As per a Reuters report, JioStar will only offer a limited portion of IPL matches for free, with users being allowed to watch a few minutes before being directed to a subscription page.

The newly launched streaming platform, JioHotstar, formed after the merger of Viacom18’s JioCinema and Star India’s Disney+ Hotstar into JioHotstar, will not offer free streaming of IPL matches. JioHotstar,

JioCinema had offered free IPL streaming since 2023, when they secured the rights to the tournament. The decision to revise the streaming model for the Indian Premier League (IPL) follows the $8.5 billion merger last year between Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani's Reliance and Walt Disney's India media assets.

IPL 2025 to introduce paid streaming on JioHotstar, free access to be limited(Source: Jio Hotstar) The (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,

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.