According to a report in the Hollywood Reporter, direct, organic subscriber growth is evident in the markets where Disney+ or Hotstar have been present longest. This is the case in India, where Fox began building the Hotstar streaming brand around exclusive cricket rights years ago. This growth is also seen...
India Unit Helps Disney Plus Hit 95 million Subscribers
Since it purchase of some News Corp assets the Walt Disney company has grown its footprint in India. One such value came from the Star TV network which includes the Hotstar streaming service. According to the Los Angeles Times The Disney+ subscriber count of 94.9 million is up from the 86.8...
Disney Bypasses Theaters in India
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic the Walt Disney Company has made some momentous decisions in India. Variety reports that leading Indian streamer Disney Plus Hotstar has added six titles, featuring some of the biggest Bollywood stars, that will bypass cinemas and release directly on the service. Sushant Singh...
DisneyPlus to Launch in India, SE Asia in 2020
Disney plans to bring its on-demand video streaming service to India and some Southeast Asian markets by the second half of 2020. In India, the company plans to bring Disney+’s catalog to Hotstar, a popular video streaming service it owns, in May after the end of next year’s Indian Premier...
Apple Now Supports 22 Indian Languages
At the Worldwide Developer Conference 2019, Apple introduced iOS 13. Along with the many features that have been introduced in the OS, Apple announced a list of India-specific features that the company will include in its iPhones and iPads, demonstrating slow but steady intent behind its efforts in the world’s...
India Recorded Over 4.5 Billion Downloads in Three Months
Cosnumers in India India installed more mobile apps than any other country in the first quarter of 2019. According to latest data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower, based in San Francisco, CA, India installed more than 4.5 billion mobile apps during that period. TikTok, WhatsApp, Like, Hotstar, Facebook, Messenger,...