JioStar earnings fell in the September 2026 quarter, with profit after tax declining 13.2% from a year earlier to ₹1,147 crore, even as gross revenue rose 9.8% to ₹7,944 crore.

JioStar earnings and revenue

In the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year, JioStar reported profit after tax of ₹1,322 crore and gross revenue of ₹7,232 crore. Revenue from operations rose 10.1% year over year to ₹6,806 crore in the second quarter of fiscal 2027.

Reliance Industries said subscription revenue and digital entertainment advertising revenue drove the increase in sales. The available information did not explain the decline in profit.

JioStar is a joint venture formed from the media businesses of Reliance and Walt Disney in India. Reliance’s 2024–25 annual report describes the merger of Viacom18 and Star India that created JioStar and brought their streaming services together as JioHotstar.

Streaming audience and international expansion

JioHotstar averaged 440 million monthly active users during the quarter, up 10% from a year earlier. Entertainment watch time grew more than 15%, supported by Hindi and regional content, the company said.

JioStar relaunched and rebranded JioHotstar in Singapore, the UK and Canada during the quarter. It said active subscriber volume in those markets had grown 30% since launch.

The company also expanded commerce integrations beyond cricket to Wimbledon, the US Open and the Premier League.

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