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Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Pune

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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  • 1 month 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

  • 2 months 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:

  • Mar 10, 2025 | 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.

  • Feb 24, 2025 | 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.

  • Feb 19, 2025 | 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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13 Jun 25

What does it take for a book to reach the screen? Why is writing for films so unrenumerative? Why don't studios invest in the process of writing? My chat with the inimitable @thestoryink in the latest episode of The Media Room on @the_core_in https://t.co/ajNhYnqhW3

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9 Jun 25

RT @the_core_in: Is the space for premium content shrinking on OTT? Sidharth Jain (@irocksid) believes that the quality of content is drop…

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23 May 25

RT @the_core_in: Theaters are still struggling to bring back cinema-goers after the pandemic disrupted viewing habits. @OmdiaHQ's David H…