Disney+ Hotstar's Real-time Emoji Delivery at 2019 Cricket World Cup

Disney+ Hotstar successfully delivered over 5 billion emojis in real-time during the 2019 Cricket World Cup, creating an engaging live cricket experience for 55 million fans in India. The architecture involved using Apache Kafka for asynchronous communication, Apache Spark for processing the emojis, and Python consumers with PubSub infrastructure for delivering emojis to clients. The use of proven technologies and a simple tech stack demonstrated high scalability, highlighting Disney+ Hotstar's continued prominence in India's streaming industry.

• Disney+ Hotstar delivered 5 billion emojis in real-time during the 2019 Cricket World Cup, engaging 55 million fans in India.
• The architecture involved using Apache Kafka for asynchronous communication, Apache Spark for processing the emojis, and Python consumers with PubSub infrastructure for delivering emojis to clients.
• The use of proven technologies and a simple tech stack demonstrated high scalability, highlighting Disney+ Hotstar's continued prominence in India's streaming industry.