day. You will have to pay your Subscriber a fee to watch T V shows, but many of the web-series are absolutely free of cost. You only have to pay the internet service provider. TV shows are still popular in the rural areas where there is no internet connection or supporting technology, where as web-series are more popular in the cities.

A webseries is basically a collection of episodes which is streamed through online platforms. These episodes could be related to each other or could be one long story split into multiple episodes. Most OTT and VOD platforms today are streaming a lot of engaging content in the form of web-series. Various genres are explored in a web-series which typically consists of not more than 15 episodes. The most popular genres explored through a web-series are comedy and suspense-thriller.

Its much easier for the audience to follow a webseries as they can watch an episode whenever they want on various devices such as mobile phones, laptops etc. On the other hand, you will have to tune into a particular channel at a particular time to catch a TV show. VOD platforms are trying to make the most of this growing trend by streaming a variety of web-series at the same time.