The
Wall Street Journal today reported in its online edition that Walt Disney
Co. is set to announce a joint venture with Yash Raj Films to make animations
films. The report
said the venture would make at least one animation film per year with voices being
provided by Indian film stars. Disney
is looking for a bigger share of India''s rapidly growing media and entertainment
market. Last
year it bought Hungama, a Hindi-language children''s'' entertainment
channel from UTV Software Communications Ltd. and also took a 14.9-per cent stake
in the broadcaster. According
to Yash Raj a press conference was scheduled for Tuesday concerning Disney.
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