Ambani’s media ambition scales peak. Now comes the tough part

A shrinking linear TV business, $2 billion in annual payments for cricket rights and money-guzzling streaming platforms threaten to dampen the post-merger euphoria.

20 March, 202412 min
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Ambani’s media ambition scales peak. Now comes the tough part

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