Breaking Disney exploring options to sell or join venture Disney Star India Business

[RdX]

Reliance is viewing assets between $7 billion to $8 billion and if all goes well, the acquisition might be announced in November’s first week. Sources spilled the beans that some of the media units might be merged into Disney Star.

The reports suggest that Disney will apparently continue with their minority stake after they are done with their cash and stock deal. Sources have revealed that no final decision has been made on the deal or the valuation. Also, there is a possibility that Disney might hold onto their assets for a bit longer.
Disney was exploring options to sell or joint venture

 

[Ashok Varma]

Reliance is viewing assets between $7 billion to $8 billion and if all goes well, the acquisition might be announced in November’s first week. Sources spilled the beans that some of the media units might be merged into Disney Star.

The reports suggest that Disney will apparently continue with their minority stake after they are done with their cash and stock deal. Sources have revealed that no final decision has been made on the deal or the valuation. Also, there is a possibility that Disney might hold onto their assets for a bit longer.
Disney was exploring options to sell or joint venture

RIL will not commit for overpriced deal as STAR's content is mostly TV based without growth in future.

 

[Raju lal]

Shutting down marathi and kannada market will only air zee growth

In Marathi Star Pravah is very stronger. Shutting Colors Marathi impact less as well as shows like Bigg Boss adding to Pravah make it more stronger.
Kannada is the only market for RIL - Disney to think, there CK is stronger than Suvarna.

 

[Shantanu]

In Marathi Star Pravah is very stronger. Shutting Colors Marathi impact less as well as shows like Bigg Boss adding to Pravah make it more stronger.
Kannada is the only market for RIL - Disney to think, there CK is stronger than Suvarna.

But suvarna is also doing. They can continue to co exist and boost both channels. Same applies to marathi colors can remain as strong second GEC with focus on reality shows. Star has been so far fiction king colors had good reality shows in past.

 

[Nithish]

In tamil Viacom can shutdown colors tamil as star is ruling in gec

 

[JollyLNB]

As I said in my recent analysis, Viacom18’s regional business is mostly not very successful, except to some extent Colors Kannada because of being the previous leader, and Colors Gujarati because of no competition. Not much will be lost if they are replaced by the corresponding Star channels. Only English GEC and music/youth is an area of leadership.

The issue is what will happen in the kids’ genre where both Nick and Disney/Hungama are well established. In infotainment, History TV18 will nicely complement Fox Life and Nat Geo, and anyway @dino29 has been saying that History TV18 should return to Disney because of the joint venture with A+E Networks.

How to merge Hindi GEC, Hindi movies and sports is a more difficult question to answer.

DreamDTH Explains: Disney Star’s peak may be over. Will Reliance (Viacom18) be the new king?

With reports that Disney is trying to sell off Star after its OTT struggles, and the tremendous investments Reliance is putting behind sports rights and JioCinema, this analysis takes a look at the contrasting fortunes of two of India’s largest broadcasters.

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[RdX]

RIL will not commit for overpriced deal as STAR's content is mostly TV based without growth in future.

Most of their Executive/directors now in Reliance own media entertainment entity, if deal happens don't surprise that those Executives launching another 10 Star Sports channels in regional languages.

 

[SPANDAN]

There is no ifs and buts.. i have got information from Highly placed sources that Deal has been finalized and they are just waiting for right moment or may be some auspicious day to make announcement..

 

[Aksgr]

There is no ifs and buts.. i have got information from Highly placed sources that Deal has been finalized and they are just waiting for right moment or may be some auspicious day to make announcement..

Yes. Disney has conveyed of not disclosing share swap as it will affect their shares globally.

We can expect this before diwali

 

[Ashok Varma]

There is no ifs and buts.. i have got information from Highly placed sources that Deal has been finalized and they are just waiting for right moment or may be some auspicious day to make announcement..

Yes. Disney has conveyed of not disclosing share swap as it will affect their shares globally.

We can expect this before diwali

This confirms that Disney much gets rid of Star India.