Raju lal
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Yes. Disney merged both brand names(Disney+ & Hotstar) because Hotstar already become popular and established service. Also in India OTT services should have diverse contents to run competition. 'Disney+' brand can't do that. On the other hand 'Disney+ Hotstar' can include anything from regional serials to International series, sports, movies whether it is family friendly or adults only.Paramount+ will do what Walt Disney did.
Walt Disney merged Hotstar with Disney+ and took the existing subscription numbers and added it to their global tally to boast about reaching 100M subs in a year. That's exactly what Paramount will try to do.
I don't think Voot has a good brand association with the audience. Hence, Viacom18 will just merge Voot with Paramount+. Also I have heard rumblings in Kollywood & Tollywood that Viacom18 is planning to invest heavily in Original Movies & Series. Paramount+ needs diverse content to stay in the competition. This will easily provide them a lifeline.
While Voot is not much popular like Hotstar. Looking forward that how thay introduce Paramount plus. Its less chance that Reliance let Voot to become a content hub inside Paramount+ and thus the minor shareholder to become the OTT brand identity of this media entity. Most probably they will follow the Disney model - Paramount+ Voot.