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—— Please plan to reach our offices DOES early. Come at least 15 minutes before the first scheduled interview. YOUR —— If you have a flight to catch, please plan to leave at least 3 hours before your flight time.

DAY Navigating in the START? office —— Mumbai

Come to our ground floor lobby. You will be required to fill in some details and the security team will provide you with the visitor access card. Head to the 26th floor and wait in the common lobby area. Recruiter/first interviewer will come escort you.

—— Bangalore

Our office is on the ground floor. The security team will provide you with the visitor access card. You will be escorted by the coordinator/recruiter.

—— Gurgaon

You can call your respective recruiter and inform the reception. Your interviewer will pick you up from the lobby and help you settle in for your interviews.

Let’s get started! Your designated coordinator/recruiter for the entire day will meet you here and escort you to your temporary home for the day. We typically have between 3-6 interview rounds. If you have questions or need clarifications, don’t hesitate to reach out to your coordinator. YOUR DAY AT

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Pre-interview T ips

Attire: Dress well, business casuals work!

Please keep the coordinator contact details, your driver phone number (if outstation) handy. You can reach out to your coordinator/recruiter at any time.

The day has scheduled breaks, however, don’t hesitate to ask for refreshments/breaks, if you need them.

Please review the (inclusive) list of reading material given at the last page of this handbook to learn more about us and our vision.

Be prepared to discuss the projects listed on your resume. It’s also helpful to review the job description before your interview to align your qualifications against the job’s specific requirements and responsibilities.

Please be prepared to ask questions if you need clarifications. We want the interview process to be collaborative. If you are asked a question, but not given enough information to answer it, drill down to get the information that you need. If that information isn’t available, focus on how you would attempt to solve the problem given the limited information you have.

Please reflect on what motivated you to pursue a career with Disney+ Hotstar. We want to hire smart, passionate people. YOUR DAY AT

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Tips for the Interview

We prefer to conduct our interviews in English, but if you’d rather interview in , please let the interviewer know.

Collaborate with your interviewer, think aloud. Strong communication skills will help you

We want to hire you, its OK to ask for hints and be upfront about things you know and the stuff you’re figuring out.

Be yourself. Be professional, at all times.

There are marks for trying / extrapolating from what you do know. It’s OK to say that you don’t know something.

We like people who do their homework.

Strong algorithms and data structure foundations will help you. (for tech candidates) YOUR DAY AT WHAT WE’RE I 05 LOOKING FOR

Every interview round is designed to assess you on discrete parameters that relate to what you might do if you did come on board. View each interview as a technical discussion and know that the interviewer is deeply technical as well. You will be judged on the following:

Ability to articulate your thoughts in a structured and coherent manner.

Strong understanding of technical fundamentals and domain know-how.

Attitude demonstrated in your interaction with the interviewers. YOUR DAY AT ABOUT DISNEY+ I 06 HOTSTAR

We continue to be the largest OTT platform in TOTAL WATCH TIME PER MONTH BY OTT PLATFORM (BN MIN) YOUR DAY AT AND MORE I 07

Disney+ Hotstar broke its own world record on scale of online streaming 25.3 25.3M LIVE MILLION CONCURRENCY A new global benchmark on highest simultaneous viewers YOUR DAY AT DISNEY+ HOTSTAR I 08 VALUES

Audacity

Self-awareness

Ownership

Bias For Action

Collaboration

Radical Candour

Inclusivity

Mentorship YOUR DAY AT LOCATION & TEAMS I 09

We started off with our operations in Mumbai. But soon, in order to enable our vision to build world class teams, we expanded our operations to Bangalore, Gurgaon and Beijing.

TEAMS

Product : The Product and Engineering teams are at the centre of the action at Disney+ Hotstar. We work uidly across business units to go above and beyond our goals: whether ads, data, search, social, - you name it, we’re already on it!

Subscriptions : We are creating the biggest subscription business in India to accelerate business growth & improve consumer experience.

User Growth : As we increase our scale, our highly personalized and targeted marketing initiatives helps add to our existing user base.

Ad Sales : We are challenging the old media buying practices by altering the digital advertising landscape completely.

Content : We bring the best original content with Hotstar Specials to add to our repertoire of international and Indian movies, TV shows, sports and news - handling everything from production to operations.

Creative We dene social positioning, strategy and creativity to Communications : strengthen the Disney+ Hotstar brand presence.

People, Legal, We give all the teams at Disney+ Hotstar the tools they need Finance & to create an impact within an entrepreneurial environment. Commercial: YOUR DAY AT KNOW MORE ABOUT US I 10

About Disney+ Hotstar About Us https://www.hotstar.com/in/about-us

Disney+ Hotstar Culture https://blog.hotstar.com/daring-culture-hotstar-59a42b391b7

Disney+ Hotstar Media https://media.hotstar.com/

Disney+ Hotstar Blog https://blog.hotstar.com/ Disney+ Hotstar Tech https://tech.hotstar.com/

Press Coverage

Hotstar Breaks its Own World Record for Simultaneous Viewers https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/12/hotstar-disneys-indian-streaming-service-sets-new-global-record-for-live-viewership/

Hotstar Breaks World Record for Simultaneous Viewers Again https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/media/hotstar-breaks-record-again-with-25-3-million-simultaneous-v iewers-during-india-vs-new-zealand-world-cup-semi-final/70228807

Hotstar Ignites ’s Rise in USA Through Emotive Coverage https://www.forbes.com/sites/tristanlavalette/2019/06/09/indian-streaming-giant-hotstar-igniting--rise-in-the-us-throu gh-emotive-coverage/#5cfd0e293258

Hotstar Ranks First In The OTT Video Streaming Segment In India https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/hotstar-ranks-first-in-the-ott-video-streaming-segment-in-india-netflix-at-fih-plac e-survey-4280611.html

Hotstar Leads the India OTT Streaming Market https://variety.com/2018/digital/asia/hotstar-leads-india-ott-streaming-market-1202825065/

Hotstar Tops App Store and Play https://www.news18.com/news/tech/hotstar-is-apple-tvs-app-of-the-year-1322471.html & https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2017120649974/google-play-adds-hotstar-to-year-s-best-apps-list.html#axzz5HKyET7TW

Hotstar Crosses 400 Million Downloads in 2019 https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/hotstar-400-million-downloads-2019-regional-content-cr icket-6163204/