Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
Contributing Editor at Business Standard
Media & entertainment industry specialist. Writer: Business Standard. Author: The Indian Media Business (5 editions) & The Making of Star India.
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2 days ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
Share The growth in M&E slowed to 3.3 per cent in 2024 from 8.3 per cent in the previous year, thanks to a drop in revenue for TV, animation and visual effects
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1 month ago |
business-standard.com | Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
JioStar is India's second largest media company after Google. It was born in November 2024 after the merger of Viacom18 and Star India, owned by Reliance Industries/Bodhi Tree Systems, and The Walt Disney Company respectively. The ₹26,000 crore firm's merged app, JioHostar, just hit 170 million subscribers. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar spoke to Kiran Mani in a Zoom interview, chief executive officer, digital, JioStar on what this means. Edited excerpts:
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2 months ago |
rediff.com | Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
Writers and creators are telling more authentic stories based in states and cities that we may not have seen much of in mainstream media, such as Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Or ones that we have some mistaken notions about like Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, highlights Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Jaideep Ahlawat makes a triumphant return as Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary in Pataal Lok Season 2 streaming on Amazon Prime.
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2 months ago |
contentasia.tv | Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
In the past month, India’s Amazon MX Player showcased 100 titles on its 2025 slate. Netflix added 26 Indian originals, including Vikramaditya Motwane’s grim and gripping, "Black Warrant". The newly branded JioHotstar, launched on 14 Feb with a powerful sports play, big-ticket international brands, a slate of Korean dramas, originals such as "Oops Ab Kya?" (an adaptation of "Jane The Virgin"), and a commitment to making premium entertainment accessible to all.
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2 months ago |
business-standard.com | Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
Brahma, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm, was created in 2024 by London-based visual effects major DNEG with $200 million raised from UAE's United Al Saqer Group. On Tuesday, Brahma announced the acquisition of another London-based AI firm, Metaphysic. The United Al Saqer Group will invest another $25 million in Brahma. DNEG, a winner of seven academy awards (Dune, Inception etc), is a subsidiary of Mumbai-based Prime Focus.
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