Mukesh Ambani's Viacom18 partners with Warner Bros to stream HBO content on JioCinema

Warner Bros. Discovery and Viacom18 today announced a new multi-year agreement to enable JioCinema stream HBO, Max Original and Warner Bros. content from starting next month. The partnership, which includes exclusive content rights across digital and linear, represents a significant step forward for both entities as they seek to deliver unrivalled world-class content to audiences.

Spanning thousands of hours of some of the best and most popular series and movies from around the world, the agreement sees Viacom18 offer an unmatched content slate to its users in India across linear channels and the JioCinema streaming service. HBO Original, Max Original and Warner Bros. Television series are set to premiere on JioCinema on the same day as the U.S.

The deal includes current and future seasons of HBO's globally acclaimed series such as House of The Dragon, The Last of Us, Succession and The White Lotus, and returning seasons of True Detective: Night Country, Euphoria, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty and Perry Mason. Also featured as part of the agreement are highly anticipated HBO Original series including The Idol, White House Plumbers, The Sympathizer and The Regime.

In addition, HBO's esteemed series and documentaries, including Game of Thrones, Sex & The City, Big Little Lies, Chernobyl and Veep, will be available for users.

Max Original series including, And Just Like That..., Peacemaker, and The Flight Attendant, highly anticipated premieres such as Dune: The Sisterhood, The Batman spinoff The Penguin, and Duster, from J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan, as well as much-loved Warner Bros. Television series like East New York and Gotham Knights are also part of the offering.

What about the subscription?

As of now, there is no official information from the respective companies whether there will be a seperate subscription for users to watch HBO content or it will be free. While its also unclear about JioCinema's paid subscription, It was rumored that JioCinema is becoming a paid subscription platform, which may include HBO content as well in their paid offerings. 

The development came soon after HBO and Warner Bros content made its exit from Disney+ Hostar, one of the biggest streaming platforms in India. The exit from Hotstar left Indian HBO fans disappointed, the JioCinema-HBO deal is good news for them. 

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