hether it is in the oceanic waters or in the competitive world of business, big fish always tend to gobble up the small fish. In the Indian television industry, the big fish have suddenly started displaying a huge appetite.

Sony Entertainment Television (SET) acquired the Sri Adhikari Brothers' niche comedy channel SAB TV last year. Global Broadcast News (GBN), the group behind English news channel CNN-IBN has taken a stake in Channel 7, a Hindi news channel from the Jagran stable. And media conglomerate Disney has recently bought out Hungama TV and also picked up a 14.9 per cent stake in its parent UTV.... more