JioStar, also known as JioHotstar, Hotstar, Disney+ Hotstar, and Star India, is a privately owned company headquartered in India. Founded in 2015 and employing approximately 740 individuals, the company reported $2.5 billion in revenue as of 2024. It is a joint venture of Reliance Industries Limited and Disney Direct-to-Consumer, with subsidiaries including JioCinema, and functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Legally incorporated as JioStar India Private Limited, the company operates as a mass media, television, and digital streaming entertainment conglomerate in India. Formed via a corporate merger between Reliance Industries, Viacom18, and The Walt Disney Company India, the joint venture operates under the leadership of Nita Ambani (Chairperson), Uday Shankar (Vice-Chairman), and Kevin Vaz (CEO of Entertainment). The entity is held via a consortium where Reliance Industries and Viacom18 maintain a 63.16% controlling interest as the operating partners, while Disney retains a 36.84% equity stake. It commands a national broadcasting footprint of over 100 linear television channels and a mediatech infrastructure, reaching more than 500 million monthly active users with 100% geographic pin-code coverage across the Indian subcontinent and managing over 260 million paid subscription accounts. The company functions in linear advertising and interactive content commerce.
JioHotstar CISO Mohd. Shadab Siddiqui stated on September 12, 2026, that AI agents require "passports" to establish ownership and accountability, addressing a fundamental governance problem faced by security teams as machines gain enterprise access without inheriting human accountability structures. Earlier on September 3, 2026, the Indian streaming giant began targeting Canada’s South Asian diaspora. This followed its integration into SkyQ, Sky Glass, and Sky Stream on the same day, marking a watershed moment for the UK’s South Asian television market as the first major South Asian streaming platform directly integrated into Sky’s ecosystem.
JioStar offers 20 products in the media and telecoms services industry. JioStar's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
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JioStar's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split JioStar's revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (thematic channel groups). For full access to JioStar's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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JioStar has partners like Warner Bros. Discovery Direct-to-Consumer. Examples of JioStar's suppliers include Adobe, Accenture and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
JioStar currently holds 67 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including australian rules football, golf, badminton, soccer | association football, esports, combat sports, multi-sport, american football, polo, kabaddi, tennis, baseball, winter sports, field hockey, table tennis, cricket and motorsports.
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