Reliance Industries and Disney have finalized their media merger in India, but their unified streaming platform, potentially JioHotstar, faces domain ownership hurdles. The ₹70,352 crore venture merges Viacom18,

A new website, Jiostar.com, has emerged with a ‘Coming Soon’ message, and a Wikipedia page for Jio Star has also been created, hinting at the brand’s upcoming launch. Meanwhile, internally, both the companies are taking next steps with the merger,

A Wikipedia page titled “Jio Star” has also been created, outlining the merger details and listing the channels under the combined portfolio

Reliance Industries and Walt Disney on Thursday completed the $8.5 billion merger of their Indian media assets, which have been split into three divisions, with each unit having its own CEO. The companies said the newly formed divisions are entertainment,

India’s entertainment landscape shifted Thursday as Reliance Industries and Disney completed their long-awaited media merger, creating an Indian powerhouse valued at $8.5 billion. The deal combines Disney’s Star India with Reliance’s Viacom18 and streaming platforms JioCinema and Hotstar.

The joint venture has combined revenue of $3.1 billion and over 100 TV channels, 50 million subscribers, and 30,000 hours of TV entertainment content annually

Disney and Reliance Industries have completed the $8.5B deal to form a media and entertainment giant in India. This brings together Reliance’s JioCinema business with Disney’s Star India, which houses Disney+ Hotstar,

Reliance and Disney have completed their landmark Indian media merger, creating an $8.5 billion entertainment powerhouse that will dominate the streaming and television markets in the world's most populous nation.

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Mukesh Ambani's led Reliance industries, Viacom18 And Disney completed its Rs 70,352 Crore merger. Nita Ambani will play an important role in merged entity.