Introduction.
Another Popular OTT Platform In India Is Disney Hotstar, This OTT Platform Broadcasts Live Sports Like Cricket, Football, Kabaddi,Hockey , Tennis, Baseball, MMA, Powerboating Etc. “ Disney Hotstar “ App Now Offers Sports As Well As Many International Tv Shows, Movies, Documentary, Talk Show And Web Series .
HOTSTAR App Was Launched In India In 11 February 2015, And In 3 April 2020 Hotstar Merged With Disney World And Renamed The App To “ Disney Hotstar” . Disney Hotstar Does Business In India As Well As Indonesia,malaysia, Thailand, Etc. And According To A 2023 Report Disney Hotstar Has Abouts 38 Million Paid Subscribers .Disney, Hotstar, And Star Network Has Own Production Content As Well As Content From MARVAL, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY, PIXAR,STAR WARS, Channels Are Now Available On Disney Hotstar.
Journey Of Disney Hotstar.
In 2013, Star Sports 2, A Hindi Language Sports Tv Channel, Was Launched In India, And Gradually Launched Several Star Network TV Channels In Several Languages, Including Star Sports 3 And Star Cricket HD Etc . And In 2014, The Indian Premier League Was Broadcast On Star Sports Network Instead Of Sony Max For The First Time. And Ipl Is The Main Reason Why Most Of The Indians Join This Channel.
And In 2015 , With The Improvement Of Internet Connectivity In India And Smartphones Becoming Available To Everyone, Star Network Launched In 2015 An OTT Platform Called HOTSTAR , Where People Could Watch Various Sports Through Internet Streaming. And The 2015 World Cup Cricket And The 2015 IPL Tournament Were Broadcast On Hotstar, World Cup 2015 Received 340 Million Views And IPL 2015 Received Around 200 Million Views. These Two Tournaments Were Broadcast For Free By Hotstar ,And Hotstar Gained Popularity In India At The Time .
Hotstar Is Not Only Involved In Sports But Also Involved In Entertainment Content. This App Is Slowly Making Many International TV Shows And Movies Available. And In 2016, They Brought In Subscription Plans,This Plan Requires You To Buy A Subscription To Watch Some International And Premium Content On Hotstar, And Also Some Content Was Offered For Free By Hotstar To Public. Later HBO Chanel’s Popular TV Show “Games Of Thornes “ Is Available On Hotstar App.And A Hotstar Became The Number One Ott Platform In India That Time ,And According To A 2017 Report, About 300 Million People Downloaded The App.
After The Advent Of Netflix And Prime Video, People Started Moving Away From Hotstar And So Hotstar Brought Back An Annual Subscription Plan Where Only Subscribers Could Watch All The Content, And Changed The Name Of The App To ” Hotstar Vip” . In 3 April 2020 Hotstar Merged With Disney World And Renamed The App To “ Disney Hotstar” Then Disney World Content Are Became Available On Hotstar. And Hotstar Also Started Its Own Production Company. They Produces Several Webseries And Movies Under The Name Of “ HOTSTAR Special” .
Disney India And Star Network Have Been Doing Good Business For Several Years, But In 2023, Jio Cinema Will Buy The OTT Rights To The Indian Premier League For US$3.05 Billion And Only The TV Rights Will Belong To Star Network. After That, Disney Hotstar Slowly Started Losing Subscribers And Jio Cinema Started Broadcast IPL And Various Sports For Free. HOTSTAR Was Popular Especially For Sports But Jio Cinema Quickly Entered The Sports World So That Hotstar Started To Lost Their Subscribers , In March 2024, Disney Hotstar And Jio Cinema Will Merge. Currently, Both Otts Are Doing Business Separately But The Impact And Changes Will Be Seen In The Coming Days.
Hotstar Plans.
Currently There Are Three Categories Of Hotstar Plan,Mobile,Super, And Premium. And Sets A Different Price For Each Share.
Mobile
The Price Of The Mobile Plan Is Divided Into Three Parts, Monthly, Quarterly, And Annually. And This Plan Is Only Applicable For Mobile Phones , And You Can View The Content On Only One Device. This Plan Allows You To Watch All The Shows In HD 720p Video Quality . And This Plan Comes With Advertisements Of Various Companies Among The Views.
This Service Is Available For Rs. 99 For 1 Month. If You Subscribe For Three Months, It Costs Rs 199. And If You Buy The Annual Plan, You Get Rs.599.
Super.
The Super Plan Is Available For Three Months And One Year. The Service Is Available For Three Months At Rs 299, And The Annual Price Of The Super Plan Is Rs 1090. And This Plan Allows You To Use The App On Two Devices At The Same Time.
And Also This Plan Allows You To Connect Your Mobile As Well As TV And Laptops To Watch Various Shows. And The Super Plan Will Come With Advertiseing Between The Shows .
This Super Plan Allows You To Use The New Sound System Dollby Atoms. And You Can Experience The Cinema Hall From Home.
Premium Plan
The Premium Plan Is Also Available For Three Months And One Year Like The Super Plan.The Plan Costs Rs 499 For 3 Months And Rs 1799 For One Year.
This Plan Does Not Include Any Advertising Between The Shows. And You Can Use The Application On 4 Devices At The Same Time. You Can Also Watch The Best Video Quality 4k And 2160 P If You Purchase This Plan.
This Service Also Allows You To Use Dollby Atoms.
Available Channel In Disney Hotstar.
The Channels Currently Available On Disney Hotstar Are.
• Indian Regional Language Channels.
Star Plus, Star Telegu, Star Tamil, Star Jalsha, Star Probah, Star Bharat, Hotstar Special ,Asianet ,Star Kannada, Select Picks, Star Utsav , Quix , Plus , Maa Gold, Star Oriya, STAR Sports 1,STAR Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports Marathi,STAR Sports 2,STAR Sports Tamil,STAR Sports Telegu,STAR Sports Kannada,Star Sports Bengali,Star Sports Select 2 HD,
• International English Language Chanels
Disney, Pixar, Marvel,Star Wars, National Geographic. Star World . ABC Studios, Showtime, Tastemade.