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Adani Enterprises: Karan Adani, MD of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, announced on SUnday that the Adani Group is set to invest approximately ₹60,000 crore in the expansion of its seven existing airports over the coming 5-10 years. He said that about half of this investment will be directed towards enhancing terminal and runway capacity within the next five years. The remaining funds will be allocated for the city-side development of the airports over the subsequent decade.

The media magnate turns 93 next week and is planning to get married again.

WWE has struck a deal with YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI’s beverage brand Prime that will see its logo featured on the center of a WWE wrestling ring mat

eVision, the media and entertainment arm of UAE-based e&, has partnered with Times Internet-owned cricket platform Cricbuzz to launch Cricbuzz TV, a 24/7 channel featuring top global cricket competitions and events. The strategic collaboration will provide fans with more live cricket action on eLife, SwitchTV, and Starzplay throughout the year. Emirates Telecommunications Group Company, popularly known as e&, is a UAE-based multinational telecom operator. eVision is also the largest content aggregator in the Middle East and North Africa region and Pakistan.

MUMBAI : Mumbai: Reliance Industries Ltd-owned Viacom18 has brought its entertainment businesses under two top executives, in an overhaul ahead of its $8.5-billion merger with Disney’s India unit. As part of the new structure, Kiran Mani, who joined the company as chief executive of digital business (JioCinema) in November last year, will lead the digital and sports businesses, while the entire content business will be under Kevin Vaz, who joined as CEO - broadcast in July last year. Under the new structure, Vaz will oversee content clusters - general entertainment, English youth and music, kids and live events - for both linear TV and digital.

Adult film star Sophia Leone has died after she was found unresponsive in her apartment March 1, her family said. The police is investigate her cause of death, her stepfather said on a GoFundMe page created to fund her memorial. She was 26. 101 Modeling, an modelling agency, in a post on X said Sophia's death is being investigated as a robbery and homicide. According to her IMDb page, Sophia Leone was born on June 10, 1997 in Miami, USA and had starred in over 80 films after venturing into the adult entertainment industry at 18. Modelling agency 101 Modeling in a post on X said: «Our hearts are broken by the untimely and tragic passing of our beloved Sophia Leone. A beautiful spirit who touched many of us. RIP sweet angel and know how much we loved you. A GoFundMe has been started for her family.»

Rupert Murdoch, who turns 93 next week, has been married four times — and is engaged again, his representative said Saturday. He plans to marry Elena Zhukova, 67, a Russian-born retired scientist he met last year. Her ex-husband Alexander Zhukov is a billionaire energy investor and Russian politician. Their daughter Dasha was previously married to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who used to own the Premier League football club Chelsea.

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Zee Entertainment Enterprises MD & CEO Punit Goenka has taken the first step to streamline the organisation by implementing strategic changes in the revenue vertical of the broadcast business. Under this new structure, Goenka will be directly working with the revenue teams. Ashish Sehgal, the company’s chief growth officer for ad revenue, will report directly to Goenka after Rahul Johri resigned as revenue and monetisation vertical head. In line with the new lateral structure being implemented, Sehgal will now work closely with Goenka to maximise value for the advertisers. All other reportees of Johri will report to the office of Goenka. “I also look forward to working closely with Ashish and team, with an aim to drive higher growth in the advertisement revenue segment as the linear business landscape unlocks more growth opportunities,” Goenka said in a statement.

RIL’s Viacom18 and Walt Disney’s Star India is set to redefine media, entertainment and sports in India. With over 750 million viewers, 200,000-plus hours of content and all the key cricket properties under its belt, the new entity could very well change the rules of the game even globally. Javed Farooqui & Vinod Mahanta take a look at the reasons behind the merger, the opportunity at hand and the key players who could make it all happen. Nita Ambani, Chairperson, Viacom18-Disney: Nita Ambani’s foray into the world of entertainment biz In a video played at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding bash in Jamnagar last week, Reliance head honcho Mukesh Ambani, portraying Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic character in the 1978 hit Don, delivers a popular dialogue in a filmi way—“Hamari zindagi mein asli don ek hi thi, ek hi hain aur ek hi rahegi” — and walks away from the throne. Nita Ambani coolly takes over the throne, dons the black shades and effortlessly embodies the look of a boss. Well, the boss is now going to take over a new throne — at Star India-Viacom merged entity. Months after relinquishing her position on the board of Reliance Industries (RIL), Nita Ambani has taken on her first business role as the chairperson of the proposed Star IndiaViacom18 merged entity.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will return to the board of the company which is behind popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT. The development comes after a boardroom drama that saw Altman being fired in November last year. Altman will join the board with three new directors – Sue Desmond-Hellmann, former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Nicole Seligman, former president of Sony Entertainment; and Fidji Simo, CEO of Instacart.

Miss World 2024 pageant enters its final phase, anticipation surges for the grand finale set to unfold on March 9 at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai, India. With an array of captivating performances and a competitive roster of contestants, the stage is set for an exhilarating event.

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Female founders in India face funding biases, receive $300 million in nine-month In the Tech startup ecosystem in India, $8.7 billion was raised in 2023, with companies having women founders raised $1.15 billion, a share of 13% as per the data. In the current calendar year, women-led startups have witnessed $112 million in funding almost in line with $123 million raised in the first two months of 2023. Former Flipkart employees turn bosses, own more than 40 startups: Report Notably, the Indian Tech startup ecosystem ranks second after the US in terms of funding raised by companies with women founders.

Simon Katich made a pointed remark about England's performance against India in the ongoing Test series, implying that India's current team could be considered a B-Team with key players not playing in the series. However, Katich praised England's captain, Ben Stokes, for his tactical acumen during the series, particularly in handling a relatively young spin attack in challenging subcontinental conditions. Speaking on the show, Around The Wicket, Katich noted the absence of prominent Indian players like Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant, characterizing India's current squad as akin to a «B team.» He acknowledged India's deep talent pool, exemplified by emerging talents like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel. Echoing Katich's sentiments, former Australian skipper Tim Paine concurred that England might be facing a weakened Indian side, drawing parallels with Australia's experience of being defeated by India's second-string team in the 2018-19 series at home. Despite enjoying England's dynamic style of play, Paine admitted to relishing their losses, albeit finding their approach to the game entertaining and exhilarating.

The Miami Seaquarium, which was home to the beloved orca Lolita, is being evicted from it's waterfront location in Miami

Mukesh Ambani to give Mickey Mouse a new home in India. But the $8.5 bn merger between Disney and Reliance will also take him one step closer to creating the world's largest digital telecom giant. Apart from obvious media consolidation, expect massive disruption in the advertising landscape and a direct challenge to the likes of Google and Meta. On the face of it, a Unilever may gain with bigger consumer access. But what if the latter faces a future chokehold once Reliance FMCG labels and brands force it to pay more to advertise on this mega digital platform? By merging apps, cross-selling and piggybacking on 750 million viewers — an estimated 40% viewership share in linear TV, 50%-plus in digital — the combo will have unparalleled access to content and reach, thereby giving it an edge to streamline cost and revenue benefits that no one else could have achieved on their own without looking at a much longer timeframe.

MUMBAI : Mumbai: Gaming firm Nazara Technologies seeks to acquire Smaaash Entertainment Pvt. Ltd through the insolvency and bankruptcy process, two people aware of the matter said. As part of the corporate insolvency resolution process, Nazara will submit its resolution plan by 9 March to revive the bankrupt firm.

Read more here The first meeting of Congress party's Central Election Committee (CEC) will be held at 6 pm on March 7. The meeting will decide candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha polls 2024, said Jairam Ramesh, Congress party's general secretary in-charge, communications in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Chaired by party president Mallikarjun Kharge, the committee also includes former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, besides AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, Ambika Soni, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and T S Singhdeo, among others.