Disney and India’s Reliance to merge
The merger will create a powerful entertainment giant.Disney profit beats forecasts
The company is looking to tap into the passion for video games.Zee’s shares fall after merger fails
Disagreement over who would lead the new entity led to merger's failure.Disney adds 7m subscribers
The bump in subscription came amid its cost-cutting campaign.Viacom18 nets Indian cricket broadcast rights for $721 million
Media rights are a huge earner for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), one of the richest governing bodies in global sport owing to the game's immense and fanatical local fanbase. India plays 88 international matches over the rights period, translating to roughly $8.2 million per game...‘Monetizing hate’: Unease as misinformation, conspiracy theories swirl on Twitter
The Tesla tycoon bitterly denies that misinformation has surged since his turbulent $44 billion acquisition of the messaging platform, but experts say content moderation has been gutted after mass layoffs, while a paid verification system has served to boost conspiracy theorists.Disney sacks CEO Bob Chapek
It has brought back former CEO Bob Iger to take back the reins.Disney+ gains 12m subscribers as losses pile up
Although its subscriber base has swelled by 12 million users, Disney+ has seen its operating losses touch $1.47 billion for the July to September period. The number of people subscribing to Disney+ reached 164.2 million people, more than 161 million estimated by Factset, a data company.Google’s money churning ad engine sputters in rough economy
Worsening the financial situation for Alphabet is the fact that Google tends not to aggressively promote advertising on its platform with tactics such as trying to convince businesses that online marketing is a smart move during tough economic times, said independent tech analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle Group.Netflix subscriber base grows after chilly start to year
The company said it ended the third quarter with slightly more than 223 million subscribers worldwide, up some 2.4 million, after seeing subscriber ranks ebb during the first half of the year.The melting fortunes of OSN
A once market leader that everyone looked up to, OSN is now a paler version of its former glory. It is struggling to keep up with the competition from Netflix, Shahid, and Disney Plus.Gulf states warn Netflix over content that ‘contradicts’ societal values
Riyadh--Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf countries on Tuesday accused streaming giant Netflix of broadcasting content that "contradicts Islamic and societal values" and threatened legal action if it was not removed. A statement issued jointly by the Saudi media regulator and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, headquartered in Riyadh, did not...Disney+ releases a sneak peek at the content line up for MENA region
Disney+ has finally unveiled an extensive sneak peek at the line-up for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).Wall Street stocks rally first time in two months as inflation dips
Wall Street stocks rallied Friday following signs of moderating inflation, finishing with weekly gains for the first time in about two months.Disney profit slips in Q1
The company’s streaming service gained 7.9 million more subscribers.All that glitters: How the money-spinning IPL turned cricket into gold
IPL teams receive a share of television rights, around 15 percent of ticket sales and sponsorship money as well. They can earn more through lucrative shirt or other sponsorships.Could movie theaters help stave Netflix decline?
With box offices bouncing back from the Covid-19 pandemic, and Netflix stock plummeting after its first loss of subscribers in a decade, John Fithian, head of the US movie theater industry's trade body, predicts movie theaters could even help the streaming giant adapt to an uncertain future.Netflix reports subscriber drop
It ended Q1 2022 with fewer subscribers than Q4 2021.64-feet Saudi stamp sets Guinness World Record
The Disney stamp, which commemorated Donald Duck’s 85th anniversary, measured a little over 44 square feet.Disney+ shines amid streaming TV competition
Disney saw streaming subscriptions pick up pace as pandemic restrictions ease, while Netflix saw them slow.Disney takes on OTT platforms with MENA expansion
Netflix currently rules the roost in the Middle East. Therefore, the Disney+ expansion should be a clarion call for regional OTT platforms.Disney to debut rest of 2021 films in cinemas first
The decision was eagerly awaited by traditional cinemas after the entertainment giant recently chose to release a series of big productions such as "Black Widow", "Jungle Cruise" and "Cruella" on its Disney+ platformDisney, Delta, Big Tech dampen movie theater party at CinemaCon
After a year-and-a-half of big film releases placed on hold due to Covid, the CinemaCon trade summit has seen studios show off a glut of forthcoming blockbuster offerings






















