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Celebrate Valentine’s Day on Amazon miniTV
Mumbai: Amazon miniTV, Amazon’s free video streaming service, is set to celebrate the month of love with a diverse selection of romantic shows. Owing to the popularity of romance genre on the service, this Valentine’s Day, Amazon miniTV brings the perfect gift of love as it announces seven new romantic shows!
Delving into the world of desi-romance, Amazon miniTV brings back the finale season of its much-loved high school romance, Crushed! In addition, viewers will be awestruck as the streaming service announces the return of the next seasons of two of its biggest romantic hits – young adult favorite Highway Love and teen romance School Friends. Adding a global flavor to the genre, the streaming service will release a range of international shows like Life is Today, My Secret Terrius, When We Meet, One More Happy Ending making it a one-stop destination for romantic binge-watches.
Amazon miniTV head of content Amogh Dusad shared, “Amazon miniTV has been a powerhouse of rom-com show. Our library encompassing shows such as Highway Love, Half Love Half Arranged, Ishq Express, Crushed and so many more have received tremendous love and appreciation from across the country. We’re very happy and excited to announce newer shows and entertain audiences with endearing content repertoire this Valentine’s Day.”
Sharing a special message for the audience, the viewer’s favorite from Highway Love Gayatri Bhardwaj shared, “Valentine’s Day is not just about expressing your love for others, but also embracing the love you have for yourself. My character, Inaaya also strongly portrays the importance of self-love as she realizes her true feelings. I encourage celebrating the day of love with loved ones while also prioritizing self-love, ensuring to shower oneself with the same affection.”
Adding to the Valentine’s fervor, Ritvik Sahore said, “Taking the celebration of love a notch higher, I am excited that the second season of Highway Love will soon stream on Amazon miniTV and as a team we chose the month of love to announce this exciting new. I can’t wait to entertain and simply give that endearing feeling of love to fans of Inaaya & Kartik, as they embark once again on their journey of love.”
Amazon miniTV is available on the Amazon shopping app, Play Store, and Fire TV for free.
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JioStar revenue hits Rs 9,784 crore as cricket fuels 22 per cent growth
A surge in digital viewership and sports dominance fuels a blockbuster quarter for the media giant
MUMBAI: JioStar is batting on a flat pitch. The media titan’s fourth-quarter results for the financial year 2026 reveal a business scaling new heights, propelled by an unprecedented appetite for premium sports and digital-first storytelling.
Gross revenue for the quarter soared by 22.15 per cent to Rs 9,784 crore, up from Rs 8,010 crore in the third quarter. Operationally, the momentum was equally strong; revenue from operations climbed 21 per cent to Rs 8,372 crore. These figures underscore the firm’s successful integration following the Reliance and Disney merger, creating a dominant force in the Indian market.
The annual performance has been nothing short of a spectacle. Full-year gross revenue reached a massive Rs 36,248 crore, while annual profit after tax hit Rs 3,210 crore. This rapid expansion reflects JioStar’s ability to capture and monetise the massive growth in India’s media consumption.
Cricket proved to be the ultimate growth engine. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and TATA IPL 2026 delivered “record-breaking viewership” across both television and digital screens. The World Cup final alone drew a global peak concurrency of 72.5 million on JioHotstar, cementing its status as the nation’s premier streaming destination. On television, JioStar maintained a commanding 34.2 per cent viewership share, reaching a staggering 810 million viewers nationwide.
The digital numbers were just as impressive. JioHotstar averaged 500 million monthly active users, driven by consistent subscriber growth and innovative AI-led content discovery tools. These advancements are ensuring that JioStar remains at the cutting edge of the global “Race for Attention.”
With a firm grip on the country’s most valuable sporting rights and a rapidly growing digital footprint, JioStar is perfectly positioned for the future. It has built the ultimate content powerhouse—one that is ready to dominate the Indian living room for years to come.
