Jio Blocking Twitch Streams During IPL 2020 Cricket Matches 2kr5n s Report

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By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 28 September 2020 10:59 IST

Jio Blocking Twitch Streams During IPL 2020 Cricket Matches, s Report

Reliance Jio is yet to offer a response to the blocking of Twitch 6a6g1g

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Jio s report that Twitch streams do not load during the matches
Few Hathway Fiber s are also reporting of the same issue
Disney+ Hotstar owns exclusive streaming rights for IPL 2020

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Jio s are taking to the Internet with complaints about Twitch being blocked by the telecom operator. Both Reliance Jio and Jio Fiber subscribers are reporting of this issue. s report that this arbitrary blockage began around the same time as IPL 2020 cricket tournament kicked off. Few Twitch are reportedly streaming IPL matches, and these streams claim to have had over 1.5 lakh viewers. This year, Hotstar has bagged the ‘exclusive digital streaming' rights for all the cricket matches in IPL and s believe that Jio is blocking Twitch to prevent s from watching these pirated streams.

IPL 2020 cricket match is about to start. We have ed Jio regarding the nature of this blockage, and will update this copy when we hear back.

Twitch is a live streaming platform and it is known well in the gaming community for live game streaming. However, few were streaming IPL 2020 matches as well, and these streams are attracting massive views. One such stream is Disney+ Hotstar.

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To watch IPL 2020 on Disney+ Hotstar, people have to subscribe to company's annual VIP subscription at the least that costs about Rs. 399. This plan is also bundled with several Jio and Airtel prepaid plans as well, making IPL matches streaming free for those who buy these select plans.

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Even after these many options, subscribers are using Twitch to watch IPL matches for free. As mentioned, Jio has not offered any clarity on this matter as of yet.

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