JioHotstar Domain Acquired by Delhi-Based App Developer in Attempts to Receive Funding for his Higher Studies

Following the reports concerning the merge of JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar, it has been revealed that a Delhi-based app developer has actually purchased the JioHotstar domain believing that the future platform may be re-branded as such. In his letter to Reliance Industries Executives, he offers to sell the domain in exchange for the funding for his higher studies.

Here’s more about it.

JioHotstar Domain Acquired by ‘A dreamer’ to Fund his Higher Studies

A person whose identity still remains unknown and who has revealed himself as ‘A dreamer’, cleverly predicting the merge between Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema after coming across a news piece back in early 2023 regarding Disney+ Hotstar losing the IPL streaming license and thereby starting to lose its active users, and its decision to merge with one of its Indian competitors. As he understood that Sony and Zee won’t likely become the mergers, and that Reliance Industries owned Viacom 18 is the only other company with the resources, the possible result or outcome of this would be the merge of Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema. Considering the previous case of Saavn being re-branded as JioSaavn after being brought under Jio, the new platform was possibly expected to be re-branded as JioHotstar, in his opinion.

Well, it turns out he was in fact right with his prediction and a few days back, it was reported that Reliance Industries did acquire the ownership of Disney+ Hotstar and is planning on making the Disney+ Hotstar its primary streaming platform, integrating JioCinema, as it possess more superior technology infrastructure. While the official announcement about the re-branding has not yet been shared, it could become JioHotstar itself.

In the letter to Reliance Industries Executives, the person who acquired the JioHotstar domain and who is also an app developer based in Delhi, mentions of his desire to pursue a degree program in entrepreneurship from Cambridge. His decision of acquiring the JioHotstar domain was with respect to this after thinking that he might be able to receive the proper funding for his higher education from Reliance Industries in exchange for the domain.