JioMusic, Saavn merge to create South Asia's largest music platform

The new platform, JioSaavn, is available across App stores and boasts a catalog of more than 45 million songs and original content

Music streaming platform Saavn, now a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), on Tuesday launched JioSaavn, which according to the company is South Asia’s largest streaming, entertainment and artist platform.

JioSaavn represents the official integration of JioMusic and Saavn, one of India’s leading global over-the-top (OTT) platforms. The new JioSaavn app will be available across app stores like Jio app store, JioPhone, and www.jio.com/jiosaavn.

RIL had in March this year acquired Saavn and the combined valuation claimed by the company for JioSaavn is around $1 billion. “Powered by Jio’s advanced digital services infrastructure and complemented by its widespread user base, JioSaavn