When Disney purchased 20th Century Fox in 2019 for over $71 billion, it acquired a large number of assets, including Star India, which included over 80 linear television channels, film studios, a minority stake in the satellite TV company Tata Sky and the streaming service Hotstar. Shortly after the launch of Disney+ in the United […]
Over the past few months, Disney has been exploring its options for its business in India, Disney Star, which was formerly known as Star India and was acquired when Disney purchased 20th Century Fox. Disney Star runs Disney+ Hotstar, along with over 80 linear television channels and much more. Disney has been talking to multiple […]
Over the past few months, there have been many reports of Disney looking into potentially selling off some or all of its Disney Star business in India. Some new information on the deal has been revealed by Economic Times, which reported that Disney and Reliance industries have been holding talks to merge their Indian businesses. […]
Earlier this year, it was revealed that Disney was looking into potentially selling some or all of its assets in India, including its linear television business, film studios and Disney+ Hotstar. Disney acquired Star India after the purchase of 20th Century Fox in 2019. There have been many interested parties involved in talks with Disney […]
GoQuest Media has signed a new deal with Disney to become the sole distributor for Disney Star’s Indian content across Africa for both TV and OTT. The deal includes many of India’s most popular and successful shows, including “Anupamaa”, “Imlie”, “Kasauti Zindagii Kay”, “Yeh Jaadu Hai Jinn Ka”, “Chandra Nandini”, and many more. The new […]
Reboots, Remakes, Sequels, Spinoffs, Revivals and Prequels are all the range in Hollywood these days, largely thanks to the financial success of many of Disney’s live-action remakes of their animated classics. Disney+ has seen a slew of content continuing preexisting franchises, including “The Mighty Ducks”, “Turner and Hooch”, “Monsters Inc”, and “The Proud Family”, among […]
Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced that the Walt Disney Company would be launching a new streaming service called “Star” internationally, rather than Hulu. With “Star” including general entertainment movies and shows from its brands such as ABC, FX, Freeform, Searchlight Pictures and 20th Century Studios. He stated that it would be “fully […]