Paramount ups the stakes with $108bn hostile WBD bid

Paramount ups the stakes with $108bn hostile WBD bid

Paramount Skydance's 11th-hour, hostile $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery was rooted in what it considered a lack of responsiveness from Warner Bros to its ardent overtures late last week, a securities filing yesterday showed. According to a Reuters report, Paramount offered a blow-by-blow account of Paramount CEO David Ellison's c...


Standing firm, TRAI rejects DoT views on satcom spectrum fee

Standing firm, TRAI rejects DoT views on satcom spectrum fee

Telecom regulator TRAI yesterday rejected the Department of Telecom (DoT)'s view, suggesting a 5 per cent annual spectrum fee to be charged from satcom (satellite communications) players instead of 4 per cent, and let go of a Rs 500 fee per connection in urban areas.

According to a P...


Filmmaker Kiran Rao joins AVGC fest AniMela advisory board

Filmmaker Kiran Rao joins AVGC fest AniMela advisory board

Acclaimed filmmaker Kiran Rao has joined the Board of Advisors of AniMela, India’s first festival dedicated to Animation, VFX, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality.

Her addition brings fresh momentum to a platform that has quickly emerged as a dynamic space for creators, technologists...


Bisleri ups UAE presence with Emirates Cricket alliance

Bisleri ups UAE presence with Emirates Cricket alliance

Bisleri International, India’s leading packaged drinking water brand, has entered a three-year partnership with the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) as its Official Hydration Partner.

The agreement, according to a Bisleri press release, was formalised at the Dubai International Stadium y...