Disney India
Indian regional subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company
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| February 2024 | The Walt Disney Company and Reliance Industries finalized a deal to merge their streaming and television assets, valued at $8.5 billion, with Disney holding a 36.84% stake in the combined entity. |
| December 2023 | Disney and Reliance signed a non-binding term sheet for a merger, with Reliance to hold 51% and Disney 49% of the merged company. |
| October 2023 | Disney was reported to be nearing a cash and stock deal with Reliance Industries for the sale of its operations in India, with assets valued around US$7–8 billion. |
| July 2023 | The Walt Disney Company began exploring strategic options for their businesses in India, including potential joint venture or complete sale. |
| April 2023 | Head of Network Entertainment Kevin Vaz left the company to join Viacom18 as CEO of TV Business. |
| May 27 2022 | Fox Star Studios was renamed Star Studios, removing the 'Fox' name from studios acquired from 21st Century Fox. |
| April 14 2022 | The Walt Disney Company India rebranded Star India to Disney Star. |
| March 1 2022 | Marvel HQ was replaced with the Super Hungama channel. |
| January 26 2022 | Tata Sky was rebranded into Tata Play. |
| August 15 2021 | Disney Channel's original movie Spin premiered on Disney International HD, coinciding with Indian Independence Day, two days after its initial release. |
| December 30 2020 | Disney announced that the Star branding would be replaced with Utsav from 1 February in the Netherlands. |
| November 23 2020 | shopDisney online platform launched in India |
| November 2019 | Sanjay Gupta resigned as country head. |
| July 2019 | Star India networks took over the distribution of Disney channels, creating Disney Kids Pack and Star Value Pack. |
| April 1 2019 | Uday Shankar announced the restructuring of Star India and Disney, with Sanjay Gupta leading Indian businesses and heading Disney Studios India and Fox Star Studios. |
| March 2019 | Disney became India's largest television broadcaster after acquiring 21st Century Fox, which included the purchase of Star India. |
| January 20 2019 | Disney XD was replaced with Marvel HQ channel. |
| 2018 | Disney Live Entertainment co-produced the 'Aladdin' musical with Indian company BookMyShow. |
| December 13 2018 | Disney announced Uday Shankar, president of Fox Asia and chairman of Star India, would lead Disney's Asia Pacific region and become chairman of Disney India after the 21st Century Fox acquisition. |
| October 21 2018 | Disney launched its second HD channel, UTV HD, showing Bollywood and Hollywood films in Hindi, premiering a new movie every Friday. |
| April 2018 | DLF Brands opened Disney & Me stores, licensed by Disney Consumer Products. |
| April 20 2018 | Disney's Live Entertainment division premiered its second musical, Aladdin. |
| December 14 2017 | Disney announced its intent to acquire 21st Century Fox for US$52.4 billion, including Star India and Hotstar. |
| November 7 2017 | Disney announced the promotion of Abhishek Maheshwari as country head for India, reporting to Mahesh Samat. |
| October 5 2017 | The Walt Disney Company India officially announced the launch of Disney International HD, to be aired on 29 October, exclusively for live-action Disney Channel original content. |
| September 12 2017 | Walt Disney International announced a restructuring of its business in Asia, with Mahesh Samat to lead the new Disney South Asia division. |
| September 1 2017 | MIB approved the license for Disney International HD, with Bindass Play programming to shift to Bindass channel. |
| March 17 2017 | Disney Broadcasting India filed a license application for Disney International HD with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB). |
| 2016 | Disney Channel India produces animated TV movie Apna Bhai Gaju Bhai based on an animated TV series |
| 2016 | Dangal becomes the highest grossing Indian film to date |
| November 28 2016 | Mahesh Samat was set to return as managing director, four years after leaving the company. |
| August 2016 | Disney India announced the shutdown of UTV Motion Pictures, its Hindi film production unit, and decided to focus on distributing Hollywood films. |
| April 2016 | Disney Channel India dropped live-action programming to focus more on local animation to improve ratings. |
| 2015 | Disney India launched its live Entertainment operations, producing the musical Beauty and the Beast to be shown in Mumbai and Delhi from October to December. |
| 2015 | ABCD 2 released as a sequel to the 2013 film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance |
| 2012 | Disney Channel India produces Luck Luck Ki Baat, a television film remake of The Luck of the Irish |
| 2012 | Arjun: The Warrior Prince animated film nominated for Grand Prix at 2013 Annecy International Animated Film Festival |
| February 2012 | Disney completed the acquisition of UTV, with UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala replacing Mahesh Samat as managing director of The Walt Disney Company India. |
| 2011 | Disney India distributes the animated TV movie Feluda: The Kathmandu Caper |
| July 2011 | Walt Disney Company (South East Asia) Pvt Ltd. offered to purchase public shareholders' stakes to increase ownership. |
| July 26 2011 | Disney Studios Home Entertainment released two Indian films: 'Anaganaga O Dheerudu' (Once Upon a Warrior), part of the Disney World Cinema series, and 'Do Dooni Chaar' (Two Twos Are Four). |
| July 26 2011 | Disney Studios Home Entertainment released 'Zokkomon', an Indian film produced by Disney India. |
| May 2011 | Disney and UTV agreed to co-produce Disney-branded family films, with UTV handling production, marketing, and distribution. |
| 2010 | Do Dooni Chaar wins the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi |
| January 12 2010 | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the Indian film 'Taare Zameen Par' (Like Stars on Earth), originally theatrically released on 21 December 2007 by Aamir Khan Productions and PVR Pictures. |
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