What this is
India's Pokémon library deal: in November 2023 JioCinema became the exclusive Indian platform for more than 1,000 episodes and around 20 films, signed with The Pokémon Company, on undisclosed terms.
How it’s built
- Reported by Reuters, citing people with knowledge of the deal; neither company commented.
What we assumed
Nothing. The figure is used as published.
Sanity check
Whether the exclusivity survived JioCinema's 2025 merger into JioHotstar is unverified; a current Indian listing shows other platforms carrying some seasons.
The values
- Counterparty: Viacom18 / JioCinema (Reliance) with The Pokemon Company
- Territory: India
- Exclusivity: 'exclusive' India platform partner (per one of two sources)
- Terms: undisclosed
- Signed: Nov 2023
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Where it comes from
India's Reliance JioCinema signs up Pokemon in kids entertainment push -sources (Reuters, Aditya Kalra) Reuters via Yahoo Finance UK · 15 November 2023 Open the original ↗
The line in the source
will make JioCinema's streaming app the "exclusive" India platform partner for more than 1,000 episodes and around 20 movies of the Japanese anime series, one of the sources said, without disclosing any financial details.