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  • The discussion in the day-long conclave centred around three years of the Narendra Modi government

    India TV conducts Samvaad with political biggies in attendance

    By A Correspondent

     

    India TV conducted the second edition of its full-day conclave titled Samvaad. The discussion was on three years of the Narendra Modi government. Leading the political heavyweights present were BJP president Amit Shah.

     

    Also present were Home Minister Rajnath Singh who hinted at the possibility of another ‘surgical strike’, Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari who outlined his new projects, Textile Minister Smriti Irani who said she would love to have a live debate with her Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, while Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad spoke of his government’s opinion of Triple Talaq.

     

    The afternoon session delved deep into controversial issues, including a fiery debate on Ayodhya dispute, featuring MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy and the Kashmir issue with pro-separatist lawyer Shabnam Lone crossing swords with J&K Deputy CM Nirmal Singh and Congress leader Manish Tewari.

     

    India TV Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma, along with leading anchors from the channel grilled the various political biggies..

     

    Said India TV MD & CEO Ritu Dhawan: “We are immensely pleasured by the type of unparalleled participation we manage to get for our initiatives. Not only does an effort like this touches the audiences in the best of the ways, this gets multiplied with the scale of the differentiated sets we specially create. This eventually becomes an intellectual and a visual treat for our audiences.”

     

  • Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma will lead the Conclave scheduled for May 15

    India TV conclave to take stock of Modi govt@3

    By A Correspondent

     

    India TV is back with its Conclave or Samvaad and this time it’s to coincide with with the completion of three years of the Narendra Modi-led government in office. The Conclave will be held in New Delhi on May 15

     

    India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma shall lead the proceedings along with his team of anchors. Several corporate and political honchos are likely to be in attendance. Among those from BJP will be Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Nitin Gadhkari, Dharmendra Pradhan, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Rajiv Pratap Rudi amongst others.are not only expected to come and but make some big rippling statements that may be of the prime interest for the electorate of world’s biggest democracy.

     

    Also likely are Opposition leaders like Raj Babbar, Pramod Tiwari, Renuka Chaudhry, Randeep Singh Surjewala and Manish Tiwari amongst others. Plus Subramanain Swamy, Mehbooba Mufti, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Mohammad Salim, Badruddin Ajmal, Zafar Sareshwala and Dr. Nirmal Singh etc.

     

    Said India TV MD & CEO Ritu Dhawan while announcing the initiative: “If I put it in most simple terms, our friends from the media fraternity can most certainly expect big headlines that would obviously mean a big political news feed for our audience.”

     

  • He joins after a stint as Head of Product and Technology at The Indian Express group

    India TV appoints Vikas Handu as VP-Digital

    By A Correspondent

     

    Vikas Handu

    Vikas Handu has joined India TV as a Vice President, Digital Strategy. Prior to this he had been heading Product and Technology at The Indian Express group.

     

    Said India TV MD and CEO Ritu Dhawan on the appointment: “We welcome Vikas on board and are sure that with the type of track record he has, he will be able to seamlessly match our digital division’s growth with the continuous & rapid rise and rise of India TV.”

     

    On his appointment, Handu said: “India TV as a brand has grown immensely and has established itself as one of the foremost media brands in the country. I am excited for this opportunity that shall let me contribute to India TV’s rapidly growing digital footprint.” In his new role as Business Head, Handu shall be responsible for spearheading India TV digital. His portfolio includes indiatvnews.com, khabarindiatv.com and paisa.khabarindia.com amongst others.

     

  • The highlights of the event was Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma grilling Akhilesh Yadav and Amit Shah in the 'Aap Ki Adalat' courtroom

    India TV conducts 2nd edition of Chunav Manch UP

    By A Correspondent

     

    The second edition of India TV’s Mega-Conclave Chunav Manch UP saw a mix of top political personalities being grilled in one-on-one sessions and debates moderated by India TV news anchors. These included two live ‘Aap Ki Adalat’ specials with India TV Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma.

     

    Starring in the conclave were BJP’s Yogi Adityanath, SP leader Abu Azmi, BJP spokesman Sambit Patra, former BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya and Congress leader Pramod Tiwari. The highlights of the Manch was Rajat Sharma grilling Akhilesh Yadav and Amit Shah in the ‘Aap Ki Adalat’ courtroom. The line-up also included BJP’s Jagdambika Pal, Congress’ Salman Khursheed, Naved Siddiqui, Union minister of state Anupriya Patel, BJP’s Manoj Tiwari, SP’s Udayvir Singh, BJP’s Bhupendra Yadav and SP Leader Naresh Agrawal amongst others.

     

    Said India TV MD & CEO Ritu Dhawan on the huge success of event said, “Team strived hard to match the bar set by India TV’s benchmark on-ground initiatives including the previous version of Chunav Manch. With the massive feedback we have received, both on the innovative format & content, our competition with ourselves is reaching the next level.”

     

  • The day-long 'Chunav Manch' on February 4 will be conducted by India TV Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma

    India TV announces mega-conclave on UP polls

     

     

    While political fever gripping the all-important state of Uttar Pradesh, India TV has announced yet another edition of its full-day mega conclave “Chunav Manch” on February 4. To be held in UP capital Lucknow, India TV Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma shall conduct the day’s proceedings by subjecting political bigwigs to the tough questions. Political biggies likely to be present include UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, BJP president Amit Shah, UP Congress chief Raj Babbar along with leaders like Yogi Adityanath, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Prof. Ramgopal Yadav, Sakshi Maharaj, Shivpal Yadav, Asaduddin Owaisi, Keshav Prasad Maurya, Dr. Sanjay Singh, Pramod Tiwari, Anupriya Patel, Naresh Agarwal, Sudhanshu Trivedi, Manoj Tiwari and Raghuraj Pratap Singh (Raja Bhaiyya) amongst others.

     

    Ritu Dhawan

    Announcing the second chapter of Chunav Manch – UP, India TV MD & CEO, Ritu Dhawan said, “We as the leader of the genre owe a magnifying view of all that interests our viewers. UP is hot (for our viewers) at the moment & thus the initiative is unavoidable. The booming success of the first edition has made the challenge a really difficult one & we will strive best to match it.”

     

  • There is jubilation in the India TV newsroom as the ITA Award for Hindi news channels has been bagged by rival Aaj Tak for 15 consecutive years

    India TV wins ITA Award for Best Hindi News Channel

    By A Correspondent

     

    Ritu Dhawan

    Leading Hindi news channel India TV won the coveted viewers’ choice Best Hindi News Channel Award at ITA Awards ceremony held in Mumbai on Sunday.

     

    Said Ritu Dhawan, MD and CEO, India TV said:  “India TV is all about the people of this great nation. We have achieved many milestones in the past and we continue to do so. First it was TAM now it’s BARC, we have broken all rating records. The ITA award is indeed yet another special achievement specially when the viewers have chosen us directly for the honour.”

     

    Rajat Sharma

    Commenting on the feat, India TV Chairman and Editor-in-chief Mr. Rajat Sharma said, “The relentless pursuit for excellence in news gathering and delivery is at the core of our success. The team has indeed been doing a great job and I am very pleased with the effort,” adding: “The viewers must also be congratulated to have made sure that the competition feels the heat. After all this is great for the genre and benefit the viewer eventually.

     

    Meanwhile, there is jubilation in the India TV newsroom as the ITA Award for Hindi news channels has been bagged by rival Aaj Tak for 15 consecutive years.

     

  • Political bigwigs like UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, BJP president Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BSP supremo Mayawati, UP Congress chief Raj Babbar, Congress CM candidate Shiela Dixit are expected to share the forum with other leaders

    India TV announces mega-conclave on UP elections

    By A Correspondent

     

    As the political temperature is beginning to soar in Uttar Pradesh, India TV has announced a full-day conclave “Chunav Manch” to outline the political agenda that may define the results of the state elections slated for early next year.

     

    India TV Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma shall be leading the charge, subjecting political heavyweights to the tough questions in his inimitable style.

     

    Political bigwigs like UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, BJP president Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BSP supremo Mayawati, UP Congress chief Raj Babbar, Congress CM candidate Shiela Dixit are expected to share the Manch with other leaders like Yogi Adityanath, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Ramgopal Yadav, Dimple Yadav, Shivpal Yadav, Asaduddin Owaisi, Salman Khurshid, Sanjeev Balyan, Keshav Prasad Maurya, Dr. Sanjay Singh, Jayant Chaudhary, Pramod Tiwari, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, RPN Singh, Jitin Prasad, Nirmal Khatri, PL Punia, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Chaudhary Ajit Singh, Raghuraj Pratap Singh, Jagdambika Pal, Sudhindra Bhadoria, Sudhanshu Trivedi, Rajendra Chaudhary, Abu Azmi and Manoj Tiwari amongst others.

     

    Announcing the Chunav Manch, India TV MD & CEO, Ritu Dhawan observed, “The whole country is closely following the political developments in UP as the ramifications shall potentially decide the direction in which India shall move in the close future. As nation’s true news leader, India TV always strives to gratify its viewers with top content.”

     

    Chunav Manch – UP will be held at Lucknow on September 16 will be telecast live on India TV through the day.

     

  • He has now chosen to return to his family in Mumbai

    Paritosh Joshi exits India TV

    By A Correspondent

     

    Paritosh Joshi

    Paritosh Joshi who joined India TV on November 2, 2015 as CEO has decided to part ways, according to a communique received from India TV.

    Said Ritu Dhawan, Managing Director: “Paritosh joined us in November, 2015 and while we hoped that this would be a long association, it has clearly proven taxing for him as he continues to commute between two metros. He has now chosen to return to his family in Mumbai. It was a pleasure having him on board and we wish him well with his future endeavours.”

    Added Joshi: “It was indeed a pleasure working with Brand India TV and, though, we could not continue for longer duration due to my personal obligations, I wish Brand India TV many more landmarks to achieve.”

     

  • Most part of the show was hosted by India TV Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, Rajat Sharma himself

    India TV Samvaad takes stock of Modi govt @ 2

    By A Correspondent

     

    Samvaad, the full-day Conclave by India TV instituted to take stock of the Modi Government’s first two years in office, saw an enviable line-up of participants both from the ruling and the opposition benches. While the response from the audience during the event was thunderous to the passionate debates and the stock taking one on ones, the deliberations at the conclave made big headlines in the national media.

     

    Most part of the show was hosted by India TV Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, Rajat Sharma himself. While a few discussions were moderated by India TV’s Senior News Anchors, Lyricist-Screenwriter and Ad-Guru Prasoon Joshi chipped in with his poetic best while he also made valuable contributions during the politically charged discussions.

     

    In his welcome address, Rajat Sharma outlined the performance of the ruling regime, their pre-poll promises, people’s expectations etc. while he also highlighted the opposition’s charges ranging from rising intolerance to vendetta politics etc.

     

    A few amongst those who participated were Union Ministers Arun Jaitley, Smriti Irani, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan along with BJP President Amit Shah, Yog Guru Swami Ramdev, Congess MP & actor Raj Babbar, Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, AAP Leader Kumar Vishwas, MP Maulana Mahmood Madani, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, JD(U) MP KC Tyagi.

     

    Amongst the battery of well-known dignitaries who were also in attendance as audience included Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress Leaders Motilal Vora, Jagdish Tytler, Janardhan Dwivedi & Ahmed Patel, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, Filmmakers Madhur Bhandarkar & Ashoke Pandit, Singer Malini Awasthi to name a few.

     

    India TV Managing Director Ritu Dhawan said, “We are extremely satisfied not only because we have been able to again raise the bar for our industry peers in terms of top-notch participation & execution that all India TV Events are known for, but also because we have been able to create outstanding content for our viewers, what we always strive for.”

     

  • The full-day ‘Samvaad’ conclave on May 16 is expected to see Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Ravishankar Prasad and Gen VK Singh amongst others in attendance

    India TV announces ‘mega conclave’ on 2 years of Modi govt

    By A Correspondent

     

    Reigning top-ranking Hindi news channel India TV has announced a full-day ‘mega conclave’ on the occasion of the completion of two years of the Narendra Modi government. It will be in New Delhi on May 16.

     

    “It will be an effort to highlight the hits and misses, opportunities and challenges that will define the next three years of current NDA regime’s mandate,” a communiqué noted, adding: “Led by India TV Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma, the ‘Government of Hope and Anticipation’ shall be put to test by a team of premier journalists who shall be at their grilling best while they delve deep inside the present government’s performance in its first two years.”

     

    Big guns from the ruling front like Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Nitin Gadhkari, Piyush Goyall, Ravishankar Prasad and Gen VK Singh are expected to be in attendance as also biggies from the Opposition camp like Salman Khurshid, Jairam Ramesh, Lalu Prasad and Raj Babbar amongst others.  Also expected are Baba Ramdev, Madhur Bhandarkar, Kumar Vishvas and Mahmood Madani etc.

     

    Announcing the Conclave, Ritu Dhawan, India TV Managing Director said: “Since the announcement of General Elections 2014, PM Narendra Modi has remained under constant scanner. As India’s biggest news channel, we at India TV wish to always keep our viewers on top and completion of second year of the most anticipated regime of our times, holds a lot of probing potential. This initiative is a manifestation of the same.”

     

  • Paritosh has since been working on number of Industry initiatives including the BARC

    Paritosh Joshi appointed CEO of India TV

    By A Correspondent

     

    India TV has announced the appointment of Paritosh Joshi as CEO. His last assignment was as CEO Star CJ Network. Paritosh has since been working on number of Industry initiatives including the BARC.

     

    Ritu Dhawan, Managing Director, India TV commented, “Paritosh has been part of India TV family for well over three years. It’s is a pleasure to welcome him home.”

     

    Paritosh Joshi

    Paritosh Joshi said, “I have been privileged to work alongside the terrific team here for several years and when Ritu asked me to take up this responsibility, it seemed like a natural next step.”

     

  • Aaj Tak garnered maximum ROI for the Lalit Modi story, followed by India TV within the Hindi news genre (HSM, CS 15+). Times Now secured ROI three times that of genre average (All India 1 Mn+, CS 25+ Males AB), as per analysis conducted by the S Group, the analytical research arm of TAM Media Research

    TAMWatch: Aaj Tak, Times Now gain much on Lalit Modi story

    By A Correspondent

     

    The focus of all news channels has shifted to the ‘Vyapam Scam’ while the ‘Lalit Modi Immigration Case’ (or ‘LalitGate’) has witnessed a sudden drop in coverage. It would be interesting to see if the ‘Vyapam Scam’ turns out to be the next big thing for news channels in terms of viewership. Aaj Tak garnered maximum ROI for this story, followed by India TV within Hindi News Genre. (HSM, CS 15+). Times Now devoted the maximum time to ‘LalitGate’, that too with the ROI three times that of genre average (All India 1 Mn+, CS 25+ Males AB). The coverage of ‘Lalitgate’ on Times Now was highest among all the news channels. This emerged from the analysis conducted by the S Group, the analytical research arm of TAM Media Research.

     

     

    Both Hindi and English news channels covered the Lalit Modi case extensively till July 1, post which there has been a shift of focus. Before that, news channels have made sure to gain viewership from the same.

     

    Both Aaj Tak and Times Now would be hoping to carry the momentum into ‘Vyapam Scam’. As on July 8, both these channels were leading in terms of coverage. We will have to wait for the next week’s TAM data, to see who the winner in ‘Vyapam Scam’ battle is.