Bhushan Kumar appoints Neeraj Kalyan and Shiv Chanana as Directors on T-Series board

Both Neeraj & Shiv will also represent the company at various industry forums for business growth and deal negotiations etc in their respective domains on behalf of the compan.

T-Series today announced that it has appointed two close associates of Bhushan Kumar as Directors on the Board of Super Cassettes Industries Pvt Ltd a.k.a T-Series. Neeraj Kalyan, an industry veteran of 27 years currently designated as President and Shiv Chanana, a childhood associate of Bhushan Kumar and currently designated as Executive Vice President (Films), both have been rewarded for their hard work with a seat on the Board of Directors at T-Series.

For all operational purposes, Neeraj Kalyan will now be designated as President and Executive Director. Kalyan having vast experience and in-depth knowledge of the digital landscape in the music & film industry will continue to be responsible for the company’s business development and licensing of music catalogues and films produced /co-produced by T-Series for distribution on various digital verticals. Given his leadership skills, good legal-commercial-marketing strengths with a flair for charting out strategies for growth, enhancing business volumes and achieving profitability norms, he would also be responsible for managing music publishing revenue, creating opportunities for collaborations with partners globally, corporate growth strategy, formulating legal strategy for copyright protection and representing the company on various industry forums.

For all operational purposes, Shiv Chanana will be designated as Executive Vice President & Executive Director and continue to be responsible for the company’s acquisition of all kinds of content (including music rights etc). With his proven track record of navigating complex challenges in the film industry, Mr. Chanana will employ his strategic insights to guide decision-making and enhance overall project success. He will play an instrumental role in the production and distribution of films & OTT content besides work related to liaison and relationship management within the film industry along with licensing of films produced/co-produced by T-Series for satellite broadcast.

Both Neeraj & Shiv will also represent the company at various industry forums for business growth and deal negotiations etc in their respective domains on behalf of the company.

T-Series Chairman, Bhushan Kumar commented, “Neeraj & Shiv have been my support system and their enriching experience of many years in the industry, their hard work, dedication and team spirit has taken us to greater heights. They both have stood by me through my entire journey and it has been rewarding for me (both professionally and emotionally) to work with both of them. I am really glad that they are now on the Board of Directors of T-Series.”

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T-Series wins Trade Mark Battle against M. World TV News

Super Cassettes Industries Pvt. Ltd. filed a case of copyright infringement against M/S M. World TV News. The plaintiff is a Cassette Company under the brand T-Series. Whereas the defendant is a cable connection provider. The plaintiff came to know about the infringement through a telecast by the defendant’s cable service. Thereafter, the plaintiff sent a legal notice to restrain the activity but the same was refused by the defendants. The defendant continued to broadcast the copyrighted work. Hence, the present suit was filed by Super Cassettes against M/S M. World TV News.

The Copyright Act says that the copyright in a work would be infringed whenever any person does anything within the exclusive domain of the copyright holder. Evidence was presented on behalf of the plaintiff in support of copyright infringement. The testimony of the witnesses has gone unchallenged and therefore, it was proved that the defendant has infringed the copyright of the plaintiff.

The plaintiff company is engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing audio cassettes, video cassettes, compact discs, television, CD player, etc. They do business under the brand T-Series. T-Series is a famous brand of Bollywood Music and Indi-Pop songs. Plaintiff is the owner of the large industry of copyright works comprising inter-alia of cinematographic films, sound recording, underlying musical and literary works.

The defendant is a ground cable carrying on the business of providing cable television services to various subscribers having operation throughout India including the State of Gujarat including Amreli under the logo/picture "M World TV Cinema", "M World TV HD Saregama" having around 2,50,000/- connections.

On June 2018, the plaintiff came to know that defendant through a cable TV Channel "M World TV Cinema", "M WorldTV HD Saregama" is broadcasting to the public audio-visual clips of various songs in which the plaintiff owned copyrights. Songs like "Bandook Meri Laila", "A Gentleman", “Sab Jhute 2 Piya Ayena", "Dil Chori Sada”, “Kehoon Tumhein", "Soniye Dil Nahi Lagda" etc. were communicated to the public without the prior permission/license from the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant with bad intention and ulterior motives have removed/overshadowed T-Series logo while broadcasting the contents on its channel. The plaintiff repeatedly notified defendants to purchase a license but they overlooked the given option. The defendant also neglected the Summon of Court.

Plaintiff prayed for a decree of an injunction to restrain the streaming of the infringed songs. Additionally, the plaintiff claimed punitive damages. According to the records of the court, a letter was sent to the defendant on 2nd June 2018, for obtaining a license to stream the songs of the plaintiff. Thereafter, the defendant continued to run the song without any license from 2nd June 2018 to 14th September 2018. On 6th September 2019, the Court declared that the defendant is guilty of infringement and an injunction was issued to restrain the cable company. Further, the Court directed the defendant to pay Rupees 10 lakhs as compensation for damages against the plaintiff.

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