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PVR-INOX merger should get done by Feb next year: Director Siddharth Jain

'We would love to have more players entering the market because that is how the business will grow'

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The post-Covid recovery in air travel in India has stalled, putting a question mark over the stretched finances of airlines

PVR sees superplexes as next blockbuster concept in cinema business

A regular multiplex typically has 4-5 screens per property. Larger ones may go up to 7-8 screens at a single location

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India's top multiplex chains bank on festive season to bring cheer back

A slate of flop Bollywood movies have hit India's top cinemas hard, leaving the industry to bank heavily on the current festive quarter to revive its fortunes

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A growing number of lawmakers have been calling for Truss to resign after weeks of turmoil sparked by her economic plan, announced last month

Sensex gains 550 pts, Nifty near 17,500; PSB index up 4%, HDFC twins weak

CLOSING BELL: The gains were largely led by bank, auto, IT, and FMCG stocks. Their sectoral indices were up over 1 per cent each

PVR back in red, posts Rs 71-crore loss in Q2 amid Bollywood flop show

The September quarter had no major blockbuster apart from Brahmastra

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Sensex zooms 491 pts, Nifty tops 17,300; PSBs soar, Electronics Mart up 42%

CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, the Nifty PSU Bank index climbed 3.6 per cent, Nifty Bank index 1.6 per cent, Nifty Financial Services and Private Bank indices up to 1.5 per cent

PVR posts wider-than-expected Q2 loss at Rs 71 cr; revenue jumps 71% YoY

Admissions and average ticket price during the quarter were impacted by the weak performance of Bollywood and Hollywood movies, PVR said in an exchange filing

Shareholders of PVR approve the proposed merger with Inox Leisure

The proposal was passed by over 99 per cent of the number of valid votes cast, PVR said

Multiplex chain PVR's shareholders approve merger with rival INOX Leisures

Multiplex operator PVR on Wednesday said it has received the nod from its shareholders for the scheme of merger with rival Inox Leisure. The leading cinema exhibitor convened a meeting of its shareholders on Tuesday following the directions of the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) The proposal was passed by over 99 per cent of the number of valid votes cast, said the scrutiniser's report of the meeting shared by PVR. In June this year, both PVR and Inox Leisure said they had received clearance for their merger from bourses NSE and BSE. On March 27, PVR and Inox Leisure announced the merger to create the largest multiplex chain in the country with a network of more than 1,500 screens to unlock the opportunities in tier III, IV and V cities, besides in the developed markets. The combined entity will be named PVR INOX Ltd with the branding of existing screens to continue as PVR and INOX. New cinemas opened post the merger will be branded as PVR INOX, the compa

PVR case: Sebi penalises 3 individuals for violating insider trading norms

Capital markets regulator Sebi has imposed fines totalling Rs 6 lakh on three individuals for violating the insider trading norms in the shares of PVR Ltd. The individuals - - Gautam Dutta (Noticee 1), NC Gupta (Noticee 2) and Pramod Arora (Noticee 3) -- were the designated persons/ employees of the company and are collectively referred to as noticees', Sebi said in an order on Friday. The order came after Sebi initiated adjudication proceedings against Dutta, Gupta and Arora while dealing in the shares of PVR allegedly in violation of PIT (Prohibition of Insider Trading) rules for the period April 2014 to March 2017. The regulator found that Dutta had conducted contra trades during the trading window closure period in the shares of PVR for which he did not take pre-clearances from the board of the company. Further, for some of the trades, he did not make disclosures, thereby violating the PIT regulations. In addition, Gupta did contra trades, for which no pre-clearance was taken f

Hope ad revenue to recover fully to pre-Covid level by Q4: PVR CEO

Brahmastra has done well for the cinema industry. It has put the Boycott-Bollywood movement to rest.

PVR to invest Rs 350 cr in 100 new screens; expects Inox merger by Feb 2023

Film exhibition company PVR Cinemas will invest up to Rs 350 crore to open 100 new screens in FY23, a top official said on Monday. It also expects its mega-merger with Inox Leisure to close by February 2023, after which it will start to run as a combined business, PVR's chief executive Gautam Dutta told PTI over the phone. Pointing to the company's performance in the April-June quarter, he said patrons are coming back to halls to enjoy the cinema experience and the food and beverage sales are also up, which makes it more optimistic about expansion. "We will invest up to Rs 350 crore to open 100 screens in FY23. I see the same trend continuing in the next 2-3 years as well," Dutta said, stressing that the expansion will be a balanced one across geographies. About 60 per cent of the new screens will be in cities where the company already has a presence, while the rest will be in newer ones, he added. Locations, where it intends to expand, include Rourkela, Dehradun, Vapi, Chennai, .

Movie buffs celebrate silver screen's return to Kashmir after 3 decades

The inauguration was followed by a screening of the Aamir Khan-starrer Laal Singh Chadhha, viewed by an audience that included media persons, officials, guests and local residents.

Three entities offload over 4 mn PVR shares worth Rs 759.14 crore

Three different entities have offloaded 40.45 lakh shares of multiplex operator PVR on Thursday that are worth Rs 759.14 crore through open market transactions. Plenty Private Equity FII I sold 7,62,499 shares of the company at an average price of Rs 1,877.14 apiece, according to bulk deal data available on the BSE. Plenty Private Equity Fund I offloaded 10,76,259 shares of the firm at an average price of Rs 1,887.04 and Gray Birch Investment sold 22,06,743 shares at Rs 1,871.18 apiece. Gray Birch Investment sold its entire holding in the firm. As per the company's June quarter shareholding pattern available on the BSE, Gray Birch Investment held 22,06,743 shares or 3.61 per cent as public shareholder, while Plenty Private Equity FII I held 15,24,998 shares or 2.50 per cent stake in PVR. Plenty Private Equity Fund I held 21,52,517 shares or 3.52 per cent stake in the company. Shares of PVR fell 4.40 per cent to settle at Rs 1,844.50 apiece on the BSE.

Sensex down 413pts, Nifty holds 17,850; Ceat soars 20%, MRF 7%; IT stks dip

CLOSING BELL: IT, pharma, and select metal stocks reeled under pressure today with Hindalco, Infosys, Cipla, Tech M, Tata Steel, Divis Labs, and Apollo Hospitals leading the list of Nifty losers