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UTV, the media conglomerate promoted by him, has been a major
player in the diverse fields of television, animation, motion picture
and international co-productions. The company has attracted the
blue chip of the investment community including Fox and News Corp
as well as Warburg Pincus and more recently CDPQ of Canada. UTV
has been involved in co-productions with US media majors. Over thirty
per cent of UTV's client list is international and North American.
The company, which is a major player in Indian television, has a
presence in most of the major television markets.
UTV was founded in 1990 and it has grown into a pan Asian multi
media company within a span of just ten years. Screwvala pioneered
India's very first cable TV operation way back in June 1981 when
there was no multi-channel environment. This scenario of first's
was repeated when satellite channels entered India. Long before
anyone in Asia thought it economically feasible or logistically
probably, Ronnie founded United Studios (USL) South Asia's premier
studio and animation complex, which has put India on the global
map as a provider of world class graphics and animation
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