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Disney India Reveals Push Into Adult Animated Streaming Series, TV Business Growth Plans (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian streamer Disney+ Hotstar is planning a major push into animation content for adults.
We feel that this is a franchise, which has lots of storytelling left, and we want to really scale up and build this world in an exciting manner,” Gaurav Banerjee, head, content, Disney+ Hotstar and HSM (Hindi-language speaking markets) Entertainment Network at broadcaster Disney Star, told Variety. Meanwhile, in the scripted live action space, Disney+ Hotstar has Karan Johar’s “Showtime,” starring Emraan Hashmi, Mouni Roy, Shriya Saran and Naseeruddin Shah, coming up. However, since those nine years, Disney+ Hotstar has ceded digital rights to the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament to a Viacom18 consortium backed by billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani.
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