The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
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India’s media market, specifically the TV is increasing at a rapid pace. After China, it is the largest market. And it will keep at it.
With TV sets in 167 million households (second only to China) and a government plan in place to increase the number of internet users from 94 million (out of a population of 1.2 billion) in 2011 to 175 million by 2017 and 600 million by 2020, the prospects for growth are enormous.
This increase in the households and eyeballs for the TV will also increase the revenues for the entire industry in the coming days.
“Strategy Analytics” forecasts that the Asia-Pacific market, driven by India and China, will account for 42% of all connected television sales by 2016, with the penetration in India reaching 14%. In addition, pay TV’s annual revenues in India are expected to increase from $5.1 billion in 2012 to $8.3 billion in 2016. Similarly, revenues from India’s Bollywood film industry, producing close to one thousand movies annually, should rise from $3 billion in 2012 to $4.5 billion in 2016.
What we have in front of us is a revolution in the making. Those who can see the new trends and profit from them can become the greats of the coming generation of media.
Here is an interesting Infographic to explain the rise of Indian Media.
The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
This visit of India left me with many questions. Many observations and inputs from different people and sections. Food for thought that I have tried to contemplate on and make sense of. Sharing all that with you.
When you analyze the last 60 years of the economic miracles of Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia versus the continued impoverished Indian economy, you get very interesting lessons. Can Indians have the wherewithal in them to do in one generation so that the coming generations may rise?
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