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Revisiting Rupert Murdoch's India adventure as he hangs up his boots

Once he arrived on the scene in a rapidly liberalising India, there was no stopping him. The country's private broadcasting story begins with the Murdoch-Subhash Chandra team

IPL rights winners might take 4 yrs to bridge gap between price and revenue

What will give the rights winners succour is predictions that IPL audiences will grow steadily and its brand burnish further with time

Lupa-Viacom18 deal: Murdoch's re-entry may see a bigger foray into sports

Last week, Bodhi Tree Systems, an arm of James Murdoch's Lupa Systems, announced that it will be picking up a 40 per cent stake in Viacom18 for Rs 13,500 crore

Brand IPL pitches at a slower pace; league valuations grew 13.5% in 2019

A number of brands have found the league to be an effective platform with many now allocating a large part of the annual budget for the event

Star India clamps down on pay channels' piracy

'Rampant piracy' has deprived broadcast industry of reach and revenue worth thousands of crores