JioStar, also known as JioHotstar, Hotstar, Disney+ Hotstar, and Star India, is a privately owned company headquartered in India. Operating as a media and entertainment joint venture formed from the merger between Reliance's Viacom18 and Disney's Star India, the company lists Disney DTC, Viacom18, and JioCinema as key entities involved. Founded in 2015, with approximately 740 employees, JioStar reported $410.0M in revenue as of 2024 and functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company operates as the primary media platform for Reliance's Media & Entertainment business, distributing content through a television network and a unified streaming service named JioHotstar, which integrates the former JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar platforms. Its television and streaming services collectively reach an audience of over 750 million viewers weekly. JioStar's content portfolio includes entertainment and sports, featuring major brands such as Colors, Star Plus, Star Gold, and Star Sports.
On June 25, 2026, JioHotstar appointed Nikhilesh Pawar as Senior Director – Brand Measurement & Analytics, reinforcing its focus on advanced advertising analytics and data-driven brand measurement capabilities. Pawar had previously spent two and a half years building and scaling this function within the organization. Earlier, on June 22, JioHotstar promoted Sumedh Inje to director – product revenue strategy, capping a 27-month tenure since he joined the streaming service. This followed the June 20 announcement by Akash Ambani that JioHotstar became the first Indian paid OTT service to exceed one billion downloads, establishing itself as the country's largest digital streaming platform. Reliance Industries' media and entertainment business, which includes JioHotstar, reported nearly Rs 35,000 crore in revenue for FY26. By 2026, the Indian media and entertainment sector has reached a critical structural threshold, defined by the convergence of traditional broadcasting, digital streaming, and telecommunications infrastructure, with the Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming market at the core of this transformation.
JioStar offers 7 products in the media and telecoms services industry. JioStar's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
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JioStar's revenues were less than $500M in 2024. Caretta Research has split JioStar's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to JioStar's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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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 kabaddi, polo, esports, multi-sport, tennis, american football, badminton, baseball, soccer | association football, golf, australian rules football, field hockey, motorsports, combat sports, cricket, winter sports and table tennis.
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