The Walt Disney Company has infused an additional Rs 123 crore into JioStar India through fresh foreign direct investment, according to a media report by Indiamarket. The latest capital injection signals Disney’s continued financial commitment to its Indian business following the merger of Reliance Industries’ and Disney’s media assets.
This infusion follows an earlier equity investment of Rs 306 crore made by Disney into the joint venture in April 2026. With the latest funding, Disney has further strengthened JioStar India’s financial base as the merged entity looks to consolidate its position across television broadcasting, digital streaming, and sports content, segments that account for a large share of India’s media consumption.
The merger brought together Disney’s Star India network with the media and entertainment portfolio of Reliance Industries, creating one of the largest media companies in the country. JioStar India now operates a wide slate of general entertainment channels, regional offerings, OTT streaming services, and premium sports rights, placing it at the centre of India’s fast evolving media market.
The latest investment also adds to Disney’s sizeable capital deployment in India over the last year. Through its investment arm, Star US Holdings Subsidiary LLC, Disney infused Rs 2,839 crore into Star India during the first quarter of FY25. This was followed by another Rs 1,008 crore investment in the third quarter of the same fiscal. Together, the two tranches totalled Rs 3,847 crore and were among the largest single foreign direct investment inflows into India’s information and broadcasting sector in those quarters.
Official data points to rising foreign investor interest in the sector. Figures from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade show that the information and broadcasting industry attracted Rs 1,213 crore in FDI during the January to March quarter. In the same period, the government also cleared a separate Rs 418 crore foreign investment into Zee Entertainment Enterprises by OFI Global China Fund LLC.
Sustained foreign capital inflows underline global confidence in India’s media and entertainment growth prospects, driven by expanding digital audiences, premium sports programming, and consolidation among major broadcasters and streaming platforms.
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