Delhi Techie Offers to Sell JioHotstar Domain to Streaming Giants
2 months ago

Delhi Techie Offers to Sell JioHotstar Domain to Streaming Giants

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Delhi-based app developer offers to sell the JioHotstar domain name to either Reliance Industries (RIL) or Viacom18 for a fee. The techie, who is currently pursuing his goal of studying at Cambridge University, hypothesizes that the company would likely follow the same rebranding process with Hotstar, potentially renaming it to JioHotstar. The app developer, motivated by the exposure to the University's Accelerate program, hopes to secure funding through this acquisition.

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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