Indian Streaming Academy Unveils 2025 Streaming & Digital Power List: Celebrating 100 Most Influential Architects Of India's Streaming Revolution
The Indian Streaming Academy (ISA), India’s first institution dedicated to celebrating excellence across OTT and digital-first storytelling, proudly unveils the Top 100 Streaming & Digital Power List for 2025.
This carefully curated list features the most influential actors, creators, showrunners, podcasters, platform leaders, and studio executives who have transformed India’s streaming ecosystem. From breakout stars and cultural disruptors to platform visionaries and regional pioneers, each name on the list has helped define what India watches and how it watches in the streaming era.
Why This List Matters
The 2025 Power List is not just a celebration of popularity. It is a reflection of impact, innovation, and influence. These 100 individuals represent the convergence of storytelling, technology, and cultural relevance. Together, they are driving the evolution of India’s digital entertainment economy.
It is the only national streaming index that cuts across languages, genres, and platforms, recognizing talent from OTT, YouTube, podcasts, and more.
It reflects India’s multilingual storytelling ecosystem, honouring content in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi, and beyond.
It highlights new-age IP builders and platform shapers, from scripted drama and reality shows to talk formats, docu-series, and creator-led storytelling.
Whether launching genre-defining originals, building new audio universes, or taking regional content global, these are the 100 visionaries defining what streaming looks like in India today.
Sharing his thoughts on the momentous list, Vishnu Induri, Founder, Indian Streaming Academy, said:
“India’s digital storytelling landscape is at its most exciting inflection point. With creators emerging from every corner of the country and stories resonating across borders, the Power List is a celebration of the minds that are shaping our entertainment future. It’s not just about content. It’s about cultural impact, and this list honours those who are rewriting the rules.”
Adding his perspective on the significance of the list in today’s digital era, Raj Nayak, CoFounder, Indian Streaming Academy, commented:
“Streaming has democratised storytelling in a way we’ve never seen before. Today, an idea from a small town can inspire a global audience. The Power List is our way of acknowledging those who are not just chasing trends but setting them. Those who combine creativity with courage to move the needle forward in the digital age.”
Power List Context: Lead-up to the NEXA Streaming Academy Awards
The release of the Power List comes ahead of the second edition of the NEXA Streaming Academy Awards, to be held on July 5, 2025 at the JIO Convention Centre, Mumbai. The first edition set a new benchmark as India’s only all-platform, all-language OTT awards platform, and the upcoming ceremony promises to raise the bar even higher with participation from India’s top creators, platforms, and digital pioneers.
The Indian Streaming Academy’s Vision
Founded with the aim of celebrating India’s new wave of storytelling, the Indian Streaming Academy honours those who are building culture, commerce, and community in the digital era. The Power List is a tribute to the individuals who are not just keeping up with the streaming revolution but leading it.
For the full Power List and updates on the awards, visit:
www.streamingacademy.in
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