About a month ago, news broke about Reliance’s plans to merge Disney+ Hotstar with Jiocinema after their Star-Viacom18 merger. While the merger is pending approvals from the Competition Commission of India, data from Google Play Store data shows Disney+ Hotstar had over 500 million downloads while JioCinema had over 100 million downloads.

While the idea makes sense from a consumer’s perspective who has to deal with too many subscriptions and too many choices, things don’t quite add up from a strategic perspective for Reliance.

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DAYBREAK UNWIND RECOMMENDATIONS for “favourite murder mystery.”

Snigdha: We Have Always Lived in The Castle by Shirley Jackson

Rahel: Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene (The Phantom of Venice)

Devansh: Blood on the Tracks by Shūzō Oshimi

Venkat: Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya, 2019 (movie)

Vaidehi: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Rohith: Jane Jaan, 2023 (movie)

Ashish: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Hari: Dial M for Murder

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