Hotstar increases the price of his monthly subscription to 299 rupees

The War Between Video Services at the Demand in India is intensifying day by day. Earlier this month, Netflix introduced subscribers to weekly, mobile-only plans. Sony LIV also reduced its price of the monthly subscription to Rs 99. Hotstar one of the popular OTT services in India, increased its monthly subscription from Rs 199 to 299. The reason the price increase is not known at the moment, but it seems that the company wants to push all users to choose the annual subscription, which costs Rs 999. Release of the first episode of Game of Thrones that only Hotstar broadcast in India. As a reminder, Hotstar has reduced the price of its monthly subscription to Rs 199 last year and even the annual price reached 999 Rs last year. It is good to see Hotstar not increase the price of an annual package

Monthly plan or annual plan of Hotstar: which one to choose?

This is a brave gesture on the part of Hotstar at a time when other platforms are reducing subscription prices. But it is obvious that the company wants everyone to choose their annual plan in relation to the monthly plan. The Game of Thrones web series is a hot topic and Hotstar has exclusive broadcasting rights in India. This year, the company broadcasts Game of Throne in the United States, giving fans an extra reason to cheer them on. It seems that many users are choosing the monthly Hotstar package only to watch the popular series.

But with rising prices, choosing Hotstar's monthly package makes no sense. For example, Game of Thrones' Season 8 finale would have six episodes, with each episode being released every Monday. The last episode of the series will appear on May 19, 2019. You will need to subscribe to Hotstar for two months to watch the entire web series of GOT. And the cost of the subscription is 598 Rs. As indicated, the annual plan of Hotstar is available at subscription to 999 Rs; Adding a small amount will give Hotstar's premium membership a lot of content for a year. New Hotstar users will also benefit from three free trial days during which they will be able to unsubscribe from the service.

Membership in the VIP Hotstar Program was announced at Rs 365 a year

Recently, Hotstar also introduced Hotstar VIP Membership at a price of Rs 365 for one year. You may be wondering what the difference is between the Hotstar VIP subscription and the Hotstar Premium subscription; Well, the difference is that the VIP subscription will not allow you to watch the English web series available on the platform. The Hotstar VIP membership allows you to watch live sports broadcasts, Hotstar Special series and other regional series that will be broadcast on TV.

In short, the VIP membership will not give you access to popular web series like Game of Thrones, Gotham. , True detective among others. Hotstar even removed the Premium Sports program set up in the Indian Premier League 2018.