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JioSaavn bets big on design with Pro makeover
MUMBAI: JioSaavn is giving its 100 million monthly active users a visual overhaul, but the real treats are reserved for those willing to pay. The audio streaming platform today rolled out version 10.0, a comprehensive redesign that polishes the experience for everyone whilst dangling a premium aesthetic carrot exclusively for JioSaavn Pro subscribers.
The update, launched on 29 October, touches everything from buttons to typography to colour palettes. But Pro subscribers get an altogether posher experience: refined textures, subtle animations, dynamic visuals that adapt to album artwork, and a darker background that makes cover art pop. There’s even an animated leaf effect—a “signature Pro visual element”—fluttering across select pages.
The redesign isn’t mere cosmetic fiddling. JioSaavn has reengineered core interface elements—buttons, tab pills, pop-up flows—to follow a coherent design language that adapts seamlessly across themes. Iconography has been sharpened: Play, Skip, Home, Share, Edit and the ellipsis menu all sport a more contemporary aesthetic. Typography has been fine-tuned for improved legibility against updated background colours.
The Pro-exclusive theme introduces a distinguished app icon and reimagined animation that sets the tone before users even tap in. Pro badging appears consistently across profile and settings pages, reinforcing the premium tier at every turn. The player interface now dynamically shifts to match whatever track is playing—a neat trick that makes the experience feel alive.
Founded in 2007, JioSaavn has grown into India’s dominant audio streaming service, offering over 100 million tracks in 15-plus languages across podcasts and music. The platform spans Android, iOS, JioPhones and web, with interfaces available in twelve display languages.
JioSaavn Pro strips out ads entirely and throws in unlimited downloads, unlimited skips, endless autoplay and superior audio quality. Subscription options include individual, family, duo and student plans. Jio users get a bonus: they can set any of 2 million-plus songs as their JioTune caller tune.
The version 10.0 update is available now on Android and iOS. JioSaavn is sweetening the deal with festive offers to lure free-tier listeners into trying Pro.
The strategy is transparent: make the free experience better, but make the paid experience irresistible. By merging functionality with design excellence—and reserving the most elegant flourishes for subscribers—JioSaavn is betting that 100 million monthly listeners will notice the difference. And that at least some of them will open their wallets to close the gap between good and gorgeous.
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T20 World Cup ’26: India–England semi-final sets global streaming record of 619 million views on JioHotstar
India–England semi-final records 65.2 million peak streams
MUMBAI: The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 set a new milestone in global sports streaming, as the India–England semi-final drew record digital audiences on JioHotstar.
The match on 5 March registered 65.2 million peak concurrent viewers, the highest ever recorded for a live event on any streaming platform worldwide. The semi-final also generated 619 million views, making it the most streamed T20 international match in history.
The landmark audience numbers were driven largely by viewers in India, setting a record achieved within a single market, rather than through aggregated viewership across multiple countries.
The high-scoring encounter between India national cricket team and England cricket team produced 499 runs across both innings, fuelling widespread fan engagement across platforms.
According to the International Cricket Council, the digital record surpassed the previous global benchmark of 65 million concurrent viewers, set in November 2024 by another international streaming platform.
Across television and digital platforms combined, the semi-final reached more than 320 million viewers, while total watch time exceeded 23 billion minutes, making it the most watched T20 international match ever.
“This World Cup demonstrates the immense passion of cricket fans and the progress made in bringing the game closer to audiences worldwide,” said ICC chairman Jay Shah.
“This moment reflects the scale of cricket fandom in India and the technological capability required to serve hundreds of millions of viewers simultaneously.”
JioStar vice-chairman Uday Shankar, said the audience surge underscored the future of large-scale digital entertainment.
“One in every three Indians tuned in to watch the second semi-final. Delivering such an experience at scale requires the very best of technology,” he said.
The 619 million views during the match also eclipsed the 533 million views recorded during the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
With the final yet to be played, the 2026 tournament has already set multiple benchmarks in audience reach and digital engagement.
India will face the New Zealand national cricket team in the final on 8 March at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and streamed on JioHotstar.
