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TN govt, JioHotstar ink ₹4,000-crore deal to nurture young talent
The New Indian Express Chennai
|December 10, 2025
Streaming platform plans regional-first formats, to launch writing labs, mentorship programmes, skill-building workshops
Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated the 'JioHotstar South Unbound' event on Tuesday. Actor Kamal Haasan is also seen | x
THE state government on Tuesday signed an MoU with JioHotstar to identify and nurture young creative talents by providing them with all the support for their creative excellence.
Sushant Sreeram, head, SVOD Business & chief marketing officer at JioStar, at an event held in Chennai, said JioHotStar will invest ₹4,000 crore over the next five years to strengthen South India’s creative economy.
This story is from the December 10, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Chennai.
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