Disney-Star & RIL JV will see loss of $400 mn on $3.5 bn revenue next FY

Both sports and digital will drag down the healthy operating margins that entertainment television continues to make. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

Sports, New OTT Game In Town

Why will JioCinema live-stream the FIFA World Cup 2022 games for free? By March 2022, the total OTT market was at Rs 17,000 crore (Rs 170 billion) in revenues (pay plus advertising) and 122......

Tata Sky's strategy to attract more customers

There is a new pecking order in the world of DTH (direct-to-home) services. Sun Direct has replaced Tata Sky as the number two after Dish TV with 5.3 million subscribers. But this doesn't seem to......

DTH bright on growth, but will profits rise?

It's almost a re-run of the telecom story. The Direct-to-Home (DTH) sector is set for a scorching pace of growth in subscriber additions, on the back of aggressive growth strategies of new players......

From Saas-Bahu to 24, how TV is changing the show

As returns from fiction fall, broadcasters are experimenting with high-cost programming and new genres to grab more eyeballs. But can production houses rise to the challenge? Yudh, Amitabh......

Zee may launch sports channel

India's biggest listed media firm, Zee Telefilms Ltd., is considering launching a sports channel with Time Warner Inc.'s Turner International to take on ESPN and Star Sports, a Zee official......