Dubai-based siblings Jainam and Jivika who own the JioHotstar domain have now said that they are willing to give the domain to Team Reliance for free.
"With all the discussions happening, we now think it might be best for Team Reliance to have this domain if they want it," the two said in an update posted on the website. With all the required documentation, we are pleased to offer them jiohotstar.com at no cost.
The intrigue surrounding the JioHotstar.com domain started when the siblings from Dubai purchased it from a developer in Delhi who had originally registered it to raise money for his MBA at Cambridge University.
"My intention of buying this domain was simple: if this merger happens, I might be able to fulfill my dream of studying at Cambridge," said the developer then.
The developer sold the domain to siblings from Dubai, United Arab Emirates after Reliance rejected his offer. The siblings claim that the domain was not for sale and that their "only goal was to support the developer and share our seva (service) journey."
“Recently, we received many emails from people wanting to buy the domain. To check if these offers were real, we reached out to some of them. We found that while some offers were fake, a few were serious and offered a lot of money. But even with these genuine offers, we never wanted to sell the domain. We made this clear by replying to everyone to everyone that the domain was not for sale," the duo said.
Here’s what they wrote on the website
Hello, everyone! We hope you are doing well. Today, we want to share an important update about jiohotstar.com, a domain we bought some time ago. For those who don’t know, we bought this domain from a young developer in Delhi to help him with his education. This was part of our efforts to support and uplift others.
Recently, we received many emails from people wanting to buy the domain. To check if these offers were real, we reached out to some of them. We found that while some offers were fake, a few were serious and offered a lot of money. But even with these genuine offers, we never wanted to sell the domain. We made this clear by replying to everyone that the domain was not for sale.
Over the last few weeks, there has been a lot of talk and even some videos about why we own the domain and if it connects to a possible business deal between Jio and Hotstar. We want to clear up any confusion: we never expected this attention and never meant to cause any controversy. Our only goal was to support the developer and share our seva (service) journey.With all the discussions happening, we now think it might be best for Team Reliance to have this domain, if they want it. We are happy to give jiohotstar.com to them for free, with all the proper paperwork. To be clear, this is entirely our choice. No one from Reliance or any legal group has contacted us or pressured us in any way. We made this decision on our own, without any pressure from friends, family, or anyone else.
If Reliance is interested, they can contact us at jainam@1xl.com or jivika@1xl.com, and we will handle the transfer smoothly. If they are not interested, that’s okay too. We will continue to share updates about our journey and work.
To all influencers and media, we ask for your help in spreading the word about SevakArmy.com, our mission to bring together volunteers. Our goal is simple but powerful: we want 100,000 people to volunteer just 20 hours a year. This would add up to 2 million hours of service in the first year—like having 1,000 people working full-time for a year to help NGOs. Imagine the positive impact we could make together!
Thank you for reading. We look forward to continuing our journey with all of you. Jai Jinendra!
From Jainam & Jivika
