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☆ An Indian mega-party is attracting so many private jets that officials set up extra passport control for all the VIPs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Kieran Corcoran | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Guests like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Ivanka Trump, led to a surge in private jets at the local airport. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . is underway in India, and the local airport is pulling out all the stops to cope. That kind of guestlist brings a long trail of private jets and the local airport in Jamnagar isn't built for it. It said around 50 of them were private jets coming from other countries, meaning passport control for their occupants.

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But Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani snatched IPL rights away in a $2.9 billion bid last year, and then streamed games for free. Soon, Disney subscribers fled - out of 61 million users in October, roughly 21 million had left by July. It retains digital streaming rights but last year licensed the TV broadcast rights to Indian's Zee Entertainment (ZEE.NS) for around $1.5 billion, a source said. In the United States, ad-free Disney+ streaming service subscription rates are set to rise by 27% to $13.99 per month. By contrast in India, Disney+ Hotstar service costs $3.62 a month.

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[1/2] The Starlink logo is seen in front of the Indian flag in this illustration taken, June 21, 2023. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, OneWeb and Starlink parent SpaceX, did not respond. Deloitte says India's satellite broadband service market will grow 36% a year to reach $1.9 billion by 2030. Starlink is waiting for clarity on India's spectrum allocation before firming up its commercial strategy, another source said. "I'd expect Starlink to make high-profile free offers elsewhere in order to try and demonstrate what India could be missing out on," he said.

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