The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday, Sept. 2, edition that JioHotstar, a streamer that rivals Netflix in global reach plans to offer Canadians a wide range of programming in English, Hindi and more than a dozen other Asian languages, using dubs and subtitles. The Globe's Andrew Willis writes that the service has interactive capabilities that build audience engagement, with features that include allowing viewers to vote in reality shows such as Bigg Boss. The streamer is charging Canadians $19.99 for a three-month subscription or an annual plan priced at $49.99. Domestic audiences will be able to watch 160,000 hours of archived content, along with 30,000 hours a year of new shows and movies. Mumbai-based JioHotstar is owned by one of India's largest conglomerates, Reliance Industries, and Walt Disney. The two media companies created the service by merging their streaming platforms in February, 2025. In its home market, the service includes offerings from the Disney family, as well as American-owned networks such as HBO, NBCUniversal (Peacock) and Paramount. Those platforms already have domestic broadcast partners in Canada or their own licences and will not be part of JioHotstar's domestic offering.