Disney Star’s Mihir Rale steps down as Chief Regional Counsel
Mihir Rale joined Star India in 2009 and rose to head of operations by 2019
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Published: Oct 29, 2024 1:13 PM | 1 min read
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As the $8.5 billion Reliance-Disney merger is inching closer, Disney Star’s Chief Regional Counsel Mihir Rale has stepped down from his position, sources said.
Rale joined Star India in 2009 and rose to head of operations by 2019.
He has been overseeing legal and regulatory affairs for Disney Star and practising law for nearly two decades across both contentious and non-contentious issues.
Since joining Star India as a Manager in 2009, Mihir has played an instrumental role in the growth of the company. In 2019, he was promoted as the India lead for the company.
At Star India, he set up the Media Pro joint venture, acquired the ESPN stake in the ESPN Star Sports joint venture as well as set up the joint ventures for the company’s football and Kabaddi initiatives.
He has been deeply involved in the high-stakes acquisition of sports rights such as IPL, BCCI, and ICC as well as the launch of Disney+ Hotstar in India.
This development follows the resignations of Sajith Sivanandan, head of Disney’s Hotstar app, and K Madhavan, Disney Star’s Country Manager.
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