[2] In April 2022, the service was brought under Reliance's Viacom18 joint venture, backed by new funding from Uday Shankar and James Murdoch's Bodhi Tree Systems.

In April 2022, Viacom18—a joint venture between Paramount Global and Jio's parent company Network18 Group—announced that Qatar-backed Bodhi Tree Systems (founded by former Disney Asia-Pacific president Uday Shankar and former 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch) would make a major investment in the company with a focus on bolstering its streaming businesses.

[18] Voot began to migrate its original productions to JioCinema in June 2023, including new seasons of Asur and Bigg Boss OTT.

[19][20] In October 2024, Employees of RIL revealed that Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema will officially merge into a single platform.

Nita Ambani will serve as the chairperson of the merged entity while Uday Shankar from Bodhi Tree Systems will be the vice-chair.

[21][22] Shortly after news of the merger reached the media and the public, a user known as "A Dreamer" registered the domain name "jiohotstar.com".

[23] In December 2024, Reliance Industries acquired the domain jiohotstar.com[24], giving rise to speculations that Disney+ Hotstar and Jio Cinema would officially merge into a single platform.

Discovery announced an agreement with JioCinema for it to carry HBO and Max original programming, as well as other Warner Bros. Television Studios content.

[72] This service offers ad-free streaming, support for up to 4K video quality, and offline viewing capabilities.

[75] The 2023 Indian Premier League final set a new record for concurrent viewership of a streaming broadcast.