Reliance Jio said on Monday (March 17, 2025) that it will begin charging users to stream Indian Premier League (IPL) games. This means that users will no longer be able to watch India’s most-watched sports event for free.
There is a new recharge plan for Jio mobile users that starts at ₹299 rupees. This plan will let them watch the IPL on Reliance-Disney’s newly merged JioHotstar streaming app, which the Reliance Group owns.
The first game of the IPL 2025 season will be between KKR and RCB at Eden.
The most-streamed show in the country, the IPL, will have its 2025 season from March 22 to May 25.
Reuters reported a month ago that the Reliance-Disney joint venture will no longer offer free streaming for IPL cricket matches, like it did in 2023 and 2024 on the old JioCinema platform. Instead, it will switch to a hybrid model where users will have to pay for content after a certain amount of use.
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The new plan also comes with a free trial of Reliance Jio’s broadband internet services for 50 days. This will help your home internet dominance with fast sports viewing.
People are very interested in Mukesh Ambani’s pricing plan for the IPL and other cricket events. In the past few years, media rights for these events have cost the merged group, India’s biggest entertainment company, almost $10 billion.
Indian media and entertainment is worth $28 billion, and the JV runs more than 100 TV programs and streaming apps.
