Ambani vs Chandra: Media convergence looks set for a new game of thrones

Reliance announced the merger of its various content, distribution, and media properties in its listed subsidiary Network18 earlier this week.

Surajeet Das Gupta  |  New Delhi 

This week saw Mukesh Ambani consolidate the media assets of Reliance Industries, giving distribution a big push. With this, the battle of supremacy between Ambani and Subhash Chandra, who straddle the media convergence space of broadcasting, distribution, over-the-top (OTT) channel, content, and movies, will only intensify.

Unlike other big international players such as Disney (which has only a minority stake in DTH Tata Sky) and Sony (which does not have a distribution company), Ambani and Chandra span the entire media convergence space. Reliance announced the merger of its ...

First Published: Thu, February 20 2020. 22:33 IST