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Sony to Expand Smartphone and Television Production in India
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Sony to Expand Smartphone and Television Production in India

The local arm of Japan's Leading Consumer Electronics Maker, Sony India is gearing up to set up "Make in India" for smartphones and televisions rather than relying largely on imports like it did earlier in view of government's move to increase taxes on the overseas product. As reported by Sunil Nayyar, Company's Managing Director, Sony's parent headquarters in Tokyo is speculating on its next move which will either involve expansion of third-party manufacturing or will include setting up of plants in India. Nayyar who is also the first Indian to lead local operations of the company further added, As of now, we are happy with our third-party manufacturing and quality of products which has negligible return rates. A large portion of our portfolio will move towards local production whi...
Star India Grabs BCCI Media Rights for India’s Home Series
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Star India Grabs BCCI Media Rights for India’s Home Series

Broadcasting and Media Giant, Star India has successfully managed to grab broadcasting rights for Indian cricket team's bilateral home series as well as domestic cricket in a record-breaking Global Consolidated Rights (GCR) bid of Rs. 6138.1 ( about 955 million USD) for next 5 years up to 2013. The offer at Rs. 60.18 crore per match for coming five years makes Star India remarkably the sole leader in cricket landscape. A very first time in global sports witnessed an e-auction and also had participation from Reliance Jio and Sony Motion Pictures Network India (SPN). Having acquired rights for Indian home cricket league, Star India has accomplished monopoly in the cricket broadcasting landscape after already having IPL rights for Rs. 16,347 crore and ICC broadcasting right for all tour...