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Paying roughly $3 billion each, Jio took the streaming rights, while Disney secured only the pay-TV rights. And when Jio streamed the IPL free of charge in 2023 it was able to undercut Star and ...
India’s entertainment landscape shifted Thursday as Reliance Industries and Disney completed their long-awaited media merger, creating an Indian powerhouse valued at $8.5 billion. The deal ...
The brand was introduced as Hotstar for a streaming service carrying content from Disney Star's (formerly Star India) local networks, including films, television series, live sports, and original programming, as well as featuring content licensed from third parties such as Showtime among others.
Disney Star, registered as Star India Private Limited is an Indian media conglomerate joint venture.Though Reliance Industries owns 16.34% of the joint venture, while Viacom18 holds 46.82% and Disney India 36.84%, the JV is controlled by Reliance Industries.
On May 14, 2024, It was reported the deal between Disney and Reliance was approved by National Company Law Tribunal, with the JioCinema streaming service being moved to the Digital18 unit as part of the merger. [33] [34] On 28 August 2024, the CCI has approved the merger of Disney+ Hotstar with Viacom18. [35]
The companies said the newly formed divisions are entertainment, which houses Reliance's Colours TV channels and Disney's Star; digital, home to online streaming platforms JioCinema and Hotstar ...
In October 2024, Employees of RIL revealed that Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema will officially merge into a single platform. Back in February 2024, Reliance and Disney agreed on a $8.5 billion merger of their media assets. Nita Ambani will serve as the chairperson of the merged entity while Uday Shankar from Bodhi Tree Systems will be the vice ...
The companies have appointed law firms and started antitrust diligence on the merger, Reuters reported last week, citing unnamed sources. Ambani’s energy-to-telecom conglomerate would own 51% ...