Jyoti Deshpande

MUMBAI: Viacom18 announced Thursday that Jyoti Deshpande, Reliance Industries Ltd president - Media Platform & Content, has been appointed as CEO of Viacom18 with immediate effect.

Deshpande is already serving on the boards of Network18 and investee companies Balaji Telefilms and Saavn Media. In her new assignment, Deshpande will help bring synergies across all of Reliance’s media interests and investments and further equip the company to drive significant growth opportunities as the industry embraces digital transformation.

Mar 22, 2018 17:03
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries Limited and Eros International PLC have announced that RIL, through a subsidiary, has agreed to subscribe to a 5%  equity stake in the NYSE-listed Eros at a price of $15 per share, which represents an 18 per cent premium to last closing price.  The transaction is subject to customary regulatory and other approvals.