New Delhi: A new website jiostar.com, has appeared amidst rumors that Reliance Industries plans to merge with Jiocinema Disney+ Hotstar. This move would make Disney+ Hotstar primary streaming platform for the merged entity of Star India and Viacom 18, meanwhile the owner of the JioHotstar domain have offered it to Reliance for free, believing it to be the best course of action. Amid JioHotstar.com controversy, a new website has been created renamed it Jiostar.com has emerged with the teaser of coming soon.
Reliance Industries is expected to retain Disney+ Hotstar as the only streaming platform following the merger of Star India and Viacom18, source familiar with the Jiocinema will merged into the Disney+ Hotstar positioning it as central streaming platform for the combined entity. RIL had explored various strategies for the streaming business, and At one stage, it is considered integrating Disney+ Hotstar into JioCinema, and there were discussions about running two separate platforms one for sports and another for entertainment.
Previously, Dubai-based siblings, Jainam and Jivika, have also offered to give the JioHotstar domain name to Team Reliance just for free. The siblings acquired the domain from a Delhi app developer who had hoped to sell it to Reliance for funding for his education. The Sibling Stated the intention on the website with all the discussions happening, we now think it might be the best for the Team Reliance to have this domain, if they want it we are happy to give JioHotstar.com to them for free, with all the proper paperwork.
This decision comes after the siblings received numerous offers to buy the domain, some genuine and offering significant sums however, they maintained that the domain was never for sale. The sibling purchased the domain to support the developer and emphasize seva service journey. They clarified that they never intended to profit from the domain and create controversy. They have invited Reliance to contact them if they are interested in inquiring the domain related problem after that reliance has replaced the domain name from JioHotstar.com to Jiostar.com than they have decided to gave a teaser of Coming Soon.
