The Indian Premier League (IPL), set to commence next month, will reportedly no longer be streamed for free. Instead, a new subscription model will be popularized ahead of the 2025 season, demanding to pay for access to watch, for the sports enthusiasts.

IPL 2025 begins on March 22, but Indian cricket fans face disappointment as JioCinema and Hotstar’s merger leads to the end of free streaming. The new app, JioHotstar, will require subscriptions after a trial period,

The Reliance-Disney joint venture will no longer offer completely free streaming for IPL cricket matches and will adopt a hybrid model where subscription kicks in after content consumption reaches a threshold,

NEW DELHI – The Reliance-Disney joint venture will no longer offer completely free streaming for IPL cricket matches and will adopt a hybrid model where subscription kicks in after content consumption reaches a threshold, sources told Reuters on February 13. They will also launch a new rebranded streaming app.

The landscape of cricket streaming in India is set for a major overhaul as JioHotstar, the newly launched streaming platform from the merger of JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar, has announced the end of free IPL streaming.