CCI sends antitrust queries to Reliance, Disney for $8.5 bn merger: Report

India’s antitrust body has asked Reliance Industries and Walt Disney around 100 questions linked to their $8.5 billion India media assets merger, including details on sports rights as it heightens its scrutiny of the deal, two sources told Reuters.

Antitrust experts had warned that the Reliance and Disney deal, which was announced in February, could face intense scrutiny as it will create India’s biggest entertainment player with 120 TV channels and two streaming services.