Disney’s Hotstar will offer free streaming of cricket tournaments to mobile users in India, following Reliance’s JioCinema comparable approach that helped it attract millions of viewers.

NEW DELHI, June 9 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N) Hotstar will offer free streaming of cricket tournaments in India on mobile devices, a move that follows rival JioCinema's recent success in ...

Disney+ Hotstar also reported “strong viewership momentum” for other cricket properties, including the Asia Cup 2022, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, and ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.

Making cricket free on mobile will help "450 million-plus customers to tune in" over 48 days of the 50-over World Cup that is being hosted by India, compared to 300 million in the last World Cup ...

Disney+ Hotstar lost the rights to offer Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket last year, but the streamer remains India’s market leader, according to Ampere Analysis. The Disney-owned service has ...

If Hotstar’s freemium strategy between 2015 and 2020 resulted in creating the groundswell for streaming in India, it also coincided with the launch of 4G telecom services, where again Jio ...

Hotstar has lost more than 23 million subscribers in the past one year, according to Disney. “It’s not just team India breaking records with their 10th straight win at the ICC Men’s Cricket ...

Disney+ Hotstar lost the rights to offer Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket last year, but the streamer remains India’s market leader, according to Ampere Analysis. The Disney-owned service has ...

Now, Viacom18 and Hotstar are united under the Reliance-Disney umbrella. And during this week’s earnings call, Disney said Hotstar subscriptions rose 1% during third quarter, to 35.9 million.

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