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Leading Leasing trims stake in Sri Adhikari Brothers
MUMBAI: Leading Leasing Finance and Investment Company has quietly exited a slice of its position in Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network, selling 110,000 equity shares in a week-long open market spree that concluded on 5 December.
The disposal, spanning five trading sessions from 1 December, shaved the finance firm’s stake from 17.36 per cent to 16.93 per cent in the Mumbai-based television production house. Leading Leasing now holds 4.295 million shares in Sri Adhikari Brothers, down from 4.405 million previously.
The sale triggers disclosure requirements under India’s takeover regulations, which mandate reporting when substantial shareholders alter their holdings. Leading Leasing, helmed by managing director Kurjibhai Rupareliya, is not part of Sri Adhikari Brothers’ promoter group and appears to be gradually unwinding what remains a significant minority position.
Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network, listed on both the BSE and National Stock Exchange, has an equity base of 25.37 million shares of Rs 10 each. The company’s total share capital remains unchanged post-transaction at Rs 253.73 million.
The timing and rationale behind the stake reduction remain undisclosed. Leading Leasing submitted the mandatory regulatory filing but offered no commentary on whether further sales are planned or if this marks the beginning of a broader exit strategy.
For a firm still holding nearly 17 per cent, the trimming looks more like portfolio adjustment than wholesale retreat. But in markets where every basis point matters, even modest stake sales raise questions about conviction.
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EPIC Company unifies all brands under single EPIC identity
IN10 Media rebrand aligns TV, digital and films into one ecosystem
MUMBAI: The EPIC Company, formerly known as IN10 Media Network, has announced a sweeping brand consolidation, bringing its television channels, digital platforms and content IPs under a single identity, EPIC.
The move is aimed at simplifying the company’s structure while creating a more connected content ecosystem spanning television, digital and films. By aligning multiple verticals under one umbrella, the company is looking to present a sharper, more cohesive face to both audiences and partners.
As part of the transition, several channels have been rebranded to align with the EPIC identity. EPIC will now operate as EPIC TV, while Nazara becomes EPIC Bharat, Filamchi is now EPIC Bhojpuri, Gubbare transitions to EPIC Kids, and ShowBox is reintroduced as EPIC Music. Ishara will continue under the identity EPIC Parivaar, maintaining its core positioning.
The company has also refreshed EPICON, its streaming platform, to reflect a more unified and modern brand experience. The overhaul is designed to improve content discovery and create a seamless experience across platforms.
This consolidation follows the recent launch of EPIC Studio, a unified production arm that brings together Juggernaut Productions and MovieVerse Studio, as the company expands its footprint across films, OTT and television.
The EPIC Company managing director Aditya Pittie said, “As our scale has grown, it has become important to simplify how we operate and how we present ourselves to the ecosystem. This consolidation gives us a clearer, more future-ready structure to partner, invest, and build at scale, while ensuring that for viewers, the experience is more seamless and intuitive.”
With the rebrand, The EPIC Company is positioning itself as a platform-agnostic content network, focused on scale, simplicity and integrated storytelling. By bringing everything under one banner, it is aiming to make its content universe easier to navigate and harder to ignore.
