Techie Amit Bhawani shared his own domain “battle” with Reliance Jio in 2014, hinting that he does not think a deal will be worked out between the company and the Delhi techie for the jiohotstar domain.

Ahead of the much-awaited merger of JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar, an opportunistic techie grabbed the JioHotstar domain and demanded Reliance fully fund his college education in return for letting them use the domain.

Someone bought the JioHotstar domain (before the merger) and wants Reliance to fund their higher studies from domain sale. Really hope they can get a good payout from this! pic.twitter.com/uBjvgVgqZG — pea bee (@prstb) October 23, 2024

The hype surrounding the merger of JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar intensified when an app developer claimed he bought the JioHotstar domain, seeking funding for his Cambridge education. Another techie,

Reliance has denied a Delhi-based app developer's request for funding his Cambridge EMBA studies in exchange for the jiohotstar.com domain. Despite contacting an executive, the £93,345 request has been refused and Reliance plans legal action.

A Delhi-based techie, who bought 'JioHotstar.com' domain, on Thursday claimed that he was contacted by Reliance industries' executive. He added that the Reliance executive denied his Rs 1 crore demand and also threatened with legal action.

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The developer requested £93,345 from Reliance Industries to cover his tuition fees for an Executive MBA programme at the Cambridge, but was denied