The Reliance-Disney joint venture will no longer offer completely free streaming for IPL cricket matches and will adopt a hybrid model where subscription kicks in after content consumption reaches a threshold,

IPL 2025 begins on March 22, but Indian cricket fans face disappointment as JioCinema and Hotstar’s merger leads to the end of free streaming. The new app, JioHotstar, will require subscriptions after a trial period,

Fans will now have to pay a minimum subscription fee to watch the online streaming of their favourite sporting event, the Indian Premier League. The IPL 2025 season will reportedly move behind a paywall following the billion dollar merger of JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar.

JioCinema had offered free IPL streaming since 2023, when they secured the rights to the tournament. The decision to revise the streaming model for the Indian Premier League (IPL) follows the $8.5 billion merger last year between Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani's Reliance and Walt Disney's India media assets.

The Reliance-Disney (DIS) joint venture is reportedly ditching free streaming for matches, which might not seem like cricket to fans of the

The Reliance-Disney joint venture (JV) is set to stop free streaming of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches. According to reports, the JV will adopt a hybrid model where subscription kicks in after content consumption reaches a threshold.