Bodhi Tree to invest $1.78 bn in Viacom18; Reliance to pump in $216 mn

Bodhi Tree to invest $1.78 bn in Viacom18; Reliance to pump in $216 mn

Reliance and Viacom18 on Wednesday announced a mouthwatering and potentially disrupting strategic partnership with Bodhi Tree Systems, which is a platform of James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and Uday Shankar, to form one of the largest TV and digital streaming companies in India.


iTV Network appoints Sudhir S Raval as consulting editor

iTV Network appoints Sudhir S Raval as consulting editor

iTV Network has announced the appointment of Sudhir S Raval as Consulting Editor. Raval is a veteran journalist, columnist, and political analyst from Gujarat and has an experience of around three decades. He has a stronghold in investigative journalism, research and reference, election coverage, surveys, data- analysis, and parliamentary ...


FM highlights India’s steps towards digitization

FM highlights India’s steps towards digitization

Highlighting several digitization-related progressive steps in the Budget this year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that there is a continuous digital nudge by the government across different sectors. Sitharman’s remarks came during the ‘Business Roundtable: Investing in India’s Digital Revolution’ organized by the Federa...


Zee appoints Mahesh Singh as head of investor relations

Zee appoints Mahesh Singh as head of investor relations

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEE) has appointed Mahesh Pratap Singh to head Investor Relations, spearheading the engagement with the investor and analyst community. Singh will report to Rohit Gupta, President – Finance & Investor Relations, ZEE, and will be based in Mumbai. Singh will be a partner to the analysts and investors, communic...


IPL: Numbers in line with estimates of Rs. 50k cr

Various brands feel IPL giving good returns on investments

With upsets galore in the ongoing IPL and some matches having nail-biting finishes, the cricket bonanza is not only generating heat for the viewers for brands too that are trying to cash in on the sports fever. A variety of brands have hopped onto the IPL bandwagon so that they can engage their consumers. In general, brands from food, lifest...


Anurag Thakur exhorts Netflix to help make India content production hub

Anurag Thakur exhorts Netflix to help make India content production hub

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday, while lauding the streaming platforms’ contribution in bringing stories from India to the world, urged Netflix to increase local productions that will help India become a major content and post-production hub. Speaking on Indian stories that inspire humanity and a long-term coll...