Walt Disney realigns Asian business in two units; Mahesh Samat named MD, South AsiaThe South Asia hub merges India with the company’s integrated South East Asian regional markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand...
12 Sep, 2017, 03.22 PM IST
Nimbus Communications’ founder Harish Thawani plans club for ultra-HNIsThe club will be launched at One BKC, a commercial tower in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex business district.
09 Jan, 2017, 12.19 AM IST
Walt Disney to restructure India operationsUnder new MD Mahesh Samat, the company has been working towards the new lean structure, more aligned to the international organisational se...
23 Dec, 2016, 10.36 AM IST
Mukesh Ambani sells stake in Epic TV to Anand MahindraThe channel did not perform well since launch and Mahindra will relaunch the channel as India's first Hindi infotainment channel, according...
23 Nov, 2016, 07.20 PM IST
Mahesh Samat returns to Disney India as Managing Director after four yearsAditya Pittie of Pittie Group joined the company as director to lead the day-to-day operations of the channel, paving the way for Samat to ...
26 Oct, 2016, 12.29 AM IST
GOQii to start US operations in Q1 of 2016The company, which started operations in India last year, is also looking at foraying into the Chinese market in the next few months.
01 Dec, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma invests in GOQiiWith operations across countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the US, GOQii has an existing user base of almost 50,000 cu...
06 Jul, 2015, 08.42 PM IST
Snapdeal.com inks pact to launch GOQii Life in IndiaCustomers will be able to place orders for a GOQii subscription directly from Snapdeal.com with the complete plan including the proprietary...
18 Mar, 2014, 04.50 PM IST
Classic tales a hit on TV channels; Mahabharata, Mahadev & Jodha Akbar are still crowd-pullersStar India and Zee TV say the focus on making the stories relevant to today’s generation has led to the success.
13 Jan, 2014, 10.53 AM IST
RIL chief Mukesh Ambani joins M&M boss to back India’s 1st genre-specific channel 'Epic TV'“Epic TV” – a niche entertainment pay channel will be India’s first to showcase genre specific content related to history, folklore and myt...
08 Jul, 2013, 04.05 AM IST
Ex-Disney India Head Mahesh Samat to launch Epic TV ChannelAnand Mahindra has joined three other high net worth individuals to launch the country’s first genrespecific Hindi entertainment channel.
16 May, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Walt Disney offers to buy out UTV's rest 49.56% stake for Rs 2,000 cr
The California-based company, which owns 50.44% of UTV Software said it would buy out public shareholders at a price not exceeding 1,000 pe...
27 Jul, 2011, 06.22 AM IST
We are here to build Indian Walt Disney: Walt Disney India MDWalt Disney Company India MD Mahesh Samat dwells on the varied challenges and the opportunities even as "lot of projects are in development...
03 May, 2010, 03.39 AM IST
- Walt Disney still to create magic in India
While Walt Disney may be up there in Hollywood, it’s still to spin its movie magic in India.
13 Mar, 2010, 12.49 AM IST
- UTV to handle Disney releases from January
UTV will handle sales and distribution of all Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' Hollywood releases in India from Jan, 2009.
09 Dec, 2008, 06.03 AM IST
- Disney releases first India-made animation feature
Disney makes a major foray into the Indian film market on Friday with the release of its first full-length animation feature using home-gro...
23 Oct, 2008, 07.17 AM IST
- Walt Disney Co goes solo in India
The Walt Disney Company (India) has announced its independent plans to produce four live action films.
03 Oct, 2008, 12.04 AM IST