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Guest Column: Anup Chandrasekharan, COO - Regional Content, IN10 Media, shares his hopes and concerns as the Star India-Viacom18 merger takes shape

Anup Chandrasekharan Sep 3, 2024 4:19 PM

The Mumbai bench of the NCLT has noted that the scheme appears 'fair and reasonable' with no violations of any provisions of law or public policy

e4m Desk Sep 2, 2024 9:40 AM

According to a media report, Star India has sent an email to ICC to renegotiate the deal

e4m Staff Aug 22, 2024 1:30 PM

While total income from IPL 2023 rose 78% YoY to Rs 11,769 crore, expenditure increased 66% to Rs 6,648 crore, said a news report

e4m Desk Aug 20, 2024 9:19 AM

Supriya Ahuja was the Head Executive Recruiting, TWDC Network in India at Disney Star

e4m Desk Aug 8, 2024 1:46 PM

As per media reports, both RIL and Disney are not keen on making changes to their cricket broadcast rights

e4m Staff Aug 2, 2024 9:06 AM

According to experts, the Disney-Reliance merger could drive up ad rates for major properties like IPL and the World Cup, but its impact on general entertainment content may be limited

Sonam Saini Aug 1, 2024 8:19 AM

Even if the NCLT grants its approval, the Scheme cannot be implemented unless all regulatory clearances, including those from the CCI, MIB, and others, are secured

e4m Staff Jul 31, 2024 8:27 AM

The tribunal has reportedly instructed both parties to issue fresh notices of final hearing to governments, tax authorities and regulatory bodies

e4m Desk Jul 27, 2024 8:48 AM

Disney Star recently appointed Sumanta Bose, Executive VP and General Manager- Star Plus, as the overall head

e4m Staff Jul 18, 2024 3:14 PM

The agency which brought home a bronze last year has submitted entries for clients Disney Star, McDonald's India and BGMI

e4m Staff Jun 6, 2024 9:10 AM

Ad rates for the T20 matches are the same as last time, but advertisers are paying 20-25% more just for the India vs Pakistan match, said sources

Aditi Gupta Jun 5, 2024 8:37 AM

The merger between the two will not cause any 'appreciable adverse effect on competition in India,' RIL told CCI

e4m Desk May 27, 2024 10:48 AM

The new instalment of the ‘Mauka’ campaign has been created and conceptualized by in-house team of Disney Star

e4m Staff May 21, 2024 1:05 PM

Star India’s advertising revenue more than doubled from $106 million in H1 last year to $221 million in H1 this year

e4m Staff May 9, 2024 9:24 AM

Star India’s sports business loss expands by 50% in H1FY24

e4m Staff May 9, 2024 9:00 AM

In a regulatory filing, the Walt Disney Company shared that if the merger is not finalized by February 28, 2026, Star India or RIL may terminate the deal

e4m Staff May 8, 2024 5:11 PM

Abilasha Anish has been elevated to Head of Marketing for Disney+ Hotstar (South) and Star Vijay

e4m Staff Apr 8, 2024 12:58 PM

The broadcaster said that IPL watch-time grew 20% this year vs 2023

e4m Staff Apr 4, 2024 2:20 PM

At the Pitch CMO Summit 2024, held in Mumbai, Amrutha Nair, Disney Star’s Head of Entertainment, Ad Sales and Strategy, unveiled a new ad product in collaboration with DTH player, Tata Play

Aditi Gupta Mar 22, 2024 8:59 AM

Star India has asked the company to pay for damages for non-compliance with the terms of the alliance agreement dated August 26, 2022

e4m Staff Mar 15, 2024 3:33 PM

We get to have a chance of growing a business and lowering the risk of doing so, said Iger while speaking at an event recently

e4m Staff Mar 9, 2024 11:52 AM

The hearing was earlier moved to February 21 after IPRS informed NCLT that its plea against the tribunal's February 9 order is pending judgment by the NCLAT

e4m Staff Mar 1, 2024 9:55 AM

As per reports, Reliance and Walt Disney have signed a binding agreement for the merger

e4m Staff Feb 26, 2024 9:18 AM

There's more legal trouble waiting for ZEE if it fails to comply to its agreement with Disney over the TV rights for ICC Men's and U-19 global events, say experts

Sonam Saini Jan 23, 2024 8:18 AM

She has been appointed the Head of Media and Partnerships

e4m Staff Nov 23, 2023 1:10 PM

We are also looking to see whether we can strengthen our hand there, said the Disney CEO during the earnings call on Wednesday

Aditi Gupta Nov 9, 2023 8:08 AM

The company's net profit has come down 30%

e4m Staff Oct 30, 2023 9:31 AM

268 million viewers tuned in for the live broadcast

e4m Staff Oct 19, 2023 5:13 PM

Top Disney executives Tom Staggs and Kevin Mayer reportedly played a key role in setting up the talks

e4m Staff Oct 11, 2023 8:32 AM

Pandey was the Director of Distribution, Film Studios

Sonam Saini Oct 7, 2023 5:21 PM

The US-based conglomerate is reportedly considering deals ranging from total sale of Disney Star business to partial transactions of assets such as sports rights and streaming service Disney+ Hotstar

e4m Staff Sep 19, 2023 9:01 AM

This association allows Disney Star to develop multiple new fiction television shows adapted from stories available on Pratilipi

e4m Desk Sep 13, 2023 11:22 AM

Banerjee, Head-Content, Disney+ Hotstar & HSM Entertainment Network, shed light on Disney Star's ‘Let's Get Healthy’ initiative and the network's endeavours to promote healthy living

Sonam Saini Sep 7, 2023 1:28 PM

Prior to joining Viacom18, Upadhyay was with Star India for over 12 years as VP, planning & treasury

e4m Desk Aug 18, 2023 5:38 PM

He will head marketing for Pro Kabaddi League (Mashal Sports)

e4m Desk Aug 12, 2023 9:03 AM

The media veteran is among the few executives from the industry who has closely witnessed the evolution of the Indian broadcasting sector

e4m Desk Jul 7, 2023 9:22 AM

The addition of new users also took the network's viewership to 47.14 crore in the first 57 games, the highest in IPL history for the same stage

e4m Desk May 19, 2023 12:44 PM

According to the data shared by Disney Star, the top ten matches together crossed 40 crore in viewership

e4m Desk May 8, 2023 12:26 PM

The broadcaster stated that the viewership numbers were the highest ever in IPL history, even after considering the two editions of the tournament played during Covid

e4m Desk Apr 20, 2023 1:31 PM

The BCCI has decided to "waive off" one match from its media rights agreement with Star India

e4m Desk Apr 17, 2023 6:02 PM

Industry watchers discuss the rationale behind roping in an eclectic mix of Bollywood stars and cricketing greats to promote India's biggest sporting event and what it means for the broadcasters

Aditi Gupta Mar 31, 2023 9:00 AM

Dream11, Airtel, Coke, Asian Paints, Pepsi, Tata and Vivo are among the main sponsors, said sources privy to the matter

Naziya Alvi Rahman Mar 10, 2023 1:24 PM

The company’s advertising revenue grew 57.09% to Rs 10495.51 crore

Sonam Saini Jan 20, 2023 7:19 PM

The league will be broadcasted on 22+ channels across 10+ language feeds with over 100 experts engaging with viewers

e4m Desk Jan 13, 2023 10:01 AM

Byju's asks cricket board to encash bank guarantee

e4m Desk Jan 9, 2023 5:47 PM

The broadcaster deferred the launch of these channels in December last year   

Sonam Saini Dec 20, 2022 8:59 AM

A news report says that ZEE, Culver Max Entertainment and Sun TV Network have increased their a la carte and bouquet rates, and have filed their RIOs

e4m Desk Dec 19, 2022 8:50 AM

Previously, Mahajan was SVP (Marketing and Strategy) at Disney Star

e4m Desk Nov 7, 2022 10:56 AM

Until then, the undertaking provided by CCI before the court that it will not take any coercive action would continue

e4m Desk Sep 29, 2022 9:32 AM