Disney IndiaThe Walt Disney Company India, also known as Disney India, is the Indian subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. In March 2019, The Walt Disney Company India became India's biggest television broadcaster after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, which included Star India.
Disney+ HotstarIndian streaming serviceDisney+ Hotstar, known as JioHotstar in India and simply Hotstar in Canada, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, is an Indian subscription video-on-demand, over-the-top streaming service owned by JioStar.
Reliance IndustriesIndian multinational conglomerateReliance Industries Limited is an Indian multinationalconglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. Its businesses include energy, petrochemicals, natural gas, retail, entertainment, telecommunications, mass media, and textiles. Reliance is the largest public company in India by market capitalisation and revenue, and the 88th largest company worldwide.Star BharatStar Bharat is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It was launched on 28 August 2017, rebranded from Life OK. The channel broadcasts a mix of original programming, including mythological dramas, crime thrillers, family dramas, and comedy shows, targeting a broad Hindi-speaking audience in India.
Uday Shankar (businessman)Uday Shankar (pronounced: [U-dai Shun-kar] /ˈuːdeɪ ˈʃʌŋkər/, born September 16, 1961) is a media leader and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and director of Bodhi Tree Systems, a strategic investment platform focused on consumer sectors in emerging markets. He also serves as vice chairman of JioStar, India's largest media and entertainment company, and chairman of ALLEN Career Institute, one of India's largest test preparation companies.
News CorporationThe original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American multinationalmass media corporation founded and controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch.StarPlusStarPlus is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of family dramas, romantic dramas, comedies, reality shows and crime shows.
Viacom18Viacom18 Media Private Limited is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. A minority stake in the company is owned by Bodhi Tree Systems. It owned television channels and a film production studio in India. However, its assets were merged with Disney Star to form a newly merged entity, JioStar. Post-merger, it is the largest shareholder in JioStar with a 46.82% stake.Joint ventureA joint venture (JV) is formed when two or more distinct firms combine a portion of their resources to form a separate, jointly-owned entity. Joint ventures differ from mergers and acquisitions. Companies may pursue joint ventures for multiple reasons: to access a new market, particularly an emerging market; to gain scale efficiencies by combining assets and operations; to share risk for major investments or projects; or to access skills and capabilities.JioCinemaJioCinema was an Indian subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Viacom18. The service was merged with Disney+ Hotstar on 14 February 2025, to form JioHotstar. In April 2022, the service was brought under Reliance's Viacom18 joint venture, backed by new funding from Uday Shankar and James Murdoch's Bodhi Tree Systems.Media conglomerateA media conglomerate, media company, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as music, television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, video games, amusement parks, or the Internet. Despite ownership over several companies and diverse mediums, by definition, media conglomerates only maintain holdings over media and not other enterprises.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.