Advantage India
Robust
Demand
*According to a report published by IAMAI and Kantar Research, India internet users are expected to reach 900 million by FY25, from ~622 million internet users in FY20, increasing at a CAGR of 45% until FY25.
*The country's entertainment and media industry is expected to see a growth of 9.7% annually in revenues to reach US$ 73.6 billion by FY27.
*The advertising-based video on demand (AVoD) segment is expected to rise at a CAGR of 24% to reach US$ 2.6 billion by FY25.
Attractive
Opportunities
*The Indian entertainment sector could unlock an estimated Rs. 50,724 crore (US$ 6 billion) in unrealised value by FY30, according to a recent industry report. This growth potential is attributed to international collaboration, technology adoption, and strategic changes in content creation.
*India's Animation and VFX sector is projected to grow from US$ 1.3 billion in FY23 to US$ 2.2 billion by FY26, increasing its share of the media and entertainment (M&E) industry from 5% to 6%, according to a CII GT report.
*The Indian mobile gaming market is poised to reach US$ 7 billion, in value, by FY25.
Policy
Support
* The Government of India has increased the FDI limit from 74% to 100%.
*In February 2024, the Union Cabinet approved the auction of 10,523.15 megahertz (MHz) of spectrum across bands at a reserve price of Rs 96,317.65 crores (US$ 11.60 billion).
Higher
Investments
*FDI inflows in the information and broadcasting sector (including print media) stood at Rs. 74,369 crore (US$ 11.56 billion) between April 2000-December 2024.
*The allocation to Prasar Bharati stood at Rs. 2,808.36 crore (US$ 338.36 million) in FY23.
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is a media and entertainment company engaged in providing broadcasting services. The company operates through content and broadcasting segment. The company has a library, housing over 260,000 hours of television content. The company holds rights to approximately 4,800 movie titles. The company's brands include Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Zee Action, Zee Classic, Zee Anmol, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee Salaam, Zing, ETC Bollywood, Zee Q and Zindagi. The company has a range of offering in the regional language domain with channels, such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada, Zee Tamil and Sarthak TV. Its high-definition offerings include Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, & tv HD, Zee Studio HD, Zee Cafe HD, &pictures HD, Ten 1 HD, and Ten Golf HD.
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Sun TV Network Limited
Sun TV Network Limited is engaged in providing broadcasting services. The company operates through media and entertainment segment. Its geographical segments include India and others. It is engaged in producing and broadcasting satellite television and radio software programming in the regional languages of South India. It operates television channels in approximately four South Indian languages to viewers in India and to viewers in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, the United States, Australia, South Africa, and Canada. It operates Sun TV channel. Its other satellite channels are Surya TV, Gemini TV, and Udaya TV. It is also into the business of frequency modulation (FM) radio broadcasting at Chennai, Coimbatore, and Tirunelveli. It also has the license to operate an Indian Premier League franchise, Sun Risers Hyderabad. It has presence across various genres such as general entertainment, movies, music, news, kids, action, and life.
Read MoreDish TV India Limited
Dish TV India Limited is engaged in the business of direct to home (DTH) and teleport services. The company's segments include DTH and teleport service and infra support services. It is also engaged in the business of broadcasting of other satellite telecommunications activities. Its products include DishHD+ with Recorder, Dish+, DishFlix and dish on wheels. It provides many kinds of set top boxes such as DISH HD+ with recorder, which provides hi-definition signals for picture quality along with the power to pause, record and rewind live television, and digital set-top-box, which allows customers to record programs of their choice. Its services include active services, movie on demand, multilingual services and miniplex. Its active services include music active, games active and jobs active. Its multilingual services allow customers to watch their programs in various languages, such as Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali and Urdu. It also offers do-it-yourself services.
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