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Hotstar and JioCinema merge into JioHotstar as Reliance tightens grip on streaming in India

  • Hotstar and JioCinema have merged to form JioHotstar, a joint venture led by Sanjog Gupta, Kiran Mani, and Kevin Vaz.
  • JioHotstar aims to reach over 500 million users, offering extensive local content in 19 languages and sports rights.
  • Subscription plans for JioHotstar start at ₹149 per month, allowing access to over 30,000 hours of programming annually.
  • The merger consolidates Reliance's control over about 85% of India's streaming market.
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JioHotstar Merger Now Live: What It Means for Existing Hotstar And JioCinema Users

JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar will now be available in one app for mobile, TV and tablet users in the country.

·India
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India TodayIndia Today

JioCinema, Disney+ Hotstar merge to launch JioHotstar: What it means for you

Reliance Industries and Walt Disney's India business finalised their merger in November 2024, creating a joint venture with Viacom18 Media.

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Hotstar and JioCinema merge into JioHotstar as Reliance tightens grip on streaming in India

Hotstar and JioCinema, two widely used video streaming apps in India, have merged into JioHotstar. JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance-owned Hotstar and JioCinema, two widely used video streaming apps in India, have merged into JioHotstar.

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JioHotstar’s Bosses On The Challenges For Their Newly Combined Disney+ Hotstar & JioCinema Streamer: “At Our Scale, We Can’t Afford To Fail”

The bosses at JioHotstar, the new brand name for the combined JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar service, talk challenges on day one of business.

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What's the Future for JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar as JioHotstar is Here

JioCinema, the OTT (over-the-top) platform owned by Viacom18 has now merged with Disney+ Hotstar. So what is going to happen

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Hotstar and Jiocinma merge in Jiohotstar while Reliance tightens up streaming membership in India

Hotstar and Jiocinema, two widely used video streaming applications in India, merged into Jiohotstar. Jiostar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Star India owned by Reliance, said on Friday that it had integrated Jiocinema's vast content library into a revamped version of Disney's Hotstar platform. The merged application, live from the beginning of Friday's local India, will feature hundreds of thousands of hours of local content, more than 1…

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Deadline broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Friday, February 14, 2025.
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