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NCLT admits Viacom18-Disney Star merger scheme

SportzPower Team
May 17, 2024 11:05

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.

Jul 08, 2019 15:07
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Lagardère Sports sale process shifts up a gear
PARIS: Lagardère SCA, the holding company of the Lagardère Group, declared Monday it was "currently in the process of evaluating the strategic options for the sale of all or part of" its multinational sports and entertainment agency Lagardère Sports.
Jul 08, 2019 14:07
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BARC to report free, pay platform viewership separately
MUMBAI: BARC India, the country's sole television audience measurement panel, Monday announced that it would start reporting viewership from free & pay platforms separately starting week 27 (29th June – 5th July).
Jul 08, 2019 11:07
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Star India marketing head Gayatri Yadav steps down
MUMBAI: Gayatri Yadav, Star India’s president and head consumer strategy and innovation, has put in her papers. She is currently serving her notice period and will reportedly be moving out of India’s leading broadcast network in October to set up her own entrepreneurial venture.
Jul 05, 2019 17:07
Alipay commits $340m to women's football in China
HANGZHOU: Chinese payment and service platform Alipay has committed to investing 1 billion RMB ($340 million) over the next decade into women's football in China.
Jul 04, 2019 16:07
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Amazon Prime to t'cast Starbucks-backed football docu series
SEATTLE – Amazon Prime Video today announced that it has secured This Is Football, a six-part premium documentary event series exploring the emotions, stories, passions and triumphs at the heart of the world’s most loved sport. The series will launch August 2, 2019 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
Jul 04, 2019 15:07
EPL mulls English Women's Super League takeover
LONDON: The Premier League is weighing up taking control of the English Women's Super League from the Football Association, British media reported Wednesday. The BBC said Premier League clubs have agreed to conduct a feasibility study into the matter following talks with the FA, which founded the WSL in 2011.
Jul 03, 2019 16:07
IIM-C presents report on BARC’s TV panel size
MUMBAI: BARC India, India’s sole TV viewership measurement company, has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta to curate a report on BARC India’s TV panel sample sizes.
Jul 02, 2019 15:07
Kapil leads angel funding in legal-accounting startup
MUMBAI: Wizcounsel, an online market network that helps people hire & manage freelance Legal, tax & accounting experts, has raised Rs 10 million in an angel round led by Kapil Dev, former Indian cricket team captain, Sunil Kumar Gupta, founder & chairman, SARC Associates, and Manas Fuloria, founder & CEO, Nagarro. The funds will be used for marketing, sales and to strengthen current operations.
Jul 02, 2019 15:07
Snapchat serves up Wimbledon ‘Bitmoji tennis’ game
MUMBAI: Bitmoji Tennis, a new, made-for-Snapchat game, has been made available exclusively on Snap Games, Snapchat’s real-time multiplayer gaming platform within Chat. Snapchatters can train solo, challenge a friend to a match, or hit the courts with a group of friends for rounds of winner-takes-next.
Jul 02, 2019 15:07
ZEE5 premieres Tamil sports drama ‘Kanaa’
MUMBAI: Video on demand (VoD) player ZEE5 has premiered Tamil sports drama ‘Kanaa’ from Monday. The film received critical acclaim and appreciation when it released in theatres. The film has been written and directed by Arunraja Kamaraj, produced by Sivakarthikeyan and features talented actors Sathyaraj, Aishwarya Rajesh and Darshan.
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