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Hugh F. Johnston has been named Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Walt Disney Companyeffective December 4.
Johnston, according to a statement put out by Disney, is Vice-Chairman and Chief Financial Offic...
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Balaji Tele appoints Vivek Koka as films division CBO
Balaji Telefilms, the film, television, and web content production house led by Ekta Kapoor, has announced the appointment of Vivek Koka as the Chief Business Officer (CBO) for its films division. In addition to his current role as CBO of ALTBalaji (Altt), Vivek will now take on the responsibilit...
IBDF voices concerns on pre-consultation paper on b’cast policy
While appreciating the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)’s efforts to seek industry inputs for a full-fledged consultation paper on the proposed National Broadcasting Policy (NBP), the IBDF has said key ‘existential concerns’ do not reflect in the pre-consultation pro...
Govt. issues takedown advisory to SM intermediaries on deepfakes
The Indian government yesterday issued an advisory to the significant social media intermediaries to ensure that due diligence is exercised and reasonable efforts are made to identify misinformation and deepfakes, and in particular, information that violates the provisions of rules and regulations and/or user agreeme...
PepsiCo’s Hugh Johnston named as new Disney CFO
Walt Disney is hiring Hugh Johnston as the entertainment giant’s new chief financial officer, bringing in an experienced consumer products executive at a time of turmoil in the media business. Johnston, currently the vice chairman and CFO of PepsiCo, starts on December 4, Bloomberg reported. ...
OTT self-reg body’s chief cautions against vulgar content
The self-regulatory body for OTT platforms yesterday urged its members to avoid unnecessary vulgarity and abusive content as well as sensitise production houses about the same.
Digital Media Content Regulatory Council (DMCRC) chairperson Justice (retired) Mukul Mudgal said that OTT p...