Disney+Hotstar News & Updates

[Sushubh]

Disney in talks with Adani, Sun TV to sell India assets, Bloomberg reports

Disney has held talks with Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Sun TV Network owner Kalanithi Maran as well private equity firms to sell its streaming and television business in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

www.reuters.com

 

[Tejas01]

Motabhai getting angry for not being included in the talks.

 

[SVK]

He already held talks. But Disney might be trying some more options.

 

[SVK]

Sony initiates talks to acquire Star India business

Sony has put a contingency plan in place in case its merger with ZEE fails.

www.bizasialive.com

Sony joins the race in case their merger with Zee don't go ahead.

 

[mhsabir]

All 3 can merge together and then Mukesh Bhai will buy the merged entity.

 

[SVK]

Is Disney speculation just a side show in Zee-Sony merger? - Exchange4media

Amid conflicting speculations on reports about Sony talking to Disney for Star India’s acquisition in midst of its merger with Zee, e4m speaks to industry observers for some clarity

www.exchange4media.com

As per this article, Sony is just trying to put pressure on Zee management for merger process, and they might not actually go ahead and merge or buy Star.

 

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[SVK]

Disney said to near multibillion-dollar India deal with Reliance

The US entertainment giant may sell a controlling stake in the Disney Star business, which it values at around $10 billion, as opposed to piecemeal transactions weighed earlier, the people said, asking not to be named because the discussions are private. Reliance views the assets at between $7...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

Their channels would be called Colors Star and Star Sports 18 1, Star Sports 18 2
OTT Jio Voot Hotstar

 

[Zexen]

Jio Cinema shows extended same ad from Yamaha during Motogp events. You will lose anywhere from 2-4 laps of live coverage. Also it doesnt matter premium or not you will get ads.
Discovery+ was the best for motogp cheap like 299rs most of the time they had offers like 199rs per year. Live stream quality was 100x better than JIO Cinema.

 

[sloj]

Eurosport HD at 50 fps looks so good. DiscoveryPlus quality is very different from Samsung TV Plus which also hosts discovery streams.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Bob Iger says Disney would like to stay in India, looking to strengthen hand | TechCrunch

Bob Iger said Wednesday that Disney "would like to stay" in India and is considering its options in the world's most populous country where its TV Bob Iger said Wednesday that Disney "would like to stay" in India and is considering its options in the world's most populous country.

techcrunch.com