Content creators have mixed feelings about the Disney-Reliance merger

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However, they also have reservations about the merger, saying it will reduce the number of buyers in the industry and could lead to monopolistic behaviour...

Premium Uday Shankar will be vice-chairperson the Reliance-Disney joint venture and Nita Ambani will be its chairperson,..

New Delhi: Content studios and producers for television and streaming platforms, who have struggled with tight budgets with few new titles being greenlit over the past few years, are seeing some hope from the Disney-Reliance merger..

Navin Kathuria, executive vice-president for integrated media at media agency MudraMax, said the merger would allow the two companies to provide a large bouquet of content across genres, including entertainment, sports, movies, web series, regional and kids..

The new entity's dominance across various aspects of broadcasting, including revenue, content, channel offerings and distribution platforms, would pose a significant challenge for other linear players, Kathuria said..