JioCinema is shutting down and will merge with Disney+ Hotstar as a new consolidated platform. Read this story to learn more.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has opted to keep Disney+ Hotstar as its main streaming service, after the merger with Star India. The decision will see the integration of JioCinema into Disney+ Hotstar,

Disney+ Hotstar has over 500 million downloads on the Google Play Store, while Jio Cinema has only 100 million downloads. Reliance and Walt Disney signed the merger agreement for Viacom18 and Star in February.

Reliance plans to merge its JioCinema streaming service with Disney+ Hotstar as part of its merger with Disney's Indian media assets.

Reliance Industries is set to retain Disney+ Hotstar as its primary streaming platform post-merger with Star India and Viacom18, consolidating JioCinema into Disney+ Hotstar due to its superior tech infrastructure.

Reliance Industries currently holds the streaming rights for the IPL, while Hotstar holds the streaming rights for ICC events and other games. However, both entities have recently merged.

However, in 2022, Hotstar lost the IPL digital streaming rights to Viacom18, a Reliance-backed entity, in a high-profile bidding war. Viacom18 secured the IPL’s digital rights for the 2023-2027 cycle,

As Reliance-Disney India merger nears completion, the combined entity plans to keep Disney+ Hotstar as its sole streaming platform.

Initially, there were deliberations about various approaches, including the potential integration of Disney+ Hotstar into JioCinema or even running separate platforms for sports and entertainment. However,

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This marks the first major integration of the businesses and signals the Disney platform may not be shut down, though Hotstar may potentially get rebranded