Hotstar's Disney Plus roll-out in India on hold amid coronavirus scare
The
roll-out of Disney Plus, the streaming platform from Disney, in India through Hotstar has been put on hold, the company said on
Friday.
Some
of the Disney Plus content, including Star Wars series "The
Mandalorian", that became available to Hotstar users ahead of the
streaming service's launch in India on March 29, is no longer available on the
app.
"We
recently announced that Disney+ would launch in India through the Hotstar
service in conjunction with beginning of the Indian Premier League cricket
season. Given the delay of the season, we have made the decision to briefly
pause the roll-out of Disney+ and will announce a new revised premiere date for
the service soon", Uday Shankar, President - The Walt Disney Company APAC
and Chairman, Star & Disney India, said in a statement.
Though
he did not specify, the IPL season was put on hold due to coronavirus scare, which has
led to cancellations and delay in events, movies and film festivals across the
globe.
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