Tag: Uday Shankar

Bodhi Tree Systems, the venture founded by James Murdoch's Lupa Systems and Star India veteran Uday Shankar, is leading a Rs 13,500 crore ($1.8 billion) investment in Viacom18 in a bid to form one of the largest TV and digital streaming companies in India.

Uday Shankar is stepping down as president of The Walt Disney Company APAC and chairman of Star and Disney India at the end of this year.

Marking its first Southeast Asian launch, Disney+ Hotstar is set to land in Indonesia on September 5, with a partnership already in place with leading telco Telkomsel and a lineup of locally sourced movies.

Uday Shankar, the president of The Walt Disney Company APAC and chairman of Star and Disney India, discussed the early success of Disney+ Hotstar and weighed in on the impact of COVID-19 on the media business in his session at the APOS 2020 Virtual Series.

Star India Chairman and CEO Uday Shankar has been appointed as the president of 21st Century Fox, Asia.

MUMBAI: Uday Shankar, chairman and CEO of Star India, expressed his concerns about censorship in the country and weighed in on the impact of digital adoption in his address at the FICCI Frames conference in Mumbai today.

MUMBAI/NEW YORK: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will host a new Hindi-language talk show created by Star India in partnership with TED.

The chairman and CEO of STAR India talks about what’s driving the gains at the 21st Century Fox-owned business.

MUMBAI: STAR India has reorganized its senior leadership under chairman and CEO Uday Shankar with the creation of new business units for entertainment, sports, digital, Fox STAR Studios, its operations in the southern states, and the creation of a pan-Indian content studio.

MUMBAI: Speaking at the FICCI Frames conference in Mumbai, Uday Shankar, CEO of STAR in India, talked about plans to take the company's OTT service hotstar to the international market over the next few months, as well as addressed the disruptions taking place in the local landscape and how broadcasters need to respond.