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{{short description|Former mass media company in India}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Eros International plc
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| trading_name = EROS
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| type = [[Public Limited Company]], [[Media conglomerate]]
| traded_as = {{NYSE|EROS}} (Class A) [[Russell 2000 Index|Russell 2000 Component]]
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| industry = Media and Entertainment
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| fate = Merged with [[STX Entertainment]]
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| successor= [[ErosSTX]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1977|1|05|df=yes}}
| founder = Arjan Lulla and [[Kishore Lulla]]
| defunct = {{Start date and age|2020|4|25|df=yes}}
| hq_location = First Names House, Victoria Road,
Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4DF, British Isles<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://erosplc.com/?attachment_id=35|title=team-4 – Eros International}}</ref>
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| hq_location_country = [[Isle of Man]]
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| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = [[Kishore Lulla]] (Executive Chairman and Director) Ridhima Lulla ([[Chief content officer|COO]]) [[Prem Parameswaran]] (Chief Financial Officer) Vijay Ahuja (Executive Director) Mark Carbeck (Chief Corporate Officer) Ali Hussain (CEO- [[Eros Digital]])
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| services = Motion picture production and distribution
| revenue = {{profit}} {{USD}} 261 million <ref name="businesswire.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180627005611/en/Eros-International-Plc-Reports-Strong-Revenue-Profit|title=Eros International Plc Reports Strong Revenue and Profit Growth in FY 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
| revenue_year = FY 2018
| operating_income = {{profit}} {{USD}} 63.9 million<ref name="businesswire.com"/>
| income_year =FY 2018
| net_income = {{profit}} {{USD}} 126.5 million<ref name="businesswire.com"/>
| net_income_year = FY 2018
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| assets ={{profit}} {{USD}} 1.41 billion<ref name="nasdaq.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/eros/financials|title=Eros International PLC A Ordinary Shares (EROS) Financials|website=www.nasdaq.com}}</ref>
| assets_year = FY 2018
| equity = {{profit}} {{USD}} 865.6 million<ref name="nasdaq.com"/>
| equity_year = FY 2018
| owner = Kishore Lulla
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| num_employees = 423 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macroaxis.com/invest/ratio/EROS--Number-of-Employees|title=How strong is Eros International Number of Employees?|website=Macroaxis}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Company Overview of Eros International Plc |date=5 November 2018 |website=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=25696430 |access-date=2020-05-02 |archive-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202529/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=25696430 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| divisions =see [[Eros International plc#Divisions and subsidiaries|Divisions]]
| subsid = See [[Eros International plc#Acquisitions and subsidiaries|Subsidiaries]]
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| website = {{URL|erosplc.com}}
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'''Eros International plc''' was an Indian [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] global [[Media conglomerate|mass media conglomerate]]. It generally works in the [[Indian cinema|Indian film and entertainment industry]]. It co-produced, acquired and distributed Indian language films through its film production and distribution subsidiary, [[Eros International]] and distributes them in multiple formats worldwide.
The group distribution network includes over 50 countries<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyse.com/network/article/Eros-Bollywood-Thrills|title=Bollywood Thrills – Eros International Plots its Path to the Stars|last=Kauffman|first=Seth|date=|website=NYSE|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> and has offices in India, the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Australia]], [[Fiji]] and the [[Isle of Man]]. [[Kishore Lulla]], the son of the founder Arjan Lulla, was the chairman of Eros International plc before its merger with STX Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://erosplc.gcs-web.com/corporate-governance/management|title=Executive Management – Eros International Plc|website=Eros International Plc}}</ref>

On 16 April 2020, U.S. film studio [[STX Entertainment]] announced that it would merge with Eros International to form '''Eros STX''', in a transaction expected to close by June.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/stx-merges-with-eros-international-1202911403/|title=STX Merges With India's Eros International, Forming New Public Media Company|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=2020-04-17|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> The proposed merger was completed in July 2020, forming [[ErosSTX|Eros STX Global Corporation]].

==Divisions and subsidiaries==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Division name
! Country
! Founded
|-
| [[Eros International|Eros International Media Limited]]
| India
| 1977
|-
| [[Eros Now|Eros Digital]]
| India
| 2012
|-
| Eros Australia Pty Ltd
| Australia
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|-
| Eros International Pte. Ltd.
| Singapore
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|-
| Eros International USA Inc.
| United States
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|-
| Eros Music Publishing Limited
| United Kingdom (England and Wales)
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| Eros Network Limited
| United Kingdom (England and Wales)
| 2000
|-
| Eros Pacific Limited<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yellowpages.com.fj/listings/1858/|title=Eros (Pacific) Ltd|website=Yellow Pages Fiji}}</ref>
| Fiji
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|-
| Eros World Wide FZ-LLC
| United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
| 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=50267355|website=www.bloomberg.com|title=Archived copy|access-date=2020-07-31|archive-date=2018-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018043036/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=50267355|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532981/000119312512141540/d282069dex211.htm|title=Subsidiaries of Eros International Plc|website=www.sec.gov}}</ref>

==Acquisitions and subsidiaries==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Country
! Founded or acquired
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| [[B4U (network)|B4U Network]]
| United Kingdom
| 1999
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| Acacia Investments Holdings Limited
| Isle of Man
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|-
|}<ref name="auto"/>

==Eros International Media==
{{Main|Eros International}}
Eros's biggest subsidiary [[Eros International|Eros International Media Ltd]] is one of the oldest companies in the Indian film industry to focus on international markets, and has aggregated rights to over 3,000 films in its library, including recent and classic titles that span different genres, budgets and languages.
Eros' portfolio of films over the last three completed fiscal years comprised 197 films. In fiscal 2016, the company released 63 films in total either in India, overseas or both. These comprised 33 Hindi films, 19 Tamil films and 11 regional-language films. For fiscal 2016, the company generated aggregate revenues of $274.4 million derived from theatrical, television syndication and digital and ancillary distribution channels, globally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.erosintl.com/|title=Eros Homepage – Eros International|website=Eros International}}</ref>

===Eros Now===
[[Eros Now]], the company's digital [[Over-the-top media services|over-the-top (OTT)]] platform, has rights to over 5,000 films in Hindi and regional languages, and is focused on Indian films, music and original shows, with offline viewing and [[subtitles]]. Eros Now has adopted a [[platform agnostic]] distribution strategy on [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] platforms across mobile, tablets, cable or internet, including deals with original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://erosplc.com/?page_id=190|title=EROS NOW – Eros International|website=erosplc.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://erosnow.com/|title=Watch in HD and download movies, TV shows, originals, music & latest celebrity gossip on erosnow.com|website=Eros Now}}</ref>

==Recognition==
*Eros International plc became the first Indian media company to list on the [[Alternative Investment Market]] (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. Subsequently, the company delisted from AIM in November 2013 to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:EROS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/mobile/news/detail/11713113.html|title=Eros International Plc|publisher=London Stock Exchange|date=18 September 2013|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official|https://erosplc.com/}}

{{Improve categories|date=May 2020}}

[[Category:Film distributors of India]]
[[Category:Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1977]]
[[Category:Film production companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1977]]
[[Category:2020 mergers and acquisitions]]

Eros International plc - Revision history

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