Right now the entire fandom is cheering for RCB, eighteen years of waiting finally ended with the IPL 2025 trophy, and Jio+Hotstar being a true gem streamed the entire series.
In a country like India, where sports like cricket is not only entertainment but also an emotion, JioHotstar is the true victor in the OTT race.
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The worth of this OTT is not determined by high-budget thrillers or by releasing worldwide famous series, but by cultural pulse and timing. And in that area, JioHotstar seems to have cracked the code and Netflix hasn’t even begun to decode it.
The streaming of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 proved this equation.
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With over 124.2 crore viewers tuning in for the India vs New Zealand final, JioHotstar didn’t just break records, it redefined them. The total viewership reached beyond 540 crore.
Meanwhile, Netflix, for all its international acclaim and polished originals, felt distant from this frenzy.
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While Netflix continues to produce its originals and high budget movies, the streaming giant hasn’t stepped into live sports yet, the territory which JioHotstar now owns.
Furthermore, it’s not only just cricket, it’s free access, regional languages, alongside streaming all the Marvel and Disney movies and series, it’s a cherry on top.
What’s most fantastic about the strategy of JioHotstar is, JioHotstar’s ability to anticipate viewer emotion and build on it. Where on the other hand Netflix offers stories. JioHotstar, in moments like this, offers shared memory.
In this round, Netflix looked like it was playing the wrong game entirely. While it’s still a global giant, in India JioHotstar clearly won the game.
So, in this head to head competition, the scoreboard reads loud and clear: Netflix 0 – JioHotstar 3.
