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Advertisement has been the backbone of the Entertainment business since a while.. Advertisement followed good content and in general the principal stood in good stead for multiple categories of entertainment businesses, whether it was print,broadcast,radio, events or sports though bolstered by the ticketing revenue in some cases. For many years it was a simple business….understandingContinue reading “Ad funded or…subscription, a difficult conundrum..”

There are many factors in play in the Indian markets for the dominant Broadcast sector and also the newer OTT digital play. Broadcast today has a massive 40% share of the E&M market and the subscriber base as well as the advertisement dollars continue to support such that it continues to flourish despite greater growthContinue reading “Sports content could….be the elixir for content stakes in India”

Last few years have been momentous in the Entertainment and Media industry. Not only has the character of the business changed but now the change on the category as well as the form of players that will be key and dominate is starting to take shape. This change is true across the world and IndiaContinue reading “It’s starting to change….”

Entertainment just like travel is intrinsic to the human psyche and its safe for me to say its need is never going to go away. However, the form and shape of the businesses, whether content or its distribution can and will change. Many years the character of the business never changed but then technology speciallyContinue reading “Entertainment business…at the crossroad!”

With little over a decade under its belt it is of recent vintage. However ever since its launch in April/May 2008, it has captured the imagination of all the cricket crazy populations not only in India but across the world. It’s the biggest cricket league in the world, perhaps the richest and has developed itselfContinue reading “A league extraordinaire…..”

Business of Entertainment and Media attracts a lot of eyeballs, in fact more than its due share and that is the reason it front ends in current times in marketing some of the other business endeavours. It may not be financially the most prudent or efficient and yet it carries an overweight in terms ofContinue reading “Creative excellence is the soul of the business of Entertainment…”

Change is the second name for life and one needs to endure and accept it as a rule rather than an exception. However nobody could have anticipated a change that we are currently seeing due to Covid 19 challenge. This is true for every facet of life as we have known and the Entertainment &Continue reading “Change is the only Constant……”

Content is no doubt the key to hold the audience attention. The demand for video content with the proliferation of TV, OTT and other platforms vying for consumer connect is set to boom. Therefore and rightly so access to content is key to any successful venture in the Entertainment and Media space. The expansion inContinue reading “Content, yes but economics?”