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Premier League clubs’ new sponsorship rule upsets Saudis

Premier League soccer clubs passing a temporary rule to stop teams from agreeing sponsorship deals with companies linked to their owners shows Newcastle United's rivals are worried, Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Thursday.

Newcastle was taken over earlier ...

Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Anek’ to release next March

Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana and ace filmmaker Anubhav Sinha on Friday announced that their upcoming film ‘Anek’ will arrive in theatres on March 31, 2022.

The film is touted to be a slick spy thriller, set against the geopolitical backdrop of Northeast India.

Disney, Star India head K. Madhavan re-elected IBDF prez

Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF), an apex body of TV broadcasters and digital streaming platforms in the country, has re-elected Friday K. Madhavan, Country Manager & President, The Walt Disney Company India & Star India, as its President for the second term after the 22nd annual general me...

Anup Vishwanathan joins Times Network as EVP- Network brand strategy

Anup Vishwanathan has joined Times Network, part of one of India’s biggest media houses as executive vice president- network brand strategy. The news was shared by Anup on his LinkedIn account. He will be

BARC: TV ads volumes post strong growth July-Sept’21

Ad volumes on TV continued to post a healthy growth, with the July-Sept quarter registering 461 million seconds of advertising, which is the highest this year, new data from BARC India said Thursday.

According to July-

New movies boost HBO Max; parent AT&T adds wireless subs in 5G push

AT&T Inc.'s quarterly revenue and phone subscriber additions beat market expectations on Thursday, on increased demand for its phone and internet service and steady growth for its streaming platform HB...

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Amazing and grim battle for survival. Guess it will end up in Supreme Court. All that NCLT asked Zee to do was to file a reply to Invesco petition for a EGM. Now this is getting too serious. So far Invesco has been hammered for demanding an EGM. What is Zee upto? Ofcourse my lawyer community knows better!

Ashok Mansukhani, Corporate Law and Media Law Advocate at Ashokmansukhani Associates

“The India-made set-top boxes will help generate employment while reducing lead time. The boxes have been tested and re-tested beyond the factory floor for quality assurance, and we hope this endeavor will help us to serve the Indian consumers even better.”

Harit Nagpal MD and CEO, Tata Sky

“India lives in several centuries at the same time, Content is king…distribution is god…that play of god and king will continue but differentiation of content will play a critical part in decision making.”

Megha Tata, South Asia MD, Discovery Communications

“Backed by our network’s longstanding legacy of journalistic independence, credibility, and high standards of ethical journalism, we were always confident that ABP Nadu would be successful in connecting meaningfully with the Tamilars. But the fact that it has started garnering these numbers in justtwo weeks since its launch - is a moment of immense pride for all of us. Our entire team has worked dedicatedly towards ensuring that the viewers’ get the most-accurate predictions and the most credible election coverage on all platforms of ABP. I’m happy to see that Tamil viewers, too, have so much faith in ourcontent.”

Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP Network said

“I want to assure all stakeholders that GTPL continues to remain committed to creating greater value even in these uncertain times. We shall endeavor to meet increasing demands of our customers across all markets while taking adequate measures to mitigate risks while taking care of our employees, assets and communities.”