Arnab Goswami's soon-to-be-launched news channel Republic TV will have a strong digital presence via Star India's video-on-demand (VoD) platform Hotstar and Reliance Jio's over-the-top (OTT) platform Jio TV.
Hotstar already offers live streams of 21st Century Fox channels including Fox News, Sky News and Fox Business. Republic TV will be the first local news channel available in Hotstar upon its launch on May 6.
"Hotstar is about to get a very interesting addition to its lineup. Starting 6 May, Arnab Goswami's Republic will go live on Hotstar. We will have a brand new 'News' page hosting the live feed all day," said an internal memo of Hotstar.
With 135 million downloads, Hotstar has become India's biggest OTT platform in India.
"Young India has embraced Hotstar. We believe that young, digitally-savvy Indians are deeply interested in understanding their country and the world they live in. We are deeply committed to making sure that we continuously widen Hotstar's offering, and the launch of Republic on Hotstar fills a big gap in our portfolio," said Star India chairman and chief executive Uday Shankar.
"Hotstar is a compelling destination for content cutting across genres and age groups. We are confident of breaking the digital barrier and believe this is the first step as news produced in India goes digital and then global. We believe the coming together of these two exciting brands and services will take news to the 90 million-plus viewers on Hotstar every month. You can now catch Republic on the move and on demand," said Goswami, editor-in-chief and founder of Republic TV.
Republic TV will also launch its website, republicworld.com, on May 6.
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