Last Updated: March 14, 2024, 08:46 IST
Mukesh D Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited. (PTI/File)
The stake in Viacom18 was held by Paramount Global through its two subsidiaries.
India’s largest private company Reliance Industries on March 14 informed stock exchanges that it signed a binding agreement with two subsidiaries of Paramount Global to acquire the latter’s entire 13.01% stake in Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. for an aggregate consideration of Rs 4,286 crore.
The stake in Viacom18 was held by Paramount Global through its two subsidiaries.
Paramount has informed through a US regulatory filing that it will continue licensing its content to Viacom18 even after the deal is finalized. Paramount already streams its content through Reliance’s JioCinema.
Viacom18 is a subsidiary of TV18 Broadcast, which holds preferencial shares worth 57.48% in the company. Post the trascaction, TV18 Broadcast’s stake in Viacom18 will increase to 70.49%. Viacom18 has 40 television channels, including Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and MTV.
This transaction is subject to completion of Reliance’s previously announced merger with Walt Disney for their India TV and streaming media assets.
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