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No broadcaster for World Cup? What FIFA’s India standoff could really costAs FIFA gears up for the 2026 World Cup, it encounters a broadcasting conundrum in India. Following a surge in online viewership during the...
Delhi HC refers Zee-JioStar music copyright dispute to mediation, bars platform from using Zee's licensed worksZee Entertainment and JioStar India are heading to mediation to resolve a music copyright dispute. Zee sued JioStar for alleged unauthorize...
Mega deals less likely, but media M&A show to stay strong in 2026Media and entertainment deals will remain strong in 2026. Transactions will focus on content, gaming, sports, and AI companies with intelle...
JioStar announces workforce revamp post Star-Viacom18 merger- 500+ jobs on the lineJioStar, a venture between Reliance Industries and Disney, is implementing workforce restructuring post the Star India-Viacom18 merger. Thi...
Reliance-Disney media giant may be born in NovemberThe merger between RIL's Viacom18 and Disney's Star India will conclude in early November. This will form India's largest media conglomerat...
RIL expects Star-Viacom18 merger deal closure in Q3Viacom18 and Star India, owned by Reliance Industries and Walt Disney respectively, are set to finalize their merger by the third quarter o...
Viacom18 gets I&B ministry approval to transfer TV channels to StarThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has approved the transfer of TV channel licences from Viacom18 to Star India, completing the f...
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...
IPL valuation down by 11.7% on weak media rights scoreThe Indian Premier League's (IPL) business value has decreased by 11.7% to $9.9 billion in 2024 due to a reassessment of media rights and i...
NCLT sanctions Star-Viacom18 merger scheme after CCI clearanceThe Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal has approved the merger between Star India and Reliance Industries Limited's Viacom18...
Reliance, Disney may offer 2-year ad rate freeze to secure CCI nodRIL and Disney, which are seeking to complete the merger by October, have been scouting for ways to assuage the regulator's concerns about ...
Viacom18, Star India expect to complete merger by OctoberViacom18 and Star India plan to finalize their merger by October after securing approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Al...
NCLT lists Disney's Star India and Reliance's Viacom18 merger plea hearing on August 1 for final disposalIn an order sheet of the hearing held on July 11, the division bench of technical member Anu Jagmohan Singh and judicial member Kishore Vem...
NCLT sets the ball rolling on merger of Reliance's arm Viacom18 and Star IndiaThe merger scheme has two stages: the transfer of Viacom18's TV and streaming assets to Digital18 and the demerger and vesting of these ass...
Reliance to buy 13% of Paramount's stake in Viacom18 for Rs 4,286 croreReliance Industries has agreed to purchase Paramount Global's 13.01% stake in Viacom 18 Media for about Rs. 4,286 crore, as reported in a r...
Viacom18 and Star India merger talks in advanced stageReliance could hold more than 51% of the shareholding in the proposed Star-Viacom18 merged entity, with Disney owning a 40% stake, one of t...
Sony Pictures Networks, Viacom18 merger gathers steam after months of negotiationsSources close to the development say that as part of the deal, all three businesses—SPN, Viacom18 and Jio Studios business—will be merged i...