Two kids from Dubai bought JioHotstar domain

 The controversy that started over the JioHotstar.com domain has now taken a new turn. An anonymous app developer from Delhi has sold this domain to two children in Dubai. The app developer bought this domain in 2023, when talks of the merger of JioCinema-Hotstar had just started. The developer felt that the JioHotstar.com domain would be the best option for the company to be formed after the merger.

JioHotstar domain controversy

• The controversy over this domain started when an anonymous app developer posted a letter on https://jiohotstar.com. Through the letter, he demanded Rs 1 crore from Reliance in exchange for giving the domain.
• The developer wrote in the letter that he would give this domain to Reliance only if the company would fund him for further studies. The developer wanted to raise funds for tuition fees to study EMBA at Cambridge University.
• The developer said that Reliance's Assistant Vice President (Commercials) Ambujesh Yadav had contacted him and discussed about the domain, but he has turned down the offer. Reliance asked him to take legal action regarding the domain name.
• On Saturday, JioHotstar.com had a new landing page stating that Dubai-based siblings, Jainam and Jeevika, had purchased the domain from him to support the young software developer.
• Jainam and Jeevika also made a video about buying the domain. In this, they told that this was much less than the funds needed by the app developer, but we wanted to help him so we bought the domain.

Jainam and Jeevika create content related to toys and games

Jainam and Jeevika have a YouTube channel where they create DIY content about toys and games. They also have an NGO registered in their name - Jainam Jeevika Foundation. The directors of the foundation are Kantilal Shankarlal Jain and Shobha Kantilal Jain.

What is a domain?

In the world of internet, domain is the address of a website, which is used to access the website on the internet. It is also the unique identifier of the website, by which the user can reach the website by browsing the web. There are two parts of the domain. One is the top-level domain (TLD) and the other is the second-level domain (SLD).

• TLD - This is the topmost part of the domain and it tells the type of website or the address of the related republic. Like- .com (commercial), .org (organization), .net (network), .gov (government) and .edu (educational) etc.
• SLD – It comes below the top-level domain and is the special name of the website.

'Reliance Jio Hotstar Domain' trending on Google as domain dispute escalates

The controversy that started over the JioHotstar.com domain has now taken a new turn. An anonymous app developer from Delhi has sold this domain to two kids in Dubai. After this news, if we look at the Google trends of the last 30 days, it is clear that 'Reliance Jio Hotstar Domain' is being searched continuously.