Integrated Platform for Jio Set-Top Box On its JioFiber official website, Reliance Jio has noted that the TV Plus is an integrated, platform that brings together TV shows, movies, video on demand and other applications. Now the keyword to note here is “integrated platform.” Notably, Reliance Jio already has ample of platforms which offer Live TV and OTT content which includes video-on-demand. However, until now, there was not any integrated service from Reliance Jio that would offer these in a united way. By integrated platform, Reliance Jio means to say that the subscribers of JioFiber would be able to access TV shows, movies and other VOD content at a single place. JioFiber TV Plus Features Further, Reliance Jio has also noted that it will offer a 4K set-top box with every JioFiber connection as part of its welcome offer. Now we already know that this set-top box will be a hybrid set-top box which will provide a unified experience to the users amalgamating the satellite TV channels and the OTT content. This set-top box will actually have the TV Plus platform as its driver, which means that the JioFiber TV Plus would be the platform which would empower the applications onboard the Jio Set-Top Box. The Jio Set-Top Box remote will give the users control over the TV Plus platform. Using the Jio STB remote, the subscribers will be able to flip between channels and also switch between OTT content and satellite TV channels. There will also be a feature which will allow the subscribers to pause, rewind and play TV shows whenever they want. Applications on the TV Plus Platform It is worth noting that Reliance Jio’s JioFiber will come with a set-top box free of cost as part of the JioFiber Welcome offer. The telco has also noted that the STB is worth Rs 6,500. However, the catch with this set-top box is that the subscribers would have to get a separate cable or DTH connection to get the satellite TV channels on their TV. While the TV Plus platform will avail applications like Hotstar, ZEE5 and other popular OTT apps onboard the TV, the subscribers will have to get a separate subscription for them, as Jio has not defined which OTT subscriptions it will bundle with the JioFiber connection. The JioFiber connection will come with more features like the TV video calling, Home networking, Security and Surveillance and gaming as well.
