Disney+Hotstar To Live Stream Coldplay’s Ahmedabad Concert

Disney+Hotstar to Stream Coldplay Concert Live from Ahmedabad

SUMMARY

The ‘Music of the Spheres World Tour’ concert will be streamed live across India on Republic Day, along with behind-the-scenes content available for subscribers, as per Disney+Hotstar’s statement

“Our partnership with Coldplay reflects our commitment to bringing iconic cultural experiences to audiences nationwide,” said Sanjog Gupta, CEO, JioStar – Sports

The tour is kicking off today with three shows in Mumbai and two at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on January 25 and 26

Disney+Hotstar

has partnered with Coldplay to stream live the British rock band’s upcoming concert in Ahmedabad.

The ‘Music of the Spheres World Tour’ concert will be streamed live across India on Republic Day, along with behind-the-scenes scenes available for subscribers, as per Disney+Hotstar’s statement.

“Our partnership with Coldplay reflects our commitment to bringing iconic cultural experiences to audiences nationwide,” said Sanjog Gupta, CEO, JioStar – Sports.

Sharing the announcement on X, Coldplay said, “On January 26, Coldplay’s biggest ever show will stream LIVE from Ahmedabad across all of India on Disney+Hotstar.”

The tour is kicking off today with three shows in Mumbai and two at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on January 25 and 26.

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Viacom18 and The Walt Disney Company announced merger of their media business in November last year. It led to the media and JioCinema businesses of Viacom18 merger with Star India.

The transaction valued the joint venture (JV) at $8.5 Bn on a post money basis, “excluding synergies”. While Viacom18 held 46.82% stake in the JV, Disney had 36.84% stake. RIL will hold the remaining 16.34% stake in the JV.

On the digital front, it will lead to a merger of RIL’s JioCinema and Disney’s Hotstar and on the television side of Star and Colors. The JV operates over 100 TV channels, producing over 30,000 hours of TV content annually.

The companies also claimed that the JV will be one of the largest media and entertainment companies in India with pro forma combined revenue of approximately INR $3.1 Bn for the fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24).