The Reliance-Disney joint venture has launched JioHotstar, merging JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar to challenge Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Reliance Jio is offering free JioHotstar subscription with its JioFiber plans, ranging from Rs 999 to Rs 11,988. These plans include additional OTT subscriptions like Netflix and Amazon Prime Lite, with internet speeds up to 1 Gbps and unlimited data.
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