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Type | Television Channels |
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Country | India |
Broadcast area | Indian subcontinent |
Network | JioStar |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Hindi |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | JioStar |
Sister channels | JioStar Channels |
History | |
Launched | 1999 |
Links | |
Website | hotstar |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Disney+ Hotstar | India |
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