Reliance's Viacom18-Disney merger: Govt approves transfer of licence to Star India

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According to regulatory filings by Reliance Industries and TV18 Broadcast, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting granted the approval in an order dated September 27.

This would be followed by "demerger, transfer and vesting of V18 Undertaking from Digital 18 into Star India".

Reliance Industries has also agreed to invest close to Rs 11,500 crore into the joint venture to give it the muscle to fight rivals like Netflix and Japan's Sony.