MEDIA PARTNERS GLOBAL AND KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF FIRST COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF THE INDIAN MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES AND EXECUTIVES TO WATCH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

Press inquiries:
Andrea Ramirez
aramirez@mediapartnersglobal.com
Beverly Hills, Mumbai
March 9, 2011

The world's largest executive search firm Korn/Ferry International and leading Beverly Hills based entertainment and media consultancy Media Partners Global, LLC, today released its list of the Indian Media & Entertainment Companies To Watch. This project is the first objective study into the companies that have and will continue to steer the path of the Indian entertainment industry in the coming decade, and includes established companies such as Yash Raj Films, NDTV and Zee Group, along with new entrants into the space such as Mahindra and Reliance. The listing further focuses on individual business leaders within the companies including visionaries such as Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films, Prannoy Roy of NDTV and Subhash Chandra of the Zee Group, along with Rising Star executives and the heads of international divisions.

"The film and television stars get all of the press but we are pleased to turn our attention to the corporate superstars who have transformed the Indian entertainment business into the global economic force that it has become today," stated Bill Simon, Global Chair of Korn/Ferry's Media & Entertainment Practice. "We would like to thank our colleagues at Media Partners Global for their invaluable insight into the inner working of the Indian entertainment industry and their expertise and guidance in compiling this listing," Simon confirmed.

Christina Marouda, Managing Director of Media Partners Global, emphasized that "With a strategic partner like Korn Ferry, this is the first significant undertaking to identify and recognize the imaginative, inspirational and dedicated decision-makers who have brought the Indian entertainment industry to this stage and those who are positioned to guide the industry into a truly international phenomenon."

The companies and individuals who made the list will be honored at a Gala Reception in Mumbai on March 22, 2011. At the reception, Korn Ferry and Media Partners Global will also present its inaugural Entertainment Industry Trail Blazer Award to legendary producer and the Chairman of Yash Raj Films, Yash Chopra.

Please find list attached.

About Media Partners Global, LLC
www.mediapartnersglobal.com

Founded by entertainment attorney Arnold Peter, Media Partners Global, LLC is a leading media and entertainment consulting firm. With its team of strategic business advisors and leaders in the entertainment industry, Media Partners Global provides clients with a trusted advisor to help navigate the complex world of media and entertainment and ultimately offers more choices and opportunities that ensure the best, most lucrative decisions are made. Media Partners Global represents an innovative partnership that offers an extension of services that include business development; strategies for content development and production; project packaging; distribution and marketing; brand building and brand expansion; and financing negotiations. The company works with companies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, India and Germany.

About Korn/Ferry International
www.kornferry.com

Since its inception, clients have trusted Korn/Ferry to help them recruit world-class leadership talent. Building on this heritage, today Korn/Ferry is a single source for a wide range of leadership and talent consulting services. From nearly 80 offices in 40 countries, the firm assists organizations in attracting, developing, retaining and sustaining their people. Services range from executive recruitment to leadership development programs, enterprise learning, succession planning and recruitment outsourcing.

Korn/Ferry's media and entertainment sector has recruited hundreds of key executives for some of the world's most successful companies. Korn/Ferry's clients include leading organizations in media, entertainment and converging media industries, such as theatrical, broadcast and cable television, home entertainment, music, digital (broadband and mobile), publishing, location-based entertainment, licensing and merchandising, and game platforms. Korn/Ferry's media and entertainment specialists have successfully filled the full range of senior positions, from the traditional (CEO, COO, CFO) to the creative (programming, production, development).