Ronnie Screwvala Named One of the Most Influential People of the 21st Century by Esquire Magazine

Ronnie Screwvala Named One of the Most Influential People of the 21st Century by Esquire Magazine

MUMBAI, September 18/PRNewswire/ -- Ronnie Screwvala, CEO and Founder Chairman of UTV, Asia's fastest growing
media conglomerate, has been named in Esquire's List of the 75 Most
Influential People of the 21st Century. The list, which appears in the 75th
Anniversary edition available now through October, recognizes individuals who
are making history across every field of endeavor.

Esquire recognized Ronnie for partnering with Disney, Fox Searchlight,
Sony and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment Production company to expand
the global reach of UTV, and with it, Indian pop culture.

On Ronnie's achievements, the magazine commented, "This entrepreneur has
positioned himself as the king of all Indian media Since helping to introduce
Indians to cable in 1981 and daily soap operas in 1994, he has staked out
lucrative positions in the country's broadcasting, internet and video-gaming
industries."

Esquire further added, "Screwvala and his UTV film unit have co-opted
Western concepts like co-financing, diversifying revenue models and brand
extensions, driving a surge in industry wide profits and improving the
quality and cachet of Indian films. He's earned comparisons to Louis Mayer
and Jack Warner, proto-moguls who turned moviemaking into a global business."

The much awaited 75th Anniversary edition features an E-ink cover, the
most talked about cover of the year.

ABOUT UTV

UTV Software Communications Ltd (UTV) is India's first integrated global
media and entertainment company. UTV India & its subsidiaries (UTV) create,
aggregate and disseminate content of various genres across varied
distribution platforms. Its 5 business verticals include Content Production &
Services, Movies, Broadcasting, Interactive (Gaming) & New Media

Listed on India's premier stock exchange, The Stock Exchange, Mumbai in
addition to the Motion Pictures Subsidiary, UMP PLC is listed on the AIM
London Stock Exchange. UTV is India's only diversified media and
entertainment company with content creation abilities across platforms and
genres.

It has subsidiaries with offices across India, Mauritius, UK
USA and Japan. Walt Disney holds a strategic stake in UTV. More information
on the group is available at: http://www.utvnet.com

Source: UTV

For Further Press Information for UTV please contact: Preeti Puri Sharma, Head Corporate Communications & PR, UTV, preeti@utvnet.com, +91-9820518218

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