Reliance Jio users are reporting on the internet with complaints about the Twitch ban. However, Twitch is not banned by the Indian Government, but it is banned by the telecom operator Jio. IPL 2020 is going on, Hotstar has the exclusive “digital streaming rights” for all the IPL matches. If you don’t know, to watch Live IPL matches, users need the VIP subscription of Hotstar (Which costs Rs 399).
Users have reported that few Twitch members are reportedly streaming IPL Matches, and these streams claim to have had over 1.5 Lakh viewers. Users claim, to stop its Fibernet subscribers and cellular users, to watch illegal streams, Jio may be blocking Twitch in the evening at the time of matches.
Jio users have taken to Reddit and Indian Broadband Forum to complain of the blocking Twitch streams. Users claim that at the time of IPL match in the evening, streams stop working.
Well if you don’t know, Twitch is a live streaming platform, and it is known well in the gaming community for live game streaming. But few users are illegally streaming IPL 2020 matches to get more views. According to the reports, these streams have reached over 1.5 Lakh views.
Hotstar Plans
The Rs 399 Hotstar VIP includes live streaming access to Dream 11 IPL matches, IPL 2021 matches, English Premier League matches, Formula One matches, and more. It also offers access to seven multiplex blockbusters, exclusive Hotstar specials, dubbed Disney+ content, and Star serials before they get aired on TV.
Disney+ Hotstar also has a Premium membership plan that is priced at Rs. 1,499 for the year. It also offers access to the latest American shows and movies without ads and minutes after they are aired in the home region. It also provides non-dubbed Disney+ originals, concerts, movies, and kids content.
Jio Hotstar Offers
Recently, Jio is providing a free annual Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription with the recharge plan of Rs 598. The plan offers unlimited Jio to Jio voice calls and 2,000 minutes for voice calls to other mobile networks.
It also comes with 100 SMS messages per day and a free annual subscription of Disney+ Hotstar VIP plan worth Rs. 399. The plan has a validity of 56 days.
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