Disney has announced plans to acquire a controlling stake in UTV, an Indian media company whose UTV Ignition division developed El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron and published Denki's Quarrel. The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, gives Disney access to UTV's 247 million consumers and instantly makes it India's leading film studio. UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala has been appointed managing director of The Walt Disney Company India. More >
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1The Walt Disney Corporation already owns 50.4 per cent of Ignition parent UTV Software, but is reportedly offering $454 million to take 100 per cent control of it. The move seems curious initially with Disney shifting focus to mobile and social games, and Ignition withdrawing from game development entirely, but Disney is reportedly interested in UTV's Bollywood business.
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