JioStar, also known as JioHotstar, Hotstar, Disney+ Hotstar, and Star India, is a privately owned entity headquartered in India, founded in 2015 with approximately 740 employees, and reported $410.0M in revenue as of 2024. Operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer, with parent companies Disney+ (Disney Streaming), Viacom18, and JioCinema, the company is primarily focused on broadcast television and radio. This media and entertainment joint venture was formed from the merger between Reliance's Viacom18 and Disney's Star India, functioning as the primary media platform for Reliance's Media & Entertainment business. JioStar distributes content through a television network and a unified streaming service, JioHotstar, which integrates the former JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar platforms. Its combined television and streaming services reach an audience of over 750 million viewers weekly, offering a content portfolio that includes entertainment and sports, featuring brands such as Colors, Star Plus, Star Gold, and Star Sports.
On February 20, 2026, JioHotstar and OpenAI announced a partnership to integrate a ChatGPT-powered voice discovery and immersive experience into India’s largest streaming destination. This collaboration aims to transform digital entertainment from a traditional browse-and-watch model into a human-language conversation. Earlier, on February 19, reports detailed this team-up between the Indian OTT platform and OpenAI, specifying the introduction of a ChatGPT-powered voice and text interface directly into the JioHotstar application.
JioStar offers 3 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 2 different product categories, the largest of which is video streaming. For full access to JioStar's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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JioStar currently holds 66 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including australian rules football, kabaddi, combat sports, esports, multi-sport, soccer | association football, baseball, cricket, golf, polo, badminton, field hockey, motorsports, tennis, american football and table tennis.
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