Disney-Reliance Joint Venture Said to Stream Live Sports Only on Disney+ Hotstar

Disney-Reliance Joint Venture Said to Stream Live Sports Only on Disney+ Hotstar

All live sporting events streamed by the newly merged Disney-Reliance business in India, including popular Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket, will only be available on Disney’s Hotstar app, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The decision marks the first major integration of the businesses and signals billionaire Mukesh…

Top OTT Releases This Week: Ae Watan Mere Watan, Lootere, Fighter and More

Top OTT Releases This Week: Ae Watan Mere Watan, Lootere, Fighter and More

This week, we have a piping hot buffet of new digital releases across genres. We have two Indian originals, post-theatrical releases, a high-budget sci-fi saga, and Marvel Studio’s hit series making a return. One of the major releases of the week is Sara Ali Khan’s Ae Watan Mere Watan which…

Top New OTT Releases This Week: Showtime, Ricky Stanicky, Maharani Season 3, Merry Christmas

Top New OTT Releases This Week: Showtime, Ricky Stanicky, Maharani Season 3, Merry Christmas

Streaming platform releases this week include the biopic based on the life of an Italian adult film actor, dark secrets of the seemingly glamorous film industry, a fantasy adventure where a princess fights a fire-breathing dragon, an R-rated comedy, and a political thriller. The biggest Indian original this week has…

Maamla Legal Hai, Sunflower Season 2, Shōgun and More: New OTT Releases for Weekend Binge-Watch

Maamla Legal Hai, Sunflower Season 2, Shōgun and More: New OTT Releases for Weekend Binge-Watch

For this week’s new OTT release recommendations, we have a comic courtroom drama, a murder mystery, historical sagas, and a crime documentary. First is Netflix’s Ravi Kishan starrer Maamla Legal Hai set in the District Court of Patparganj where bizarre cases come up. Given that the show is based on…

Poacher, Avatar the Last Bender, Screen Actor Guild Awards and More: New OTT Releases This Week to Binge Watch This Weekend

Poacher, Avatar the Last Bender, Screen Actor Guild Awards and More: New OTT Releases This Week to Binge Watch This Weekend

Although there is just one Indian-original release this week in the form of Alia Bhatt produced Poacher — based on illegal ivory poaching in India — we also have quite a few other big names from across genres. For starters, Netflix will host the Screen Actor Guild Awards live for…

Disney, Reliance Sign Non-binding Agreement for India Media Operations Merger: Report

Disney, Reliance Sign Non-binding Agreement for India Media Operations Merger: Report

Reliance Industries, India’s most valuable company, and Walt Disney signed a non-binding term sheet to merge their Indian media operations, the Economic Times reported on Monday, citing sources it did not name. Under the merger, Reliance would own 51% through a combination of shares and cash, with Disney holding the…

Disney-Reliance Joint Venture Said to Stream Live Sports Only on Disney+ Hotstar

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: India vs New Zealand Sets Live Streaming World Record With 4.3 Crore Viewers

India recorded a convincing four-wicket win over New Zealand — their first over the Black Caps in an ICC tournament since 2003 — to climb to the top of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 table on Sunday. Handing New Zealand their first defeat of the tournament, India have now won…

OTT Releases This Week: Kaala Paani, King of Kotha, The Fall of the House of Usher, More

OTT Releases This Week: Kaala Paani, King of Kotha, The Fall of the House of Usher, More

As we approach the end of October, OTT platforms continue to put out fresh content, offering plenty to binge on during lazy weekends. We’ve all experienced the mundanity of scrolling through streaming apps for hours as our food grows cold, so we’ve returned with a list of recommendations to keep…

Disney Is Considering Selling Its Indian Streaming and TV Business, Reliance Is Among Potential Buyers

Disney Is Considering Selling Its Indian Streaming and TV Business, Reliance Is Among Potential Buyers

Walt Disney has held preliminary talks with potential buyers for its India streaming and television business including billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, according to people familiar with the matter. The US entertainment giant has discussed a range of options with would-be suitors, from a deal for the entire Disney Star…

School of Lies, Starring Nimrat Kaur, to Release on June 2 on Disney+ Hotstar in India

School of Lies, Starring Nimrat Kaur, to Release on June 2 on Disney+ Hotstar in India

Streamer Disney+ Hotstar on Wednesday announced that its upcoming series ‘School of Lies‘, starring Nimrat Kaur, will premiere on its platform on June 2. Produced by BBC Studios, the eight-episode mystery drama show is directed Avinash Arun Dhaware. It also features Aamir Bashir, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan, Sonali Kulkarni and Jitendra…