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200 million watched IPL game in highest ever opening match viewership: BCCI

Over 462 million Indians had watched IPL last year. This includes out-of-home viewing at pubs and restaurants besides in-home television viewership

TikTok's American makeover takes a hit after CEO Kevin Mayer steps down

Beyond losing a CEO, Mayer's departure bruises TikTok's makeover into an American company that's not beholden to the Chinese government

Disney takes $5-bn hit but Covid-19 pandemic impact not as bad as feared

Disney's quarterly profit of 8 cents per share on an adjusted basis beat expectations for a loss of 64 cents, sending the stock up 5 per cent in after-market trade

Disney to shut Hong Kong Disneyland again as coronavirus cases rise

The announcement came two days after Disney reopened its biggest resort, Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, as coronavirus cases surged in the state.

To do or not to do

After three months of being battered by a slowing economy and the pandemic, Indian media firms are reacting with frenzied activity

Immunising a corporation from invisible attack

Managers must reflect on ways to unleash passion, a purposeful culture and positivity within the organisation

Walt Disney's Iger steps down as CEO, Parks head Bob Chapek to take reins

Chapek, who will be the seventh CEO in the company's nearly 100-year history, has most recently served as the chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Chapek will report to Iger

Robert Iger to step down as Walt Disney chief executive officer today

Iger will continue in the role of chairman through the end of his contract on Dec. 31, 2021, Disney said

Disney's streaming leap hooks 26.5 mn subscribers, earnings beat forecasts

The results showed Disney made a strong entrance into the streaming video wars dominated by Netflix Inc

K Madhavan is Star-Disney India head, Uday Shankar to oversee Hotstar

Both Gupta and Mohan have worked on the Hotstar business while at Star

Disney plans to take Hotstar to global markets; targets 40 mn subscribers

Hotstar splurged over Rs 4,000 cr on content in India in 2017, which also includes the cost of digital rights for cricket

Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns as fight with Apple for TV streaming looms

Iger said it was "an extraordinary privilege" to have served on Apple's board for eight years

Walt Disney plans aggressive subscription revenue push for Hotstar

Targets 50% of live-streaming platform's revenues from subscriptions in the next three to four years

Disney aims to stoke Star Wars fever with Starcruiser, plans new shows

The entertainment giant unveiled plans for the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, a multiday experience at Walt Disney World that will let guests feel like they're staying inside a spaceship

When the CEO is the corporate brand

India has had its fair share of celebrity CEOs over the past few decades. From JRD Tata to Ratan Tata. GD Birla to Kumar Mangalam Birla. Dhirubhai Ambani to Mukesh Ambani

Spider-Man's future up in the air as Sony-Disney spat continues

Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland, also was featured in MCU films such as this year's 'Avengers: Endgame,' the highest-grossing film of all time

Star Wars, Marvel & ESPN: How Disney plans to take on Netflix in streaming

Disney is matching Netflix's standard plan and marketing the service $3 below its rival's premium version, which lets subscribers and their family members watch on as many as four devices at once

Walmart to offer free streaming video on Flipkart Plus, challenge Amazon

Its Flipkart unit plans to unveil the service in coming months

Walt Disney kicks off Fox merger in India with movie studio division

The coming together of Star and Disney's various units, will see the emergence of a powerful media in the country

Walt Disney appoints Uday Shankar as president of Asia Pacific unit

Diego Lerner, who currently serves as president, Walt Disney Latin America, will maintain oversight of that region