Disney+ Hotstar, India’s most popular streaming service, accounts for 40% of the global Disney+ subscriber base. The “Continue Watching” feature is critical to the on-demand streaming experience for the 300 million-plus monthly active users. It was originally built on a combination of Redis and Elasticsearch, connected to an event processor for Kafka streaming data.
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Inside Disney+ Hotstar’s ‘Continue Watching’ FunctionalityRedesigning the Data ModelSelecting a New DatabaseMigrating with Zero DowntimeServing the Fastest-Growing Segment of Disney+Sort: