Reliance To Merge JioCinema And Disney+ Hotstar; Joint Platform Will Be Called Jio Hotstar

Last year, Voot was integrated with Jio Cinema, and all the content that was available on the Voot platform was shifted to Jio Cinema. While Jio Cinema has also bagged the streaming rights of IPL for five years, earlier these streaming rights were with Disney+ Hotstar.

Well interestingly, Reliance Industries has acquired the ownership of Disney+ Hotstar. Earlier reports suggested that Reliance will make Disney+ Hotstar an exclusive streaming platform for the newly merged entity comprising Star India and Viacom 18. While some hinted that the company might run separate platforms for sports and entertainment. It was said that the company could decide to retain Disney+ Hotstar due to its superior technology infrastructure.

Now as per some sources, Reliance may merge Jio Cinema and Disney+ Hotstar, and this combined OTT platform will be called Jio Hotstar. It is said that this merger will make Jio Hotstar the biggest OTT platform in the country with a wide subscription base. Whereas Jio Hotstar is also expected to dominate the Indian streaming space.

Reliance may soon officially announce this merger and Jio Hotstar may also start streaming soon. Stay tuned with The Tech Outlook for all the latest updates.