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In with the old, out with the new
Updated On: 29 December, 2023 02:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
With Disney+ Hotstar set for a merger with JioCinema, sources say upcoming seasons of its popular series Aarya and Criminal Justice to remain unaffected; streamer, however, stops commissioning new shows
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The fourth season of Criminal Justice is slated to roll early next year
For the past few weeks, all eyes in the entertainment industry have been on the merger between Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema. It is heard that Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has signed a non-binding deal with Walt Disney Co, which includes the merger of the two streaming platforms. Buzz in the industry is that while the deal will be finalised by February-end, it will be put into effect only after April 2024. With this merger, JioCinema—which got a boost earlier this year when it secured the Indian Premier League (IPL) streaming rights for five years—is en route to establishing itself as one of the country’s top OTT platforms.
One wonders what the on-ground changes will be at both streamers. While JioCinema announced a strong slate of originals in late 2022, Disney+ Hotstar has built a wide library over the years. However, the latter took a beating when it lost the rights to stream HBO shows in India, in April. A production house representative, whose show has been commissioned by Disney+ Hotstar, reveals, “We have been told to go ahead with our show as expected. In my understanding, the producers, whose shows have been greenlit, won’t be affected. That said, the platform is not commissioning fresh shows at this stage.”
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