Indian media industry to hit $100 bn revenue by 2030: Google India's Gupta

Calls for simplifying taxation framework for media and entertainment sector, infrastructure status and support to accelerate exports of films and games

The Indian media and entertainment industry could reach $100 billion by 2030, said Sanjay Gupta, country manager and vice-president of sales and operations at Google India, on Tuesday. 

“This is a moment for us as an industry to usher in a fundamental shift in the way the M&E sector works and is perceived by the world. I believe and all of us in the Ficci M&E committee believe that we can be a 100-billion-dollar industry by 2030,” he said at a session of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci)'s Frames event.  

Talking about the impact on the media