Disney’s Secret Weapon Is a Streaming Platform in India

One in four subscribers to Disney+ is from Hotstar, India’s largest streaming platform

Sarvesh Mathi
Marker
Published in
7 min readDec 3, 2020

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Like so many other companies, Disney appeared destined to exit 2020 with a trail of disappointments, disasters, and crises needing management. The pandemic forced the company to shutter its revenue-generating theme parks, delay…

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