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Disney, Pixar & Marvel movies available on Hotstar; exclusive deal signed
MUMBAI: This year Disney India has witnessed spectacular success with its Hollywood movies setting benchmarks that reflect the increasing popularity of English movies in the country. Similarly, Hotstar has emerged as a market leader signaling the rise of digital and mobile entertainment platforms. Hotstar has now announced a new studio partnership with Disney India to dramatically augment its Premium service. It has inked a multi-year SVOD deal with Disney India to showcase the studio’s biggest hits exclusively on Hotstar Premium in India which includes movies like Lucasfilm Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Disney’s The Jungle Book and Moana, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War and Doctor Strange, Disney.Pixar’s Finding Dory amongst others.
In addition, Hotstar premium subscribers will also have access to popular movies and classics from Disney’s library including Disney.Pixar’s Ratatouille, Brave, Toy Story 3; Disney’s The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest as well as popular American TV series from ABC Studios such as Castle and Desperate Housewives. Hotstar subscribers will be able to access this content conveniently through Disney, Marvel and ABC Studios branded sections on the homepage of Hotstar.
Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan said, “Over the last 6 months, we have established Premium as an exciting new service for an Indian audience that is interested in international stories. The deal with Disney is in line with our strategy of bringing the best of new shows and movies from around the world to our Premium subscribers. This partnership signals our continuing strategy: we will invest deeply and widely with the best story tellers in the world to ensure that Premium continues as the standout streaming service in the country.”
“Our movies have met with much success in theatres this year. This deal is important for us as it enables us to offer our movies across Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar brands and our ABC Studios’ TV shows to our audience wherever they are. Hotstar Premium is an ideal home for our content and it gives subscribers across the country, the chance to revisit their loved stories,” said Disney India VP Studios Amrita Pandey.
Setting its sights on shaping the connected TV experience in India, Hotstar recently appropriated the top spot on iTunes as Apple TV’s App of the Year for India 2016. The recognition came on the back of a breakthrough year in which Hotstar continued to lead and disrupt the Indian market place. The service now has more than 140 million downloads to date. According to third party tracking provider App Annie, that tracks app usage of video streaming platforms, more than 50 million users used the service in India in the month of December.
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SEBI flags 1.33 lakh misleading finfluencer posts in 2026
Ministry tells Parliament no AI tracking yet; focus on transparency rules.
MUMBAI: SEBI just dropped a six-figure wake-up call on finfluencers because when 1.33 lakh posts are too good to be true, even the market regulator has to hit mute. The Ministry of Finance informed Parliament that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has escalated 1,33,000 misleading or manipulative social media posts related to securities to platform providers as of February 2026. The disclosure came in response to questions from MPs Vijay Vasanth and Suresh Kumar Shetka on the growing misuse of social media by unregistered financial influencers.
SEBI is not currently using artificial intelligence tools to monitor such content, the ministry clarified. Instead, it has mandated regulated entities and their agents to prominently display their registration name and number on social media profiles and in all securities-related content, helping investors verify authenticity and distinguish genuine advice from unregistered sources.
The ministry confirmed it does not maintain data on financial losses suffered by investors due to impersonation of registered entities. Grievances can be lodged and tracked via SEBI’s SCORES platform.
SEBI continues to coordinate with social media platforms to address risks from unregistered finfluencers. Violating content is escalated for removal, and enforcement action follows under the regulatory framework.
Earlier, SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey told ANI that the regulator had removed more than 1.2 lakh such posts after identifying “egregious behaviour violating our norms.” He emphasised that sharing financial education is permissible, but misleading investors triggers swift intervention.
In an era where one viral tip can move markets and empty wallets, SEBI isn’t just watching the feed, it’s reminding everyone that when it comes to money advice online, unregistered doesn’t mean unregulated, and a like isn’t the same as due diligence.
