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IPL, F1 and now HBO content off the Disney+ Hotstar menu card

Last updated : Mar 10, 2023 16:03

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Mar 09, 2023 20:03

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First Disney+ Hotstar lost the Indian Premier League streaming rights. Then it let go rights to Formula 1 as the "price was not right". Now the latest setback for the Disney-owned on-demand video streaming giant is that it will lose HBO content at the end of the month.

“Starting 31st March, HBO content will be unavailable on Disney+ Hotstar. You can continue enjoying Disney+ Hotstar’s vast library of content spanning over 100,000 hours of TV Shows and Movies in 10 languages and coverage of major global sporting events,” the streaming service posted on Twitter.

Feb 11, 2021 17:02

IPL leads 13% OTT consumption upstick in 2020: Study

MUMBAI: Indian over-the-top (OTT) platforms saw a 13% rise in video consumption in 2020, led by Indian Premier League 2020 broadcast on Disney+ Hotstar, research by RedSeer Consulting indicates.

Feb 10, 2021 13:02

Disney+ Hotstar onboards 9 sponsors for India-Eng series

MUMBAI: Disney+ Hotstar announced Wednesday the key sponsors for the ongoing Paytm India vs England series - Dream11 as the co-presenting sponsor, with ICICI Bank and Tata Cliq as the ‘powered by sponsors’. Zomato, Unacademy, 1MG, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Kingfisher Storm Soda, and Kingfisher Packaged Drinking Water have been signed on as associate sponsors.

Feb 02, 2021 15:02

Disney+ Hotstar appoints Netflix exec as marketing director

MUMBAI: OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar has added some heft to its marketing chops with the appointment of Netflix's Roopa Sharma as director - Marketing, effective as of this month.

Jan 27, 2021 19:01

Disney to pull in Rs5bn ad revenues from India-Eng series: Report

MUMBAI: The winning performance by a resurgent Indian team in the recently concluded 4-Test series against Australia has drawn massive advertiser interest for the upcoming series where India hosts England.

Dec 24, 2020 14:12

Uday Shankar... & The Men Who Moved The Needle On Indian Sport

MUCH HAS BEEN ALREADY BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT Indian media's biggest executive departure of 2020. The resignation of Uday Shankar as president, The Walt Disney Company APAC and chairman, Star & Disney India, announced October 8, also marks the end of arguably THE defining decade in the evolution of professional Indian sport in the 21st century.

Dec 14, 2020 18:12

Amazon declares intent to bid for big ticket India cricket rights

MUMBAI: Amazon Prime Video, the OTT streaming service of Amazon Inc, which recently its first foray into live sports in India, with the acquisition of India territory rights for New Zealand Cricket, has confirmed much bigger ambitions, going forward.

Sep 15, 2020 13:09

Disney+ Hotstar onboards 13 key sponsors for IPL 2020

MUMBAI: Disney+ Hotstar, India’s leading premium streaming platform Tuesday announced fantasy sports platform Dream11 as the co-presenting sponsor of the upcoming 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, set to kick off in the UAE on September 19. The platform has also onboarded 12 other key sponsors for 2020's first big sporting extravaganza.

Sep 07, 2020 15:09

Disney+ Hotstar partners Jio, Airtel; tech key to IPL experience

MUMBAI: Streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar VIP will bring home an in-stadia experience where fans can join a virtual community that will allow them to enjoy matches with their friends and fellow cricket lovers in real time, while sharing selfies and videos. The Dream11 IPL 2020 will only be accessible to new and existing subscribers of Disney+ Hotstar VIP and Disney+ Hotstar Premium.

Mar 31, 2020 17:03

Disney+ Hotstar to launch in India on April 3

MUMBAI: Fresh dates for Disney's streaming service Disney Plus (Disney+) to arrive in India have been set. Star India on Tuesday announced the upgrade of Hotstar to Disney+ Hotstar on April 3. With a fresh new look and enhanced user interface, Disney+ Hotstar will bring the magic of Disney's storytelling and the scale and technological expertise of Hotstar - giving users an enhanced video streaming experience.

Mar 20, 2020 14:03

IPL uncertainty puts Disney+ Hotstar rollout on hold

MUMBAI: The rollout of Disney+ Hotstar OTT service has been put on hold and a new revised premiere date for the service will be announced soon, Walt Disney India confirmed Friday. The app was to be launched along with the IPL 2020 season kick-off.

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