Uday Shankar's biggest contribution was that he managed to take years of resentment about Star's foreign origins and turn that around. Most people now think of Star as an Indian company, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar of his stint at Star india.
When it comes to Mr Portnoy, it is hard to claim that his trading patterns are any more logical than his fictional namesake's methods of entertaining himself, notes Devangshu Datta.
The 25-year-old actress, who shot to global fame with her small role as Latika in Danny Boyle's multiple-Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, will play Caroline, a primatologist in the 20th Century Fox movie.
The argument that the pandemic has given a boost to streaming video is fallacious. Only three OTTs saw a rise in viewership; the others fell.
The high profile movement has, in fact, put in focus a growing talent crunch in the industry at the top management levels, especially with new companies and newer technology companies entering the fray.
Rupert Murdoch's Star TV has admitted to an erosion of its earnings in India, its largest market in Asia, owing to higher content costs, competition from rivals such as Zee TV and disruptions in ratings measurement.
Star One, a general entertainment channel that attained popularity with its reality shows, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge and Nach Baliye, was identified as one channel that had significantly lost its past glory.
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