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Written by David Delima | Updated: 25 May 2024 11:32 IST

JioCinema Annual Plan Silently Launched in India at This Price

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JioCinema introduced a ' monthly' plan last month

Highlights

JioCinema Annual plan is now available via the platform's website
The annual subscription is available at a 50 percent discount
JioCinema plans are cheaper than rival services in the country

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JioCinema annual plan has been silently launched by the platform, a month after the Viacom18-owned streaming service introduced a monthly subscription plan that offers access to streaming videos at up 4K resolution without ments (except for sports and live events). The cost of the annual plan is cheaper than those offered by rival services, as well as the original, now-discontinued plan. Meanwhile, an introductory offer brings the price of the newly launched annual subscription down by 50 percent.

The streaming platform on Saturday confirmed the arrival of the new plan and the JioCinema website now offers a Annual plan that is priced at Rs. 599. As part of an introductory offer, customers can avail of a 50 percent discount that brings the price of the subscription down to Rs. 299. After the first 12-month billing cycle is over, the platform will charge s the full amount.

According to the company's website, the JioCinema Annual plan offers the same benefits as the monthly plan — ad-free streaming of videos including content — HBO, Paramount, Peacock, and Warner Bros. — at 4K resolution, on one device. s can also and watch content on their device for offline viewing.

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It's worth noting that all three streaming plans will offer ad-free streaming, but the ongoing IPL) cricket tournament and other sports and live events will continue to includue ments.

At its current price of Rs. 299, the Annual plan offers much better value for money than the Monthly plan, as the latter renews at Rs. 59. The new Annual plan is also much cheaper than the older annual subscription option that was priced at Rs. 999, and was discontinued last month.

Last month, JioCinema introduced a Family subscription priced at Rs. 149, with an introductory offer that lowered the subscription price to Rs. 89 for the first month. There's no word on whether the company plans to introduce an annual version of the Family subscription plan.

Even at Rs. 59, JioCinema's monthly subscription is still cheaper than Amazon Prime Video. A mobile-only Netflix plan starts at Rs. 149 a month, both Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video charge customers a monthly subscription fee of Rs. 299, while the annual cost of both streaming services is Rs. 1,499.

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