JioStar, also known as JioHotstar, Hotstar, Disney+ Hotstar, and Star India, is a privately owned company headquartered in India. Founded in 2015 and employing approximately 740 individuals, the company reported $2.5 billion in revenue as of 2024. It is a joint venture of Reliance Industries Limited and Disney Direct-to-Consumer, with subsidiaries including JioCinema, and functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Legally incorporated as JioStar India Private Limited, the company operates as a mass media, television, and digital streaming entertainment conglomerate in India. Formed via a corporate merger between Reliance Industries, Viacom18, and The Walt Disney Company India, the joint venture operates under the leadership of Nita Ambani (Chairperson), Uday Shankar (Vice-Chairman), and Kevin Vaz (CEO of Entertainment). The entity is held via a consortium where Reliance Industries and Viacom18 maintain a 63.16% controlling interest as the operating partners, while Disney retains a 36.84% equity stake. It commands a national broadcasting footprint of over 100 linear television channels and a mediatech infrastructure, reaching more than 500 million monthly active users with 100% geographic pin-code coverage across the Indian subcontinent and managing over 260 million paid subscription accounts. The company functions in linear advertising and interactive content commerce.
JioHotstar recently partnered with Royal Enfield to create "Wandering Sombarais," a series documenting a 10,000-km motorcycle journey across Nepal, China, and Mongolia, allowing audiences to experience the expedition beyond the road. On August 18, 2026, parent company JioStar initiated the rebranding of its UK service to JioHotstar, aligning it with its India identity after several months of international brand alignment efforts. Earlier the same day, JioHotstar's Tamil original series, "Resort," achieved over 100 million watch hours, marking it as the platform's first fiction original to reach this milestone since streaming began in March 2026, consistently building a loyal fanbase with its relatable characters and engaging narrative. This followed the removal of the Hindi version of the blockbuster film "Premalu" from the JioHotstar platform on August 17, 2026.
JioStar offers 20 products in the media and telecoms services industry. JioStar's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
Subscribe for full access to JioStar's products in full detail
JioStar's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split JioStar's revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to JioStar's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
Subscribe for full access to JioStar's revenue in full detail
JioStar has partners like Warner Bros. Discovery Direct-to-Consumer. Examples of JioStar's suppliers include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Accenture and Adobe.
JioStar currently holds 66 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football, australian rules football, golf, combat sports, multi-sport, motorsports, kabaddi, cricket, tennis, polo, field hockey, baseball, esports, winter sports, badminton, american football and table tennis.
Subscribe for full access to JioStar's products in full detail 
