The head of U.S. giant Disney's Hotstar streaming app in India, Sajith Sivanandan , has resigned, three sources said on Thursday, as business integration gathers pace after the company's $8.

5 billion merger with Reliance 's India media assets. The resignation comes days after an internal decision for all live sporting events of the merged entity, including the popular Indian Premier League (IPL), to be streamed on Disney's Hotstar app, and not Reliance's JioCinema . That was the first major step in integration after the deal to create India's biggest entertainment company.

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