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14 ARTICLES
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 Mar 2024
The comeback of Uday Shankar to big(ger) media
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.
29 Feb 2024
Why Disney is rethinking Star India
A confused strategy, financial decline and a fast-changing sector seem to have triggered the media behemoth to revisit its business here.
17 Jul 2023
This IPL, it is streaming vs television
Even as the much-awaited cricket tournament kicks off, Reliance and Disney are going all out to draw viewers and advertisers. Who will prevail?
31 Mar 2023
Understanding Reliance, Viacom18 and Uday Shankar
The long-ignored Viacom18 is now Reliance’s last chance to dominate entertainment. Industry titans have come together to make it happen.
29 Apr 2022
Bollywood is increasingly adapting books—but only English ones
The Bengali, Malayalam and Tamil film industries borrow heavily from regional language literature. What stops filmmakers in Hindi cinema?
11 Mar 2022
Facebook to stay away from IPL bidding
One of the most highly anticipated bidders for the next edition of the Indian Premier League is opting out of the race.
04 Jan 2022
Has Netflix really fumbled India?
Netflix’s India strategy has been criticized in recent times as ineffective at best. Monika Shergill and Srishti Behl Arya say they aren’t driving blind.
07 May 2021
Uday Shankar exits, and with him Star’s old ways
Star India has witnessed a clash of cultures for a while and it now seems as if Disney may finally be having its way.
13 Oct 2020
What the 30% ‘Google tax’ means for India
Google is spinning the narrative that its updated app payments policy is nothing new. That’s not true. This is both new and a big deal.
30 Sept 2020