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Tribunal Approves $8.5 Billion Reliance, Walt Disney Merger
A company tribunal has approved the $8.5 billion merger of Reliance Industries and Disney's Indian media assets, Reliance said on Friday.
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Anti-Trust Body Clears Reliance, Walt Disney Mega-Deal Merger
The Competition Commission of India on Wednesday approved the merger of the media assets of Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire worth over Rs 70,000 crore.
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Reliance, Disney Merger Will Hurt Rivals, Warns Antitrust Body: Report
Antitrust body, the Competition Commission of India, has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights, Reuters reported.
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$8.5 Billion Reliance-Disney Merger Faces 100 Antitrust Queries: Report
India's antitrust body has asked Reliance Industries and Walt Disney around 100 questions linked to their $8.5 billion India media assets merger, including details on sports rights as it heightens its scrutiny of the deal, two sources told Reuters.
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Reliance, Disney Said to Seek CCI Nod With Cricket Rights Assurance
Reliance and Disney are said to have asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to approve their $8.5 billion media merger by arguing their combined power will not hit advertisers. The deal will result in the creation of India's biggest entertainment player with 120 TV channels and two streaming services, and is expected to face intense scruti...
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Disney, Reliance Sign "Binding Pact" For Big Merger: Report
Reliance Industries has signed a "binding pact" for a merger deal with Walt Disney's local unit, Bloomberg News reported Monday, a major shakeup for the country's multi-billion dollar entertainment industry.
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Reliance, Bodhi Tree Said to Take 60 Percent Stake in Disney India Merger
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance is close to merging its India media business with Walt Disney with a 51 percent-54 percent stake, a deal that values the US giant's Indian operations at just $3.5 billion, said three sources with direct knowledge.
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Disney, Reliance Finalising Terms of Merger in Disney+ Hotstar, Star India Deal: Report
Reliance Industries, India's most valuable company, and Walt Disney are finalising details of a non-binding term sheet to merge their Indian media operations, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday citing executives involved in the deal.
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Disney Said to Near Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Reliance
Reliance Industries, controlled by Asia’s richest tycoon Mukesh Ambani, is nearing a cash and stock deal to buy Walt Disney’s India operations, according to people familiar with the matter. The acquisition could be announced as early as next month with some of Reliance’s media units merged into Disney Star, the people said, without providing ...
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JioCinema Announces Premium Subscription Plan in India; to Offer Exclusive HBO Shows
Indian streaming platform JioCinema announced premium pricing, its first step to move away from a free content model to fight global rivals such as Netflix and Disney in the country. The move comes weeks after a Reliance's Viacom18 struck a content deal with Warner Bros. The new pricing, according to the website, is only for premium content, while...
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HBO Content Such as The Last of Us, Succession Coming to JioCinema as Warner Bros. Strikes New Deal
All HBO and Warner Bros. content will be available to stream on JioCinema from May onwards. Reliance’s Viacom18 and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced a multi-year deal, making JioCinema the new home for WB’s catalogue of TV series and movies in India. Ongoing shows such as The Last of Us, Succession season 4, and House of the Dragon will be...
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JioCinema, Sun NXT Partner to Offer South Indian Movies to Jio Subscribers
JioCinema has partnered with fellow streaming service Sun NXT — owned by Chennai-headquartered Sun TV Network — to bring the latter’s wide collection of Tamil-, Telugu-, Malayalam-, and Kannada-language movies to the former.
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How Telco Partnerships and Regional Content are Shaping India’s Streaming Market
While Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are leading the way in original content investment in India, local players such as ALTBalaji, ZEE5, Eros Now and Reliance Jio are exploring other routes — a regional focus or controlling the entire pipeline — in the streaming wars.
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Tribunal Approves $8.5 Billion Reliance, Walt Disney Merger
A company tribunal has approved the $8.5 billion merger of Reliance Industries and Disney's Indian media assets, Reliance said on Friday.
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Anti-Trust Body Clears Reliance, Walt Disney Mega-Deal Merger
The Competition Commission of India on Wednesday approved the merger of the media assets of Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire worth over Rs 70,000 crore.
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Reliance, Disney Merger Will Hurt Rivals, Warns Antitrust Body: Report
Antitrust body, the Competition Commission of India, has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights, Reuters reported.
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$8.5 Billion Reliance-Disney Merger Faces 100 Antitrust Queries: Report
India's antitrust body has asked Reliance Industries and Walt Disney around 100 questions linked to their $8.5 billion India media assets merger, including details on sports rights as it heightens its scrutiny of the deal, two sources told Reuters.
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Reliance, Disney Said to Seek CCI Nod With Cricket Rights Assurance
Reliance and Disney are said to have asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to approve their $8.5 billion media merger by arguing their combined power will not hit advertisers. The deal will result in the creation of India's biggest entertainment player with 120 TV channels and two streaming services, and is expected to face intense scruti...
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Disney, Reliance Sign "Binding Pact" For Big Merger: Report
Reliance Industries has signed a "binding pact" for a merger deal with Walt Disney's local unit, Bloomberg News reported Monday, a major shakeup for the country's multi-billion dollar entertainment industry.
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Reliance, Bodhi Tree Said to Take 60 Percent Stake in Disney India Merger
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance is close to merging its India media business with Walt Disney with a 51 percent-54 percent stake, a deal that values the US giant's Indian operations at just $3.5 billion, said three sources with direct knowledge.
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Disney, Reliance Finalising Terms of Merger in Disney+ Hotstar, Star India Deal: Report
Reliance Industries, India's most valuable company, and Walt Disney are finalising details of a non-binding term sheet to merge their Indian media operations, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday citing executives involved in the deal.
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Disney Said to Near Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Reliance
Reliance Industries, controlled by Asia’s richest tycoon Mukesh Ambani, is nearing a cash and stock deal to buy Walt Disney’s India operations, according to people familiar with the matter. The acquisition could be announced as early as next month with some of Reliance’s media units merged into Disney Star, the people said, without providing ...
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JioCinema Announces Premium Subscription Plan in India; to Offer Exclusive HBO Shows
Indian streaming platform JioCinema announced premium pricing, its first step to move away from a free content model to fight global rivals such as Netflix and Disney in the country. The move comes weeks after a Reliance's Viacom18 struck a content deal with Warner Bros. The new pricing, according to the website, is only for premium content, while...
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HBO Content Such as The Last of Us, Succession Coming to JioCinema as Warner Bros. Strikes New Deal
All HBO and Warner Bros. content will be available to stream on JioCinema from May onwards. Reliance’s Viacom18 and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced a multi-year deal, making JioCinema the new home for WB’s catalogue of TV series and movies in India. Ongoing shows such as The Last of Us, Succession season 4, and House of the Dragon will be...
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JioCinema, Sun NXT Partner to Offer South Indian Movies to Jio Subscribers
JioCinema has partnered with fellow streaming service Sun NXT — owned by Chennai-headquartered Sun TV Network — to bring the latter’s wide collection of Tamil-, Telugu-, Malayalam-, and Kannada-language movies to the former.
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How Telco Partnerships and Regional Content are Shaping India’s Streaming Market
While Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are leading the way in original content investment in India, local players such as ALTBalaji, ZEE5, Eros Now and Reliance Jio are exploring other routes — a regional focus or controlling the entire pipeline — in the streaming wars.
