JioStar ignites excitement with website launch, fueling speculation about a Reliance-Hotstar merger powerhouse!
JioHotStar:
JioStar, a new website, has emerged amid the ongoing JioHotstar domain dispute.JioStar website hints at a future platform, displaying a “coming soon” message with no further details. This has fueled speculation that it could be the new OTT platform emerging from the Reliance-Hotstar merger, although official confirmation remains elusive.
A day after the JioHotstar domain was offered to Reliance by its owners, Jainam and Jivika Jain, the JioStar website went live.
Originally, the domain was purchased by the Dubai-based siblings from a Delhi-based app developer as a gesture of support for his education.
Before the generous offer, the Delhi-based app developer had explored selling the domain name to Reliance Industries or Viacom18 as a means to fund his education at Cambridge University.
Dubai-based siblings Jainam and Jivika Jain have purchased the JioHotstar domain and are planning to gifting it to Reliance.
Thirteen-year-old Jainam and ten-year-old Jivika Jain have issued a statement asserting that their decision to offer the domain name to Reliance was made independently.
“With all the discussions happening, we now think it might be best for Team Reliance to have this domain, if they want it. We are happy to give jiohotstar.com to them for free, with all the proper paperwork. To be clear, this is entirely our choice. No one from Reliance or any legal group has contacted us or pressured us in any way. We made this decision on our own, without any pressure from friends, family, or anyone else,” Jainam and Jivika said.
The siblings even extended a helping hand, providing contact details – jainam@1xl.com and jivika@1xl.com – for Reliance to easily reach out if interested. In a move that further fuels speculation, they mentioned they’d handle the transfer “smoothly.” This leaves the door open for a potential Reliance takeover, but the young duo also expressed being content to continue their own endeavors.