Box office boom pushes film industry back to theatre-first strategyIndian cinema is returning to a theatrical-first release model. Streaming platforms are reducing spending, and studios are focusing on box ...
12 May, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Streaming firms eye one-stop shops to build scale and profitabilityAmazon's integration of MX Player with Prime Video signals a trend towards unified streaming platforms in India. This move aims to reduce c...
08 May, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
JioHotstar launched: Subscription plans, what’s free, what’s not, and what happens to my current plan? Here are all the answersJioStar is merging JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar into a new platform called JioHotstar. The service offers free viewing of content, excludi...
14 Feb, 2025, 08.59 AM IST
Disney+ Hotstar's total subscription loss in 9 months at 20.9 millionThe two main causes of the reduction in subscribers have been the loss of the Indian Premier League (IPL) digital rights and the non-renewa...
10 Aug, 2023, 09.59 AM IST
Disney+ Hotstar loses 12.5 million subscribers; CEO sheds light on 'strategic' options for TV businessDisney+ has witnessed a decline in subscribers for the third consecutive quarter, reportedly because of the loss of streaming rights to the...
10 Aug, 2023, 09.25 AM IST
Disney+ Hotstar loses 4.6 million paid subscribers in January-MarchDisney+ Hotstar's average revenue per user (ARPU) decreased 20% to $0.59 from $0.74 in the prior quarter due to lower per-subscriber advert...
11 May, 2023, 03.35 PM IST
End of HBO deal may take some shine off Disney+HotstarDisney+ Hotstar has been the home of HBO content ever since the two companies signed an exclusive pact in 2015. As of December 2022, the pl...
09 Mar, 2023, 12.25 AM IST
Disney+ Hotstar paid subscriber base shrinks 6% due to non-renewal of Jio deal, IPL lossAccording to Walt Disney's Q1 2023 results, Disney+ Hotstar's paid subscriber base has shrunk by 3.8 million to 57.5 million from 61.3 mill...
10 Feb, 2023, 11.55 AM IST
Walt Disney’s BVVOD paid Rs 178.13 crore for acquisition of Hotstar’s US bizDisney+ Hotstar, which was called Hotstar in the US, exited the market in 2021. Walt Disney’s BVVOD is a leading distributor of movies in t...
09 Jan, 2023, 08.06 AM IST
Disney+ Hotstar's FY22 net loss narrows to Rs 343.16 croreThe Star India-controlled company's revenue from operations for the fiscal year under review soared 93% to Rs 3,220.41 crore from Rs 1,670....
26 Dec, 2022, 09.29 AM IST
Disney+Hotstar adds 8.3 million subscribers, hits 58.4 mn usersDisney+Hotstar has added 8.3 million subscribers in the company's third fiscal quarter that ended on July 2, reaching 58.4 mn subscribers i...
11 Aug, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
Disney+ Hotstar ad revenue plunges amid IPL suspensionDisney+ Hotstar made just $0.75 (about Rs 55) from each subscriber per month during the quarter ended April 3, as compared to $0.91 per mon...
14 May, 2021, 08.49 PM IST
Hotstar drags down Disney+ Q1 ARPU, now has 28.5 million subscribersWalt Disney attributed the decline in ARPU to the much lower average price points of Disney+ Hotstar in India and Indonesia as compared to ...
12 Feb, 2021, 12.20 PM IST
Hotstar now accounts for 30% for Disney+'s member base, has about 26M subscribersThe subscriber growth in Disney+ Hotstar was likely driven from the recently concluded 13th edition of the Indian Premier League cricket to...
11 Dec, 2020, 07.47 AM IST
Hotstar largest contributor to Disney+'s Q4 subscriber growth, has about 18.5M paid membersDisney-owned Hotstar benefited from the start of the delayed IPL season and several prominent theatrical films going directly to the platfo...
13 Nov, 2020, 12.33 PM IST
Amidst lockdown, Disney Plus makes it way to India; users can start streaming from FridayHotstar paid subscribers will get access to Disney+ content - new VIP subscription at Rs 399 and Premium at Rs 1,499.
02 Apr, 2020, 12.42 PM IST
Disney+ to debut in India on March 29Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, will debut in India on March 29, confirmed the company’s CEO Robert Iger in the first quarter earn...
05 Feb, 2020, 05.43 PM IST