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Live coverage of Australian Open 2018: #LIVtheGrandSlam
MUMBAI: SonyLIV, the premium OTT platform of Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), is all set to stream the Australian Open 2018. Also, known as the ‘Fans Slam’, the Australian Open is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam Tennis events of the year. It will play out on SonyLIV from 15-28 January 2018.
The 106th edition of the tournament will see Roger Federer defend his title, after his memorable five-set win over Rafael Nadal last year. Crowd favourite, Novak Djokovic, will also be looking to leave behind an injury-plagued 2017, as he takes the field in a competition he has won 6 times.
With the Women Singles defending champion, Serena Williams, opting out as she regains fitness following the birth of her daughter in September, we are set to witness a new champion in this category. The Women Singles event will feature a clinquant array of well-known names and rising stars of tennis, including Simona Halep (No. 1 seed), Caroline Wozniacki (No. 2 seed) and Venus Williams (No. 5 seed).
SonyLIV will also be exclusively streaming coverage of an additional court along with the regular matches. The matches will also be available as video on-demand (VOD) so that fans can follow the action at their own convenience. SonyLIV has established itself as the go-to destination for sports in the country being home to the widest range of sporting properties across sports like cricket, football, tennis, WWE, basketball and more. Australian Open 2018 on SonyLIV is presented by Johnnie Walker, powered by HP and Volkswagen is an associate sponsor. The tournament will also be telecasted live on SONY SIX, SONY SIX HD, SONY TEN 2 and SONY TEN 2 HD channels.
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Tips Music CEO Hari Nair to step down
Girish Taurani and Sushant Dalmia to jointly steer the company as the hunt for a new chief begins
MUMBAI: A leadership shuffle is under way at Tips Music. Hari Nair, the company’s chief executive, will step down on April 30 as the music label begins the search for a successor.
The company said Girish Taurani, executive director, and Sushant Dalmia, chief financial officer, will jointly oversee operations during the transition while the board identifies a permanent replacement.
Nair joined Tips Music in 2023 and set about reshaping the veteran music label into a more digital, data-led enterprise. During his tenure, the company secured licensing and partnership deals with global platforms including Sony Music Publishing and TikTok, while renewing agreements with Warner Music Group.
Drawing on earlier experience in technology and entertainment, including a stint at ByteDance, Nair pushed the organisation towards a performance-driven culture. He built a brand partnerships division and introduced proprietary software systems aimed at strengthening digital distribution and data capabilities.
Kumar Taurani, chairman and managing director, credited Nair with embedding a data-led culture within the company and driving revenue growth in line with shareholder commitments.
In his resignation note, Nair said that after helping transition the label into a modern, digitally focused and process-driven organisation, the time had come to pursue his next leadership challenge.
The leadership change comes as the broader Tips Films group shows signs of financial stabilisation. In the third quarter of FY26 the company reported a net loss of Rs 2.86 crore, narrowing sharply from Rs 14.2 crore in the previous quarter. For the nine months ended December, losses stood at Rs 12.37 crore.
Yet revenue told a more volatile story. Income from operations slid to Rs 4 crore in Q3 FY26 from Rs 56 crore in the preceding quarter, taking total operating income to Rs 4.56 crore.
For a company built on a catalogue of more than 34,000 tracks and decades of Bollywood hits, the next chief will inherit both a digital engine and a volatile music market. The playlist may be familiar, but the next act at Tips Music is only just beginning.
