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Hindustan Times
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Special Ops Season 2 release postponed; Kay Kay Menon-starrer will be out on this date
The highly anticipated second season of Special Ops, which was all set to premiere on 11 July, has a new date now. Directed by Shivam Nair, the new chapter in the acclaimed espionage thriller sees the return of Kay Kay Menon as the R&AW officer Himmat Singh, leading his team into a more complex kind of warfare—one waged in cyberspace. Season two will now be released on 18 July. Kay Kay Menon will be back as Himmat Singh in Special Ops 2 Season 2 explores cyber terrorism Kay Kay Menon also took to his Instagram account to release a video, adding that due to certain circumstances that were beyond his control, this decision was taken. He also promised that all episodes of the season will be releasing together. Unlike traditional battlefield conflicts, Special Ops 2 explores the growing threat of cyber terrorism and digital warfare. Set against a volatile geopolitical backdrop, the show mirrors real-world concerns about national security in an era where cyber breaches can destabilise entire nations. As the series unfolds, Himmat and his team are drawn into a high-stakes mission to neutralise a silent enemy embedded deep within the digital ecosystem. Talking about his character Kay Kay Menon said, 'Himmat Singh has never been your typical hero; he doesn't chase glory, he carries burdens. This time, the battles are quieter but more dangerous, and the cost of every decision feels heavier. As an actor, it's rare to find a character who challenges you this deeply, not just in performance, but in spirit. I hope audiences feel the weight and the heart we've poured into this season.' About Special Ops Created by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Friday Storytellers, Special Ops initially debuted in 2020. The upcoming season features an ensemble cast, including Prakash Raj, Vinay Pathak, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Karan Tacker, Saiyami Kher, Muzammil Ibrahim, Gautami Kapoor, Parmeet Sethi, and Kali Prasad Mukherjee. Special Ops Season 2 will be available for streaming on Jiocinema starting 18 July.
New Indian Express
25-06-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Jiohotstar closes in on Netflix, subscribers touch 300 million
MUMBAI: Jiohotstar's overall subscriber base has touched 300 million, just shy of the global OTT giant Netflix's last reported number of 301.63 million, the domestic streaming platform said on Wednesday. The recently concluded edition of the Tata IPL seemed to be aiding in the subscriber addition, which had stood at just 50 million in February as per a media report. The BCCI-promoted cricket league had many firsts in 2025, including digital viewership at 652 million crossing the 537 million on television, as per a report published by its parent Jiostar, which came into being in February this year with the merger of Reliance-led Jiocinema and Disney+Hotstar. Sanjog Gupta, the chief executive for sports and live experiences for Jiostar, suggested that the high viewership also translated into revenues. "We have managed to make this IPL the most monetised edition of the event and also the most monetised sporting event ever in India across advertising and subscription revenue," he said. It can be noted that in 2022, Disney Star had won the TV rights of the tournament by offering Rs 23,575 crore for five years, while the India digital rights was bagged by Reliance-backed Viacom18 for Rs 20,500 crore. There was a 5.16 per cent jump among those who watched the cricket league in the digital format -- then known as Jiocinema -- from 620 million last year. However, the growth was restricted by a marginal 1.6 per cent dip in the TV watchers from the year-ago edition's 546 million who watched it on Star Sports. The final fixture between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings on June 3 won by the Virat Kohli-led team from the southern city, had a reach of 237 million on digital, and 189 million on television, Jiostar said in a report. It can be noted that in February, Jiostar had just 50 million subscribers which raced to 280 million by May with start of the cricketing league, as per a media report.
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Jiohotstar closes in on Netflix, subscribers touch 300 million
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Jiohotstar's overall subscriber base has touched 300 million, just shy of the global OTT giant Netflix's last reported number of 301.63 million, the domestic streaming platform said on concluded edition of the Tata IPL seemed to be aiding in the subscriber addition, which had stood at just 50 million in February as per a media BCCI-promoted cricket league had many firsts in 2025, including digital viewership at 652 million crossing the 537 million on television, as per a report published by its parent Jiostar, which came into being in February this year with the merger of Reliance-led Jiocinema and Disney+ Gupta, the chief executive for sports and live experiences for Jiostar, suggested that the high viewership also translated into revenues."We have managed to make this IPL the most monetised edition of the event and also the most monetised sporting event ever in India across advertising and subscription revenue," he can be noted that in 2022, Disney Star had won the TV rights of the tournament by offering Rs 23,575 crore for five years, while the India digital rights was bagged by Reliance-backed Viacom18 for Rs 20,500 was a 5.16 per cent jump among those who watched the cricket league in the digital format -- then known as Jiocinema -- from 620 million last year. However, the growth was restricted by a marginal 1.6 per cent dip in the TV watchers from the year-ago edition's 546 million who watched it on Star final fixture between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings on June 3 won by the Virat Kohli-led team from the southern city, had a reach of 237 million on digital, and 189 million on television, Jiostar said in a can be noted that in February, Jiostar had just 50 million subscribers which raced to 280 million by May with start of the cricketing league, as per a media had 301.6 subscribers across 190 countries as of end-December 2024, with over 18 million added in October-December overall reach of IPL across digital and TV mediums for Jiostar stood at 1.19 billion, and the average daily reach touched 121 million on TV and 170 million on digital platforms, the report report said 129 million of the TV viewers were on the higher-cost Star Sports HD, and added that 47 per cent of the overall viewers on Star Sports were the digital front, the reach on the streaming platform Jiohotstar stood at 652 million, while the same on connected TV was 235 million and 417 million watched it on mobile company's report said Jiostar had 1.04 billion downloads on Android, as per the peak concurrency, which is the maximum number of users watching simultaneously, touched 55.2 million on the digital platforms, it overall watch time on television had stood at 514 billion minutes, the report the languages, Telugu IPL viewers grew the fastest when compared to the last year's edition with an 87 per cent jump, and were followed by Kannada at 65 per cent, and Tamil at 52 per growth in the Hindi audience stood at 31 per cent, making it the slowest growing among the top-five language company reported that it had 425 advertisers from 40 unique categories, it said, adding that the advertisers included 270 had the highest video viewership at over 330 million, and Mumbai Indians edged past the league winners in overall TV watch time per team at 106 million billion minutes, as per the Jiostar report.
