JioHotstar locks 50 brands for Dhurandhar premiere, signalling OTT ad-spend surge

JioHotstar has signed 50 brands including 11 marquee sponsors — Fevicol, Samsung, Pepsi, HDFC Sky, Reliance Digital, Swiggy Instamart — for the June 4 digital premiere of Dhurandhar The Revenge, streamed across five languages with a 30-minute pre-show.

— Source publishedWed, 3 Jun, 2026, 18:12 IST·First seen Thu, 4 Jun, 2026, 11:24 IST·Source ET Small Business

What happened

JioHotstar has signed 50 brands, including 11 marquee sponsors like Fevicol, Samsung, Pepsi, HDFC Sky, Reliance Digital and Swiggy Instamart, for the June 4

Key facts

  • 50 brands
  • 11 marquee sponsors
  • 30-minute pre-show
  • 5 languages

Why this matters

JioHotstar's ability to aggregate 50 advertisers around a single five-language premiere underscores its widening moat and raises the bar for competing OTT platforms seeking partnership or scale plays.