Star India - Viacom18 Merger Completed

[Aksgr]

Later Disney writes off/shows loss of 1.5 bn USD in STAR India books

Just curious on this topic , are they still fighting legal battle against zee. As i can find any update on this matter.

 

[praks001]

Uday Sankar/James Murdoch era is peak and golden period for STAR's dominance in India due to aggressive acquisition of all cricket rights, south regional netowrks Asianet, Maa tv, Vijay tv and birth of hotstar & rise with Jio's free data in digital space. They have again with Ambani clinches rights of IPL digital and BCCI in e-auction against Sony, but Disney Star with Madhavan won ICC closed door bid for high amoout of 3bn USD, Later Disney writes off/shows loss of 1.5 bn USD in STAR India books and merged with Viacom18.

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I do not agree with your fact assertion of aggressive acquisition of all cricket rights. They lost Cricket Australia and ECB rights during this period which they held since ages. They only went aggressive for BCCI + ICC rights and IPL rights once it expired with Sony.

 

[hike]

In first pic disney plus hotstar logo completely removed . From disney plus hotstar office banglore
In second pic only disney logo removed from disney star logo . Star logo still present not removed .
Jio logo has come to office will be fixed either on Saturday or sunday when employees are not there due to wiring and electrical involvement

Hello brother did you reached office?

 

[Ashok Varma]

I do not agree with your fact assertion of aggressive acquisition of all cricket rights. They lost Cricket Australia and ECB rights during this period which they held since ages. They only went aggressive for BCCI + ICC rights and IPL rights once it expired with Sony.

They have targets Indian Team playing matches(IPL, BCCI & ICC), not all boards, even now Disney Star acquires Cricket Australia rights after IPL digital & BCCI rights lost to Viacom18.

 

[praks001]

They have targets Indian Team playing matches(IPL, BCCI & ICC), not all boards, even now Disney Star acquires Cricket Australia rights after IPL digital & BCCI rights lost to Viacom18.

Yes they aggresively went after India rights only for which they surely overpaid.

 

[Aksgr]

Hello brother did you reached office?

I am not a star employee. But nothing has been updated. they have pulled down Disney plus hotstar logo completely and Disney logo from Disney star .
currently only star logo is there.
same as below pic

In first pic disney plus hotstar logo completely removed . From disney plus hotstar office banglore
In second pic only disney logo removed from disney star logo . Star logo still present not removed .
Jio logo has come to office will be fixed either on Saturday or sunday when employees are not there due to wiring and electrical involvement

 

[CloudCraze]

I am not a star employee. But nothing has been updated. they have pulled down Disney plus hotstar logo completely and Disney logo from Disney star .
currently only star logo is there.
same as below pic

So this means Disney may quit the entity later and STAR will be completely under RIL & BodhiTree

 

[Aksgr]

So this means Disney may quit the entity later and STAR will be completely under RIL & BodhiTree

No, it doesn't mean anything.

 

[daydreamer18]

So this means Disney may quit the entity later and STAR will be completely under RIL & BodhiTree

Already disney has this idea i think after 3 to 4 years they will sell their minority shares to reliance but they won't exist still may supply rights to reliance same like paramount

 

[CloudCraze]

Already disney has this idea i think after 3 to 4 years they will sell their minority shares to reliance but they won't exist still may supply rights to reliance same like paramount

Disney India already existing and operating disney branded channels like Disney channel, disney jr, disney international etc. it makes me confused again