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Race for scale: HBO finds a home in India after deal with JioCinema

Does its deal with HBO mean that JioCinema is planning to go pay?

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When Disney decided not to renew its five-year agreement with HBO earlier in March there was a lot of speculation on the new home for HBO

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

4 min read Last Updated : Apr 27 2023 | 9:10 PM IST

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Viacom18’s JioCinema is going all guns blazing for scale. First came the “Fifa for free” in November 2022, then the audacious $3-billion bid (about Rs 24,000 crore) for the digital rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL). And now comes a deal to put all HBO content including shows such as Succession, Game of Thrones and films like Harry Potter on JioCinema.

Just before the Fifa World Cup began streaming in November 2022 “JioCinema was at 8.2 million unique visitors. With Fifa, it went to a high of 71 million before settling at 65 million in March”, says Geet Lulla,

Topics : Viacom18 Reliance Jio Uday Shankar Warner Bros HBO OTT

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