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Hotstar's Disney Plus roll-out in India on hold amid coronavirus scare

Some of the Disney Plus content that became available to Hotstar users ahead of the streaming service's launch in India on March 29, are no longer available on the app

Disney  content on Hotstar.
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Disney content that was released on Hotstar.

Press Trust of India
The roll-out of Disney Plus, the streaming platform from Disney, in India through Hotstar has been put on hold, the company said on Friday.
Some of the Disney Plus content, including Star Wars series "The Mandalorian", that became available to Hotstar users ahead of the streaming service's launch in India on March 29, is no longer available on the app.
"We recently announced that Disney+ would launch in India through the Hotstar service in conjunction with beginning of the Indian Premier League cricket season. Given the delay of the season, we have made the decision to briefly pause the roll-out of Disney+

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