JioCinema Premium Plans With Ad-Free 4K Video Streaming Starting at Rs. 29 Announced

JioCinema Premium Plans With Ad-Free 4K Video Streaming Starting at Rs. 29 Announced

JioCinema Premium can now be purchased as a monthly subscription in India, the streaming service announced on Thursday. The Viacom18-owned platform will let users stream movies and TV series — including content from HBO, Paramount, Peacock, and Warner Bros. — without advertisements, at up to 4K resolution, along with the ability to…

Blind, Starring Sonam Kapoor, Is Now Available to Stream on JioCinema

Blind, Starring Sonam Kapoor, Is Now Available to Stream on JioCinema

Blind, the new suspense thriller starring Sonam Kapoor in the lead, is now available to stream on JioCinema. Originally slated for a theatrical release, the film was surprisingly listed among Jio Studios’ 2023 content slate, after presumably being shopped around for a while since wrapping production in early 2021. Marking…

Netflix, Amazon, JioCinema-Backed Group Protests New Tobacco Warning Rules in India

Netflix, Amazon, JioCinema-Backed Group Protests New Tobacco Warning Rules in India

An Indian group representing Netflix, Amazon and Disney has told the government its new tobacco warning rules are impossible to implement for streaming giants and will impinge on content creators’ freedom of expression, a letter seen by Reuters showed. As part of India’s anti-tobacco drive, the health ministry last month…

Disney+ Hotstar to Stream ICC Cricket Tournaments for Free on Mobile Devices in India

Disney+ Hotstar to Stream ICC Cricket Tournaments for Free on Mobile Devices in India

Walt Disney Co’s Hotstar will offer free streaming of cricket tournaments in India on mobile devices, following rival JioCinema’s success in garnering millions of viewers with a similar strategy in the cricket-crazy nation. Hotstar said on Friday it would offer the Asia Cup and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup tournaments…

Netflix, Disney, Amazon, JioCinema to Challenge Tobacco Warning Rules for Streaming Services in India

Netflix, Disney, Amazon, JioCinema to Challenge Tobacco Warning Rules for Streaming Services in India

Streaming giants Netflix, Amazon, and Disney on Friday privately discussed a possible legal challenge and other ways to stall India’s new tobacco warning rules, amid fears they will need to edit millions of hours of existing web content, sources said. The pushback is the latest headache for streaming giants in…

IPL 2023 Begins on March 31 in India: All You Need to Know

IPL 2023 Begins on March 31 in India: All You Need to Know

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 begins on March 31 in India, with the BCCI-run tournament returning to its traditional home-away stadium format this year after modifications and venue changes were implemented in its previous editions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The popular league cricket tournament, which includes 10 teams fighting to…