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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
e4m Staff Jun 15, 2024 11:09 AM
The two companies reportedly addressed CCI, allaying concerns about the merged entity dominating cricket broadcasting and streaming
Venke Sharma held the position of Executive Director - Consumer Strategy and Innovation at the company
e4m Staff Apr 10, 2024 2:37 PM
The merger is in line with the companies’ endeavours to restructure their streaming, broadcasting and distribution business
e4m Staff Oct 12, 2023 8:46 AM
The company previously also engaged Reliance Industries, exploring an outright sale, and a joint venture among other options
e4m Staff Oct 7, 2023 11:22 AM
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
exchange4media Staff May 11, 2023 9:19 AM
Rastogi joins as Product and Revenue Strategy Lead for Asianet
exchange4media Staff Nov 8, 2022 11:23 AM
An astounding 700 million viewers tune into television for consuming sports
exchange4media Staff Sep 13, 2022 10:01 AM
Disney Star India has secured TV rights for five years for Rs 23,575 crore
exchange4media Staff Jun 14, 2022 7:34 PM
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
exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2022 2:33 PM
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
exchange4media Staff Dec 4, 2021 6:53 PM
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
exchange4media Staff Dec 2, 2021 1:40 PM
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
Javed Farooqui Nov 26, 2021 8:48 AM
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
Javed Farooqui Nov 13, 2021 8:17 AM
In Q3, Disney+ Hotstar comprised close to 40% of Disney+'s global subscriber base of 116 million
Javed Farooqui Nov 11, 2021 8:55 AM
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
exchange4media Staff Aug 25, 2021 12:54 PM
India contributed almost 38 million paid subscribers to Disney+'s total of 110 million subscribers in the third quarter ending June
exchange4media Staff Jul 5, 2021 8:38 AM
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
exchange4media Staff Jun 16, 2021 8:48 AM
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
exchange4media Staff May 26, 2021 12:45 PM
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
exchange4media Staff May 26, 2021 12:15 PM
Madhavan is currently the Country Manager of Star & Disney India
exchange4media Staff Apr 14, 2021 8:19 AM
Jacob was previously Chief Regional Counsel, Direct-to-Consumer & International - India, ME & SEA, The Walt Disney Company
exchange4media Staff Feb 11, 2021 2:24 PM
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
exchange4media Staff Dec 17, 2020 12:09 PM
The company has announced that it will have two separate heads for its APAC and India operations after Uday Shankar's exit
exchange4media Staff Dec 17, 2020 11:44 AM
Shukla joined the company in 2016 as VP and Head of Marketing and Brand Strategy
exchange4media Staff Dec 9, 2020 11:25 AM
As per industry experts, the official broadcaster has increased the ad rates by 15-20%
Sonam Saini Nov 3, 2020 8:56 AM
The company has announced the rejig to accelerate its direct-to-consumer strategy after the rapid success of Disney+
exchange4media Staff Oct 13, 2020 11:04 AM
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
exchange4media Staff Oct 9, 2020 8:45 AM
Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, speaks about his longstanding friendship with Uday Shankar
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 1:50 PM
Lulla, Chief Executive Officer of BARC India, says that Uday Shakar's contributions helped shape the television industry in the last two decades
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 1:29 PM
Anupriya Acharya, CEO, Publicis Groupe South Asia, says Shankar has accelerated future-readiness and value-creation for the industry as a whole
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 1:21 PM
Prasanth Kumar (PK), CEO, GroupM, South Asia, recollects lessons in leadership from the time he worked closely with Uday Shankar
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 12:55 PM
The Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV says few can match Uday Shankar’s depth of understanding the Indian media business
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 12:49 PM
Srinivas, Country Manager, India, WPP, speaks about the massive impact Shankar has had on the Media & Entertainment industry
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 12:10 PM
Shankar will remain with Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer & International Segment through end of 2020 to help identify his successor and ensure smooth transition
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 8:31 AM
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
Sonam Saini Aug 5, 2020 8:47 AM
Mayer has also been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of ByteDance, TikTok's parent company
exchange4media Staff May 19, 2020 8:10 AM
With COVID-19 impacting Disney's Q2 results, the company board has decided to forgo the next semi-annual cash dividend
exchange4media Staff May 6, 2020 8:42 AM
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
exchange4media Staff May 5, 2020 8:08 AM
Discussing ‘Opportunities Amidst Adversity during COVID-19’ with upGrad founder Ronnie Screwvala, Shankar says the world will emerge stronger after this crisis
exchange4media Staff Apr 16, 2020 8:13 AM
Prior to this, Pant was India Marketing Director at Red Bull
exchange4media Staff Jan 24, 2020 11:56 AM
