UTV Chairman Ronnie Screwvala is gung-ho on the gaming sector. Having invested Rs 270 crore, including acquisition and investment in intellectual property (IP), the company plans to invest another Rs 150 crore.

Gaming is not new to UTV. The company used the acquisition route to enter the segment in 2007, when it acquired online and mobile gaming firm, Indiagames. It simultaneously acquired the UK-based console gaming firm, Ignition. And finally in 2008, it acquired US-based True Games, an online gaming firm.

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