Breaking Reliance and Disney merger approved by CCI

[Rajpatil98]

Sources added ? . I think i told it a month back .

Any idea when these both apps will get merged??

 

[daydreamer18]

Smart tv app of jio cinema is the sh#ttiest. Thank God!! I'm happy today
But I hope hotstar adds hype mode for ipl and different camera angles. The only feature I liked on jio cinema

Today i used jio cinema in smart tv for 1st time worst experience

 

[Bapun]

Confusion ends here and many like me are so happy that Reliance took our suggestion and decided to continue with hotstar.

https://onlytech.com/community/threads/reliance-to-retain-disney-hotstar-as-sole-streaming-platform-for-merged-entity.55355/

Kindly continue the Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema related discussions at above shared relevant thread on OnlyTech. Further, OTT platforms related discussions here will be deleted without any notice.

 

[Deep Mody]

However im curious, when will they merge the two apps and will they keep the Disney+ prefix?? Ideally, they should but we will have to wait and see.

Both your questions have been answered in the Reuters Article

The decision marks the first major integration of the businesses and signals billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance, which holds a majority of the new venture, doesn't plan to shut the Disney platform, though it is unclear if Hotstar might be rebranded.

The decision was influenced by Hotstar's better back-end technology for handling live content as well as serving targeted ads, the person said, adding Hotstar was aiming to complete the transition by January.

 

[daydreamer18]

If we go by history of jio, it will be jio+hotstar instead of disney+hotstar

Jiohotstar is better they don't need to add plus

 

[TUP]

Bindass most likely will be revamped as a youth channel with possibility of Channel V making a comeback..... There is likely to be other such changes too, will discuss on it later

MTV was once replaced by Channel V in past (in 1990s), again MTV will be released by Channel V!!!

Also, Comedy Central & VH1 brands would be discounted if MTV will be replaced by Channel V.

 

[SarFa]

Merger Process Till Now

Viacom18 merged into Digital18 - Completed

Digital18 acquired by Star India Pvt Ltd - Completed

Star India Pvt Ltd merger with Reliance Industries(RIL) - Pending, All shares and subsidiaries Integration already completed with Network18. So on next Board Meeting we'll see the merger completion announcement soon .

 

[Ashok Varma]

Merger Process Till Now

Viacom18 merged into Digital18 - Completed

Digital18 acquired by Star India Pvt Ltd - Completed

Star India Pvt Ltd merger with Reliance Industries(RIL) - Pending, All shares and subsidiaries Integration already completed with Network18. So on next Board Meeting we'll see the merger completion announcement soon .

Star India Pvt Ltd will allot its shares to RIL as a shareholder around 16%, STAR will not merge with RIL.

 

[SarFa]

Star India Pvt Ltd will allot its shares to RIL as a shareholder around 16%, STAR will not merge with RIL.

Yep but in simple term i said it as merge so that all understand it.

 

[sumit prakash]

Merger Process Till Now

Viacom18 merged into Digital18 - Completed

Digital18 acquired by Star India Pvt Ltd - Completed

Star India Pvt Ltd merger with Reliance Industries(RIL) - Pending, All shares and subsidiaries Integration already completed with Network18. So on next Board Meeting we'll see the merger completion announcement soon .

When next board meeting