There are a few good reasons for this that doesn't make this as bad as it looks at first glance. Firstly, the median salary of workers in India is much lower t

There are a few good reasons for this that doesn't make this as bad as it looks at first glance. Firstly, the median salary of workers in India is much lower than salaries you will find in the west. $8,000 AUD is more than the median salary. Second, cricket is big. Disney+ had IPL rights for a long time, but lost them to another streamer. (Disney still owns the Pay TV rights). Thirdly, many plans from mobile phone providers include Disney+ A retail Disney+ Hotstar subscription goes for the same price as a monthly phone subscription that includes 4GB of data a day. Competitors in India have plans that are at similar prices to Disney+. It's hard for Disney to charge more for the product there.