** Shares of TV18 Broadcast TVEB.NS and Network18 Media &
Investments NEFI.NS rise as much as 7.08% and 7.97%,
respectively
** Viacom18 wins BCCI's media rights for international and
domestic cricket from Sept. 2023 to Mar. 2028 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3AC3H0
** Viacom18 is a JV between the unit of billionaire Mukesh
Ambani-owned Reliance Industries RELI.NS - Network18 Group -
and Paramount Global
** TVEB and NEFI are among top gainers in media index
.NIFTYMED which is up over 0.5%
** More than 28.5 mln shares of TVEB traded by 2:20 p.m.
IST, 1.6x the 30-day avg
** More than 8.2 mln shares of NEFI change hands, 3.4x the
30-day avg
** TVEB and NEFI stock up 33% and 7% YTD respectively,
compared with media index, which is up 15.7%
(Reporting by Ashish Chandra in Bengaluru)
((ashish.chandra@thomsonreuters.com (+91 7982114624))