Gaurav Laghate

Assistant Editor, ET

I have been tracking the dynamic and ever changing landscape of Indian media, entertainment and sports business for over a decade. \\n\\nI try to see the bigger picture, connect the dots and weave th ...

I have been tracking the dynamic and ever changing landscape of Indian media, entertainment and sports business for over a decade. \\n\\nI try to see the bigger picture, connect the dots and weave them in a story. \\n\\nWhen not writing about business, I engross myself into the world of literature and music.\\n\\nYou can reach me via mail on gaurav.laghate@timesgroup.com and on Twitter @gauravl_ET

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Stories by the author

• Marketers sidestep China companies following anti-China sentiment on social media

  
  4 mins read20 Jun 2020
• Indo-China clash: IPL governing council to review sponsorship deals

  
  19 Jun 2020 11:51 PM IST
• ZEE5 gears up to rival TikTok with short video app

  
  4 mins read19 Jun 2020
• Indo-China border clash may cost IPL dearly

  
  18 Jun 2020 08:37 AM IST
• Film buffs eager to go to cinemas says survey; multiplexes gear up to resume ops

  
  15 Jun 2020 08:44 AM IST
• ZEE to donate 200 ambulances, 40,000 PPE kits for Covid relief

  
  14 Jun 2020 08:08 PM IST
• Global viewership has spiked, but revenues low: Jim Egan, CEO of BBC Global News

  
  11 Jun 2020 01:41 PM IST
• Organisers, artists seek clarity on licensing structures as concerts go online

  
  11 Jun 2020 01:32 PM IST
• Nagarjuna Cement ropes in actor Varun Tej as brand ambassador

  
  10 Jun 2020 03:42 PM IST
• YES Bank acquires 24% in Dish TV by invoking share pledges

  
  30 May 2020 05:58 PM IST
• Understanding India’s streaming platforms industry in the context of lockdown

  
  20 May 2020 11:05 AM IST
• TV broadcasters face existential crisis amid drop in ad revenue

  
  09 May 2020 04:26 AM IST
• Online release: It’s film producers vs multiplexes

  
  05 May 2020 04:01 AM IST
• A dry summer for big ad spenders leaves TV thirsty for more

  
  01 May 2020 12:24 AM IST
• Sports marketing firm IOS Sports launches digital wing Influrate

  
  27 Apr 2020 02:01 PM IST
• Coronavirus outbreak: Telcos want Amazon, Netflix, YouTube to ease pressure on network infrastructure

  
  23 Mar 2020 07:58 AM IST
• Indian sports sponsorship crosses Rs 9,000 crore mark in 2019: GroupM ESP

  
  12 Mar 2020 04:53 PM IST
• Gaana tops audio streaming charts with 30% share

  
  25 Feb 2020 07:32 AM IST
• JSW Steel signs 3-year endorsement deal with Rishabh Pant

  
  05 Feb 2020 04:51 PM IST
• Concept buys 51% stake in marketing firm Lastmile Solutions

  
  24 Jan 2020 08:32 AM IST
• Ebix to sponsor upcoming New Zealand-India cricket series

  
  21 Jan 2020 04:27 PM IST

• Deals

  ZEE promoters are battle bruised, not down and out

  
  10 mins read13 Jan 2020

• Strategy

  Using Star power, Disney India can make it in films, TV, and digital. But step one: a culture pivot.

  
  9 mins read15 Nov 2019
• Netflix revenue soars 700% on desi content, marketing

  
  11 Nov 2019 07:20 AM IST
• PVR enters Sri Lanka with a 9-screen property

  
  08 Nov 2019 01:12 PM IST
• How tech companies are cashing in on sports sponsorship deals

  
  05 Oct 2019 01:42 PM IST
• NBA names Rajesh Sethi as India MD

  
  11 Sep 2019 05:53 PM IST

• Deals

  ZEEL’s sprint to a deal: how Punit Goenka avoided ‘jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire’

  
  8 mins read2 Aug 2019

• Investing

  Out of focus: Disruption by OTT players and rising costs turn the spotlight away from media stocks

  
  7 mins read12 Jul 2019
• Viacom18 taps Gourav Rakshit to head Voot

  
  02 May 2019 01:01 PM IST
• PVR to spend Rs 14 crore to install 400 D-BOX motion seats across 9 cinemas

  
  04 Apr 2019 08:00 PM IST
• Fox Star may stop paying theatres to play its films

  
  02 Apr 2019 11:26 PM IST
• AIDCF names SN Sharma as president

  
  01 Apr 2019 08:37 PM IST
• Colors to be Mumbai Indians’ principal sponsor

  
  01 Mar 2019 07:46 PM IST
• Star, ZEE, Sony Pictures, Viacom18 to withdraw channels from platform

  
  13 Feb 2019 06:59 AM IST
• Film tourism a $3 billion opportunity for India: EY

  
  11 Jan 2019 05:33 PM IST
• Broadcasters want a TV ratings blackout of upto 2 months

  
  10 Dec 2018 07:02 AM IST

• Strategy

  Mukesh Ambani wants to control half of India's cable TV homes by the end of FY19; Fastway, Ortel, and UCN are the next targets.

  
  6 mins read29 Oct 2018