Paramount to exit Viacom18, sell stake to RIL for ₹4,286 cr
Financial Express Mumbai|March 15, 2024
MUKESH AMBANI-LED RELIANCE Industries (RIL) has agreed to buy Paramount Global's entire 13.01% stake in entertainment network Viacom18 Media for ₹4,286 crore, it said on Thursday.
VIVEAT SUSAN PINTO
Paramount to exit Viacom18, sell stake to RIL for ₹4,286 cr

The move comes within a fortnight of the Reliance-Disney merger announced on February 28.

The deal, which was also announced by the US-based Paramount Global via a regulatory filing on Thursday, will see Reliance increase its stake in Viacom18 to 70.49% from 57.48%.

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