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Zee reported to have missed $200 mn cricket fee deadline to Disney

The Indian entertainment company was betting on the TV rights to retain its viewership and attract more advertisers in the cricket-crazy nation of more than 1.4 billion people

Reliance, Disney start antitrust diligence on India media merger: Report

Reliance has appointed Indian law firm Khaitan & Co and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, while Disney has roped in AZB & Partners, the people said

Disney's Mickey Mouse enters public domain as 95-year-old copyright expires

Mickey Mouse's first screen release in the 1928 short film 'Steamboat Willie', featuring both him and Minnie Mouse, became available for public use from January 1

Year Ender: 10 big events that shaped the Indian corporate world in 2023

From Hindenburg's report on the Adani Group to the signing of the biggest aircraft orders by Air India and Indigo, India saw several important corporate news in 2023. Here are the 10 most significant

Global corporate landscape 2023: Mergers, closures, and leadership shifts

From acquisitions & mergers to resignations 2023 has been a year of significant milestones in the global corporate world. Here is a recap on all the major event that unfolded in 2023

Funflation: A Taylor-made show?

The willingness to splurge on live entertainment is reshaping consumer behaviour

LIVE news: Plane with over 300 Indians on board grounded in France

Catch all the latest updates from across the globe here

Disney-Reliance entertainment biz deal may be beset with antitrust issues

If a deal was struck, it would be the second to seismically reshape India's TV and streaming landscape as Japan's Sony also plans to merge its India business with India's Zee Entertainment

Addicted to Disney: Why former executives find it hard to stay away

In his book, The Hero's Farewell: What Happens When CEOs Retire, Yale University professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld chronicled several personality types who find it hard to leave

Disney-Reliance merger may be beset with antitrust headaches: Experts

One key area of regulatory scrutiny for a Disney-Reliance merger would be their streaming businesses and their power over advertising during cricket

Why large consumer brands have a lot at stake in Disney, Sony deals

The first of these two transactions may come as early as Monday and would see Walt Disney Co. enter into a non-bidding agreement with Mukesh Ambani to merge their media businesses in the country

Disney, Reliance plan London meeting for India media merger talks: Report

Disney and Reliance have held talks to merge their India businesses by forming a joint venture company in which Ambani's media unit would hold a majority stake

More than 10 million people signed up for X in December, says CEO

X, which does not regularly release user data, could not immediately be reached for comment on how the December sign-ups compared to average or why Yaccarino disclosed the figure

Elon Musk lashes out again at Bob Iger after Disney pulls ads from X

In a series of posts Thursday, Tesla's CEO appeared to refer to the box-office performance of some recent Disney films, saying Iger "drops more bombs than a B-52

Disney to keep TV stations, says CEO Bob Iger, in reversal from July

Back at the DealBook Summit, Iger said Disney regularly evaluates its holdings to see whether they still fit with the company's plans

Disney names Morgan Stanley's Gorman to board ahead of expected fight

Earlier this month, ValueAct Capital Management became the second activist investor to amass a stake in Disney

Record 518 million Indian viewers watched cricket World Cup on TV: Disney

Disney had bought digital and streaming rights to show the International Cricket Council's tournaments in India from 2024 to 2027 by paying around $3 billion

BTS documentary 'BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star' to premiere on Disney Plus

The BTS team has confirmed their upcoming documentary titled BTS Monuments: beyond the Star to premiere next month on Disney Plus. The first two episodes to be released on December 20

Apple, Disney, IBM announce halting ads on X after Elon Musk's comments

Disney said it was halting spending on X. Similarly, Lionsgate, entertainment and film distribution company, and Paramount Global, media giant that owns CBS announced they are pausing spending on X

World Cup 2023: Ind-NZ semi-final sets digital concurrent viewership record

Ind vs NZ semi-final: As Kohli and Shami were writing the history at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, another one was being made on the top-right corner of the Disney + Hotstar stream