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Eternal's District pushes into sports venues, eyes M&A after Hudle talks stall
District is extending beyond entertainment ticketing into venue bookings and brand tie-ups (One8), and exploring acquisitions in venue-discovery after inconclusive talks with Hudle. The Eternal unit clocked Rs 2,736 crore NOV in Q4, up 46% YoY, and is targeting $3 billion NOV by FY30 in a $1.6 billion sports-tech market.
ET Retail · 6/2/2026, 4:16:28 AM
India's live-events market to hit Rs 19,500 cr by 2028 as brands chase experiential spend
Organised live events, now Rs 13,000 cr, are projected at Rs 19,500 cr by 2028. Nykaa, RuPay, H&M, Diageo and BookMyShow are anchoring concerts, festivals and comedy tours to capture middle-class discretionary wallets, with Coldplay (Rs 641 cr) and Diljit (Rs 943 cr) tours setting new benchmarks.
Financial Express · BrandWagon · 5/29/2026, 12:08:31 AM
Legacy acts power India's concert economy; Coldplay Ahmedabad alone unlocks Rs 641 cr in ancillary spend
BookMyShow and Zomato Live ride a 19% CAGR live-music boom, with Bryan Adams clocking 75,000 tickets and every Rs 100 ticket triggering Rs 585 in retail, F&B and travel spend. Gen Z drives 55-60% of large-concert audiences across nine metros, and 5.6 lakh concert travellers (+18%) are reshaping weekend retail footfall in host cities.
Financial Express · BrandWagon · 5/17/2026, 3:02:52 AM
India's INR 13,000cr Live Events Market Emerges As Brands' Next Offline Battleground
With 78% of Indians preferring experiences over products and live events delivering 59% brand recall and 55% higher purchase intent, brands from Swiggy and Zomato to Nykaa and Mikiamo are pivoting to experiential activations. India's events market is projected to grow from USD 5.69B in 2025 to USD 9.04B by 2031.
ET Brand Equity · 5/16/2026, 5:52:15 AM
Dhurandhar 2 sustains multiplex footfall into week 9, nears Rs 1,800 cr global gross
PVR INOX and Cinepolis sold 36,100 tickets in week eight while BookMyShow logged 81,000 bookings, holding 14% occupancy across 735 Day-57 shows. Worldwide gross hits Rs 1,796.51 cr (India net Rs 1,144.56 cr), signaling resilient multiplex demand even after the OTT release window opened.
NDTV Profit · 5/15/2026, 7:04:47 AM
District grabs 60% of BookMyShow's weekly users despite being <2% of Eternal's revenue
Zomato-owned District clocked Rs 970 crore in FY26—just 1.7% of Eternal's top line—but 4X'd Paytm Insider and captured 60% of BookMyShow's WAUs. IPL ticketing for 5 of 10 teams and 35 of 70 matches is tilting the live-events category away from the Reliance-backed incumbent.
The Ken · Stream · 5/13/2026, 10:40:08 PM