Overview
- JioHotstar signed a Letter of Intent with the Tamil Nadu government to collaborate on talent pipelines and infrastructure, including writing labs, mentorships and skill‑building programs.
- The Reliance–Disney venture set a goal of roughly 1,500 hours of new South programming over the next year and revealed 25 titles spanning Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
- The slate features new series and films such as Kaattaan, Pharma and the Telugu adaptation Vishakha, alongside returning franchises like Kerala Crime Files S3, Save The Tigers S3, Heartbeat S3 and Good Wife S2.
- Executives said most film investments will be acquisitions of movies after their theatrical runs and flagged a broader unscripted push, including a first Telugu edition of Roadies and ongoing Bigg Boss versions across languages.
- Leaders touted growth ambitions with over 200 million subscribers reported by Reuters and 400 million users cited at the event, while officials projected 1,000 direct and 15,000 indirect jobs from the initiative.