JioHotstar bags digital rights for India-England Test series in deal with Sony

Mukesh Ambani’s strategic move towards the growth and development of Reliance Industries Limited, helped Jio Hotstar to exclusively bag the digital rights of the England vs India Test series. As per reports, Jio Hotstar seems to have completed their deal with Sony Entertainment, giving them the scope to explore more ventures. The five-day Test series between the hosts - England and India is scheduled to begin from June 20th at the Leeds Stadium. The official streaming partner is going to be JioHotstar. 

As per the agreement, the linear rights lies with Sony which is going to be telecasted in Sony Sports network, while they decide to sub-license the digital streaming rights would go to JioHotstar. 

The venues for the other four Test matches are in Birmingham (July 2nd), Manchester (July 23rd), Lord’s (July 10th) and the Oval (July 31st).

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JioHotstar to stream India-England Tests from June 20

As per reports, it is clear that this agreement will be extended to the upcoming year’s white ball games as well. It is known that in the Summer of the year 2026, Team India will be playing their three ODI matches and five Twenty20 matches in England. So, it can be noted that JioHotstar has the rights for all the eight games. 

On 26th May, JioHotstar and Sony Entertainment have confirmed that they are in collaboration with each other for the upcoming Test series and now cricket fans in India can enjoy the matches on all screens. 

To this, the CEO of JioHotstar - Sports and Live experiences said, “This collaboration is a win-win for all stakeholders involved - especially Indian Cricket fans - and serves the broader sporting landscape. The combination of JioHostar's deep digital footprint with SPNI's s broadcast network will universalise access to India's tours of England.”

“As the habitual destination for Cricket viewing, JioHotstar is committed to offering millions of fans - inclusive, intuitive, interactive and immersive viewing experiences. We will continue to leverage the power of our story-telling, consumer-focussed product features and connectivity to unlock infinite possibilities of serving fans on our platforms,” he further added.