Talk:Disney+ Hotstar

Requested move 12 October 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: no consensus. (non-admin closure) Thanks, Glasspalace (talk | contribs) 03:20, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Disney+ Hotstar → HotstarHotstar – Most recently that Disney+ Hotstar in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand has replaced by Disney+ as Hulu entered the global markets, replacing the previously existing Star sub-label VernardoLau (talk) 18:32, 9 October 2025 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). TarnishedPathtalk 08:33, 12 October 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. TarnishedPathtalk 10:19, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment This was discussed in March, and the result was "No consensus". 162 etc. (talk) 17:42, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Lot has since March. It was still Disney+ Hotstar in Southeast Asian countries now they have been rebranded to Disney+ and Disney+ has it's separate page for it and they both have same owner. Disney+ Hotstar doesn't exist in any market now, and the Hotstar or Jiohotstar owned by different company called JioStar, sure Disney Plus's parent company owns some portion of but they're not the same. Hotstar and Disney+ Hotstar should been separated in March, unfortunately it didn't happen. Redoneahmedd (talk) 18:01, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Article titles and splits do not always follow what the companies want us to refer to their products as. Any such moves or splits have to meet Wikipedia policies and guidelines first and foremost, and the prior RM did not because it was WP:TOOSOON. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 18:04, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't think no one in India calls it Disney+ Hotstar, if that so why the change of HBO max to Max and then again to HBO max wasn't complicated? Is there any different rules for each streaming? Or is it because the people from Western Countries preferred name preferred over actual market? Redoneahmedd (talk) 13:56, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose for now: I am mostly reiterating my comments from the prior RM here. I think we need adequate sources that support "Hotstar" being the WP:COMMONNAME for this service. The name being part of "Disney+ Hotstar" and "JioHotstar" is not sufficient, nor is the fact that the service was replaced by Disney+ in some regions. Article titles are based on the frequency, commonality, recognizability, and widespread acceptance of name usage, not by what a company wants us to refer to it as. I don't think another RM should be rushed for this topic, and it may be beneficial for editors to take a wait-and-see approach before determining what name has more long-term significance, as opposed to trying to pass through another move request that has been contested in the past. The fact that this was initially requested as a speedy technical request is concerning. This issue and the Disney Star one have been beaten like a dead horse for most of this year, and I think it is time to WP:DROPTHESTICK and wait a while to re-evaluate the options and usage of the name before even remotely considering another RM. "Hotstar" itself remains a good redirect search term pointing readers to this article. "Disney+ Hotstar" and "Hotstar" were both used for 5 years, so it may be difficult to gauge which one is more preferable. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 18:00, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
But the problem is that currently Disney+ in those markets are still using the Hotstar interface despite already include Hulu brand that replaced Star, which yet to get replaced with the global version because of the agreement. VernardoLau (talk) 18:33, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
And how would that mean readers searching for "Hotstar" or "Disney+ Hotstar" would be confused by reaching this article? This RM, like any other, is not about the scope of the article or the product arrangements; it comes down to Wikipedia's naming conventions. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 18:44, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@CNMall41 Wasn't this service originally called Hotstar? Why is this replacement so complicated? Disney+ from US, Hotstar from India. That's a point. I think Disney+ Hotstar is gone, Hotstar is the right name to replace it compared to JioHotstar. 114.122.105.151 (talk) 23:28, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
JioHotstar was of course named Hotstar outside Indian markets. After all, Disney+ has the Star branding attached before. VernardoLau (talk) 13:32, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Disney+ Hotstar branding is gone in both India (replaced by JioHotstar) and Southeast Asia (replaced by Disney+). To avoid the confusion with users, let's move the page. Also I don't think Indian users still calling the service "Disney+ Hotstar" anymore. Jack Wylde (talk) 05:54, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How would people be confused? Wikipedia is not branding tool for specific markets and we go by COMMONNAME which is Disney+ Hostar. Maybe eventually that will change but not at the moment. --CNMall41 (talk) 16:54, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: WikiProject Media, WikiProject Film, WikiProject Disney, WikiProject Companies, and WikiProject Television have been notified of this discussion. TarnishedPathtalk 10:20, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: The side supporting the move has not provided any analysis of WP:RSes to support their position that Hotstar is the WP:COMMONNAME. In such cases, they will face opposition to the move as the burden lies on them to provide evidence supporting their assertion. Without this evidence, the status quo is likely to be retained. Apart from that, I have no objection to including the new logo in the infobox if such a thing were to be done per WP:LOGOS. Arnav Bhate (talk • contribs) 15:34, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I would be fine with compromising by including both the Disney+ Hotstar and JioHotstar logos in the infobox, simply because both are recognizable in the regions where this service has been operated. I concur with Arnav's assessment thus far. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 16:13, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The reason for the logo removal (by me, yesterday) is because I cannot see where it was obtained so no idea if it is fair use or not. If there is consensus to add it, we need to make sure it legally can be. --CNMall41 (talk) 18:27, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I checked that file's info, and you are right. This from the JioStar website could be an alternative. Arnav Bhate (talk • contribs) 08:36, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Lack of Consensus resulting from misconceptions

lets get some facts straight here:

1. JioStar and Disney are separate companies. While Disney has a stake in JioStar, it is majority owned by Reliance Industries and run by them.

2. The JioHotstar service, launched in February 2025, is owned by JioStar. While Disney Plus is owned by The Walt Disney Company. They are both separate services with separate ownership.

3. The services in 3 SouthEast Asian countries continued to be called DisneyPlus Hotstar for the last 8 months. It was only a matter of time and convenience. Disney doesn't own the Hotstar or Star brands. They have changed to DisneyPlus now in those countries.

4. The replacement of the Star hubs worldwide with Hulu are also a result of the fact that Disney doesn't own the Star brand anymore. It is owned by JioStar. Keeping the name of the page as DisneyPlus Hotstar makes it sound like it is still owned by Disney, which would be a gross misinformation.

5. Some of you may say that the services in the Southeast Asian countries just had a rebrand and it is not the same as the Disney Plus service in the rest of the world. But that is also true for Disney Plus in the Middle East, which is run as a separate service from Disney Plus from the rest of the world. In both the cases, it is run by Disney, and has nothing to do with the Hotstar service run by JioStar. So, anything related to the Southeast Asian countries should move to the main Disney Plus page, as is the case for Disney Plus in middle east.

6. Lastly, a service called Disney Plus Hotstar doesn't even exist anywhere in the world anymore.

For those of you citing WP:COMMONNAME, in the SouthEast Asian countries, it is Disney Plus. In India, it is referred to as JioHotstar, both by the general public, and by news media.

Some of you will say, "it doesn't matter what the company refers to the service as, it matters what it is commonly known as". Well that is the point, it is commonly known as JioHotstar. It may not be so in America, but this service doesn't serve audiences in America.

8. For those of you citing WP:TOOSOON, how is 8 months too soon? Many other companies and streaming services went through name changes. Their pages never had to wait this long to reflect the change. Spitfire121 (talk) 06:53, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

They're keep denying like people in India calls it Disney+ Hotstar but it's not, and also southeast Asian part is separated since march and is controlled by a different company but they keep citing WP:COMMONNAME, which doesn't even make any sense. It's not the same case as Hotstar to DisneyPlus Hotstar rebranding, it's like a business is splitting off and one part is rebranded and another merged into with other company. Redoneahmedd (talk) 16:48, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am agree with you guys, page should be moved to Hotstar or Disney+ because Disney+ Hotstar is no more in this world. Ajitsinghbhagat (talk) 04:32, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No matter how many times any of you make another discussion about this or Disney Star, the present consensus will not change and these articles will not be moved. Wikipedia has very specific policies and guidelines that need to be followed. Stop bludgeoning and give it a rest. The Jio brands do not have any long-term significance and are new entities, not just straightforward rebrands, so renaming the articles is not even the correct avenue. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 05:02, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Jio as a brand has existed since 2016 and is very popular and much more significant than Disney in India. Get out of your bubble. Spitfire121 (talk) 07:32, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Lack of civility is not going to get what you want done. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 15:26, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I will also add that your continued name changing on these pages has now crossed the line into WP:BLUDGEONing. --CNMall41 (talk) 05:08, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
for your kind information I want to tell you something
1.JioHotstar(only in INDIA):- JioStar is parent company.
2.Hotstar(only in UK,CANADA,SINGAPORE):- owned by JioStar
3.Disney+ (Rest countries including UK,CANADA,SINGAPORE and excluding INDIA):- owned by Disney Entertainment
4.Star (Disney+) only in JAPAN:-owned by Disney Entertainment
Lastly Disney+ Hotstar is no longer a thing because Disney rebranded it to Disney+.
Just because we're not following the guidelines doesn't mean we're wrong. So don't be rude, and secondly, you're not changing the page for your own “Personal Intreset" even we follow guidelines like in case of JioStar. Ajitsinghbhagat (talk) 08:09, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Just because we're not following the guidelines doesn't mean we're wrong - Fair enough. You state you are not following guidelines. You will not get consensus if you don't follow them. --CNMall41 (talk) 16:31, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
don't be rude, and secondly, you're not changing the page for your own “Personal Intreset" even we follow guidelines like in case of JioStar. Add that line too Redoneahmedd (talk) 18:46, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Willfully violating Wikipedia policies and guidelines will not get you far. Because editors do not seem intent on discussing this matter civily with adequate evidence and continue to edit war, I have requested temporary full protection of this article. Repeatedly making WP:ASPERSIONS of fellow contributors just because we disagree is not civil and is WP:Tendentious editing. Wikipedia always goes by what is verifiable, not necessarily what someone believes to be true. The encyclopedia goes by the facts from reliable, independent sources. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 19:09, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What do you mean by “someone believes to be true” it's fact that Disney+ Hotstar and Disney Star is no longer relevant. and wikipedia works on facts not on someone's personal intrest. Ajitsinghbhagat (talk) 07:48, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
it's not matter of belief, it's fact. But understandable Wikipedia:COMMONNAME thing, why I and many asking for the change because Disney Plus has it's own page, if it didn't, it wouldn't be same case. Keeping some part of Disney Plus here and other parts there doesn't make sense, and it'll not be helpful for readers. Keeping Disney Plus Hotstar part in Disney Plus page is more sensible than keeping in JioHotstar page. And also shouldn't we update the logo as it doesn't falls under WP:Commonname?
And also I wanna talk about the previous argument, if someone argues your opinion it doesn't mean we're some part of narrative. Redoneahmedd (talk) 15:33, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have no personal interest or stake in this matter, as I have previously stated. It comes down to the facts: Dinsey+ Hotstar was separate from Disney+ and JioHotstar, the latter of which is a new entity, so this article should not be replacing it as such. This is not a straightforward rebranding. Unless someone devises a solid proposal to split the contents with sufficient notability proven for the Jio entities, the articles should not be renamed. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 16:01, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah it could be splited in India it is widely called JioHotstar not Disney plus Hotstar.https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jiostar-2-billion-half-year-revenue-400-million-users-1236555624/ latest variety report for example. Every news outlets reports with the JioHotstar name even the international ones. Redoneahmedd (talk) 18:38, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Then, editors first need to stop edit warring over the name in the article and stop making more contested requested moves for a split to be considered, which, just like at Disney Star, would require significant coverage of the new Jio platform separate from the Disney counterpart to warrant its own dedicated split article. One recent reference does not support notability on its own, as has been explained before. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 22:27, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(The “we are not following guidelines” was only for Disney+ Hotstar as we still haven’t initiated any valid process to move the page. I know, even if we do, you won’t agree to move, as you did in the case of JioStar.)
That's what i mean, So please do not misinterpret the words and use it as weapon. Ajitsinghbhagat (talk) 07:40, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"just because we're not following the guidelines" wtf man? Spitfire121 (talk) 20:47, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Ajitsinghbhagat@CNMall41@Redoneahmedd@Spitfire121@Trailblazer101 You guys are too complicated. Even though I just moved to Hotstar (former name) before becoming Disney+ Hotstar and JioHotstar. Hotstar available on UK, Singapore, and Canada. In India as JioHotstar. Clear! 182.10.98.11 (talk) 15:25, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Disney+ Hotstar is gone! 182.10.98.11 (talk) 15:27, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
These types of comments are not constructive and impede the natural discussion process. This has been explained already above. — Trailblazer101🔥 (discuss · contribs) 22:25, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2025

Can you remove two commas in the lead section, please? A comma is not required between the subject and the verb as in "Disney+ Hotstar,, is an...". 82.77.77.34 (talk) 15:26, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done jolielover♥talk 15:40, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@CNMall41: where can you see the disney+ hotstar logo on which website? Are you accessing it from India? The link I provided works intermittently, however you can see the url of the logo on the JioStar portfolio page matches. Arnav Bhate (talk • contribs) 05:13, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Here is one of the links. You get there by searching Google (in the U.S.) for Jiostar which brings up JioHotsar and any of the links you go to will show it. I say the logo is kept to match the best known name as the Jjiostar logo is already used elsewhere on the page. --CNMall41 (talk) 05:18, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
There is no Disney+ Hotstar logo on this page for me, and why are you accessing the Indian version of the website from the US anyway? Perhaps you can share a screenshot. Also WP:LOGOS is a guideline that is to be generally followed. Arnav Bhate (talk • contribs) 06:35, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Top left hand corner. Note the domain is .in as well. When you click on the page, there is statement saying that JioStar is not available in the U.S. and to go here, which has no logo, but doesn't mention JioStar at all and ultimately leads to Hulu. I am very familiar with the guideline as well and it is being followed. --CNMall41 (talk) 06:43, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The top left hand corner has the textless version of the JioHotstar logo. Arnav Bhate (talk • contribs) 02:33, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Top left hand corner of what? The link I provided shows Disney + Hotstar. Also, when you say "textless version," are you referring to the logo you placed in the information box or something different? --CNMall41 (talk) 04:15, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yes textless version of the logo I placed in the infobox. I guess this is a geoip problem. I am in India and getting the JioHotstar logo, you are in US and do not. Arnav Bhate (talk • contribs) 05:18, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
When I was in Japan, on visiting the website, I got a message saying JioHotstar is not available there, with the JioHotstar logo. I wonder why the US is getting a different logo. But since the service is not available in the US, I don't think the logo shown in the US should matter. Arnav Bhate (talk • contribs) 05:45, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Top left hand corner of the page you linked in your first reply. Arnav Bhate (talk • contribs) 05:21, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
There is the JioStar website but that shows a logo that is different than the one you attempted to use. --CNMall41 (talk) 04:16, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The logo file is one I have taken from the portfolio page of the JioStar website (linked in my first comment). Arnav Bhate (talk • contribs) 05:20, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I guess the good news for them is that they have the geoip correct so that users sign up for the respective services depending on the area they live. --CNMall41 (talk) 05:33, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Disney%2B_Hotstar