Zee seeks to withdraw from $1.4bn deal with Disney Star for ICC rights

(Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images)
(Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images)
An immediate consequence of the collapse in the proposed merger between Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment is that the latter now intends to withdraw its planned $1.4bn (€1.2bn) commitment to rival media group Disney Star towards rights fees for International Cricket Council events.

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