Reliance Jio launched a ₹200 prepaid entertainment pack bundling 15 OTT services including JioHotstar, YouTube Premium, Amazon Prime Video, SonyLIV and ZEE5, plus 1000+ live channels via JioTV and 30GB data, valid 28 days. Sports channels excluded. Move targets streaming-heavy subscribers and tightens Jio's content moat.

Outlook Business · 5/30/2026, 10:54:09 AM

JioStar, Jio Studios and Network18 drove FY26 revenue to Rs 34,917 Cr from Rs 17,762 Cr. Reliance is embedding AI across personalisation, connected TV and shoppable streaming, leveraging 451M MAUs and 48% Hindi GEC share to fuse content with commerce.

YourStory · Capital · 5/29/2026, 3:53:53 AM

Reliance is embedding AI across JioStar, Jio Studios and Network18 to power personalisation, connected TV transition and commerce integration in streaming. The M&E vertical hit Rs 34,917 Cr revenue (vs Rs 17,762 Cr), with 48% Hindi GEC share, 451M MAUs and 250 days of live sports.

YourStory · 5/29/2026, 3:52:58 AM

Despite a projected 1.1B viewer reach, JioStar is pricing IPL 2026 final inventory only 15% above league rates. CTV is the bright spot — reach up 25%, regional viewing up 42%, CPMs near ₹600 (+20% YoY) — but ad categories are down 22% and the advertiser base has shrunk 31%, leaving meaningful unsold inventory across TV and OTT.

Financial Express · BrandWagon · 5/28/2026, 7:13:02 PM

Nykaa has petitioned the Delhi High Court to add Meta as a party in Zee Entertainment's $210,000 copyright case, which alleges the beauty retailer used licensed music in commercial Instagram reels. The dispute echoes Zee's parallel $3M action against JioStar covering 19,450 songs.

Outlook Business · 5/21/2026, 11:17:07 AM

Nykaa has petitioned the Delhi High Court to implead Meta in Zee Entertainment's copyright infringement case, which seeks $210K in damages over 12 Instagram reels allegedly using unlicensed Zee songs. Nykaa argues only Meta can clarify licensing terms for its 19,450-track music library.

Inc42 · Buzz · 5/20/2026, 2:59:01 PM

JioStar (Reliance-Disney) offered $20M against FIFA's $100M ask for 2026 World Cup India rights, with Sony skipping the bid entirely. The gap reflects football's weak monetisation versus cricket, compounded by India's real-money gaming ad ban that gutted a key advertiser pool, despite 305M football fans and 110M streamers in 2022.

ET Small Business · 5/18/2026, 5:24:57 AM

JioStar says TATA IPL 2026 reached 1.1 billion viewers across TV and digital, with 500M TV viewers, CTV reach up 25% and regional watch-time up 42% YoY. 125 new advertisers, 22 digital and 16 TV sponsors signed on, signalling sustained ad-spend pull from consumer and retail brands.

ET Small Business · 5/15/2026, 7:15:46 AM