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Reliance & Viacom18 strategically ally with Bodhi Tree Systems

Last updated : Apr 29, 2022 17:04

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Apr 27, 2022 22:04

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MUMBAI: Reliance and Viacom18 Tuesday announced a 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.

Bodhi Tree Systems is leading a fund raise with a consortium of investors to invest Rs 13,500 crore in Viacom18, to jointly build India's leading entertainment platform and pioneer the Indian media landscape's transformation to a "streaming-first" approach. Viacom18 owns and operates the suite of Colors TV channels and OTT platform, VOOT.

May 13, 2020 20:05

T'casting 'no fans' IPL more a creative challenge: Shankar

MUMBAI: Uncharted territory. That is where the world at large and the sporting firmament in particular is at present vis-a-vis the COVID-19 pandemic. One thing that is clear though is that in the immediate term, when live sport returns, it will be behind closed doors.

Apr 16, 2020 16:04

Coronavirus impact: Salary cuts at Disney Star

MUMBAI: After pay cuts were announced in sister organisations in the US, it comes as no surprise that similar measures have been instituted in the Indian arm of the House of Mouse.

Dec 13, 2019 15:12

K Madhavan named new country manager of Star & Disney India

MUMBAI: Uday Shankar, president, The Walt Disney Company APAC and chairman, Star & Disney India, has named the successor to Sanjay Gupta, till recently, country manager of Star & Disney India, in an internal mail sent out Friday morning.

Apr 15, 2019 14:04

Star has 65% share of the sports viewership in India: Shankar

MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company webcast its Investor Day 2019 on April 11. The event included a presentation by Walt Disney Asia Pacific president and Star/Disney India chairman Uday Shankar. Shankar's presentation, largely focused around Hotstar, noted that Star's OTT platform has reached the 300 million monthly active users mark and detailed growth expectations of the network over the next five years.

Apr 02, 2019 11:04

Shankar rejigs Disney top mgmt; Gupta is India country manager

MUMBAI: The expected top level management changes at the Asia Pacific level in the the Walt Disney Company following the completion of Disney's acquisition of most of the assets of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox Inc. have been executed.

Dec 18, 2018 14:12

Uday Shankar appointed as FICCI vice-president

NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has named new Walt Disney Asia Pacific President and Star India chairman Uday Shankar as its new vice president after its 91st Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 14-15 December. This caps off a remarkable week for the award-winning media veteran, who has over two decades of experience in the industry.

Dec 14, 2018 15:12

Uday Shankar to head merged businesses of Disney, 21CF in APac

MUMBAI: As The Walt Disney Company inches towards closing in on the pending acquisition of 21st Century Fox, the company has restructured its international operations. Uday Shankar is all set to become chairman, Star and Disney India, and president, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific. Shankar is currently president 21st Century Fox Asia and chairman and CEO, Star India.

Apr 11, 2018 16:04

Uday Shankar expects IPL 2018 ad revenue to hit Rs20bn

NEW DELHI: Fresh off bringing all big-ticket cricket played in India under his network's wing, Uday Shankar, chairman and CEO of Star India and president of Twenty-First Century Fox Asia, has expressed confidence that ad revenues from this year's IPL will cross Rs20 billion.

Apr 08, 2018 23:04

MONEY BALL: The Right Price for Cricket

HOW MUCH IS THE right price for owning cricket in India? Last week's e-auction for India cricket media rights throws in some pointers. With Star India outbatting its two opponents, Sony Pictures Networks India and Reliance Jio, with an offer of Rs 6,138 crores, the maths show a per match cost of around Rs 60 crore over the next five years.

Apr 06, 2018 12:04

SportzPower Analysis: Hotstar central to Star's back-loaded bid to retain BCCI rights

MUMBAI: Star India is now officially the one-stop shop for all big-ticket cricket played in India after the 21st Century Fox subsidiary retained its hold on BCCI rights for the next five years with a winning bid of Rs 61.381 billion. Star's bid for the global consolidated rights to Indian cricket amounts to an average per match value of Rs 601.77 million for the 102-game BCCI FTP for the period 2018-2023.

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