Ahead of its merger with Disney, 21st Century Fox's Hotstar service expands its portfolio in India with its first originals slate, taking on rivals Netflix, Amazon and other platforms. To date, Hotstar has largely drawn on its fully owned subsidiary Star India's content library -- from soaps to Bollywood movies....
Fox Subsidiary Star India an asset for Comcast or Disney
Philadelphia, PA-based Comcast and Los Angeles headquartered Disney regard Star India to be an asset in their bidding war for a large portion of New York's 21st Century Fox Inc. In December, Disney said that it would buy some of Fox for $52.4 billion in an all-stock deal. In June...
Disney Focuses on Core Strengths in India
In India, Disney is aligning its business to its international organizational set up, and will focus on its Hollywood films and consumer products business. In India Hollywood movies are popular, and Disney's consumer products segment has significant potential with the country’s character licensing market pegged at $600 million and growing...
Four U.S. Companies Make Big Moves in India
During Prime Minister Modi’s recent visit to the U.S. to address the joint meeting of members of Congress, several U.S. businesses announced investments into the Indian market, reports Huffington Post. Star India, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, announced it will invest an additional $5 billion in the country over...
Amazon Web Services Plans to Open a New Infrastructure Hub in India
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that it plans to open a new “infrastructure region” in the world’s second most populous country sometime in 2016. “Tens of thousands of customers in India are using AWS from one of AWS’s eleven global infrastructure regions outside of India,” said Andy Jassy, senior vice...
Fox's Star India Acquires ‘Screen’ News Publication
According to a press release, Star India Private Ltd., the broadcast network of 21st Century Fox has entered into an agreement to acquire the Indian Express Group's Screen, a weekly movie entertainment publication, for an undisclosed amount. VCCircle.com reports that as part of the deal, Star India will get exclusive...