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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
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Anand and Anand
DSK Legal
Khaitan & Co
Naik Naik & Company
Nishith Desai Associates
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Desai & Diwanji
JSA
Luthra and Luthra
Saikrishna & Associates
TMT Law Practice
Trilegal
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ANM Global
ARA Legal Advisors
Gandhi & Associates
Krishna & Saurastri Associates
Lall & Sethi
LexOrbis
Manilal Kher Ambalal Co.
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ALMT Legal
Gagrats
HSA Advocates
IndusLaw
Krishnamurthy & Co.
Surana & Surana
Wadia Ghandy & Co
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Anand and Anand
AZB & Partners
Singh & Singh
TMT Law Practice
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However, the bill was withdrawn in August 2024 by the Indian government following backlash from online content creators, civil liberties groups and other stakeholders who raised concerns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.
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BTG Advaya
Bharucha & Partners
Majmudar & Partners
Poovayya & Co.
Vaish Associates
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
JSA
Khaitan & Co
Lall & Sethi
LexOrbis
Luthra and Luthra
Saikrishna & Associates
Trilegal
TIER 3
BTG Advaya
Dentons Link Legal
HSA Advocates
IndusLaw
Kochhar & Co.
Rahul Chaudhry & Partners
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Archer & Angel
Dentons Link Legal
Dhir & Dhir Associates
Pavan Duggal
Poovayya & Co.
S&R Associates
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Bhasin & Associates
Lakshmitumaran & Sridharan
Fox Mandal
LexCounsel