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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The former Star India chief at 59 is making a comeback with a play in tech.
Uday Shankar looks like he has aged a lifetime. His face is that of a man who has had a long day—puffy eyes and a five o’clock shadow. It is late at night in California, but he is still awake, juggling at least three different time zones and somehow fitting this interview into his schedule. It’s Friday afternoon for me, Thursday night for him. He is on my laptop screen, dressed in a violet tee, tan brown pants and a white Apple watch. Almost unrecognizable without his signature formal outfits of muted tones. There is an uncomfortable silence for a …
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.
Mukesh Ambani and Bob Iger have decided to bring together Reliance and Disney and create an unparalleled Indian media behemoth. The man at the center of it all is the former Disney India chief.
Once India’s most profitable entertainment company, Zee’s a shadow of its former self and may be easy pickings for its one-time suitor Reliance.
