Reliance and Disney, former rivals in the streaming market, are teaming up to potentially create India's biggest media conglomerate. The joint venture is reportedly valued at $8.5 billion. But what are the implications of this merger for both companies, and how does it influence the media industry overall? We turn to media analyst and author Vanita Kohli Khandekar for insights.

In other news, TikTok and Universal Music Group are embroiled in a dispute over royalties. Despite a month-long standoff, neither side is willing to budge. As a result, many TikTok videos are going silent as the platform loses access to Universal's music catalog. Also checkout our previous episode where we explain the TikTok vs Universal Music Group beef in further details.
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Episode credits:The episode was researched, written, and produced by Shorbori and Manaswini
Edited by Venkat Ananth
Mastered and mixed by Manas and Nirvaan

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