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Soon, not streaming on Disney+ Hotstar: HBO content

Hotstar will lose HBO content at the end of this month in the latest setback for the Disney-owned on-demand video streaming giant that recently also lost rights for a popular cricket tournament in the country.

HBO’s catalog -- shows such as Succession, The Last of Us, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Game of Thrones, Industry, Watchmen, The Wire and Veep -- will leave Disney+ Hotstar starting March 31, the Indian streamer said in a tweet. Amazon may broaden its partnership with Warner Bros. in India to stream more HBO content in the country, industry analysts say.

The loss of premium offering from HBO will hurt Hotstar that used cricket and the international catalog as the pillars around which it courted a loyal customer base in the South Asian market. Hotstar lost the bid to stream cricket in India for five years to Reliance last year.

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