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IPL 2025 starts today and is not streaming free: IPL data plans from Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea

IPL 2025 starts today and is not streaming free: IPL data plans from Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea

TOI Tech Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Mar 22, 2025, 14:27 IST

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The IPL 2025 season begins, now requiring paid subscriptions for live streaming. JioStar aims for significant advertising revenue. Data plans from Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone-Idea include JioHotstar subscriptions, reflecting a shift towards bundled offers for access to IPL matches.

IPL 2025 starts today and is not streaming free: IPL data plans from Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea

The much-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season commences today (march 22), but with a significant change for viewers: the era of free IPL streaming has largely concluded. With the consolidation of streaming rights, access to live matches now primarily requires paid subscriptions, leading to a wave of bundled offers from major telecom operators.
The IPL 2025 is a critical event for JioStar, formed through the merger of Disney’s Star India and Reliance’s Viacom18. The company aims to secure Rs 4,500 crore in advertising revenue and has already onboarded 20 sponsors, capitalising on IPL's extensive reach.
The transition to paid streaming on JioHotstar, which boasts over 50 million paid subscribers and 500 million total users, is expected to drive growth in India’s subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market. Media Partners Asia reports that India’s SVOD subscriptions rebounded to 125 million in 2024 and are projected to continue growing.

IPL 2025: Data plans from Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea with JioHotstar subscription

Reliance Jio: Rs 949 plan, 84 days validity, 2GB data per day

Data: 2GB per day (168GB total)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 84 days

Reliance Jio: Rs 100 plan 5GB total data, works with regular Reliance Jio plan

Data: 5GB total data
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 90 days

Reliance Jio: Rs 195 plan, 15GB total data, works with regular Reliance Jio plan

Data: 15GB total data
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 90 days

Airtel: Rs 195 plan, 15GB total data, works with regular Airtel plan

Data: 15GB total data
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 90 days

Airtel: Rs 100 plan 5GB total data, works with regular Airtel plan

Data: 5GB total data
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 30 day

Airtel: Rs 3,999 plan, 365 days validity, 2.5GB data per day

Data: 2.5GB per day (912.5GB total)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 1 year

Airtel: Rs 1,199 plan, 365 days validity, 2.5GB data per day

Data: 2.5GB per day (210GB total)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 84 days

Airtel: Rs 549 plan, 28 days validity, 3GB data per day

Data: 3GB per day (84GB total)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 28 days

Airtel: Rs 1029 plan, 84 days validity, 2GB data per day

Data: 2GB per day (168GB total)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 84 days

Airtel: Rs 398 plan, 28 days validity, 2GB data per day

Data: 2GB per day (56GB total)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 28 days

Airtel: Rs 301 plan, 28 days validity, 1GB data per day

Data: 1GB per day (28GB total)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 28 days

Vodafone-Idea: Rs 101 plan 5GB total data, works with regular Vodafone-Idea plan

Data: 5GB total data
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 3 months

Vodafone-Idea: Rs 239 plan, 28 days validity, 2GB total data

Data: 2GB (2GB total data)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 1 month

Vodafone-Idea: Rs 399 plan, 28 days validity, 2GB total data

Data: 2GB (56GB total data)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 1 month

Vodafone-Idea: Rs 469 plan, 28 days validity, 2.5GB total data

Data: 2GB (70GB total data)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 3 months

Vodafone-Idea: Rs 994 plan, 84 days validity, 2GB total data

Data: 2GB (168GB total data)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 3 months

Vodafone-Idea: Rs 3,699 plan, 365 days validity, 2GB total data

Data: 2GB (730GB total data)
SMS: 100 SMS per day
Voice calls: Unlimited voice calling on all networks
Free: JioHotstar subscription for 1 year

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