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Increased channel action ‘teleports’ Essel Shyam business
NEW DELHI: Telecom and V-sat company Essel Shyam Communications Ltd. is bullish on garnering increased business from providing teleport-related services to broadcasting companies in India.
Having just finished doing the work on a teleport for Rajat Sharma’s proposed news channel, India TV, Essel Shyam Communications says at least half a dozen business proposals are in the pipeline, which would come through over the next few months. This also includes work for Zoom, an entertainment channel being proposed by the Times of India group.
Teleports are the gateways that connect satellite circuits with terrestrial fiber optics and microwave circuits. Brigading the gap between land and sky, they allow broadcasters, cable-casters, and public and private network operators to outsource a non-core function that is critical to their businesses.
Pointing out India TV was the last project completed, Essel Shyam Communications director MN Visa told indiantelvision.com that the company has already done teleport-related work for five companies till now, including providing news gathering equipment to a pubcaster Doordarshan.
“As days pass and more channels try to make their presence felt in India, we are confident of generating more business, especially from news channels,” he added.
Apart from doing work for Maa TV, Jeevan TV (two South Indian channels), Essel Shyam is working on a project for another proposed religious channel and has the mandate for all the three channels being proposed by Times TV.
The teleport services offered by the company includes facilities like satellite news gathering (flyway, drive away & mobile) and play-out services.
The Indian government took a decision in July 2000 to permit the Indian private companies to set up uplinking hub/teleports for licensing /hiring out to other broadcasters. This decision was taken by the policy-makers to attempt making India a hub for uplinking on the lines of Hong Kong and Singapore.
Essel Shyam provides both full-time and occasional/ special-event broadcasting through an integrated fiber and satellite network.
A joint venture between the Subhash Chandra-promoted Essel group and Shyam group of companies , two major corporate identities in media and telecom, Essel Shyam Communications aims to have synergy in the Indian market where the telecom, broadcast and technology segments are once again seeing a boom.
The joint venture was established in 1996,while the operations began in December 1997. NDTV, during the days it was providing content to Star News, is the first client of the company.
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Epic Company launches unified Epic Studio for films and OTT
Vivek Krishnani to head films business; Samar Khan leads OTT & Television.
MUMBAI: Epic just merged its creative superheroes under one cape because when films and OTT need to fight for attention together, you don’t keep them in separate universes. The Epic Company has launched Epic Studio, a next-generation creative and production powerhouse that unites Juggernaut Productions and Movieverse Studio under a single banner. The move creates a streamlined, scalable platform for premium storytelling across theatrical films, OTT originals, television, digital-first formats and branded content.
Vivek Krishnani has been appointed chief executive officer, Epic Studio (Films), overseeing the theatrical and film business with a focus on culturally resonant narratives across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and Malayalam cinema. Samar Khan continues as chief executive officer, Epic Studio (OTT & Television) and retains his role as chief content officer for Docubay and Epic On.
The Epic Company managing director Aditya Pittie said, “Epic Studio brings together our entire creative ecosystem under one unified studio vision. This is not just an integration of verticals, but the creation of a collaborative environment where writers, filmmakers, creators, and brand partners can seamlessly develop and scale stories across formats and screens.”
Vivek Krishnani added, “We are building an audience-focused mainstream film studio committed to delivering fresh, engaging, and innovative stories for both theatrical and streaming platforms.”
Samar Khan commented, “This alignment allows us to approach storytelling with a unified studio mindset. We are building IP under one creative umbrella, with scale and longevity in mind from inception.”
The unified structure eliminates silos, enabling ideas to flow fluidly from concept to screen while adapting to evolving audience behaviour. Epic Studio positions itself as a creator-led ecosystem championing purposeful, resonant storytelling with commercial strength.
In an entertainment landscape where stories now leap between screens faster than plot twists, Epic isn’t just building a studio, it’s crafting a single launchpad where every tale gets the best shot at soaring across every platform.
