From fresh graduates to global decision-makers, here’s a look at the outsiders Uday Shankar bet on, now leading the next era of media and tech.
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The company reported a 7% year-over-year increase in total revenues which stood at $23.6 billion in Q2 FY25, up from $22.1 billion in Q2 fiscal...
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JioStar has also announced what sources describe as one of the best severance packages offered by any Indian company. Impacted employees stand to receive as...
Dimitri Kontopidis has been named as Executive Director of Technology Strategy & Operations for Disney Entertainment & ESPN
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With Jiostar's expanded portfolio, the high spot rates will put pressure on advertisers to deliver ROI
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The sports segment in India is expected to turn profitable, contributing $9 million in operating income for FY25, the company said
Brands like Maybelline New York, Absolut Mixers, Ballentine Soda, Chivas Luxe Perfumes, Oreo Pokémon Pikachu Edition Yellow Pack, Johnnie Walker Mixers ran ads during the...
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Other options include co-powered sponsorships at Rs 7 crore and partner sponsorships at Rs 3 crore, say sources
Floating rate for TV spots (SD + HD) is Rs 18 lakh for a 10-sec slot; on Digital - IPL mobile ads have been priced...
While advertising remains the primary revenue driver for most companies, the data highlights significant fluctuations in ad income, with some businesses facing decline or stagnation
Bikram Duggal was Disney Star's head of studios
While both companies have assured the CCI that IPL 2025 ad slots will be sold separately for TV and digital, experts predict the JV will...
As per the CCI order, 7 TV channels—Star India’s Hungama, Super Hungama, Star Jalsha Movies, Star Jalsha Movies HD, & Viacom18’s Colors Marathi, Colors Marathi...
The Walt Disney Co. has reportedly elected former Morgan Stanley CEO James P Gorman as Chairman of the Board of Directors
The platform has asked Rs 1.75 crore for co-powered sponsorship and Rs 1 crore for associate sponsorship
The merger, however, could be an opportunity for advertisers as the sheer reach and diversity of the new entity mean they can now connect with...
While the CCI's conditional approval is a major milestone, the merger may still encounter further legal and regulatory hurdles over concerns of harming competition, say...
At Pitch CMO Summit, Ajit Varghese, Head of Network Advertising Sales at Disney Star, spoke about how professionally generated content (PGC) powers brands
While total income from IPL 2023 rose 78% YoY to Rs 11,769 crore, expenditure increased 66% to Rs 6,648 crore, said a news report
As per media reports, both RIL and Disney are not keen on making changes to their cricket broadcast rights
During the earnings call, Walt Disney’s Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston said the company would lay out positive earnings from the India business consolidation once...
The company has attributed the losses to higher programming and production cost attributable to the timing of the ICC T-20 World Cup
Sanjog Gupta, Head of Sports, Disney Star, spoke to e4m on the network’s expansion into esports, the strategy to diversify the sports portfolio beyond cricket...
As per media reports, Viacom18 and Walt Disney's Star India hope to complete the merger by October
According to experts, the Disney-Reliance merger could drive up ad rates for major properties like IPL and the World Cup, but its impact on general...
Even if the NCLT grants its approval, the Scheme cannot be implemented unless all regulatory clearances, including those from the CCI, MIB, and others, are...
Uday Shankar during his stint at Star India is credited with not just building successful businesses but also cultivating a generation of CEOs and leaders
This was much higher than the India-Pakistan match, which touched 2.9 crore peak concurrency
Disney Star this year onboarded 59 categories of advertisers and 90 brands
According to media planners, Connected TV has become a hotbed for brands, with its inventory now completely sold out
The agency which brought home a bronze last year has submitted entries for clients Disney Star, McDonald's India and BGMI
Ad rates for the T20 matches are the same as last time, but advertisers are paying 20-25% more just for the India vs Pakistan match,...
As per legal experts, the clearance was vital to assess if the merger would create an appreciable adverse effect on competition in areas like cricket...
The two companies reportedly addressed CCI, allaying concerns about the merged entity dominating cricket broadcasting and streaming
Reports say that the sale will allow Disney to focus on the merger of its India business with Viacom18
The next step is to secure over 75% votes from stakeholders in favour of the merger; more approvals needed from NCLT, regulatory bodies and stock...
The Walt Disney Company recently said that it is expecting to close the merger in the first half of 2025
Kingshuk Mitra - Head of Ad Sales - Star Sports, Disney Star, and Dhruv Dhawan - Head of Ads - Disney+ Hotstar India, share why...
Star India’s advertising revenue more than doubled from $106 million in H1 last year to $221 million in H1 this year
The company saw a decline in sports revenue from Star India by 17%
While there are chances that the next Head of India & SEA Originals may be an outsider, Nikhil Madhok, Head of Hindi Original Content at...
Prashant Khanna, Head - Field Operations, Studios, Design & Tech R&D - Sports, Disney Star, tells us how technology has improved
The platform is seeking Rs 80 crore for co-presenting sponsorship, Rs 55 crore for powered by sponsorship, and Rs 30 crore for associate sponsorship
Pegged at around Rs 2,000 cr each for TV & digital, industry observers say this IPL’s advertising revenue may not be able to meet the...
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The range inspired by beloved characters from Disney and Marvel includes a wide assortment of footwear for Kids, Men, and Women.
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Devika Prabhu, Business Head, Kids and Infotainment, Disney Star, spoke to exchange4media on charting Japanese anime’s contribution to Disney Kids’ rating
Venke Sharma will be Global Head Product Strategy at the AI platform
On TV the cost for co-presenting & associate sponsorship for 55 matches (HD+SD) is Rs 61.4 cr, on digital it is Rs 80 cr for...
An estimated 5% of employees have been offered retention bonus if they remain with the company until the merger is complete. Additionally, Disney Star is...
Abilasha Anish has been elevated to Head of Marketing for Disney+ Hotstar (South) and Star Vijay
A news report says that the companies are in the midst of preliminary talks about the acquisition
Harsh Jain, CEO & Co-Founder, Dream11 said that the platform has also extended sponsorship to all 10 IPL teams and continues to grow by adding...
Experts believe that brands waiting for broadcasters to lower rates closer to the start, and the upcoming elections have slowed down deal closures
Asian Paints was one of the key sponsors in IPL 2023 as well
As per a media report, Viacom18’s restructuring, which comes close to the RIL-Disney merger announcement, will see Anil Jairaj, Viacom18 Sports CEO, reporting to Kiran...
In the aftermath of the Zee-Sony merger fallout and the subsequent crashing of its shares, Punit Goenka may have to soon find a partner for...
Negotiating for IPL ad rates is likely to be challenging as the merged entity is at an elevated position in terms of sports programming, share...
Post the merger of Viacom18 and Disney Star, the new company is expected to command more than 40% of TV market share and 34% of...
Reliance Industries and The Walt Disney Company said the media undertaking of Viacom18 will be merged into Star India Private Limited through a court-approved scheme...
Nita Ambani will be the Chairperson of the merged entity, Uday Shankar Vice Chairperson
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As per reports, Reliance and Walt Disney have signed a binding agreement for the merger
Ajit Varghese, Head – Network Advertising Sales, Disney Star, shares his optimism for TV as a medium and talks about the various innovations the broadcaster...
Walt Disney has said revenue from linear network in entertainment was down by 12% from the previous fiscal due to lower advertising and affiliate revenues
The companies will reportedly enter into a joint venture to launch the service based on their combined professional and collegiate sports rights portfolio
Experts say BCCI may suffer from lack of options for cricket rights. However, due to the market being less competitive, the industry may see tech...
Sidharth Shakdher stepped down in November 2023 as CMO of Disney+ Hotstar
Consolidation is the only way forward to survive in the industry that has tech heavyweights like Google India and Meta for competition, say experts
There's more legal trouble waiting for ZEE if it fails to comply to its agreement with Disney over the TV rights for ICC Men's and...
Industry experts feel Jio's choice to maintain the same ad pricing as last year is a positive move and will attract more advertisers than past...
The payment default by Zee to Walt Disney’s India unit has added another layer of complexity to the already tumultuous situation surrounding the Zee-Sony merger,...
The mergers of Reliance & Walt Disney India and Zee & Sony are likely to be completed within the first half of this year, according...
Achieving a merger of this scale in 2 months is challenging, considering the complexities involved in obtaining approvals, conducting due diligence & navigating regulatory processes,...
The Zee-Sony deal may be on shaky ground but mergers & acquisitions in media are quite common globally. A glance at merged entities that are...
We take a closer look at where the two mergers stand as per their market values and shares
e4m MarTech India Conference 2023 saw industry leaders from across sectors discuss the scope of MarTech in India
The top exec also said that ABC—the flagship property of Disney— is not for sale
The streaming platform’s ad revenue for FY23 grew by 17% and subscription revenue increased 49%
We are also looking to see whether we can strengthen our hand there, said the Disney CEO during the earnings call on Wednesday
The company's net profit has come down 30%
Weeks into the World Cup season, we've been treated to many ad campaigns, some memorable some not. Here are a few we liked
IBDF members have written against price caps, ceilings, discount caps and limitations on bouquets for both broadcasters and distribution platforms
The unit also reported losses of Rs 3600 crore
Amid conflicting speculations on reports about Sony talking to Disney for Star India’s acquisition in midst of its merger with Zee, e4m speaks to industry...
Some agencies say 10% ad inventory has been saved for last-minute deals. Others claim TV inventory is sold out but not digital
The merger is in line with the companies’ endeavours to restructure their streaming, broadcasting and distribution business
Top Disney executives Tom Staggs and Kevin Mayer reportedly played a key role in setting up the talks
With the opening match of India clocking 2.5 crore concurrent viewers on Disney+ Hotstar, fingers are crossed for October 14 as India faces off with...
When the Aussie innings started, there were approx 1.5 crore viewers online, it went up to 2 crore and then to 2.6 crore during the...
The streaming platform has roped in Mahindra SUVs & Tractors, Booking.com, Louis Philippe, Kingfisher, Surf Excel, ThumsUp, Black& White and MRF so far
With the agreement, Coca-Cola now joins the ranks of Hindustan Unilever and Mahindra Auto as key sponsors for tournaments on Disney Star
As per sources, it is perhaps the first time that the auto major has associated itself at this scale with a cricketing event
e4m TechManch 2023: Ajit Varghese of Disney and Arnab Roy of Coca-Cola speak about the biggest sporting event of this year and how marketers can...
As per reports, TV rights will be for the entire subcontinent and digital for the Indian market only
The associate sponsorship for TV has been priced at Rs 19.66 crore, whereas it is Rs 18 crore for the powered by sponsorship on Disney+...
Mitra will be reporting to the Head of Network, Ajit Varghese, as per reports
As per sources, for India-Pakistan match Disney Star has quoted Rs 30L per 10 secs; Rs 88cr for associate sponsorship (TV) & Rs 40cr (Disney+Hotstar)....
The media veteran is among the few executives from the industry who has closely witnessed the evolution of the Indian broadcasting sector
While Star Sports Network has onboarded 15 sponsors, Disney+ Hotstar has got 13; advertisers who couldn’t get TV spots are now buying on digital
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...
The ad rates for league matches are in the range of Rs 15-16 lakh per 10 seconds
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The layoffs will be done in multiple rounds, as per industry sources
Mr. Madhavan currently serves as president of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation and as chairman of the National Committee of Media & Entertainment CII K. Madhavan...
Celebs@Hotstar shares a sneak peek into the lives of these icons and has garnered over 36 million views Disney+ Hotstar, one of India’s leading...
With lyrics in eight languages, the anthem is sung by local talent and the video is shot across all 8-cities that represent each team playing...
Cello ColourUP, BYJU'S, Savlon return as sponsors for the second season Disney Channel is all set to kick off a new season of its successful...
Disney+ Hotstar has had a strong start to VIVO IPL 2021 and has already signed 10 sponsors for this year's tournament. Dream11 is...
Prior to Star and Disney India, Dutta was with Infoedge India as SVP & Head of Information Security Star-Disney India has appointed Tirthankar Dutta as...
Dream11 is the 'co-presenting' sponsor, with ICICI Bank and Tata Cliq roped in as the ‘powered by' sponsors Disney+ Hotstar has announced the key sponsors...
The report further stated that $143 billion was spent on the app stores globally, which is a 20% YoY growth over 2019 Indian consumers spent...
The two have previously partnered for Star India Lupa Systems CEO James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, the former Chairman and CEO of Star India and...
Prominent male actors raise the issue of marital abuse, say #PoochnaZarooriHai after Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors sparks conversations around consent with or without marriage...
The two will now report to Disney CEO Bob Chapek Disney has named Alan Bergman the content chairman and Alan Horn the CCO of Disney...
Madhavan, Chairman CII National Committee on Media & Entertainment and Managing Director, Star & Disney India, was...
The company has announced that it will have two separate heads for its APAC and India operations after Uday Shankar's exit The Walt Disney Company...
Vaz has taken over the reins from Anuradha Aggarwal who has stepped down from her role Head of English, Infotainment and Kids cluster Star &...
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar together may dwarf the collective investment of Rs 2080 crore by local OTT players, according to London-based tech...
Disney also plans to expand Disney+ Hotstar to more markets. The service is currently available in India and Indonesia Star India's video streaming service Disney+...
Shukla joined the company in 2016 as VP and Head of Marketing and Brand Strategy The Walt Disney Company has promoted Sudhir Shukla as...
Bawankule, Head – Ad Sales, Star & Disney India, tells us how Sirius, an end-to-end suite of advanced advertising solutions from Star & Disney India,...
As per a report by Digital TV Research, while Disney+ will add 112 mn subs by 2025, Netflix will hike its count by 73 mn....
The Walt Disney Company will continue to ramp up investments in Direct To Consumer (DTC) business, said CEO Bob Chapek during the earnings call The...
According to industry experts, the official broadcaster has made a revenue of around Rs 250 crore from Hotstar The 13th edition of the Indian Premier...
As per industry experts, the official broadcaster has increased the ad rates by 15-20% As the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) gets close...
Prior to this, Patel was associated with MakeMyTrip MakeMyTrip’s Anant Patel has been roped in Disney+ Hotstar as its Marketing Director. Patel has updated his...
A campaign dedicated to the confidence of millions of young Indians and their families Nestlé MUNCH, one of the leading confectionary brands reaching...
Produced by BookMyShow, the musical will premiere at Mumbai's NCPA in April 2018 PayPal to be the preferred payments partner for Disney's Aladdin The...
The Walt Disney Company South Asia today announced the appointment of Ms. Amrita Pandey to the newly created role of Regional Head – Media Distribution...
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