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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

Speaking at Reliance Industries AGM, Mukesh Ambani said the new entity will combine content creation with digital streaming to cater to every consumer's taste

e4m Staff Aug 29, 2024 3:26 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 Opening Ceremony will be presented in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu

e4m Staff Jul 26, 2024 2:51 PM

Sapangeet Rajwant was Viacom18’s Senior Vice President-Marketing

Aditi Gupta Jul 18, 2024 6:15 PM

The coverage will be available across the Sports18 Network and for free on JioCinema

e4m Staff Jul 12, 2024 3:54 PM

Bharath Ram appointed as Chief Product Officer & Ad Tech Platform Lead, Vijay Sheshadri as Chief Technical Advisor & Shoury Bhardwaj as Engineering Leader

Sonam Saini Jul 5, 2024 10:47 AM

Mahesh Shetty is currently serving as Head–Network Sales Viacom18

e4m Staff Jul 2, 2024 5:18 PM

Prior to this, Sahil Chopra held the position of Senior Director - Brand & Sports Marketing, JioCinema

e4m Desk Jul 2, 2024 11:46 AM

In an exclusive chat with e4m, Alok Jain, President-General Entertainment, Viacom18, shared the network’s strategy in roping Anil Kapoor as the new host of Bigg Boss OTT, advertisers’ response & more

Sonam Saini Jun 25, 2024 8:41 AM

Media networks have reported that Anil Jayaraj has put in his papers

e4m Staff Jun 18, 2024 1:11 PM

The Walt Disney Company recently said that it is expecting to close the merger in the first half of 2025

e4m Desk May 17, 2024 9:32 AM

Kiran Mani, CEO-Viacom18 Digital, spoke at an industry event about democratising content, and how cricket's accessibility has risen significantly because of its availability on both TV & digital

Sonam Saini Apr 26, 2024 8:54 AM

Pegged at around Rs 2,000 cr each for TV & digital, industry observers say this IPL’s advertising revenue may not be able to meet the 2022 figures but is likely to be at par

Aditi Gupta Apr 25, 2024 8:50 AM

Rajesh Iyer was Business Head - Regional Entertainment at Viacom18 Media 

e4m Staff Apr 17, 2024 4:55 PM

With the purchase, Reliance's equity stake in Viacom18 will reportedly increase to 70.49% on a fully diluted basis

e4m Desk Mar 14, 2024 8:45 AM

As per a media report, Viacom18’s restructuring, which comes close to the RIL-Disney merger announcement, will see Anil Jairaj, Viacom18 Sports CEO, reporting to Kiran Mani

e4m Desk Mar 11, 2024 8:57 AM

At the 24th edition of FICCI Frames, Kevin Vaz, CEO - Broadcast Entertainment, Viacom18, and Chair, FICCI Media and Entertainment Committee, spoke on the country’s diverse media consumption habits

Sonam Saini Mar 5, 2024 12:12 PM

Post the merger of Viacom18 and Disney Star, the new company is expected to command more than 40% of TV market share and 34% of the digital OTT market share

Sonam Saini Mar 1, 2024 9:02 AM

Ghosh, who was earlier associated with Viacom18, has joined as Head of Creative Strategy, Branded Content, Innovations and Trade Marketing

Sonam Saini Feb 28, 2024 4:14 PM

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

e4m Staff Feb 26, 2024 9:18 AM

Simran Channey Gaglani, AVP, Brand Solutions, Viacom18 Sports, spoke about 'The Rise of Digital' at the unveiling of the Pitch Madison Advertising Report

e4m Staff Feb 16, 2024 9:10 AM

Simran Channey, AVP, Brand Solutions -  Viacom18 Sports, spoke about the success of streaming IPL on JioCinema at the unveiling of the dentsu e4m Digital Advertising Report 2024

Sonam Saini Feb 9, 2024 8:59 AM

Experts say BCCI may suffer from lack of options for cricket rights. However, due to the market being less competitive, the industry may see tech and OTT giants enter the fray aggressively

Sonam Saini Feb 7, 2024 8:56 AM

Gourav Rakshit joined the media company in 2019

Sonam Saini Feb 2, 2024 3:15 PM

As per media reports, Disney has agreed to sell 60 per cent of its units to Viacom18

e4m Staff Feb 1, 2024 10:09 AM

Kevin Vaz is CEO- Broadcast Entertainment, Viacom18

e4m Staff Jan 25, 2024 1:27 PM

Saket Sahay has joined Viacom18 Sports as Senior Vice President - Advertising Sales - Digital & Television

e4m Staff Jan 10, 2024 11:36 AM

The deal includes all FIH events, except the FIH Nations Cup

e4m Staff Jan 9, 2024 2:49 PM

Prior to this, Sushma was SVP & Business Head- Kannada at The Walt Disney Company

e4m Staff Dec 18, 2023 5:36 PM

Arora joined the media company in April 2021

e4m Staff Dec 8, 2023 12:11 PM

Prior to this, Dhawan worked with Mindshare for over 11 years

e4m Staff Nov 15, 2023 2:47 PM

Rohan Lavsi promoted as Business Head - Hindi Movies Cluster

e4m Staff Nov 6, 2023 3:44 PM

The broadcaster’s distribution arm, IndiaCast, has announced a promotion scheme for the DOPs for the newly launched channels

e4m Staff Oct 27, 2023 12:24 PM

The company’s revenue from news business stood at Rs 357 crore in Q2 FY24, also up by 20% Y-o-Y

e4m Staff Oct 25, 2023 2:53 PM

The order grants Viacom18 the authority to stop infringement of its ongoing reality shows, including Bigg Boss Hindi, Bigg Boss Kannada and the upcoming Bigg Boss Marathi

e4m Staff Oct 18, 2023 12:27 PM

The latest season of Ultimate Sports Quiz will stream on JioCinema and air on Sports18 Network from November 29 onwards

NATIVE CONTENT Oct 17, 2023 9:48 AM

Jaipuria was Viacom18's Head of Hindi Mass Entertainment & Kids TV Network

Sonam Saini Oct 9, 2023 5:26 PM

Kumar was heading regional entertainment (Kannada and Marathi clusters)

Sonam Saini Sep 29, 2023 12:21 PM

Viacom18 Media had approached the court seeking ad-interim dynamic injunction to protect its media rights against rogue and pirate websites as well as John Does

e4m Staff Sep 23, 2023 4:50 PM

Viewers can watch the limited-overs action in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam

e4m Desk Sep 13, 2023 11:59 AM

Most experts are optimistic that broadcasters will make good returns on their cricket media rights investments in the long run, provided they up the game both on TV and digital

Aditi Gupta & Sonam Saini Sep 8, 2023 8:28 AM

The telecast will be available for football fans in multiple languages and will also be streamed free on JioCinema

e4m Desk Sep 7, 2023 5:20 PM

The rights are for bilateral India matches on home turf for the next five years

Aditi Gupta Aug 31, 2023 4:28 PM

The media companies will be taking part in the online auction for TV and digital rights

Aditi Gupta Aug 28, 2023 1:38 PM

Mani will reportedly spearhead JioCinema’s growth

e4m Desk Aug 22, 2023 9:32 AM

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