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NCLT admits Viacom18-Disney Star merger scheme

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May 17, 2024 11:05

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The merger scheme between Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) Viacom18, its wholly owned subsidiary Digital18 and The Walt Disney Company’s Star India has been admitted by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). In an order passed on May 7, Viacom18, as part of internal restructuring, has proposed to transfer the various businesses conducted by it into its wholly-owned subsidiary, namely Digital18. Viacom18 proposed to be the holding company for the various businesses.

Jun 25, 2019 13:06

SPN scores S Asia media rights for World Cup Kabaddi

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPN) has acquired the exclusive media rights for World Cup Kabaddi 2019, which will be held in Malacca, Malaysia from July 20 to July 28.

Jun 25, 2019 12:06

India-Pak game: Hotstar declares 15.6m concurrent viewership

MUMBAI: Hotstar, India’s largest OTT platform, has claimed its highest-ever single day reach of 100 million delivered during the India vs. Pakistan match on 16th June. Underlining the fact that Hotstar’s viewership continues to grow across the width and breadth of India, 66% of the 100 Mn users came in from towns beyond the big metro cities.

Jun 24, 2019 15:06

In a 1st, IOC seals $3bn joint TOP sponsor deal

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC), The Coca-Cola Company and China Mengniu Dairy Company Ltd Monday announced that they have signed the first-ever Joint TOP Partnership Agreement. The partnership combines the non-alcoholic beverage and the dairy categories into a new joint category, and brings Chinese dairy company Mengniu into the family of Worldwide TOP Partners.

Jun 22, 2019 16:06

PKL season 7 schedule out; teams play each other twice

HYDERABAD: Mashal Sports Pvt. Ltd, organiser of the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), have announced the fixtures for season 7 starting July 20.

Jun 21, 2019 17:06

UWW seals media rights deal for Indian subcontinent

MUMBAI: United World Wrestling (UWW) and India-based full-service sports business company Sporty Solutionz have entered into an understanding to promote the sports of wrestling in the Indian subcontinent.

Jun 21, 2019 17:06

FIFA 19 Global Series breaks viewership records

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.: Electronic Arts Inc (EA) and FIFA have announced that the EA SPORTS FIFA 19 Global Series generated more than 680 million minutes watched, a 60% annual increase and 61 million total views, a 25% year-over-year increase.

Jun 20, 2019 17:06

1st 2 weeks of CWC sees 315m tune in to Star network

MUMBAI: Continuing the momentum from week 1, the action in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is getting hotter with every passing week. The first two weeks of the tournament has seen 315 million* viewers tuning in to the Star network from across the country. Television viewership delivered a phenomenal 182.7 million* average impressions for the first two weeks, the broadcaster, quoting BARC data, asserts.

Jun 20, 2019 15:06

Topps names global head of partnerships

NEW YORK: The Topps Company Inc., a leading creator of sports cards, entertainment and confectionery products, Wednesday announced the hiring of Stephen Chriss as vice president, Global head of Partnerships & Integrated Marketing. Chriss will oversee key partner relationships and manage marketing activation strategies across Topps.

Jun 20, 2019 15:06

Virat breaches 30m follower mark on Twitter

MUMBAI: A month after becoming the first cricketer to cross 100 million followers on social media, Virat Kohli on Wednesday surpassed 30 million followers on Twitter. The run machine, who became the fastest to reach 11,000 ODI runs during India’s clash with Pakistan on Sunday, tweeted a video in which he can be seen awestruck, IANS reports.

Jun 19, 2019 16:06

31st BMW International Open tees off Thursday

NEW DELHI: The 31st BMW International Open is all set to tee off at the new look Golfclub München Eichenried in Munich, Germany. The four-day event, which is a part of the European Tour, will get underway from Thursday.

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