The people who thought of the Disney-Fox deal, executed it and were its biggest evangelists -Iger and Mayer - have left
Shankar was 46 when he took over as CEO of Star India, then a Rs 1,600-crore floundering broadcaster. Disney Star is now a Rs 18,000-crore powerhouse and India's largest media firm
Vanita Kohli-Khandekar spoke to Madhavan on the IBF's priorities in a post-pandemic world
The broadcaster has ruled out any cut in the premium it charges for IPL advertising
The reason: It has assured advertisers that the IPL won't face any trouble in garnering record viewership for the 60-odd matches as the sporting event is being played during the festive season
The author recounts how disagreements between NDTV and Star India's ad sales team triggered a split between the two in this exclusive excerpt
Disney-21st Century Fox deal is the first major consolidation in Hollywood since Comcast Corp swallowed Universal Pictures in 2011
With the acquisition of Hotstar, Disney gets immediate access to the OTT market, says sector experts