JioMusic to Be Combined With Saavn to Form India’s Largest Platform for Music and Media

Reliance Industries, the parent company of Reliance Jio today announced a strategic transaction with popular music streaming service Saavn. Under the agreements made, the digital music service of the company, JioMusic will be combined with that of Saavn. And the combined entity is valued at over USD 1 Billion, with JioMusic’s implied valuation at USD 670 million. “The integrated business will be developed into a media platform of the future with global reach, cross-border original content, an independent artist marketplace, consolidated data and one of the largest mobile advertising mediums,” said Jio in a media statement.

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RIL (Reliance Industries Limited) will also invest up to Rupee equivalent of USD 100 million, out of which Rupee equivalent of USD 20 million will be invested upfront for growth and expansion of the platform into one of the largest streaming services in the world. The company will continue to operate the over-the-top media platform available on all app stores.

The three co-founders of Saavn- Rishi Malhotra, Paramdeep Singh and Vinodh Bhat, will continue in their leadership roles and will drive the growth of the combined entity confirmed RIL.

Furthermore, Reliance is acquiring a partial stake from the existing shareholders of Saavn for USD 104 million, while these shareholders retain their balance stake. The shareholder base of Saavn includes Tiger Global Management, Liberty Media and Bertelsmann among others.

For those who’re unaware, JioMusic has been India’s fastest growing music streaming app for over 60 consecutive weeks. JioMusic has been offering content across all the major Indian and international labels with over 16 million songs across 20 languages. And Saavn is the only streaming service to make into the Top Grossing App charts in multiple markets including India, US, UK, Canada, UAE and Singapore, among others.