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With this latest investment, Disney's cumulative investment in JioStar India stands at Rs 3,970 crore
Disney reported a $64 million equity loss from its India joint venture for the quarter ended March 28, 2026, down sharply from $103 million a year earlier
e4m Staff May 25, 2026 9:14 AM
Mahesh Samat held the role of Global Head - Publishing and Branded Retail at the company
e4m Desk Apr 28, 2026 10:10 AM
Media reports state that a significant portion of these reductions is likely to come from the company’s marketing division
e4m Staff Apr 9, 2026 12:15 PM
Aman Srivastava was Senior Vice-President and Head of Marketing for OAP Digital Business at Sony LIV
e4m Staff Apr 1, 2026 10:11 AM
Josh D’Amaro steps in as CEO of The Walt Disney Company after Bob Iger’s departure
e4m Staff Mar 20, 2026 2:14 PM
Dana Walden will become President and Chief Creative Officer of The Walt Disney Company on March 18
e4m Staff Mar 17, 2026 8:04 AM
Before joining JioHotstar, Piush Kothari spent over five years at The Walt Disney Company
e4m Staff Mar 12, 2026 12:59 PM
His journey stands as a testament to sustained relevance, adaptability and quiet leadership
e4m Staff Mar 8, 2026 12:24 PM
As per reports, in India, Disney has reported a $28 million loss from its equity interest in its joint venture with RIL; Advertising revenue down 6% year on year
Josh D’Amaro, currently Disney Experiences Chairman, will succeed longtime Disney CEO Robert A. Iger
Dana Walden to become President and Chief Creative Officer of The Walt Disney Company
Asad Ayaz assumes this new role after eight years as President of Marketing for The Walt Disney Studios, and leading marketing for Disney+
e4m Staff Jan 15, 2026 7:53 AM
As part of this deal, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos that can be viewed and shared by fans, drawing on more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters
e4m Staff Dec 12, 2025 8:05 AM
Jeff Williams most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Apple until his retirement earlier this year
e4m Staff Dec 10, 2025 12:46 PM
Star India had contributed $84 million to the segment in the same quarter last year, and its absence this year also pushed international operating income down to $(33) million from $52 million
e4m Staff Nov 14, 2025 8:57 AM
Prior to this, Tony Zameczkowski was with Netflix as VP, Regional Co-Head & Head of Partnerships, APAC
e4m Desk Aug 19, 2025 12:30 PM
In Q3 FY24, the company had reported an operating loss of $314 million from Star India, which was not repeated in the current quarter as Star India’s results are no longer consolidated
The company reported a 7% year-over-year increase in total revenues which stood at $23.6 billion in Q2 FY25, up from $22.1 billion in Q2 fiscal 2024
Aditi Gupta May 7, 2025 6:10 PM
Disney CEO Bob Iger was addressing shareholders at the annual meeting on Thursday
e4m Staff Mar 21, 2025 9:21 AM
This growth was attributed to the airing of two ICC cricket tournaments in 2024, compared to just one in 2023
e4m Staff Mar 21, 2025 9:19 AM
Dimitri Kontopidis has been named as Executive Director of Technology Strategy & Operations for Disney Entertainment & ESPN
The sports segment in India is expected to turn profitable, contributing $9 million in operating income for FY25, the company said
Aditi Gupta Feb 6, 2025 8:41 AM
The company said it expects its India business to contribute $73 million to its entertainment segment operating income in fiscal 2025, a sharp decline from $254 million in the previous year
Jan Koeppen has stepped down as regional lead after 6-year tenure, as part of EMEA restructure
e4m Staff Jan 9, 2025 10:55 AM
Saket Arbhi will oversee corporate brand management, brand strategy, among other things for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars & National Geographic
Senior Executive Vice President and CFO of Walt Disney, Hugh Johnston, was speaking during the Disney earnings call on Thursday
Aditi Gupta Nov 14, 2024 7:58 PM
For the full year, the company has recorded a growth of 3% in the total revenue which stood at $ 91.3 billion in 2024, up from $88.8 billion in 2023
Aditi Gupta Nov 14, 2024 6:32 PM
The Mumbai bench of the NCLT has noted that the scheme appears 'fair and reasonable' with no violations of any provisions of law or public policy
As per media reports, both RIL and Disney are not keen on making changes to their cricket broadcast rights
e4m Staff Aug 14, 2024 8:05 AM
During the earnings call, Walt Disney’s Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston said the company would lay out positive earnings from the India business consolidation once the merger deal is closed
Aditi Gupta Aug 9, 2024 8:26 AM
The company has attributed the losses to higher programming and production cost attributable to the timing of the ICC T-20 World Cup
As per media reports, both RIL and Disney are not keen on making changes to their cricket broadcast rights
Uday Shankar is also the only media thought leader to have won two coveted titles - Impact Person of The Year (2010) and Impact Person of the Decade (2014)
The two parties have reportedly filled Form 2, which notifies CCI about the merger and its impact on competition
e4m Staff Jun 15, 2024 11:09 AM
The two companies reportedly addressed CCI, allaying concerns about the merged entity dominating cricket broadcasting and streaming
Reports say that the sale will allow Disney to focus on the merger of its India business with Viacom18
Disney+, Hulu and Max streaming services will be available as a combined offering, which may also comprise ad-less plans
e4m Staff May 9, 2024 11:40 AM
Star India’s advertising revenue more than doubled from $106 million in H1 last year to $221 million in H1 this year
With Temasek's exit, Tata Sons now holds a 70% stake in the DTH firm along with Walt Disney which has 30%
Venke Sharma held the position of Executive Director - Consumer Strategy and Innovation at the company
e4m Staff Apr 10, 2024 2:37 PM
According to media reports quoting Motilal Oswal, the merger will give RIL a large pie in the media business
Walt Disney has said revenue from linear network in entertainment was down by 12% from the previous fiscal due to lower advertising and affiliate revenues
Aditi Gupta Feb 8, 2024 8:05 AM
As per sources, some senior executives have also moved out of the network
Aditi Gupta Jan 12, 2024 2:03 PM
The Zee-Sony deal may be on shaky ground but mergers & acquisitions in media are quite common globally. A glance at merged entities that are running successfully
Kanchan Srivastava Dec 19, 2023 2:08 PM
We are also looking to see whether we can strengthen our hand there, said the Disney CEO during the earnings call on Wednesday
Aditi Gupta Nov 9, 2023 8:08 AM