Disney in talks with Adani, Maran for sale of India assets

Walt Disney Co. is holding preliminary discussions with potential buyers for its India streaming and television business including billionaires Gautam Adani and Kalanithi Maran. The US entertainment giant’s senior executives have also gauged the interest of private equity funds considering the company is exploring a range of options, which could involve selling part of the […]

Guest Column: Future OTT trends in India to watch out for

To put a perspective on sheer numbers, Indian media and enetertainment (M&E) industry today stands valued at 26 billion USD with two-third of growth in the last three years coming from the digital subsegments. Since last five years, the Indian Government has been pushing the agenda of digitization of the country, leapfrogging India into the future […]

Guest Column: How feasible is D2M broadcast for India?

The linear channels broadcast in India are watched on TV via cable and DTH and, with the growth of internet access, on mobile devices. Efforts are now on to see if the TV channels can be delivered directly to the mobile handsets without the use of the cellular networks through a mechanism that’s popularly known […]

Disney gambles on free cricket to turn the tables in streaming war

Walt Disney is attempting to revive the fortunes of its streaming business in India by offering free cricket on smartphones, betting that the strategy will boost advertising revenue and offset the impact of a subscriber exodus. The India streaming operations, which were Disney’s biggest last year globally by users, posted a loss of $41.5 million […]

Telefonica Global teams up with NAGRA to combat piracy

Telefonica Global has taken decisive steps to combat piracy and protect its valuable content investments. To bolster their ongoing efforts in the LATAM region, the Fraud Prevention team at Telefonica has partnered with NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company renowned for its content protection and multiscreen television solutions. The alliance aims to supplement existing anti-piracy operations […]

Supreme Court to hear Google and CCI pleas on Android mobile device case

The Supreme Court has set a date of October 10 to hear the cross-pleas filed by Google and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) regarding an appellate tribunal’s verdict on the alleged anti-competitive practices of Google in the Android mobile device case. The pleas challenge the tribunal’s decision, which upheld a fine of Rs 1,338 […]