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India: Competition Commission clears News Corp buyout of Disney

By  |  September 26, 2012
India: Competition Commission clears News Corp buyout of Disney

News Corp’s decision to acquire Disney’s stake in their JV ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has been approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). According to the watchdog, the acquisition is not likely to raise competition concerns due to the presence of other sports channels in India such as DD Sports, Ten Action Plus, Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Golf, Sony Six, Neo Sports Plus, Neo Prime, etc.

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