Asad Ayaz assumes this new role after eight years as President of Marketing for The Walt Disney Studios, and leading marketing for Disney+
Uday Shankar is also the only media thought leader to have won two coveted titles - Impact Person of The Year (2010) and Impact Person of the Decade (2014)
The two parties have reportedly filled Form 2, which notifies CCI about the merger and its impact on competition
The two companies reportedly addressed CCI, allaying concerns about the merged entity dominating cricket broadcasting and streaming
Star India’s sports business loss expands by 50% in H1FY24
The company saw a decline in sports revenue from Star India by 17%
Venke Sharma will be Global Head Product Strategy at the AI platform
Venke Sharma held the position of Executive Director - Consumer Strategy and Innovation at the company
The merger is in line with the companies’ endeavours to restructure their streaming, broadcasting and distribution business
The company previously also engaged Reliance Industries, exploring an outright sale, and a joint venture among other options
Disney Plus has reported that its streaming losses have reduced by $400 million in the second quarter; the subscriber count for Disney+Hotstar has dipped by 8% in Q2
Rastogi joins as Product and Revenue Strategy Lead for Asianet
An astounding 700 million viewers tune into television for consuming sports
Disney Star India has secured TV rights for five years for Rs 23,575 crore
Cherian will report to K. Madhavan, Country Manager and President, The Walt Disney Company & Star India and will join the India Leadership Team that drives Disney Star businesses in the country
Investment company Lupa India is set up by James Murdoch, former chief executive officer of 21st Century Fox, with a focus on media, education and healthcare, said media reports
In its 98-year history, the entertainment giant has elected a woman to this position for the first time. Arnold will succeed Robert Iger as Chairman
The network's GECs have 132 mn subscribers while the sports channels have 84 mn subscribers, as per data provided by The Walt Disney Co. in its annual filing for fiscal 2021
The company plans to build its metaverse by connecting physical and digital worlds even more closely, CEO Chapek told analysts during the Q4 earnings conference call
In Q3, Disney+ Hotstar comprised close to 40% of Disney+'s global subscriber base of 116 million
At the CII SummitFX 2021 – Global AVGC Summit, Madhavan stated that the M&E industry revenues are on track to reach $30 billion in 2023 from around $19 billion in 2020
She joins as Area Media Lead - Indian Sub-continent
India contributed almost 38 million paid subscribers to Disney+'s total of 110 million subscribers in the third quarter ending June
Disney CEO Bob Chapek had said that the Indian video streaming market is unique as the market dynamics are totally different compared to other markets
Disney CEO Chapek also said that the company understands that the one-size-fits-all strategy doesn't work everywhere particularly in unique markets like India and Southeast Asia
The Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Chapek notes that consumers are increasingly choosing to watch content online, and Disney wants to stay ahead of the trend
Astro Malaysia has been named the official distributor
Madhavan is currently the Country Manager of Star & Disney India
Jacob was previously Chief Regional Counsel, Direct-to-Consumer & International - India, ME & SEA, The Walt Disney Company
Jacob has had a 13-year stint at Disney and Star India
Madhavan, Chairman of CII National Committee on Media & Entertainment and Managing Director of Star & Disney India, was addressing the audience at the CII Big Picture Summit
The company has announced that it will have two separate heads for its APAC and India operations after Uday Shankar's exit
Shukla joined the company in 2016 as VP and Head of Marketing and Brand Strategy
Sharma was with The Walt Disney Company for over 11 years
As per industry experts, the official broadcaster has increased the ad rates by 15-20%
The company has announced the rejig to accelerate its direct-to-consumer strategy after the rapid success of Disney+
As Shankar sets out on the next chapter of his professional journey, friends and colleagues from the industry recount his many contributions to the media and entertainment landscape of India
Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, speaks about his longstanding friendship with Uday Shankar
Lulla, Chief Executive Officer of BARC India, says that Uday Shakar's contributions helped shape the television industry in the last two decades
Anupriya Acharya, CEO, Publicis Groupe South Asia, says Shankar has accelerated future-readiness and value-creation for the industry as a whole
Prasanth Kumar (PK), CEO, GroupM, South Asia, recollects lessons in leadership from the time he worked closely with Uday Shankar
The Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV says few can match Uday Shankar’s depth of understanding the Indian media business
Srinivas, Country Manager, India, WPP, speaks about the massive impact Shankar has had on the Media & Entertainment industry
Shankar will remain with Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer & International Segment through end of 2020 to help identify his successor and ensure smooth transition
In the earnings announcement, Bob Chapek, CEO, The Walt Disney Company, said that Disney Plus surpassed 60.5 million paid subscribers globally on 3 August
Mayer has also been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of ByteDance, TikTok's parent company
With COVID-19 impacting Disney's Q2 results, the company board has decided to forgo the next semi-annual cash dividend
According to Uday Shankar, President, The Walt Disney Company, APAC and Chairman, Star & Disney India, the need is to do something equally radical like the lockdown in order to kick-start the economy
Discussing ‘Opportunities Amidst Adversity during COVID-19’ with upGrad founder Ronnie Screwvala, Shankar says the world will emerge stronger after this crisis
The app was to be launched along with the IPL season