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Reuters exclusively reported<\/a><\/strong> that India\u2019s antitrust body has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights.\u00a0It is the biggest setback so far to the planned Disney-Reliance merger, which aims to create India\u2019s biggest entertainment player with a combined 120 TV channels and two streaming services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The merged company, which would be majority owned by Asia\u2019s richest man Mukesh Ambani\u2019s Reliance, would have lucrative rights worth billions of dollars for the broadcast of cricket on TV and streaming platforms, raising fears over pricing power and its grip over advertisers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Topics of Interest: <\/span>Deals<\/span><\/p>\n

Type: <\/span>Reuters Best<\/span><\/p>\n

Sectors: <\/span>Business & Finance<\/span>Mergers & Acquisition<\/span><\/p>\n

Regions: <\/span>Asia<\/span><\/p>\n

Countries: <\/span>India<\/span><\/p>\n

Win Types: <\/span>Exclusivity<\/span><\/p>\n

Story Types: <\/span>Exclusive \/ Scoop<\/span><\/p>\n

Media Types: <\/span>Text<\/span><\/p>\n

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