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Hotstar
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Disney streamer business continues to grow, buts losses mount
Walt Disney continued to achieve strong growth in its streaming business during Q4 2022, but…
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Disney to shutter Hotstar US as content including IPL is migrated to Hulu and ESPN+
Disney is to migrate content from Hotstar to ESPN+ and Hulu in the US, effectively…
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Disney+ announces Singapore launch via StarHub
Disney+ will land in Singapore via StarHub, the company has revealed. StarHub, one of the…
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Hotstar to launch in Singapore decoupled from Disney+ with plans to launch streamers separately
Disney has announced that Hotstar, its Asian streamer based in India, will launch in…
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Disney+ Hotstar expected to generate US$900 million in India alone by 2025
Disney+ Hotstar, the recently rebranded version of the Star India streamer, is set to become…
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Disney+ launches in India on April 3
Following something of a last-minute pause, Disney will push ahead with the launch of Disney+…
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Disney pauses Indian rollout as coronavirus delays IPL season
Despite seeing successful launches in a number of European countries, Disney has postponed the launch…
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Disney+ goes live for ‘small number’ of Hotstar users in India
Disney has quietly launched Disney+ in India ahead of its scheduled March 29 release. The…
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Hotstar gets ‘review bombed’ after pulling Modi episode of Last Week Tonight
Disney-owned streamer Hotstar has landed itself in hot water after deciding not to upload the…
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Netflix launches ultra-low-cost promotion in India
Netflix has launched an ultra-cheap one month trial for new customers in India. As part…
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Hotstar surpasses 400 million app downloads
Disney-owned Indian streamer Hotstar has hit its latest milestone of 400 million app downloads. The…
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Hotstar sets global concurrent users streaming record
Indian streaming video service Hotstar has set a new world record for online streaming with…
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21st Century Fox to up investment in Indian streaming service Hotstar
Twenty-First Century Fox has announced plans to up its investment in its Indian streaming service…
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Netflix ‘far behind’ in the Indian OTT market
Netflix is “far behind” other players in the Indian over-the-top video market, ranking fifth in…
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Going OTT is an ‘option’ for Fox, says Murdoch
Direct-to-consumer streaming is an “option” for 21st Century Fox in the US market, and the…