The termination of the proposed merger between Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and Sony Pictures Networks India is anticipated to have a....
Elara Capital's senior analyst, Karan Taurani, has been appointed as an independent director on the board of Kavithalayaa Productions Pvt Ltd, a....
Karan Taurani has achieved the remarkable feat of securing the #1 Rank in the media and entertainment sector across all geographies in the Asia Money....
There was a time, not so long ago, when people used to diligently tune in to their television sets to watch their favourite daily soaps. From....
Acquisition of BCCI bilateral rights by Viacom18 will enable Jio cinema to become even bigger in the Indian OTT ecosystem, according to an analysis....
Disney+ Hotstar's has decided to offer free cricket content to mobile subscribers. If this strategy continues in the medium term, it may result in....
Three leading multi-system operators (GTPL Hathway, DEN Networks, and Hathway Cable & Datacom) have informed subscribers that they are removing....
Disney+Hotstar will stop showing HBO content by the end of this month. The move may affect its prospects as the SVOD platform recently lost rights....
IPL (12 matches including play-offs) will be made available for FTA channels. According to media reports, Disney Star will telecasting 12 IPL games....
The tussle between broadcasters and cable operators has come to an end, at least for now, with the members of the All India Digital Cable Federation....
Indian Premier League moving away from paid content is a potential threat for TV advertising in the medium term, feels Karan Taurani, Senior Analyst....
Major broadcasters in India have increased their channel pricing, after a gap of three years. The move follows the TRAI’s amendments....
Karan Taurani of Elara Capital has ranked 1 at Asia Money Broker Analyst Polls 2022 in the category of Media and Entertainment Sector. Karan Taurani....
According to a new FICCI EY analysis, the proportion of regional languages in all OTT (over-the-top) video content will quadruple from 27% in 2020 to....
ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) today received an approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for its proposed merger with....
The Bollywood industry has gone through a turmoil in the past few years. Whenever someone was asked about Bollywood, such as Masaledaar Movie with....
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is reaching the end of the season, with only eight games remaining. Meanwhile, the IPL 2022 final, which will....
Cinemagoers continue to gravitate toward large-budget and regional content. We believe regional content dubbed in Hindi is a structural trend, which....
Here is the analyss by Karan Taurani, senior analyst at Elara Securities (India) Private Limited, about the PVR-Inox merger: The combined entity....
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed the appeal by Invesco Developing Markets Fund, the biggest shareholder of Zee Entertainment Enterprises....
Leading multiplex chain PVR and the Indian arm of Mexican company Cinepolis are in advanced talks of a merger. If the merger materializes it will....
In 2021, the media and entertainment sector will continue to evolve as a result of technology advancements, changing generational attitudes, and the....
Nostalgia makes a return on television as Star Plus begins to air a two-decade old massively popular soap, ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu....
TV Today Network’s (TVTN) Q3 revenues grew 15.4% YoY (up 16% versus pre-COVID levels and 14.2% QoQ) to INR 2,580mn (Elara E: INR 2,498mn),....
The financial results of Sun TV Network Limited for the year ending December 31, 2021 have been released. The firm earned Rs 1105.68 crores in total....
It has been ten years since Netflix released its first Original series. ‘Lilyhammer’, the Norwegian–American crime dramedy series....
Weak metrics in broadcasting; merger with Sony remains monitor able, says Karan Taurani, Senior Vice President, Research Analyst (Media, Consumer....
The digital and allied sectors have long sought legitimacy in India's media and entertainment industry. The development of an animation, visual....
Adgully is back with a new edition of its annual feature – TRENDING NOW – where we present the strategies and views of a cross-section of....
A sharp recovery is expected for exhibitors in FY 23 post-March 2022, on the big backlog of content pipeline with large-budget films and....
Technological innovation and more internet access will continue to affect how Indians consume material; there will be a greater market for localised....
As the year draws to a close, Adgully has been doing a recap of all the major developments across M&E, Advertising, Digital, Marketing, Print,....
Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases following the reports of the Omicron variant, the Delhi government issued a 'yellow alert' on Tuesday, ordering....
Multiple states and local governments have imposed night curfews owing to increased COVID-19 infections, just as crowds are returning to theatres and....
The ZEE-Sony merger will be a win-win proposition for both entities,according to Karan Taurani, Senior Vice President, Elara Capital."In a....
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has bought the broadcasting rights of the Emirates Cricket Board's (ECB) UAE T20 League for 10 years.....
After being shut for a year and a half (with a brief few weeks of re-opening earlier this year), movie theatres are now re-open in almost all states.....
Even as news of the Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd (ZEEL) and Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) merger deal settles in, industry experts are....
Over the years, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ has become the perfect fabric to weave in every Indian’s dreams and aspirations. In every....
With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing a shutdown of movie halls and multiplexes across the country, the OTT players have become alternate platforms for....
Two years back, I remember my parents telling me how reverentially they used to sit in front of the TV screens when Ramanand Sagar’s....
Amazon’s acquisition of MGM in a $8.45 billion deal has the global entertainment space all excited. MGM has nearly a century of filmmaking....
In a landmark move for its India operations, OTT platform Amazon Prime Video is turning producer for a Bollywood film. Akshay Kumar upcoming film....
A friend of mine who went to watch the much talked about Hollywood film ‘Tenet’ recently in Mumbai narrated her somewhat eerie experience....
Asia Money Broker Polls, the largest Asia-focused equity services provider poll, has ranked Karan Taurani of Elara Capital 3rd for....
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the Unlock 5.0 guidelines, which came to effect on October 1. According to the guidelines, cinema (theatres....
The Union Home Ministry, as part of its announcements for Unlock 5.0, has allowed the opening up of cinema halls from October 15, 2020 onwards. The....
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed all the broadcasters to report to the Authority, the name, nature, language, maximum....
With movie theatres remaining shut due to the COVID-19 for almost three months now, the Indian film industry has started to look at other avenues to....
The panel discussion on ‘Embarking into 2020’ at MOBEXX 2019 highlighted the importance of behavioural patterns of users on different....