IPL 2025: Reliance Jio announces no more free IPL streaming in India as JioHotstar reveals new subscription plans – The Hindu

March 17, 2025e-Paper
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March 17, 2025e-Paper
Updated – March 17, 2025 12:46 pm IST
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Reliance Jio said on Monday (March 17, 2025) it will start charging users to stream Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, ending two years of free streaming of India’s most-watched sporting event.
The new recharge plan, which starts at ₹299 rupees for Jio's mobile users, will enable them to watch the IPL on Reliance-Disney's newly merged JioHotstar streaming platform, the Reliance Group-owned firm said.
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The 2025 season of the IPL, the country's most-streamed content, is scheduled for March 22 and May 25.
The move comes a month after Reuters reported that the Reliance-Disney JV will no longer offer free streaming for IPL cricket matches, as was the case in 2023 and 2024 in the old JioCinema platform, and will adopt a hybrid model where subscription kicks in after content consumption reaches a threshold.
The new plan also includes a 50-day trial of Reliance Jio's , broadband internet services, to help boost home internet dominance with high-speed sports streaming.
Mukesh Ambani's pricing strategy for the IPL and other cricketing events are closely watched — media rights for those have cost the merged group, India's biggest entertainment giant, nearly $10 billion in recent years.
The JV runs more than 100 TV channels and streaming apps in India's $28-billion media and entertainment market.
Published – March 17, 2025 12:21 pm IST
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