Published 10:17 IST, April 6th 2020
How to get Disney+ Hotstar free with Jio? Know how to set-up in 6 easy steps
How to get Hotstar Premium free with Jio? Here is how Jio users can now use the Disney+ Hotstar Premium for free with the simple steps. Learn more.
The Indian telecom supergiant, Reliance Jio has partnered with Star India and is now offering free premium membership to its movie steaming app Hotstar via JioTV. This will bring a wide catalog of Star TV channels along with exclusive Americal TV shows and movies for Jio customers.
Source ~ Jio.com
Disney+ Hotstar is one of India’s largest premium video streaming platform. The app offers both free and premium video contents which include 50,000 hours of TV content and movies across 8 languages. The Disney+ Hotstar premium subscription is priced at Rs 199 per month which brings all the exclusive and latest American television shows like ‘Game of Thrones’ and latest movies after they have been aired in America.
JioTV is a live streaming service app that offers access to more than 300 TV channels including 42 HD channels across languages and genres. On this app, a person can live-stream TV channels and watch episodes of TV shows, aired in the past 7 days. This partnership will bring Reliance Jio customers who are subscribed to JioTV services to get direct free access to Hotstar premium membership. This, in turn, allows Jio customers to access all the Star TV channels, other exclusive American TV Shows, and movies for free.
How to get Hotstar Premium free with Jio?
- Open up the JioTV app and tap on any Star TV channel.
- You will be then redirected to Google Play Store/ iTunes to download the latest Disney+ Hotstar app.
- If you are an existing user then you are provided with an option to upgrade or reinstall the Disney+ Hotstar app.
- On upgrading, you will be asked to connect with your Jio account.
- Once connected, you can use either the JioTV app or Hotstar app to watch Star TV channels and other TV shows. (clicking Star TV channels on JioTV app will automatically open up in Hotstar).
- You can also use the Hotstar directly to watch all other premium TV shows and movies.
Updated 16:02 IST, April 7th 2020