Reliance and Walt Disney have offered to sell some channels to win faster antitrust approval for their $8.5 billion (roughly Rs. 71,351 crore) India media assets merger, but are resisting changes to cricket broadcast rights they own, two sources familiar with the matter said. Antitrust experts have warned that the Reliance-Disney mergerannounced in February, could … Read more
India’s antitrust body has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion (roughly Rs. 71,199 crore) India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights, four sources told Reuters on Tuesday. In the biggest setback so far to their planned merger, the Competition Commission of India … Read more
The NCLT on Friday approved the scheme of merger of Reliance Industries-owned More 18 media — the holding company of the group’s media and entertainment assets — with Indian Star. A two-member bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved the composite Scheme of Arrangement among Viacom 18, Digital18 and Star India, a unit … Read more
Andor, one of the highly anticipated Star Wars series, is back with Season 2. The series is currently streaming on JioHotstar in Hindi and English. Andor is a Sci-fi American series created by Tony Gilroy. The second season of Andor will cover four years leading to Rogue One. Similar to Season 1, the episodes will … Read more
Reliance Industries Limited announced the completion of a merger with the India business of global media house Walt Disney on Thursday. With this, Viacom 18 Media Private Limited, Reliance Industries Limited, and The Walt Disney Company announced the formation of a joint venture. The joint venture was formed after the approval by the National Company … Read more
The week brings a mix of fresh movies and TV shows for streaming enthusiasts. From the much-anticipated return of Bandish Bandits and Mismatched to a Manoj Bajpayee-led thriller, there’s plenty to explore. We also have a a biographical drama Maria starring Angelina Jolie on Netflix, while Mismatched returns for its third season, continuing the story … Read more
JioHotstar, India’s largest streaming platform, has increased its paying subscriber base to over 200 million, driven by multi-language live broadcasts of the hugely popular Indian Premier League cricket matches, a senior executive said. “That makes us one of the biggest streaming services anywhere in the world,” said Uday Shankar, vice chairman of JioStar, the joint … Read more
JioHotstar, India’s largest streaming platform, has increased its paying subscriber base to over 200 million, driven by multi-language live broadcasts of the hugely popular Indian Premier League cricket matches, a senior executive said. “That makes us one of the biggest streaming services anywhere in the world,” said Uday Shankar, vice chairman of JioStar, the joint … Read more
JioHotstar, India’s largest streaming platform, has increased its paying subscriber base to over 200 million, driven by multi-language live broadcasts of the hugely popular Indian Premier League cricket matches, a senior executive said. “That makes us one of the biggest streaming services anywhere in the world,” said Uday Shankar, vice chairman of JioStar, the joint … Read more
Jiohotstar, India’s Larget Streaming Platform, Has Increased Its Paying Subscriber Base to over 200 million, Driven by Multi-Manguage Live Broadcasts of the Hugely Popular Indian Premier Indian Premie Matches, a Senior Executive said. “That makes us one of the biggest streaming services anywhere in the world,” said uday Shankar, Vice Chairman of JISTAR, The Joint … Read more