Tata Group considering buying Disney’s stake in Tata Play

Tata Group is considering buying Walt Disney Co.’s stake in Tata Play Ltd. to give it full control of the subscription television broadcaster, people familiar with the matter said, continuing a shakeup in India’s media industry. The companies are in preliminary talks about an acquisition of Disney’s significant minority stake, which would value Tata Play …

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Trent: Trent’s fifth Tata Group company to touch Rs 1 trillion m-cap

Mumbai: The market value of retail fashion chain Trent touched ₹1 trillion (lakh crore) on Friday, making it the fifth company from the Tata Group to achieve this milestone. Trent shares surged to an all-time high of ₹2,837.40 on Friday. The total market value of all listed Tata Group companies is over ₹25 lakh crore. …

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Tata to start manufacturing iPhones in India

Tata Group will start making iPhones in India for the local and global markets, India’s Deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced on Friday, moments after Wistron’s board approved the sale of Taiwanese firm’s plant in the southern part of India to the tech-to-airline conglomerate. Wistron’s board approved the deal to sell Wistron InfoComm Manufacturing (India) Pvt …

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Temasek in talks with Tata Group to offload 20% stake in Tata Play

Singapore-based investment firm Temasek is in advanced talks with the Tata Group to sell its 20% stake in Tata Play to the Indian conglomerate that owns the largest stake in the direct-to-home (DTH) company, people privy to the development told ET. “There has been a lot of movement in the discussions between the two companies …

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Tata said to be in advanced talks for Temasek’s Tata Play stake

Tata Group is in advanced talks with Temasek Holdings Pte to buy back a stake in its entertainment content distribution platform at a valuation of more than $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Indian conglomerate and the Singaporean state investor are in the final stages of discussions around the interest of …

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Tata Communications to scale up media & entertainment services, include live news, events coverage

Tata Communications, a digital enterprise solutions provider, is looking to expand the scope of services within its media and entertainment services division to live news and events coverage, drawing on its expertise in providing support for telecast of live sports, a senior executive told ET. Amur Lakshminarayanan, managing director and chief executive, Tata Communications, also …

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