The newly launched streaming platform, JioHotstar, formed after the merger of Viacom18’s JioCinema and Star India’s Disney+ Hotstar into JioHotstar, will not offer free streaming of IPL matches. JioHotstar,

JioCinema had offered free IPL streaming since 2023, when they secured the rights to the tournament. The decision to revise the streaming model for the Indian Premier League (IPL) follows the $8.5 billion merger last year between Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani's Reliance and Walt Disney's India media assets.

From now on, fans will need a minimum subscription plan of ₹149 to watch IPL on the newly launched JioHotstar. There will be no complete free streaming.

The Reliance-Disney joint venture will no longer offer completely free streaming for IPL cricket matches and will adopt a hybrid model where subscription kicks in after content consumption reaches a threshold,

The Reliance-Disney joint venture is making a significant change to its IPL (Indian Premier League) streaming strategy by moving from a completely free access model to a hybrid subscription model. This new approach will allow fans to enjoy the IPL matches for free initially,

The Reliance-Disney (DIS) joint venture is reportedly ditching free streaming for matches, which might not seem like cricket to fans of the