Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping media & entertainment in Mumbai. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
103 of 1,336 tracked companies have open roles.
143 of 1,336 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 228 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 69.9% of disclosed capital, while 89.3% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $102.59M | 70 | 25 |
| 2017 | $160.84M | 83 | 19 |
| 2018 | $39.54M | 82 | 21 |
| 2019 | $191.88M | 72 | 27 |
| 2020 | $22.53M | 88 | 17 |
| 2021 | $81.49M | 77 | 28 |
| 2022 | $1.87B | 59 | 24 |
| 2023 | $139.82M | 61 | 15 |
| 2024 | $111.62M | 54 | 11 |
| 2025 | $124.26M | 17 | 10 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
269 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in media & entertainment company rounds since 2016.
Backed by James Murdoch.
Backed by MTV Asia Ventures India.
Backed by Tencent.
Backed by George Soros.
Backed by Tiger Global Management and Bertelsmann India Investments and others.
Backed by 360 One.
Backed by Bk Holdings.
Backed by Granite Asia and Vertex Growth and others.
Backed by Krafton and 3one4 Capital and others.
Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and Intel Capital.
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 264 reporting entities from 377 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not Mumbai market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
131 of 264 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
FY2025 · 264 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zee5 ↗L92132MH1982PLC028767 | ₹7,712.4 crore | ₹701.3 crore | +9.1% | — | ₹12,732.5 crore |
| Madison World ↗U74300MH1995PTC093050 | ₹3,394.6 crore | ₹18.0 crore | +0.5% | — | ₹995.5 crore |
| Hathway Cable & Datacom ↗L64204MH1959PLC011421 | ₹602.1 crore | ₹79.3 crore | +13.2% | — | ₹4,909.5 crore |
| Entertainment Network India ↗L92140MH1999PLC120516 | ₹526.4 crore | ₹11.8 crore | +2.2% | — | ₹1,174.8 crore |
| CACTUS ↗U64200MH2002PTC137488 | ₹271.7 crore | ₹32.5 crore | +12.0% | — | ₹321.5 crore |
| Nazara ↗L72900MH1999PLC122970 | ₹34.4 crore | ₹28.0 crore | +81.5% | — | ₹2,737.8 crore |
| Yoboho New Media ↗U93000MH2009PTC197498 | ₹17.8 crore | ₹2.0 crore | +11.5% | — | ₹30.2 crore |
| Star Entertainment ↗U92114DL1998PTC096894 | ₹0.1 crore | ₹-0.2 crore | -323.6% | — | ₹3.0 crore |
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| Industry | Covered / eligible | Revenue total | Median revenue | Net profit / loss | Aggregate margin | Profitable share | Overlap |
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Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
How the Mumbai companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
87 of the 1,336 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (6.5%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 374,813 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| JioHotstarhotstar.com | 215,391,672 | 98 | 18.2% |
| ABP Liveabplive.com | 37,561,913 | 84 | 91.9% |
| India.comindia.com | 27,339,687 | 81 | 94.1% |
| MX Playermxplayer.in | 23,803,857 | 66 | 73.3% |
| BikeWalebikewale.com | 22,783,197 | 84 | 90.6% |
| Rediff.comrediff.com | 17,717,170 | 78 | 60.9% |
| Koimoikoimoi.com | 14,473,195 | 61 | 97.4% |
| Zee5zee5.com | 13,063,686 | 73 | 69.1% |
| JioSaavnjiosaavn.com | 11,962,697 | 88 | 83.8% |
| SonyLIVsonyliv.com | 9,785,030 | 82 | 55.2% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
177 of these companies (13.2%) publish at least one Android app — 294 apps in all, carrying 5.5B installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| MX PlayerMX Player | 1.6B | 4.2 | Video Players & Editors |
| JioHotstarJioHotstar | 1.1B | 4.2 | Entertainment |
| JioSaavn - Music & PodcastsJioSaavn | 537.7M | 4.3 | Music & Audio |
| JioTV: Live TV, Catch-Up & OTTJioTV | 515M | 4.1 | Entertainment |
| ZEE5: Movies, TV Shows, SeriesZee5 | 407.3M | 4 | Entertainment |
| Sony LIV: Series, Shows, MovieSonyLIV | 330.7M | 3.2 | Entertainment |
| Kuku FM: Audio SeriesKuku FM | 140.8M | 4.3 | Music & Audio |
| StreamKar - Live Stream & ChatStreamKar | 85M | 4 | Social |
| Tata Play - Live TV & DTH PackTata Play | 79M | 4 | Entertainment |
| FanCode - Watch Live SportsFanCode | 64.5M | 4.4 | Sports |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ott Video | 71 | 4.4B | MX Player 1.6B | |
| Vernacular Platforms | 18 | 2.9B | JioSaavn - Music & Podcasts 537.7M | |
| Radio Tech | 10 | 749.8M | Kuku FM: Audio Series 140.8M | |
| Music Tech | 19 | 547.5M | JioSaavn 8.7M | |
| Book Tech | 14 | 203.1M | Guru: Short Videos App 31M | |
| Digital Publishing Platforms | 6 | 202.4M | StoRizz 22.4M | |
| Tv Broadcasting Services | 13 | 104.5M | Tata Play - Live TV & DTH Pack 79M | |
| Social Platforms | 28 | 96.3M | StreamKar - Live Stream & Chat 85M |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 230 of 294 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
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Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
41 companies hiring · $977.94M disclosed funding
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Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
SportVot secured $3.5 million in funding to grow its digital sports ecosystem and expand its reach.
Universal Music India kicked off 2026 by acquiring a 30% stake in Bollywood production house Excel Entertainment in a deal that valued the company at approximately $267 million.
Primary Wave Music made a strategic investment in Times Music in April 2023, forming what The Wall Street Journal reported at the time was a joint venture valued at over $100 million.
The 2024 merger of Disney + Hotstar and JioCinema not only created a content behemoth comprising more than 100 TV channels, it also changed the dynamics of cricket broadcasting in India.
Gaming company Nazara Technologies has announced a Rs 500 crore fundraise through a preferential issue of warrants , according to a regulatory filing on Monday.
Legacy internet company Rediff.com India Limited has reportedly submitted confidential draft documents to the Securities and Exchange Board of India as part of its plan to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO). The company is said to be targeting a fundraising range of ₹600–800 crore.
In a statement, director and co-CEO of CTFE Christopher Cheng said the deal would provide "long-term stability" for Queen's Wharf and its staff.
Madison World is likely to sign a term sheet for a potential ₹1,000 crore acquisition.
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has announced the appointment of Harsh Deep Chhabra as Head – Strategy & New Business.
Cactus, Inc. last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.07. Cactus had a net margin of 15.39% and a return on equity of 15.18%. The business had revenue of $261.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $250.60 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.71 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Cactus, Inc. will post 2.53 EPS for the current year.
Top 10 categories among 1,001 recorded events in the 24-month window.
17 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · BSE and NSE3 reports
IPO3 reports
IPO1 reports
OFS · NSE11 reports
IPO1 reports
IPO1 reports
IPO1 reports
IPO1 reports
78 tracked people moves
Promotion Vice President – HR Business Partner for Revenue Functions and Diversity & Inclusion
Appointment Head – Strategy & New Business
Appointment Strategy Advisor
Appointment Head of Marketing
Appointment Senior Vice-President and Head of Marketing for OAP Digital Business
Departure Previously Senior Vice-President and Head of Marketing for OAP Digital Business
Appointment Assistant Vice President – Sales, North
Appointment Vice President – New Initiatives & Growth
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Film Production Studio
Game Show / Entertainment
Creative ecosystem platform
Integrated advertising platform
Platform
11 recorded customer wins
Customer: government of indiaAI services
Customer: Government of TelanganaInformation Technology
Customer: warner bros. discoveryBroadcast
Customer: Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far East ConsortiumReal Estate
Customer: Huliot India PipesCreative / Media
Customer: bccimedia
4 companies with reported reductions
10.0% rolesadvertising market downturn
Scale not stated rolesAI-driven restructuring
12,000 roles
100 rolescost-cutting via AI
39 recorded events
pending approval
ordered to disclose receivables and deposit amountsDelhi High Court
sentenced to imprisonment and bail bondsDelhi High Court
approved the master planQueensland Government
23 tracked suits
penalty recovery on lease premiums for additional built-up areaCivil · Settled
Revenue-sharing claim in insolvency proceedingCivil · Dismissed
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 210 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| times internet→MX Player ↗ | Announced | 2026-06-28 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Universal Music India→Excel Entertainment ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-30 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Primary Wave Music→Times Music ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-30 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Disney + Hotstar→JioCinema ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-10 | Not stated in snapshot |
| wondrlab→Madison Communications ↗ | Announced | 2026-03-31 | Not stated in snapshot |
| havas→Madison Communications ↗ | Rumored | 2026-03-31 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
662 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 737-posting snapshot covers 83 employers.
4 tracked postings mention remote work.
566 postings specify a level.
Top skills across 737 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Median across 139 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Inox Leisure ↗ | 10,001 |
| entertainment network india ltd ↗ | 3,750 |
| Navneet Publications ↗ | 3,644 |
| Lumina Datamatics ↗ | 1,692 |
| Prime Focus ↗ | 1,457 |
| Marketing Mind ↗ | 1,286 |
| BookMyShow ↗ | 961 |
| CACTUS ↗ | 756 |
754 founders and chief executives across 556 companies.
Mtv, ex-Allen Career Institute, ex-Fiitjee, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2013
Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics 1999, Bennett University PHD 2024
AIDCF, ex-Reliance Jio, Hathway Cable & Datacom. Kurukshetra University MBA 1984
Co-Founder & CTO-Kuku · Ex-Toppr, Samsung Electronics · IIT Jodhpur BE 2014
Mx Player, ex-Alterna Care, ex-Eros Digital, Stanford University, 2007
Quail Run Venture Catalyst, ex-Jiosaavn, ex-Saavn, University of Virginia, 1997
Founder ALTBalaji.
H2, ex-Prime Securities, Taj Group of Hotels. University of Allahabad 1988, University of Bombay MBA 1990
Zee Group
Network18 Media And Investments, ex-Arre, ex-Turner Broadcasting, ILSS - India Leaders for Social Sector, 2021
Indian School of Business
Rainshine Global, ex-Zodius Advisors, ex-Wns Global Services, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 1997
79 profiles with education records.
14 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
94,511 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Media & Entertainment coverage tagged Mumbai · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 14,016 |
| 2021Q3 | 13,838 |
| 2021Q4 | 12,606 |
| 2022Q1 | 16,212 |
| 2022Q2 | 18,194 |
| 2022Q3 | 19,659 |
| 2022Q4 | 20,330 |
| 2023Q1 | 23,324 |
| 2023Q2 | 22,296 |
| 2023Q3 | 19,730 |
| 2023Q4 | 21,668 |
| 2024Q1 | 19,875 |
| 2024Q2 | 21,069 |
| 2024Q3 | 23,014 |
| 2024Q4 | 25,773 |
| 2025Q1 | 28,947 |
| 2025Q2 | 22,497 |
| 2025Q3 | 24,721 |
| 2025Q4 | 21,773 |
| 2026Q1 | 25,090 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
1,548 recorded company events across 103 companies; percentages use that event total.
Media & Entertainment coverage tagged Mumbai · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
India comparison coverage
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| tariff negotiations | 6,641 | 3,277 | 103% |
| trade barrier reduction | 2,607 | 1,472 | 77% |
| bilateral trade | 2,586 | 1,403 | 84% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 2,567 | 1,255 | 105% |
| trade facilitation commitments | 2,470 | 1,272 | 94% |
| countries | 2,417 | 1,013 | 139% |
| free trade deals | 2,311 | 1,405 | 64% |
| multilateral diplomacy | 2,253 | 1,592 | 42% |
| diplomatic strategies | 2,186 | 1,360 | 61% |
| bilateral trade imbalance | 1,915 | 1,195 | 60% |
| odi cricket | 3,498 | 5,496 | -36% |
| limited overs cricket | 3,345 | 5,285 | -37% |
| odi tactics | 3,246 | 4,981 | -35% |
| odi series | 3,037 | 4,723 | -36% |
| odi rankings | 2,876 | 4,573 | -37% |
India comparison coverage
territories, disputed islands, test cricket
43.4% critical · 27.6% positivepre-ipo valuation, ipo prospectus, ipo pricing
48.7% critical · 46.6% positivegdp growth rate, economic output growth, economic growth statistics
46.9% critical · 50.5% positiveMedia & Entertainment coverage tagged Mumbai. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
Compare demand signals in Mumbai’s newsflow with the media & entertainment categories mapped to each signal.
Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.
The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.
Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.
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| Signal family | Signal percentile | Supply percentile | Relative gap | Gap (points) | Signal share vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure | 75.0 | 12.5 | +62.5 | +81.8% | |
| Gaming & esports ↗Demand Driver | 37.5 | 12.5 | +25.0 | — | |
| Streaming & OTT ↗Adoption Shift | 54.2 | 62.5 | -8.3 | -6.7% | |
| Box office & theatrical ↗Demand Driver | 50.0 | 62.5 | -12.5 | -30.1% | |
| Creator economy ↗Demand Driver | 33.3 | 100.0 | -66.7 | +7.6% |
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All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. Mumbai is highlighted.
Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage. Rows cover all of India for this page's signal families; Mumbai is marked.
Box office & theatrical · Layoffs & income shocks · Streaming & OTT
Box office & theatrical · Streaming & OTT · Layoffs & income shocks
Box office & theatrical · Streaming & OTT · Creator economy
Box office & theatrical · Layoffs & income shocks · Streaming & OTT
Box office & theatrical · Streaming & OTT · Creator economy
Layoffs & income shocks · Box office & theatrical · Gaming & esports
Layoffs & income shocks · Creator economy · Box office & theatrical
Layoffs & income shocks · Streaming & OTT · Box office & theatrical
Box office & theatrical · Gaming & esports · Layoffs & income shocks
Creator economy · Box office & theatrical · Streaming & OTT
Layoffs & income shocks · Box office & theatrical · Streaming & OTT
Box office & theatrical · Streaming & OTT · Layoffs & income shocks
Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 31 | 7.87 |
| 2024Q4 | 24 | 5.44 |
| 2025Q1 | 30 | 6.7 |
| 2025Q2 | 58 | 19.13 |
| 2025Q3 | 52 | 15.06 |
| 2025Q4 | 48 | 15.17 |
| 2026Q1 | 20 | 6.06 |
Gaming engagement can pull platform, publishing and esports demand.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 6 | 1.52 |
| 2024Q4 | 15 | 3.4 |
| 2025Q1 | 10 | 2.23 |
| 2025Q2 | 19 | 6.27 |
| 2025Q3 | 14 | 4.05 |
| 2025Q4 | 29 | 9.17 |
| 2026Q1 | 11 | 3.33 |
Streaming adoption can pull content, platform and monetisation demand with it.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 83 | 21.08 |
| 2024Q4 | 84 | 19.03 |
| 2025Q1 | 80 | 17.85 |
| 2025Q2 | 58 | 19.13 |
| 2025Q3 | 105 | 30.4 |
| 2025Q4 | 59 | 18.65 |
| 2026Q1 | 31 | 9.39 |
Theatrical swings can move where content money goes next.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 174 | 44.2 |
| 2024Q4 | 167 | 37.83 |
| 2025Q1 | 249 | 55.57 |
| 2025Q2 | 138 | 45.51 |
| 2025Q3 | 208 | 60.23 |
| 2025Q4 | 145 | 45.83 |
| 2026Q1 | 7 | 2.12 |
Creator activity can pull tooling, monetisation and brand-deal demand around it.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 5 | 1.27 |
| 2024Q4 | 10 | 2.27 |
| 2025Q1 | 42 | 9.37 |
| 2025Q2 | 15 | 4.95 |
| 2025Q3 | 19 | 5.5 |
| 2025Q4 | 15 | 4.74 |
| 2026Q1 | 7 | 2.12 |
Mumbai media & entertainment coverage
International Journal of Cultural Studies
10 citations in the snapshot
Gender Place & Culture
7 citations in the snapshot
International Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Allied Sciences
6 citations in the snapshot
Sport in Society
6 citations in the snapshot
India coverage of this page's demand families
| Keyword | Recent articles | Prior articles | Share change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ai hardware | 80 | 23 | 289.5% |
| cloud infrastructure | 84 | 29 | 224.4% |
| netflix | 143 | 71 | 125.5% |
| data sovereignty | 56 | 41 | 53.0% |
| youtube premium | 61 | 55 | 24.2% |
| film debuts | 264 | 303 | -2.4% |
Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.
Clear definitions for making better comparisons.
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 30 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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