Ziraat Times Special Story

New Delhi: Reliance-Disney media giant has arrived on the scene in India.

Do you wonder how the media scene would change in the country after this gigantic tie-up?

Ziraat Times here explains who will operare 100 TV channels, 2 OTTs and more.

Now onwards, whether you watch a TV news, or a T20 Cricket World Cup thrilling final, a nerve wrecking monent in Kaun Banega Crorepati or a pivotal moment in Bigg Boss, or even a film awards show in South India, all this will now be on TV or digital channels owned by the Reliance-Disney entity.

On November 14, 2024, Reliance and Disney announced the completion of a transaction to form a joint venture in the country At a valuation of Rs 70,352 crore (around $8.5 billion), the merged entity will own over 100 television channels in nine major Indian languages, two OTT (over-the-top) platforms and over 30,000 hours of TV content annually.

Reliance plans to deploy a substantial chunk of its Rs 11,500-crore investment in technology.

Here is how it all unfolded and who is going to own and operate what:

Who watches what:

Data source: Business Today