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TOM Online buys 81% stake in Indiagames
MUMBAI: The Indian gaming industry is heating up and how on the world stage. Nasdaq-listed TOM Online Inc, China’s leading wireless Internet company, announced today it is acquiring 80.6 per cent stake in Mumbai-based wireless game producer Indiagames Ltd for a cash consideration of $17.73 million.
TOM Online said the acquisition would help “establish its wireless game presence not only in India and China, but also vastly broaden its horizon for growth globally.” Indiagames is a game developer and publisher of mobile entertainment content for a wide range of global clients.
TOM Online has acquired around 77 per cent of Indiagames’ existing shares from investors including Infinity Ventures, IL&FS Investment Managers and the management team of Indiagames; the remainder of the shares in discussion will be in the form of new shares valued at $4 million. Key management staff including founder-promoter and CEO Vishal Gondal will retain the remaining 19.4 per cent share in the company and continue to run the operations of the company.
For TOM Online, the acquisition will help catapult its integrated Internet products and services onto the world stage with access to truly global partners and distribution channels. This, the company says, is a first for any Chinese portal and will help further enhance its business growth both inside and outside China.
“TOM Online has successfully built a strong leadership in China’s wireless Internet sector, which makes Indiagames the most befitting addition to our existing business lines. It will be the driving force behind our game-related services development and expansion in the Indian wireless Internet sector. There are tremendous synergistic opportunities between Indiagames and TOM Online that will enable us to utilize each other’s strengths in our respective markets in areas such as content, services, worldwide distribution channels, partnership referrals and market knowledge,” says TOM Online chief executive officer and executive director Wang Lei Lei.
Adds Gondal: “Indiagames already has a strong presence in major markets like Europe and North America, and a major market share in India in the wireless gaming segment. With TOM Online’s popular online platform and expertise in China’s local wireless entertainment business, we will have access to a total of more than one billion mobile phone users and gain a leadership position in the two largest emerging wireless entertainment markets in the world — India and China.”
With over 160 professionals based in Mumbai, Indiagames has established partnerships with all major mobile operators in India and over 100 channel partners globally. Major global distribution channels include Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile, Orange, Verizon, Sprint, Singtel, Airtel, Tata, China Mobile, Optus, Hutch, Amena, Telefonica, O2, Wind and AT&T. Although it is based in India, 86 per cent of its sales this year came from Europe, Asia Pacific, United States, Middle East and South Africa. The company has established diversified revenue streams from mobile games publishing and third-party development and has been profitable for the past two years with a net margin of just under 50 per cent.
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WITT Summit 2026 concludes in New Delhi
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MUMBAI: The WITT Summit just wrapped up with enough big ideas to fill a policy playbook because when India’s leaders, thinkers and icons gather under one roof, even the conversations hit sixes. The eighth edition of TV9 Network’s flagship What India Thinks Today (WITT) Summit 2026 concluded on Saturday after two days of dynamic discussions at its New Delhi venue. India’s largest multi-domain public policy and culture summit brought together political leaders, policymakers, sports icons, artists and technology innovators to examine the forces shaping contemporary India and its global standing.
Prime minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address on the theme “India and the World” for the third consecutive year. In a wide-ranging speech, he addressed the ongoing conflict in West Asia, calling for restraint and compassion while highlighting India’s continued development trajectory despite global turmoil.
The summit featured candid conversations with state leaders. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy articulated a people-first governance model and contrasted it with other development approaches. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav declared that Left-wing extremism had been effectively eliminated in his state and highlighted preparations for the upcoming Kumbh Mela. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann defended his government’s record, citing the closure of 19 toll plazas and creation of the Sadak Suraksha Force. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar expressed confidence in Congress prospects in Assam and addressed recent allegations against him.
On geopolitics and national security, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia outlined India’s ambition to become a builder of trusted digital infrastructure for the world, citing the rapid 5G rollout and village-level 4G connectivity.
Cricket received significant attention. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly praised player freedom and trust as hallmarks of great leadership and named MS Dhoni as the greatest captain due to his World Cup successes. India women’s team bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi credited the BCCI and Women’s Premier League for building a pipeline of world-class talent behind the team’s recent ODI World Cup triumph.
The summit also hosted the inaugural AI² Awards 2026, celebrating the convergence of human creativity and machine intelligence in storytelling and content creation. Poet and kathavachak Kumar Vishwas delivered a nuanced take on India’s concept of Dharma and criticised the recent arrest of an 80-year-old Shankaracharya. Veteran lyricist Sameer Anjaan and storyteller Neelesh Misra reflected on changing music trends and artistic responsibility in the wake of a recent controversy involving Nora Fatehi.
In a country where conversations often run as deep as the Ganges, the WITT Summit proved once again that when leaders, thinkers and storytellers come together, the real winner is public discourse lively, layered and refreshingly unafraid to tackle the big questions shaping India’s tomorrow.
