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Streaming Wars Over, But Profitability Pressure Mounts

Geetha Ranganathan, Senior Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence

05-Sep-24 07:30

Streaming Wars Over, But Profitability Pressure Mounts

Last week, Indian regulators cleared the way for an $8.5 billion US dollar merger of Disney and Reliance, creating India’s biggest entertainment player to compete with Sony, Netflix and Amazon. How does this benefit Disney, and what are the trends shaping the broader entertainment streaming sector? We get analysis from Geetha Ranganathan of Bloomberg Intelligence.

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