Business Model


We are a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, and we co-produce, acquire and distribute Indian language films in multiple formats worldwide.

Our success is built on the relationships we have cultivated over the past 30 years with leading talent, production companies, exhibitors and other key participants in our industry.

Leveraging these relationships, we have aggregated rights to over 1,900 films in our library, plus an additional 700 films for which we hold digital rights only. These include recent and classic titles that span different genres, budgets and languages and we have distributed a portfolio of over 270 new films over the last three completed fiscal years and 61 in the nine months ended December 31, 2011.

New film distribution across theatrical, television and digital channels along with library monetization provide us with diversified revenue streams.

Our goal is to co-produce, acquire and distribute Indian films that have a wide audience appeal. We have released internationally or globally Hindi language films which were among the top grossing films in India in 2011, 2010 and 2009.

In each of the fiscal years ending in 2011, 2010 and 2009, we released 12 Hindi language films globally, and in the nine months ended December 31, 2011, we released 10 Hindi language films globally. These Hindi films form the core of our annual film slate and constitute a significant portion of our revenues and associated content costs. The balance of our typical annual slate for these years of over 60 other films was comprised of Tamil and other regional language films.

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Distribution
We distribute our films to the Indian population in India, the South Asian diaspora worldwide and to non-Indian consumers who view Indian films that are subtitled or dubbed in local languages. Internationally, our distribution network extends to over 50 countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and throughout the Middle East, where we distribute films to Indian expatriate populations, and to Germany, Poland, Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, China and Arabic speaking countries, where we release Indian films that are subtitled or dubbed in local languages. Through this global distribution network, we distribute Indian entertainment content over the following primary distribution channels – theatrical, television syndication and digital platforms.

Distribution Formats:
We distribute our new and library films using our in-house distribution platform across three major distribution channels mainly theatrical including multiplex chains and single screens, television syndication including satellite, cable and terrestrial; and digital new media and ancillary including music, mobile, DVD, IPTV, SVOD, in-flight, online and VFX production services; to generate diversified revenue streams.

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Corporate Structure
Our holding company Eros International plc is a company incorporated in the Isle of Man and our shares are admitted for trading on the Alternative Investment Market (‘AIM’) of the London Stock Exchange. We conduct our global operations through our Indian and international subsidiaries including our majority-owned subsidiary Eros International Media Limited, Eros International Media Limited is also listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (‘BSE’) and National Stock Exchange (‘NSE’) in India.


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