Amol Sharma

New York

Media and Entertainment Editor at The Wall Street Journal

Financial Editor at The Wall Street Journal (former media & entertainment editor) [email protected]

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Top court to RBI on master direction: You say fraud, we say prove it

2 months ago | law.asia | Amol Sharma |Aman Siwasiya

The Master Direction on Fraud issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) came under attack from the Supreme Court in State Bank of India v Rajesh Agarwal. The decision has had significant implications for the banking sector. To strengthen fraud prevention and detection measures in the banking sector, the RBI issued a Master Directions Circular in 2016 classifying frauds into various categories to ensure uniform reporting within the banking channel.
Comcast Greenlights $7 Billion Spinoff of NBCUniversal Cable Channels

Nov 19, 2024 | msn.com | Amol Sharma

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Exclusive | Comcast Greenlights $7 Billion Spinoff of NBCUniversal Cable Channels

Nov 19, 2024 | wsj.com | Amol Sharma

Bravo, known for reality TV programming such as the “Real Housewives,” will stay in the mother ship, along with the Peacock streaming service and the NBC broadcast network, the people said. Comcast is betting that NBCUniversal’s remaining assets—including in broadcast TV, sports, movies and theme parks—will be better positioned for growth, and that its strong balance sheet can absorb the loss of still-healthy profits from cable networks.
Comcast Greenlights $7 Billion Spinoff of NBCUniversal Cable Channels

Nov 19, 2024 | flipboard.com | Amol Sharma

8 hours agoThe rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed. For anyone who teaches at a business school, the blog post was bad news. For Juliana Schroeder, it was catastrophic. She saw the allegations when they first went up, on a Saturday in early summer 2023. Schroeder teaches management and psychology at …
Exclusive | Comcast Greenlights $7 Billion Spinoff of NBCUniversal Cable Channels

Nov 19, 2024 | wsj.com | Amol Sharma

Bravo, known for reality TV programming such as the “Real Housewives,” will stay in the mother ship, along with the Peacock streaming service and the NBC broadcast network, the people said. Comcast is betting that NBCUniversal’s remaining assets—including in broadcast TV, sports, movies and theme parks—will be better positioned for growth, and that its strong balance sheet can absorb the loss of still-healthy profits from cable networks.
Succession, ora Rupert Murdoch tenta di cambiare il suo trust a favore di Lachlan

Sep 12, 2024 | milanofinanza.it | Jessica Toonkel |Amol Sharma |Alex Frangos

Nella primavera del 2019 la famiglia Murdoch aveva motivo di festeggiare. La vendita delle attività di entertainment della Fox da parte del patriarca Rupert Murdoch alla Disney aveva fruttato circa 12 miliardi di dollari da dividere tra i suoi figli. Il titano dei media fece una richiesta insolita: voleva che ciascuno dei suoi quattro figli maggiori gli desse circa 100 milioni di dollari dai loro compensi.
The Family Rift Driving Rupert Murdoch to Redo His ‘Irrevocable’ Trust

Sep 11, 2024 | wsj.com | Jessica Toonkel |Amol Sharma |Alex Frangos |Katherine Sayre

Murdoch’s younger son, James, who was increasingly at odds with his father, refused to go along, those people said. It was a peculiar twist in a family drama centered mostly on how to transfer wealth and power from the patriarch to his heirs—not the other way around. Now, after years of internal battles over business strategy, politics and succession plans, the family is gearing up for a climactic legal clash over control of the empire.
アマゾンのNBA契約、TNT対抗できない条件＝関係者

Aug 6, 2024 | on.wsj.com | Amol Sharma |Joe Flint

米プロバスケットボール協会（NBA）は7月、放映権の入札でメディア大手ワーナー・ブラザース・ディスカバリー（WBD）の提案を退け、アマゾン・ドット・コムと契約を交わした。これを受けて、ワーナーはNBAを契約違反で提訴した。その後、アマゾンがどれほど有利な条件を提示したかが明らかになりつつある。　ワーナー傘下のTNTは30年余りにわたりNBAを放映しており、他社の条件の方が優れていた場合、同等の条件を再提示できる権利を有していた。だが複数の関係者によると、アマゾンの提案には、米プロフットボールリーグ（NFL）の試合の放映に関連する条項など、ワーナーが対抗できないような条項がいくつか盛り込まれていた。TNTはNFLを放映していない。Last month, the National Basketball Association rejected Warner Bros. Discovery’s bid for a media-rights package in favor of Amazon, touching off a legal brawl.
How Amazon’s NFL Package Helped It Win NBA Rights Over Warner’s TNT

Aug 6, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Amol Sharma

The league’s media deal with the tech giant included provisions Warner couldn’t match, setting the stage for a legal fight.
Exclusive | How Amazon’s NFL Package Helped It Win NBA Rights Over Warner’s TNT

Aug 6, 2024 | wsj.com | Amol Sharma |Joe Flint

The league considered Amazon’s Thursday NFL telecasts an advantage, because they have helped build a sports-streaming audience that the NBA can benefit from. Amazon’s deal ensured that it would treat NBA games similar to NFL games, some of the people said. Amazon intends to air NBA games on Thursdays as well. Warner has sued the NBA, alleging the league breached its media contract.