JioStar profit climbs 14.5% to ₹665 crore on IPL, 'Dhurandhar' and Tadka microdramas

Reliance's media arm posted revenue of ₹10,946 crore (up 14%) and Ebitda of ₹933 crore (up 30.7%) in the June quarter. JioHotstar crossed 300 million paid subscribers with MAU of 530 million, while IPL digital reach hit 700 million and TV viewership share held at 34%.

— Filed Fri, 17 Jul, 2026, 22:55 IST · Source Mint · Industry · Updated

JioStar, Reliance's media arm, posted 14.5% profit growth to ₹665 crore in June quarter, driven by IPL, hit film Dhurandhar, and microdrama hub Tadka; JioHotstar crossed 300 million paid subscribers.

Why this matters

The profit jump follows JioStar's push to merge content and commerce, deploying OpenAI conversational AI on JioHotstar to fuse discovery with in-app shopping and Swiggy orders atop its 300M-subscriber base.

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