The Walt Disney Company has invested Rs 123 crore into JioStar India through fresh foreign direct investment (FDI), as reported by The Economic Times.
This latest infusion follows Disney’s Rs 306 crore investment in JioStar India back in April, and comes in the wake of the Reliance-Disney joint venture, which merged the two companies’ media businesses in India across television, streaming and sports.
The move adds to Disney’s growing capital commitment to its India operations. In FY25 alone, the company infused Rs 2,839 crore in the first quarter and another Rs 1,008 crore in the third quarter into Star India via Star US Holdings Subsidiary LLC – together totalling Rs 3,847 crore and marking the largest FDI inflows into India’s information and broadcasting sector in their respective quarters.
The broader sector saw Rs 1,213 crore in FDI during the January-March quarter, according to DPIIT data. In the same period, the government also cleared a Rs 418 crore foreign investment in Zee Entertainment Enterprises by OFI Global China Fund LLC, signalling sustained investor confidence in India’s media and entertainment space.
With repeated capital injections since the Reliance-Disney merger, Disney’s continued financial backing of JioStar India underlines its long-term commitment to the country’s fast-evolving media landscape, as streaming, television and sports converge under a single, well-funded entity poised to compete aggressively in one of the world’s largest entertainment markets.
