Jiocinema Subscription Charge: By the end of IPL, Jio Cinema will start charging. It has been said in the statement that right now a strategy is being made regarding the price.
Jiocinema Subscription Charge: Jio Cinema is the OTT platform of Reliance Industries and it has the digital rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Now you may have to pay for its content. Jio Cinema is preparing to start it by the end of IPL. Let us tell you that breaking the subscription practice of many years, Mukesh Ambani has offered to show IPL for free on Jio Cinema and has achieved record views.
Now it is also planned to add more than 100 films and TV serials on this platform, so that giants like Walt Disney and Netflix can be given competition.
You can watch IPL for free only till this season
The Bloomberg report states that Jyoti Deshpande, president of Reliance’s media and content business, told in an interview that Jio will start charging after the expansion of cinema. Although the strategy regarding the price has not been decided yet, it will be decided soon. He said that new titles will be introduced before the Indian Premier League cricket ends next month and till then viewers will be able to watch the matches for free.
Will have to pay for films too
Subscription charge can be introduced on Jio Cinema after IPL. In such a situation, you will have to pay a fee to watch a movie or TV serial. How much fee will be charged, it is being considered by Jio Cinema.
Preparing to build a global platform
Mukesh Ambani is preparing this platform to become a global media and online streaming giant. In view of this, last year, Viacom18 Media Pvt bought the digital rights of IPL. After this Ambani offered to show it for free, which is an important way for any media company to woo people.
record views on jio cinema
With increasing internet penetration, the potential audience in India is huge. JioCinema garnered over 1.47 billion video views at the start of the IPL in April and 22 million viewers for one match on Wednesday.
Charges will be kept low
Deshpande said that there is a plan to charge Jio Cinema after expansion, but the minimum charge will be imposed for the customers. Let us tell you that IPL has been streamed on Jio Cinema in languages like Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati and Bhojpuri.