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Amidst burgeoning popularity, IPL's broadcasting #revenue has skyrocketed, surging from ~Rs5bn annually in 2008 to over Rs 96 bn presently, with Star India and Viacom18 Media Private Limited securing rights for 2023-27. Each #IPL match now garners approximately US$16mn in broadcasting revenue, trailing only behind the USA's NFL at US$37mn. Presently, established teams have robust cash flows, while newer counterparts are operating at a deficit on the cash EBITDA level - though #profitability is anticipated to converge post-10 years from the auction date along with the expansion in the broadcasting and sponsorship revenue. The future appears bright for the IPL, positioned as a rapidly growing entity amidst global counterparts, with avenues for expansion abound. Prospects include further segmentation of broadcasting rights, international market expansion, and the inception of a Women's IPL. Moreover, India's booming league culture presents immense growth potential, especially considering the comparative scarcity of teams—less than 80 across all sports leagues in #india versus over 200 in the USA. We Founder Circle Shubham Chaturvedi Neeraj Tyagi Vikas Aggarwal Bhawna B. Gaurav VK Singhvi Rohit Mall Raghav Malpani

🎥📺 *India's Largest Entertainment Giant is Here!* 📺🎥 The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the merger of Reliance Industries subsidiary Viacom18 with Disney's Star India, creating India's biggest entertainment company. Valued at $8.5 billion, this deal will combine TV and digital streaming to revolutionize the media landscape. 💰 Reliance is investing ₹11,500 crore ($1.4 billion) to boost the merged entity's growth. The combined company will be owned 63.14% by Reliance and its partners, while Disney holds 36.84%. 🚨 The CCI stepped in to prevent monopoly concerns, with Jio Cinema holding IPL streaming rights and Disney-Star holding IPL broadcasting and ICC event rights until 2027. 📺 TV Powerhouse:  - Viacom18 has 40 channels. - Disney Star brings 80 channels. - Together, they’ll operate 120+ TV channels!    🏏 Viacom18 broadcasts BCCI cricket matches, while Disney holds TV rights for the IPL until 2027. 📱 Streaming Giants: - Disney holds ICC digital rights in India until 2027. - Jio Cinema holds IPL streaming rights until 2027. - Combined, they offer over 200,000+ hours of content, including movies, dramas, and sports. 🌍 Disney's global blockbuster movies and top-watched shows in India are now part of this massive library. This merger marks a major shift in the Indian media industry, with more content for viewers across TV and digital platforms. Stay tuned for a new era of entertainment! 🎬📡 Authored by : Eldho Shaju #EntertainmentRevolution #RelianceDisneyMerger #Viacom18 #StarIndia #JioCinema #Hotstar #IndianMedia #TVandStreaming

🚀 At IAB's Annual Leadership Meeting, XR Extreme Reach's Kevin O'Reilly joined the Breakfast Breakout Session, "Registered Ad Creative: The UPC Code for Your CTV Ads." Here are the top takeaways: 1️⃣ Creative IDs improve ad measurement and reduce fatigue  2️⃣ Fragmentation makes cross-platform tracking a challenge  3️⃣ Industry-wide adoption needs leadership, collaboration, and strategic alignment With the surge of streaming, a common creative standard is essential to preserve the power of TV ad experiences, regardless of the platform, format, device or market. XR Extreme Reach is the first platform to enable universal creative IDs across both linear and digital platforms.  #IABALM #CTV #AdTech 

#MCAtDavos🚨 "The Indian ad market is booming with 10-15% growth and streaming giants tapping into IPL. I'm bullish on India and its ad sector," says Sir Martin Sorrell, Founder & Exec Chairman of S4 Capital Catch all updates here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dEZyqEHP Chandra R. Srikanth World Economic Forum #Davos2025 #MCAtDavos2025 #WEF2025 #IPL #Advertising

Once an underdog, Viacom18 and its JioCinema streaming service are poised to become the most powerful player in the $28 billion Indian media and entertainment industry _ _ _ _ _ _ | #digital | #linkedinsports | #sportsbusiness | | #investment | #privateequity | #marketing | #branding | #strategy | #sportsmarketing | #sportsbiz | #sportsbusiness | #sportsmedia | #sportsbroadcasting | #sportsindustry | #sponsorship | #digitalmarketing | #brand| #influencermarketing | #advertising | #socialmedia | #marketingandadvertising | #brands | #sports | #pr |

#DeepBrief – Amagi Corporation: How India’s FAST ecosystem is unlocking new frontiers in sports and streaming Link in the comments #mediabrief #Amagi #digital #research #marketing #media

Manish Kalra, the Chief Business Officer for Global Markets at ZEE5, has stepped down from his position, marking the end of his tenure with India’s homegrown streaming platform. ZEE5 recently expanded Kalra’s responsibilities to include managing its business operations across international markets, underscoring his pivotal role in the platform’s global growth strategy... Read More At:- https://lnkd.in/grptsTzP ZEE5 Manish Kalra #ManishKalra #Global #ZEE5 #streamingplatforms #GlobalGrowth #news #NewsUpdate #newsfeed #dailynews

JioCinema, India’s leading digital entertainment platform, has announced the appointment of Ishan Chatterjee as its Chief Business Officer (CBO)... Read More At:- https://lnkd.in/gEAaj_XW JioCinema Ishan Chatterjee #digital #entertainment #CBO #jiocinema #news #newsupdate #newsfeed #dailynews #ibwnews

As the passion for local sports grows, India continues to strengthen its live sports broadcast and production capabilities.  On a recent trip to India, our Head of Sports Strategy and Business Ophir Zardok Shemer, was deeply impressed by the expertise, knowledge and facilities that now power high-quality live sports productions across the country.    Perfectly aligning with LiveU's capabilities, local production and broadcast professionals are prioritizing cost-effective, efficient, and reliable live production solutions.     As 5G infrastructure continues to expand and AI-powered solutions gain traction, the future of Indian sports broadcasting looks bright.     Read more about Ophir's insights about the Indian sports market:   https://lnkd.in/e-HQeFx5 

When Reliance-led Viacom18, after securing the digital rights to Indian Premier League in 2022, chose to stream the matches for free on its JioCinema platform, it caused a disruption in the streaming industry, resulting in an exodus of viewers from other platforms to its own and a shift towards an ad-driven revenue model. At the heart of this move is Reliance’s strategy to use its scale and dominate India’s $28-billion media and entertainment industry. Acquiring entertainment behemoth Disney’s India properties, announced in February this year, was a step towards this goal. With this, nearly one-third of India’s TV viewing audience, half of the OTT streaming viewership and almost all of the cricket broadcast space will fall into the hands of the Reliance-Disney combine. The cover story of the May issue of Outlook Business discusses the rising ambitions of Reliance’s chairman Mukesh Ambani and his interest in dominating the media industry. Read the story to know how RIL’s expansion across telecom, media and retail sectors makes it a formidable competitor against traditional digital platforms. Viacom18 Media Private Limited Reliance Industries Limited #Reliance #Disney #Viacom18 #mediaandentertainment #MukeshAmbani