Jio TV
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Type of business | Digital distribution |
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Type of site | |
Available in | |
Headquarters | Mumbai,India |
Area served | India |
Owner | Jio Platforms |
Founder(s) | Mukesh Ambani |
Industry | |
Products | |
Services | Live TV |
URL | Jio TV |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Required |
Launched | 4 May 2016 |
Current status | Active |
Jio TVis an Indianstreaming televisionservice owned byJio Platforms,a subsidiary ofReliance Industries.Jio TV offers about 1000livechannels with 7 days of catch up content, as per the website.[1][2][3][4][unreliable source?]
History
[edit]JioTV was launched in 2016, from the digital arm ofLYF(Jio), LYF Digital Convergence Limited. JioTV, anstreaming televisionservice offering LIVE TV and Catch Up Content to end consumers on theirmobile phones,tablets,laptops,desktops,entertainment boxes and connected TVs.
JioTV web version was launched in December 2017[5]but it was taken down after two days because of some technical litigation issues.[6]
As per the FAQs page on website, Jio TV on web allows for content discovery only and the streaming is available only on mobile devices through the app.
Content partners
[edit]JioTV has partnered with different broadcasting companies such asABP Group,Culver Max,NDTV,Sun Network,The Times Group,Living Media,Viacom18,Warner Bros. Discovery IndiaandZee.[7]to provide content in different categories such as Business, Devotional, Education, Entertainment, Infotainment, Kids, News and Sports. JioTV has 17 'Jio Darshan' channels which telecast proceedings from a few Indian temples[8][9][10]
32 government education channels on JioTV[11]are hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources Development underSwayam Prabha.[12]
In June 2020, JioTV tied up with the Assam government to host educational channel "Gyan Brikshya".[13]In July 2020, JioTV has partnered withManipur,Maharashtra,[14][15]Haryana[16]andTelangana[17]state governments to telecast education channels for e-classes.
In December 2022, JioTV introduced Games and Music as part of its super-app experience. It also provides multi-audio and subtitle support across its live sports events.
In February 2023, KC Global Media launchedAnimaxchannel on JioTV.
Strategic partnerships
[edit]Nov 2020 - Partnered with Rewind Network to distribute HITS content through JioTV platform[18][19]
Viewership
[edit]JioTV recorded a 84 million unique visitors in March 2020, an increase from 74 million unique visitors in March of the previous year. The company is owned byJio Platforms,the digital service business ofReliance Industries.[20]
According to a Kalagato report onOTTspace, in 2018, JioTV saw around18%of active users afterDisney+ Hotstarwhich has 40% active users. In terms of national reach, Hotstar and JioTV both had 30% and 24% respectively market share.[21]
JioTV recorded 74.5 million unique visitors in March 2019, which was an increase from 31.2 million unique visitors in March of the previous year.[22]
See also
[edit]- JioCinema– paid streaming service and android application
- JioSaavn– Music streaming service mobile application
References
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- ^"BBC News Gujarati partners with Jio TV app for around-the-clock streaming - Exchange4media".Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media.Archivedfrom the original on 27 October 2021.Retrieved11 October2021.
- ^Updates, Daily (29 November 2021)."Jio Tv Channels List - 820 channels On JioTv app".Archivedfrom the original on 2 December 2021.Retrieved2 December2021.
- ^"Reliance Jio Silently Introduces Web Version of JioTV".Telecom Talk. 17 December 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 11 June 2020.Retrieved12 November2021.
- ^"Reliance JioTV Web Version Pulled Down Due to 'Technical Litigation' Issues".Telecom Talk. 19 December 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 12 November 2021.Retrieved12 November2021.
- ^"Zee channels back on JioTV".EconomicsTimes.Archivedfrom the original on 22 March 2019.Retrieved9 October2018.
- ^"गोविंद देवजी मंदिर के आयोजनों का सीधा प्रसारण जियो टीवी एप पर"(in Hindi). Live Hindustan. 24 August 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"पटना के महावीर मंदिर का आज से कीजिए लाइव दर्शन, पूर्वी भारत का होगा पहला एेसा मंदिर Patna News"(in Hindi). Jagran. 17 January 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Now live Darshan of Lord Hanuman of Mahavir Temple, Patna on Jio TV".United News of India. 17 January 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Jio TV to Broadcast 32 Government Education Channels".College Dekho. 10 January 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Education channels to be available on Reliance Jio mobile app,JioTV".IndiaToday. 10 January 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Assam's Educational Channel 'Gyan Brikshya' Available On Jio Tv".Pratidin Time. 7 June 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Maharashtra launches 3 channels on JioTV for X, XII online learning".Times Of India. 16 July 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Jio TV, Sahyadri channel for online classes".Hindustan Times. 23 June 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Haryana govt, Reliance Jio TV enter agreement to educate 52 lakh students".LiveMint. 24 June 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"T-SAT now available on Jio TV".telanganatoday. 22 July 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"POPULAR TV SERVICE 'HITS' DEBUTS ON JIO ALL JIO USERS TO GET MORE ICONIC ENGLISH SHOWS ON JIOTV & JIOTV+ WITH 'HITS'".hitstv.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"Jio partners HITS for offering Hollywood content to JioTV users".EconomicsTimes. 27 November 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2021.Retrieved30 November2021.
- ^"India: unique visitors Jio TV 2020".Statista.Archivedfrom the original on 27 October 2021.Retrieved11 October2021.
- ^"With 40% active users Hotstar rules OTT space in India, Jio TV grabs #2 slot: Kalagato".Kalagato. 21 November 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 12 November 2021.Retrieved12 November2021.
- ^"Number of unique visitors on Jio TV in India 2017-2019".Statista. 16 October 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 27 October 2021.Retrieved11 October2021.