CCI cleared seven M&A deals in media sector over past five years: I&B ministryThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved seven media and entertainment sector M&A deals in the last five years, ensuring competit...
20 Mar, 2025, 11.10 PM IST
Ahead of merger with Disney's Star India, Nita and Akash Ambani join Viacom18 boardNita Ambani and Akash Ambani have joined the board of Viacom18 as it nears its merger with Walt Disney's Star India. The new board will inc...
26 Sep, 2024, 08.51 AM IST
Paramount to sell its remaining stake in Viacom18 to RILParamount Global is set to sell its remaining 13.01% stake in Viacom18 to Reliance Industries for ₹4,286 crore, valuing the Indian media co...
15 Mar, 2024, 12.47 AM IST
RIL-Disney deal: Nita Ambani may be named chairpersonNita Ambani is likely to become the chairperson of the Star India-Viacom18 merged entity, with Uday Shankar as the vice chairperson. The me...
29 Feb, 2024, 03.21 PM IST
Reliance, Disney may announce Star-Viacom18 merger this weekReliance Industries and Walt Disney have signed a binding agreement to merge Viacom18 and Star India, creating India's largest media empire...
26 Feb, 2024, 12.26 AM IST
Paramount realises $168 million in non-cash gain from Viacom18 stake dilutionParamount Global has reported a non-cash gain of $168 million from diluting its stake in Indian media conglomerate Viacom18. In April, Para...
21 Sep, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
Bodhi Tree raises holding in Viacom18 in '953-cr dealThe company has also roped in Kiran Mani, Google's general manager and managing director for Android and Google Play for APAC, as the head ...
23 Aug, 2023, 05.42 PM IST
Comcast tests India waters with Bodhi Tree stake buyOn Wednesday, the Competition Commission of India cleared NBC Universal's acquisition of a stake in BTS Investment 1 Pte Ltd and Bodhi Tree...
16 Apr, 2023, 12.43 AM IST
Viacom18 completes strategic partnership with Reliance, Bodhi Tree Systems and Paramount GlobalWith the completion of the deal, TV18 (owned by Mukesh Ambani) will hold 50.994% equity stake, while Bodhi Tree will have 0.011% stake in t...
13 Apr, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
CCI clears NBC Universal Media's stake buy in BTS Investment 1, BTS VCCThe proposed combination pertains to acquisition by NBC Universal Media LLC (NBC Universal) of certain shareholding of BTS Investment and B...
12 Apr, 2023, 08.51 PM IST
CCI approves merger of Jio Cinema OTT with Viacom18 MediaIn April, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Viacom18 announced a strategic partnership with Bodhi Tree Systems, where Bodhi Tree will inves...
19 Sep, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
UpGrad acquires online learning platform Harappa Education for Rs 300 croreUpGrad has closed this transaction with Harappa shareholders, Bodhi Tree Systems, a new platform between James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, an...
22 Jul, 2022, 07.12 PM IST
Bodhi Tree completes acquisition of 36% stake in Allen Career Institute for $600 mnAllen is one of India’s largest coaching institutes, preparing students for entrance exams for engineering and medical sciences and for oth...
04 Jul, 2022, 01.04 PM IST
Allen’s cofounder warns educators leaving for rival edtech startups, says they will be blacklistedAllen received an investment of $600 million from Bodhi Tree, a newly formed investment platform by Lupa Systems founder and CEO James Murd...
11 Jun, 2022, 01.34 PM IST
Uday Shankar and James Murdoch’s Bodhi Tree invests $600 million in Allen Career InstituteThe Maheshwari family-owned Allen Career Institute is arguably India’s largest coaching institute, preparing students for entrance exams in...
01 May, 2022, 11.02 PM IST
James Murdoch, Uday Shankar’s Bodhi Tree to invest Rs 13,500 crore in Viacom18Bodhi Tree Systems will lead a fund raise with a consortium of investors, which will help Viacom18 to bid aggressively for the upcoming med...
27 Apr, 2022, 10.48 PM IST
Uday Shankar, James Murdoch’s Lupa to raise $1.5 bn from Qatar sovereign fundOn January 27, ET reported that Singapore-headquartered Asia Initiatives, a 51:49 joint venture between Shankar and Murdoch's private inves...
10 Feb, 2022, 06.13 AM IST