'Not the back office for the world's content. The leader. The standard-setter.'
'The whole narrative will change from TV is dying to TV-plus-digital is the future.'
S L Bhyrappa, who passed into the ages last week, remains an enigma, with his clear and unwavering voice resonating through his writings. Standing apart from the literary trends over the course of the last fifty years, he succeeded in establishing his own style, sensibility and creative tradition, points out Shridhar C R.
The special court summoned Gandhi as an accused, taking cognisance of the complaint filed in this defamation case.
A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he made an appearance in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel, his lawyer said.
Earlier, on behalf of Uday Shankar Srivastava, former director of Border Roads Organisation -- a rank equivalent to that of a colonel in the army -- lawyer Vivek Tiwari had filed a defamation complaint against Gandhi.
'Everyone at Guru Dutt Productions would get monthly salaries. Waheeda didi would get Rs 2,500 per month. And that was the reason why she left.'
The venture, they said, would focus on technology and media opportunities in emerging markets. Industry sources said the focus would be on digital media, with India being the big driver.
'The pain of not having a home is bearable, but the pain of having one -- and not finding peace in it -- is far worse.'
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Viacom18 Media (Viacom18), and The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that they have completed the merger of Viacom18's media and JioCinema businesses into Star India (SIPL), creating a mega joint venture valued at Rs 70,352 crore. The new entity will be guided by three chief executive officers (CEOs), "who will lead the company into a new era of ambition and disruption", according to a joint statement. Kevin Vaz will lead the entertainment division across all platforms, Kiran Mani will head the combined digital division, and Sanjog Gupta will oversee the sports operations.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has completed the merger of its media assets with the India business of global media house Walt Disney and formed a joint venture with a valuation of over Rs 70,000 crore. The JV will be one of the largest media and entertainment companies in India with a combined revenue of approximately Rs 26,000 crore and will be led by Nita Ambani as its chairperson, according to a joint statement.
Competition Commission of India on Wednesday said it has approved the merger of the media assets of Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire. The deal, announced six months ago, has been cleared by the CCI with certain modifications proposed by the two parties.
Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Reliance and its affiliates will hold 63.16 per cent in the combined entity while Disney will hold the remaining 36.84 per cent, the companies said in a statement.
Paramount Global has agreed to sell its 13 per cent stake in its Indian TV business to Reliance Industries for Rs 4,286 crore, the Indian firm said on Thursday. In a stock exchange filing, Reliance said it has signed a binding agreement with two subsidiaries of Paramount Global to acquire 13.01 per cent equity stake of Viacom 18 Media Private Limited held by Paramount Global. Similarly, in a filing on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paramount Global said the closing of the transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain customary conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, as well as the completion of a previously announced joint venture involving Reliance, Viacom18 and Star Disney.
Both sports and digital will drag down the healthy operating margins that entertainment television continues to make.
Could it be about clout? Given its size and influence, RIL doesn't need the media for that, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekhar.
'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'
Disney Star India, bought at a valuation of $15 billion, could be on the block for roughly one-third that amount.
At a time when there is a growing number of edtech companies laying off employees in a bid to conserve cash and focus on profitability amid a funding winter, Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad is expanding its facilities and hiring talent. The company plans to hire over 1400 team members between November 2022 and March 2023 in India and at offices outside the country. upGrad has also signed new leases in the past few months for 335,000 sq ft of space across four cities -- Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Noida.
Disney Star won the coveted IPL Indian sub-continent TV rights for a whopping Rs 23,575 crore, while Viacom18 grabbed the digital rights with a bid of Rs 20,500 crore at the media rights auction on Monday.
Star India paid Rs 16,347.50 crore for the IPL's global media rights for five years.
'What an incredible opportunity to bring back one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema on the big screen.'
Shankar, who had been suffering from age-related ailments, died of cardiac arrest in her sleep, according to her family.
The Indian Premier League's media rights for the next five years have been sold for a whopping Rs. 48,930 crore, said BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday.
IPL's media rights auction witnessed a robust bidding for TV and Digital rights of the Indian sub-continent with the valuation being earmarked at more than a whopping Rs 100 crore per match.
It also said that to make it easier for people to subscribe, Disney+ Hotstar VIP has tied up with telecom players Jio and Airtel.
This season, the nature of the advertising game has changed dramatically with TV and digital rights going to different entities.
Director Uday Shankar provides a cliched storyline with a reasonably okay screenplay but Ravi Teja makes Baladoor watchable. The movie has all the ingredients of a potboiler.
Stars mourn the loss of Zohra Sehgal who passed away at the age of 102.
Shah Rukh Khan hopes to showcase the good things in life in the second season of the chat show, Ted Talks.
1948's Kalpana has been restored by Martin Scorsese and will be screened in Cannes on May 17.
Nishant Kollu a resident of New Jersey has produced an anthem -- 'Balle Mataram' --dedicated to the Indian cricket team.
Can the television industry's new generation work at solving its old problems?
As India will become an independent business unit, we will have to relocate the uplink of our channels from Hong Kong to here.
The Rs 2,200 crore (Rs 22 billion) Star India has for long been the biggest contributor to parent News Corporation's Asian revenues and profits (over 80 per cent).
The group seems undeterred by stiff competition posed by new entrants like Colors and NDTV Imagine in the general entertainment segment.
STAR India, a wholly owned subsidiary of STAR Hong Kong, is exploring the possibilities of getting into the print media business in India. Last week, top STAR executives including STAR Hong Kong CEO Paul Aiello, STAR India CEO Uday Shankar and COO Jagdish Kumar were in Bangalore for meetings with possible joint venture partners for the print foray. The company is said to be in talks with Vijay Mallya's UB Group.
Star earned ad revenues of around Rs 30 billion during last year's IPL. Whether it hits last year's figure will depend on how the economy picks up during the festival season.
Star's maths is simple: It expects to make something close to Rs 40 billion from the two properties in the first year (2018) itself, which is pretty close to its break even point
He is survived by his wife Thankamani Kutty,a renowned Kathakali dancer, and three sons.
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