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Nifty Waves Index Launched To Track Media, Entertainment And Gaming Industry
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday launched a new stock market index called the 'Nifty Waves Index' to track the performance of companies in the media, entertainment and gaming industry.
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Disney Bets on Korean and Japanese Originals in Asia Growth Push
Disney is focusing on select Asian markets to help scale up the local subscriber base and draw international viewership, while cutting content investment in Southeast Asia. Its India operation merged with Reliance Industries’s media business to form a joint venture called JioStar.
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Reliance and Disney Complete Merger to Create a Rs. 70,352 Crore Joint Venture
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 Compa...
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Indian Government Drafts Policy to Regulate OTT Platforms: Everything You Need to Know
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is drafting a new policy to regulate OTT platforms due to complaints about content not meeting existing guidelines. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, highlighted plans to introduce the policy in Parliament after gathering input from industry and public stakeholders. Th...
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NCLT Approves Merger of Viacom 18, Star India After CCI Nod
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Friday approved a merger scheme that will allow Viacom 18 Media with Star India. The merger of Reliance Industries and The Walt Disney Co's media assets was approved earlier this week by the Competition Commission of India and will create the country's largest media empire.
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Reliance, Disney Merge Assets To Create $8.5 Billion Media Powerhouse
Reliance Industries and Walt Disney on Wednesday announced the merger of their India TV and streaming media assets, creating an $8.5 billion entertainment juggernaut far ahead of rivals.
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Disney, Reliance Said to Ink Binding Pact to Merge India Media Operations
Walt Disney and Reliance Industries have signed a binding pact to merge their media operations in India, according to people familiar with the matter, as the US entertainment giant recasts its strategy amid intense competition in the world’s most-populous country.
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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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"Don't Ask Dodgy Questions": Witty Tweets By Shah Rukh Khan On His Birthday
Shah Rukh Khan 58th Birthday: Here are some of Shah Rukh Khan's most clever and humorously sarcastic social media posts that clearly demonstrate his prowess in delivering witty comebacks.
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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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Zee-Sony Deal Under Scrutiny After Crackdown On Subhash Chandra, Son
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.'s planned merger with a subsidiary of Sony Group Corp. may face further delay, industry analysts said, after SEBI said the media house faked the recovery of loans to cover for private financing deals by its founder.
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Subhash Chandra, Punit Goenka Barred From Company Boards By Regulator
Markets regulator Sebi on Monday barred Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) MD and CEO Punit Goenka from holding the position of a director or key managerial personnel in any listed company for siphoning off funds of the media firm.
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Shemaroo, Near Foundation to Launch Web3 Innovation Cell, Explore Blockchain Uses for India’s Media Industry
Shemaroo Entertainment and the Near Foundation have joined forces to bring immutability, transparency, as well as decentralisation to India’s entertainment and media sphere via blockchain. Content distribution, audience engagement, rights management are among the top angles where Shemaroo is looking to bring blockchain solutions.
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IPL: Viacom18 Said to Win Digital Rights, While Disney Star Lands TV Again
Viacom18 Media — a joint venture between Paramount Global and Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries — won the digital streaming rights to the Indian Premier League, outbidding entertainment giants including Disney and Sony, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Amazon, Reliance Set to Lock Horns With Disney, Sony Over IPL Rights
Amazon's rivalry in India with oil-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries looks set to head to the cricket field, where they will likely battle media heavyweights for telecast rights to India's premier cricket league with its hundreds of millions of viewers.
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Nifty Waves Index Launched To Track Media, Entertainment And Gaming Industry
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday launched a new stock market index called the 'Nifty Waves Index' to track the performance of companies in the media, entertainment and gaming industry.
-
Disney Bets on Korean and Japanese Originals in Asia Growth Push
Disney is focusing on select Asian markets to help scale up the local subscriber base and draw international viewership, while cutting content investment in Southeast Asia. Its India operation merged with Reliance Industries’s media business to form a joint venture called JioStar.
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Reliance and Disney Complete Merger to Create a Rs. 70,352 Crore Joint Venture
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 Compa...
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Indian Government Drafts Policy to Regulate OTT Platforms: Everything You Need to Know
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is drafting a new policy to regulate OTT platforms due to complaints about content not meeting existing guidelines. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, highlighted plans to introduce the policy in Parliament after gathering input from industry and public stakeholders. Th...
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NCLT Approves Merger of Viacom 18, Star India After CCI Nod
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Friday approved a merger scheme that will allow Viacom 18 Media with Star India. The merger of Reliance Industries and The Walt Disney Co's media assets was approved earlier this week by the Competition Commission of India and will create the country's largest media empire.
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Reliance, Disney Merge Assets To Create $8.5 Billion Media Powerhouse
Reliance Industries and Walt Disney on Wednesday announced the merger of their India TV and streaming media assets, creating an $8.5 billion entertainment juggernaut far ahead of rivals.
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Disney, Reliance Said to Ink Binding Pact to Merge India Media Operations
Walt Disney and Reliance Industries have signed a binding pact to merge their media operations in India, according to people familiar with the matter, as the US entertainment giant recasts its strategy amid intense competition in the world’s most-populous country.
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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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"Don't Ask Dodgy Questions": Witty Tweets By Shah Rukh Khan On His Birthday
Shah Rukh Khan 58th Birthday: Here are some of Shah Rukh Khan's most clever and humorously sarcastic social media posts that clearly demonstrate his prowess in delivering witty comebacks.
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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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Zee-Sony Deal Under Scrutiny After Crackdown On Subhash Chandra, Son
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.'s planned merger with a subsidiary of Sony Group Corp. may face further delay, industry analysts said, after SEBI said the media house faked the recovery of loans to cover for private financing deals by its founder.
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Subhash Chandra, Punit Goenka Barred From Company Boards By Regulator
Markets regulator Sebi on Monday barred Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) MD and CEO Punit Goenka from holding the position of a director or key managerial personnel in any listed company for siphoning off funds of the media firm.
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Shemaroo, Near Foundation to Launch Web3 Innovation Cell, Explore Blockchain Uses for India’s Media Industry
Shemaroo Entertainment and the Near Foundation have joined forces to bring immutability, transparency, as well as decentralisation to India’s entertainment and media sphere via blockchain. Content distribution, audience engagement, rights management are among the top angles where Shemaroo is looking to bring blockchain solutions.
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IPL: Viacom18 Said to Win Digital Rights, While Disney Star Lands TV Again
Viacom18 Media — a joint venture between Paramount Global and Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries — won the digital streaming rights to the Indian Premier League, outbidding entertainment giants including Disney and Sony, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Amazon, Reliance Set to Lock Horns With Disney, Sony Over IPL Rights
Amazon's rivalry in India with oil-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries looks set to head to the cricket field, where they will likely battle media heavyweights for telecast rights to India's premier cricket league with its hundreds of millions of viewers.
