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Guide to the Global Leaders in Media Law Practice

REGIONS WE COVER

Middle East and North Africa

North America

Asia-Pacific

Western Europe

Central and Eastern Europe

TIER 1

Anand and Anand

DSK Legal

Khaitan & Co

Naik Naik & Company

Nishith Desai Associates

RANKINGS - MUMBAI

TIER 2

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Desai & Diwanji

JSA

Luthra and Luthra

Saikrishna & Associates

TMT Law Practice

Trilegal

TIER 3

ANM Global

ARA Legal Advisors

Gandhi & Associates

Krishna & Saurastri Associates

Lall & Sethi

LexOrbis

Manilal Kher Ambalal Co.

TIER 4

ALMT Legal

Gagrats

HSA Advocates

IndusLaw

Krishnamurthy & Co.

Surana & Surana

Wadia Ghandy & Co

TIER 1

Anand and Anand

AZB & Partners

Singh & Singh

TMT Law Practice

RANKINGS - NEW DEHLI

India has taken an increasingly active approach to media regulation, particularly focusing on digital media platforms. Narendra Modi's government proposed the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill to comprehensively to overhaul India's broadcasting framework and create a unified approach for regulating content across traditional and digital platforms.

However, the bill was withdrawn in August 2024 by the Indian government following backlash from online content creators, civil liberties groups and other stakeholders who raised concerns about content control and its effect on digital freedom. Critics also argued that the regulation would lead to increased compliance burden on content creations.

In other industry developments, India’s leading conglomerate, Reliance Industries, and Walt Disney announced a merger of their India TV and streaming assets, creating a USD8.5 billion operation. The deal was announced in February brings together Reliance’s Viacome18 and Disney’s Star Media. Led by Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, Reliance will invest USD1.4 billion into the joint venture while Disney will provide a content license.

Speaking about the deal, Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, said: “India is the world’s most populous market, and we are excited for the opportunities that this joint venture will provide to create long-term value for the company. Reliance has a deep understanding of the Indian market and consumer, and together we will create one of the country’s leading media companies, allowing us to better serve consumers with a broad portfolio of digital services and entertainment and sports content.”

AI and copyright have also been topical this year. In February 2025, prominent Bollywood music labels, including T-Series, Saregama and Sony, filed legal action against OpenAI in New Delhi. They claimed that OpenAI's use of their copyrighted sound recordings to train AI models without permission violated Indian copyright laws. The lawsuit highlights the growing challenges surrounding intellectual property rights in the era of artificial intelligence and digital media.