Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

3 weeks 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:

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

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.

Jan 22, 2025 | rediff.com | Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

'There is simply too much to watch, read and absorb.''Just online consumption (news, entertainment, social media) in India was 2.5 hours a day in November 2024.''Add TV (just under 4 hours), other media, and the figure is closer to 7 to 8 hours a day for over one-third of Indians,' points out Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Jaideep Ahlawat makes a triumphant return as Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary in Pataal Lok Season 2 streaming on Amazon Prime.