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K Madhavan appointed Walt Disney Co India, Star India’s President

K Madhavan appointed Walt Disney Co India, Star India’s President

K Madhavan, who was the country manager of Star & Disney India’s television and studio business, has been named  as the president of the Walt Disney Company India and Star India with immediate effect. Significantly,…

Disney on course to slash on broadcast, sports business in India

Disney on course to slash on broadcast, sports business in India

The Walt Disney Company, which had got the Star India business by way of the 21st Century Fox in March last year, is now on a spree to cut down on its unprofitable operations in…

Gautam Thakkar quits Star Sports; Sanjog Gupta to take charge

Gautam Thakkar quits Star Sports; Sanjog Gupta to take charge

Star Sports President and Chief Executive Gautam Thakkar has quit The Walt Disney Company-owned sports media network. Thakkar is the second top executive to step down from the company. Star India and Disney India chairman…

Resignations rain in Star Sports after Uday Shankar, Thakkar quit

Resignations rain in Star Sports after Uday Shankar, Thakkar quit

Resignations seems to be raining in Star India. After Star India Chairman Uday Shankar and Star Sports Chief Executive Gautam Thakkar put in their papers, three other vertical heads have tendered their resignations. Uday Shankar…

Present cricket model not sustainable: Uday Shankar

Present cricket model not sustainable: Uday Shankar

The man who helmed the biggest commitment for the media rights of the most expensive cricket property, the man who brought the most precious global broadcast media rights under one umbrella has challenged the present…

Uday Shankar quits Star, to pursue entrepreneurial career

Uday Shankar quits Star, to pursue entrepreneurial career

Uday Shankar has stepped down from his positions in the Walt Disney Company where he was heading the Star India and Asia Pacific business as the Star India Chairman and President of Star Asia Pacific.…

IPL 2020: Star Sports expects over 550 million ‘LIVE’ TV audience

IPL 2020: Star Sports expects over 550 million ‘LIVE’ TV audience

Star Sports is faced with no lesser challenge than the Board of Control for Cricket in India to deliver the Indian Premier League 2020 amidst the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. The number of people to be…

IPL in empty stadiums! Star Sports coverage to involve fans from home!

IPL in empty stadiums! Star Sports coverage to involve fans from home!

Star Sports over the year has acquired a reputation of thinking out of the box for value addition to LIVE sports broadcast. At a time when talks have begun of an Indian Premier League with…