Disney and Reliance Industries are working on merging Disney’s HotStar with Reliance’s Viacom18 to create a larger entity to compete with bigger streamers. They are not being warned of potential antitrust issues with sports, as they are seeing with their state-side Venu Sports venture. This time, the issue is over cricket.
The Competition Commission of India (Cci) has sent notice to the companies that the merger could cause issues with cricket broadcasting rights, mainly regarding advertising.
Such a merger will give the two entities 40% of the broadcast share, allowing them to potentially gouge advertisers for ad spots during televised cricket matches.
This puts the companies in a position where they must make some changes if they want the $8.5 billion deal to go through by October.
Reuters talked to seven antitrust attorneys who said they will “now have to come up with structural changes to their arrangement or so-called behavioural remedies,...
The Competition Commission of India (Cci) has sent notice to the companies that the merger could cause issues with cricket broadcasting rights, mainly regarding advertising.
Such a merger will give the two entities 40% of the broadcast share, allowing them to potentially gouge advertisers for ad spots during televised cricket matches.
This puts the companies in a position where they must make some changes if they want the $8.5 billion deal to go through by October.
Reuters talked to seven antitrust attorneys who said they will “now have to come up with structural changes to their arrangement or so-called behavioural remedies,...
- 8/22/2024
- by Kambrea Pratt
- Pirates & Princesses
Current, the Gen Z-aimed banking app that has made influencer collaborations a crucial component of its marketing strategy, has just launched its first-ever holiday campaign.
To celebrate the spendy time of year -- and promote its Overdrive feature. which enables users to overdraft up to $100 without any fees -- the company has unveiled its No Wish Declined spot starring actor and TikToker Rahul Rai, who has 4 million followers. The faux film trailer is inspired by classic holiday movies like Miracle on 34th St, The Holiday, and Elf.
In addition, Current has tapped creators like Airrack, Drew Gooden, and Cody Ko to give away a total of $70,000. Mmg, Kurtis Conner, Qcp, Nick Digiovanni, Kaz Sawyer, and Paulina Torres will be hosting giveaways in the lead-up to Christmas, as well as paying for customers’ purchases in-store at the last minute with their Current cards.
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To celebrate the spendy time of year -- and promote its Overdrive feature. which enables users to overdraft up to $100 without any fees -- the company has unveiled its No Wish Declined spot starring actor and TikToker Rahul Rai, who has 4 million followers. The faux film trailer is inspired by classic holiday movies like Miracle on 34th St, The Holiday, and Elf.
In addition, Current has tapped creators like Airrack, Drew Gooden, and Cody Ko to give away a total of $70,000. Mmg, Kurtis Conner, Qcp, Nick Digiovanni, Kaz Sawyer, and Paulina Torres will be hosting giveaways in the lead-up to Christmas, as well as paying for customers’ purchases in-store at the last minute with their Current cards.
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- 12/16/2021
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
About to graduate from a New York college, Indian-born Harry (Rahul Rai) surprises his family by opting for an arranged marriage, believing it takes the emotional hassle out of the relationship. But his stance is put to the test by fellow student Theresa (Stefanie Estes) who draws attention to the flaws in his thinking - purely as his friend, of course. First time director Nayan Padrai whips up a Bolly-good romantic comedy with charm to spare.
- 6/13/2013
- Sky Movies
The cross-cultural comedy When Harry Tries to Marry has arrived on VideoOnDemand and M&C has been given an exclusive clip from the making of the film.s soundtrack! Directed by Nayan Padrai, who co-wrote the film with Ralph Stein and produced it with Sheetal Vyas and Ritu Ahuja, When Harry Tries to Marry stars Rahul Rai, Freishia Bomanbehram, and Stefanie Estes. The film follows a young Indian-born bachelor who lives in New York City. Harry's handsome and charming, but he's cynical about love. He's never really gotten over his parents' divorce -- they were a modern Indian couple who married for love and it didn't last. So to improve his odds of living "happily ever after," Harry decides...
- 8/10/2011
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
Title: When Harry Tries to Marry Directed by: Nayan Padrai Starring: Rahul Rai, Stefanie Estes, Caitlin Gold, Osvaldo Hernandez, Freishia Bomanbehram, Zenobia Shroff, Tony Mirrcandani There’s something about the romantic comedy genre that moviegoers just can’t get enough of. Why else would we get unoriginal film after unoriginal film and still continue to see them? Well, while they do tend to snag our money, that doesn’t mean they’re all worth it. They all get that romcom “Get Out of Jail Free Card,” but some seem to forget that other filmmaking conventions like sensible storytelling and proper performances are still necessary. Sure enough, while When Harry Tries to Marry makes good...
- 4/23/2011
- by Perri Nemiroff
- ShockYa
Nayan Padrai Filmmaker Nayan Padrai on the set of “When Harry Tries to Marry”
Flashback to 1998. I wrote the story for what has finally become the film “When Harry Tries to Marry” due in theaters today.
The story is about a 22-year-old college student who actually wants to get married right after he graduates through an old-fashioned arranged marriage. His parents had a failed “love” marriage, so Harry decides that he’d rather play it safe and simply follow tradition,...
Flashback to 1998. I wrote the story for what has finally become the film “When Harry Tries to Marry” due in theaters today.
The story is about a 22-year-old college student who actually wants to get married right after he graduates through an old-fashioned arranged marriage. His parents had a failed “love” marriage, so Harry decides that he’d rather play it safe and simply follow tradition,...
- 4/22/2011
- by Nayan Padrai
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at a new clip from When Harry Tries to Marry , opening in theaters on Friday, April 22nd. The clip features an introduction by lead actor Rahul Rai. The film is a cross-cultural romantic comedy about a young Indian-born bachelor who lives in New York City. Harry's handsome and charming, but he's cynical about love. He's never really gotten over his parents' divorce -- they were a modern Indian couple who married for love and it didn't last. So to improve his odds of living "happily ever after," Harry decides to have an arranged marriage, and asks his uncle back home in India to assist him in arranging the introduction to an appropriate Indian woman. To the dismay of his parents and friends, Harry finds the perfect girl and...
- 4/19/2011
- Comingsoon.net
The 12th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival by Mami (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) is scheduled to take place from Oct 21 to Oct 28 in Mumbai. Following is the complete list of all the films that are going to be premiered for the first time ever at the festival: 1. The Way Home - Biju Kumar World Premiere Synopsis - The plot revolves around a doctor with a haunting past. Now working at a Prison Hospital, the Doctor is assigned the case of a woman a surviving member from a notorious terrorist group. .Before dying she entrusts him to find her five-year-old son and unite him with his father who is the head of terrorist group. Finding the boy from a village the Doctor and child set out on a journey to find his father. The journey is happening through the contemporary and mysterious path of the terrorist network in the vast country with many incidents.
- 10/15/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The 12th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival by Mami (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) is scheduled to take place from Oct 21 to Oct 28 in Mumbai. Following is the complete list of all the films that are going to be premiered for the first time ever at the festival: 1. The Way Home - Biju Kumar World Premiere Synopsis - The plot revolves around a doctor with a haunting past. Now working at a Prison Hospital, the Doctor is assigned the case of a woman a surviving member from a notorious terrorist group. .Before dying she entrusts him to find her five-year-old son and unite him with his father who is the head of terrorist group. Finding the boy from a village the Doctor and child set out on a journey to find his father. The journey is happening through the contemporary and mysterious path of the terrorist network in the vast country with many incidents.
- 10/15/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
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