Breaking Reliance and Disney merger approved by CCI

[PowerStar]

K Madhavan Quits

K Madhavan, country manager and president, Disney Star quits - ET BrandEquity

Disney Star: Madhavan joined Star India in 2009 as South Head, enhancing its regional entertainment portfolio. Previously, he served as MD and CEO of Asianet from 2000-2008, leading the channel to a 50% market share in Malayalam. His vision established new benchmarks for quality programming in...

brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[SarFa]

The Walt Disney Company has appointed James P. Gorman as chairman of the board, ..

Read more at:

Walt Disney Co names James P Gorman as chairman - ET BrandEquity

The Walt Disney Company has named James P Gorman as chairman, effective January 2, 2025, succeeding Mark G Parker. Gorman, currently the executive chairman of Morgan Stanley, leads the board's succession planning committee, which aims to announce a new CEO in early 2026 as part of the transition...

brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[Deep Mody]

According to sources, while Madhavan will step down from his current role at Disney Star, he will remain on the board of the newly merged entity. Additionally, he will continue overseeing Disney’s consumer business.

Sources suggest that the merger between Viacom18 and Disney Star India is expected to result in some job losses for roles that overlap between the two companies. However, employees on both sides are preparing to transition under Star India.

As per sources, Sajith Sivanandan, the head of Disney+ Hotstar, is also expected to depart from the company. Meanwhile, JioCinema has onboarded YouTube’s Ishan Chatterjee as its Chief Business Officer.

K Madhavan to exit Disney’s media business; to continue overseeing consumer business

As per sources, Sajith Sivanandan, the head of Disney+ Hotstar, is also expected to depart from the company

bestmediainfo.com

 

[JollyLNB]

Why pravah picture with shut....its only marathi movie channel from star-reliance merger...

No this channel not shutdown

That was fake news spread by @Aksgr who is banned now. Unless a list of channels is specifically announced, please assume that NO channel from either Disney Star or Viacom18 is shutting down.

 

[Ashok Varma]

Politics

Sony have miser mindset, they want cricket rights at cheap price.

 

[Jackyu]

What will happen to Sanjog Gupta? Is he gonna head the sports division after the merger?

 

[Divyam]

What will happen to Sanjog Gupta? Is he gonna head the sports division after the merger?

From which company he is???

 

[Jackyu]

From which company he is???

Currently he's the sports head of Disney Star

 

[PowerStar]

According to sources, while Madhavan will step down from his current role at Disney Star, he will remain on the board of the newly merged entity. Additionally, he will continue overseeing Disney’s consumer business.

Source have removed this point from article

 

[Sankalp]

Sony have miser mindset, they want cricket rights at cheap price.

Sony is playing safe, so that's why they are profitable.