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Delhi High Court blocks pirate app streaming Disney Star content

Additionally, it ordered PayPal Payment Private Limited to freeze the account of the King's app owner.

The court also directed the domain name registrar to disclose information about King’s ownership, including name, address, IP address, payment method, bank details, and information on any other websites infringing Disney Star’s content.

Reliance-Disney merger: CCI releases 48 page order, parties agree to not bundle cricket ad slots

Additionally, it ordered PayPal Payment Private Limited to freeze the account of the King's app owner.

As part of seeking the regulator’s approval, the parties have voluntarily agreed that they will not bundle TV ad slots for IPL, ICC and BCCI cricketing rights till the end of existing rights. Also, the parties will sell seven TV channels, including Hungama and Super Hungama.

Disney Star trains Dubai Police, will expand anti-piracy drive in GCC countries

The Indian entertainment sector experiences an annual revenue loss of approximately $2.8 billion due to digital piracy, according to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Sources have said that Disney Star India will train law enforcement agencies in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia to tackle content piracy.

CCI approves Disney Star and Viacom18 merger

Reliance Industries has also assured that there would be no adverse impact on competition, as a result of the merger.

In May 2024, The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had approved the merger plan involving Reliance Industries Ltd’s Viacom18, its wholly-owned subsidiary Digital18, and Walt Disney’s Star India.

Star India terminates $1.5 billion worth ICC sub-licensing deal with Zee

Star India, on September 16, filed a 'statement of case' before London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) in which it declared termination of the alliance agreement and sought the damages in the now-terminated ICC TV rights deal case, from Zee.

The now-terminated deal would have granted Zee exclusive television rights to major ICC men’s events, including two ICC Men’s T20 World Cups (2024, 2026), the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy (2025), the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (2027), and key ICC U-19 events.