Hotstar launches new subscription pack ahead of IPL

Just ahead of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Star India’s video streaming platform Hotstar has launched a new and cheaper subscription pack, ‘Hotstar VIP’.

The new pack will offer live sports, web originals (Hotstar Specials) and Star India’s local content at Rs 365 per year, making it cheapest among paid video OTT services.

Hotstar already has an annual ‘Hotstar Premium’ subscription plan at Rs 129 a month or Rs 999 per year, similar to that of Amazon Prime. It also had a sports only pack for Rs 299 a year.