DirecTV and Disney Dispute Leaves 11M Without ESPN, ABC…

DirecTV and Disney Dispute Leaves 11M Without ESPN, ABC…

ByMauveSep 3, 20242 min read

For the major US satellite pay-television provider DirecTV, The Walt Disney Company failed to reach a new distribution agreement covering ESPN, ABC, and other Disney networks. Because of this, over 11 million subscribers in the country will no longer be able to receive these channels from DirecTV, effective September…

CCI Approves $8.5B Reliance-Disney India Merger with Voluntary Modifications

CCI Approves $8.5B Reliance-Disney India Merger with Voluntary Modifications

ByMauveAug 29, 20241 min read

The Competition Commission of India on Wednesday approved an $8.5 billion merger between Reliance Industries and Disney’s Indian media assets with certain voluntary modifications. Commission said in…

Reliance, Disney Offer to Sell Channels to Clear Merger…

Reliance, Disney Offer to Sell Channels to Clear Merger…

ByMauveAug 14, 20242 min read

Reliance and Walt Disney have proposed to sell a small number of channels to ensure antitrust nod for their $8.5 billion India media assets merger, says two…

Disney Plus to Crack Down on Password Sharing and…

Disney Plus to Crack Down on Password Sharing and…

ByMauveAug 9, 20242 min read

Disney Plus intends to crack down on password sharing, restricting users from sharing their accounts with people outside their household. According to The Verge, Disney CEO Bob…

Inside Out 2 Overtakes Avengers, Ranks 10th in All-Time…

Inside Out 2 Overtakes Avengers, Ranks 10th in All-Time…

ByMauveAug 2, 20242 min read

Disney-Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is still very strong in the top 10 highest-grossing movies of all time worldwide. Now with this-much-amount-close to $1.524B globally—at Wednesday’s count, its…

Star India Ends ICC Rights Deal with ZEE Amid…

Star India Ends ICC Rights Deal with ZEE Amid…

ByMauveAug 1, 20243 min read

The development came in after Star India, a Disney-owned company, ended its exclusivity agreement with Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) on June 20. Star had sublicensed the linear…