JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar Merge to Create India’s Largest Streaming Service ‘JioHotstar’

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In a new $ 8.5 million deal, Reliance Industries and Disney India have merged to create JioHotstar. JioHotstar According to Deadline, Mukesh Ambali, owner of Reliance Industries — which controls India’s popular low-cost streaming service JioCinema — has merged with The Walt Disney Company’s Disney+ Hotstar to form JioHotstar. Disney+ Hotstar has been the leading … Read more

Disney Considering Selling India Streaming Assets, Including Disney+ Hotstar, to Reliance Industries

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Bloomberg News and Reuters have reported that Disney is nearing a deal to sell its India streaming operations, including Disney+ Hotstar, to Reliance Industries. Disney Considering Sale of Disney+ Hotstar Disney values its Disney+ Hotstar streaming service and Star India stake around $10 billion, and Reliance Industries, Disney’s biggest rival in India, values them between … Read more