JioStar, also known as JioHotstar, Hotstar, Disney+ Hotstar, and Star India, is a privately owned company headquartered in India. Founded in 2015, the company employs approximately 740 individuals and reported $410.0M in revenue as of 2024. Its parent companies include Disney DTC, Viacom18, and JioCinema. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company operates as a media and entertainment joint venture formed from the merger between Reliance's Viacom18 and Disney's Star India, serving as the primary media platform for Reliance's Media & Entertainment business. It specializes in distributing content through a television network and a unified streaming service, JioHotstar, which integrates the former JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar platforms. Together, its television and streaming services reach an audience of over 750 million viewers weekly. The company's content portfolio includes entertainment and sports, featuring brands like Colors, Star Plus, Star Gold, and Star Sports.
JioStar reported a total revenue of Rs 36248 crore for FY26, attributing this growth to digital advertising and subscription services, with major sports events and digital expansion serving as key drivers. The company's streaming platform, JioHotstar, emerged as a significant contributor, averaging 500 million monthly active users during the March quarter and setting a global streaming record with 72.5 million peak concurrent viewers during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final. Earlier, on April 22, JioHotstar debuted an intent-driven advertising model, designed to move beyond traditional targeting by integrating behavioral insights into advertising strategies; Instamart onboarded as the first partner for this new capability.
JioStar offers 7 products in the media and telecoms services industry. JioStar's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and broadcast television and radio.
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JioStar's revenues were less than $500M in 2024. Caretta Research has split JioStar's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to JioStar's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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JioStar currently holds 66 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including combat sports, golf, field hockey, american football, motorsports, table tennis, polo, soccer | association football, australian rules football, kabaddi, multi-sport, tennis, badminton, baseball, winter sports, esports and cricket.
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