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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.

Jul 02, 2019 13:07

Ahead of PKL 7, Star Sports launches campaign

MUMBAI: Star Sports has announced the launch of the national campaign for Season 7 of VIVO Pro Kabaddi League (PKL). Depicting Kabaddi as a tough sport, the campaign highlights key aspects that players build over the course of the season which include strength, agility and absolute brute power.

Jul 01, 2019 15:07

Wimby 2019: Sania Mirza joins Star Sports as an expert

MUMBAI: Six-time Grand Slam winner and former Wimbledon double’s champion, Sania Mirza will join the Star Sports as an expert in the studios to analyse the day to day action for fans across the country.

Jul 01, 2019 14:07

BARC taps into home viewership of top 3% SEC

MUMBAI: BARC India Sunday launched its new product “PrimaVU”, which is aimed at measuring viewership from premium homes. Through “PrimaVU”, BARC India also introduces the industry first concept of “viewing minutes”, which is basically the sum of all individuals watching an event basis the time spent by them. Also, PrimaVU is a separate product and not part of the currency panel measurement.

Jun 29, 2019 15:06

ESPN partners LinkedIn for Office Sports Quiz

MUMBAI: LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network in association with ESPN, the one-stop destination for all things sports, Friday, announced the launch of the LinkedIn ESPN Office Sports Quiz for working professionals. The registrations for this joint initiative for corporates across the country are open till 7th July.

Jun 27, 2019 17:06

India-Pak WC game: 206m tuned in to Star ntwk

MUMBAI: The on-field action in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 has contributed to a massive growth in viewership in the tournament’s first three weeks. The tournament has seen 367 million viewers tuning in to the Star Network, the official broadcaster of the showpiece event, from across the country with television viewership delivering a record 303 million average impressions for the first three weeks.

Jun 27, 2019 12:06

Karembeu invests in digital sport sponsorship marketplace

BECKENRIED, Switzerland: Swiss-based digital sport sponsorship marketplace sponsor.online, which was launched at the beginning of this year and is already used by over 150 professional football clubs and 50 global brands, has announced a prominent new investor and advisor in Christian Karembeu (48), a former world and European champion who will strengthen the Swiss platform team with immediate effect.

Jun 27, 2019 10:06

WWE extends China streaming partnership with PP sports

SHANGHAI: WWE and sports content streaming platform PP Sports have extended their partnership with a new multi-year agreement to continue delivering WWE’s weekly flagship programming live and in Mandarin across China.

Jun 26, 2019 14:06

Venus Williams takes her EleVen line into golf

NEW YORK: Former World No. 1 Venus Williams is taking her EleVen clothing line to female golfers after announcing a partnership with Shop with Golf, a ecommerce platform launched by GOLF Channel and NBC Universal. Speaking to Forbes, Williams commented: "It's really an honour to work with such an established global brand like NBC.

Jun 25, 2019 15:06

STATS inducts global partners and channels head

CHICAGO: STATS, the leader in sports AI, announced the hire of Wayne Ford as senior vice president of global partners and channels.

Jun 25, 2019 14:06

ICC World Cup video views cross 1bn

LONDON: The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 is on track to shatter previous digital and TV records and become one of the world's biggest ever sports events - having already delivered over 1 billion video views across digital content on ICC’s platforms and social media channels.

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