

I thought I could get the same content on Star Sports channels. This includes a large number of shows and movies aired on Star's TV channels and the international catalogue includes HBO shows such as Game of Thrones.Įven though I'm a big sports fan, I'd been avoiding a Hotstar subscription since the beginning. 190 per month, you get to watch all available games live and you can even access Hotstar's impressive library of films and TV shows. The delayed feed is a perfectly acceptable compromise considering you are not paying anything. Cricket matches are almost always available on the free tier and the only con is that the feed is five minutes behind the game. You can watch plenty of stuff (especially sports) for free. On the face of it, Hotstar offers tremendous value. It has over 50 million downloads according to its Google Play page, showing how popular the app already is, less than two years after launch. Not everyone has a TV set at home, and pretty much everyone has a phone with Internet these days, so the Hotstar app has become the go-to app for live streaming sports. It also has the rights to broadcast English Premier League football, Bundesliga (German football), apart from professional league tournaments for sports such as kabaddi, football (ISL), badminton, and hockey. Star Sports, the TV network that owns Hotstar, has the rights to broadcast international cricket matches held in India and even those taking place in countries such as Australia.

It's almost impossible to avoid Hotstar if you're a sports fan living in India.
