Free Hotstar via Airtel TV
Airtel TV app is offering free content as a part of promotional offer till June 2018 to its all customers. Customers need to download the latest version of the Airtel TV app to access the service. All the Airtel customers can avail around 100,000 hours of content from Hotstar’s library that includes shows from 22 channels and over 3000 movies.
The Hotstar catalog that is made available to Airtel TV includes movies and shows is in 9 languages and even includes regional languages such as Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu. Moreover, Star India also has the digital rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament. An Airtel spokesperson told that Airtel TV will offer everything that’s on Hotstar. However, it’s currently not clear whether this deal also comprises Hotstar’s premium services as well, that are usually available to customers through a paid subscription. Commenting on the partnership, Sameer Batra, CEO – Wynk, said, “We are delighted to have Hotstar onboard as a long-term partner in our endeavor to build a world-class digital content ecosystem. Their rich content library will add immense value to our content play and add to the user experience.” It’s also worth mentioning here that Airtel rival Reliance Jio already has a similar partnership with Hotstar to offer content through its JioTV app.
