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The Top 10 developmets in Indian television in 2000
1)Rupert Murdoch’s India visit. The revival of Star Plus under Peter Mukerjea and its great success following Kaun Banega Crorepati and Amitabh Bachchan.
2) The arrival of Kerry PAcker in India and the appointment of the first Indian TV CEO Ravina Raj Kohli at Channel Nine. (Chandni Sehgal headed MTV India before and during its launch but did not have the staying power
3)The rise and fall of Zee Telefilms.
4)The hype around Richard Li’s NOW convergence project.
5)The IPO fever amongst wannabe stock market media darlings and the concurrent disenchantment.
6)The Dot com acquisition craze by broadcasters and the subsequent collapse.
7) The failure of cricket as a programming genre because of corruption in the sport
8) The rise of the new television companies – Balaji Telefilms, Cinevista, Nimbus, Broadcast Worldwide, Hathway etc
9) The revival of DD under R.R. Shah through the route of privatisation and commercialisation.
10) The continuing spate of announcements around broadcasting and convergence legislation and the lack of follow up thereafter.
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Parikshit Luthra exits CNBC-TV18 after 20-year run
Former bureau chief to take brief pause before next role
NEW DELHI: Senior journalist Parikshit Luthra has signed off from CNBC-TV18, marking 28 February 2026 as his final day and closing nearly two decades with Network18 Media & Investments Limited, including eight years at the business news channel.
During his tenure, Luthra interviewed prominent business leaders and Union ministers, reporting on economic policy, corporate strategy, the automobile sector and financial markets. His coverage spanned key inflection points in India’s economic narrative.
He also led new programming formats such as Newscentre, Global Eye and Global Lens, shows that examined politics and foreign policy through an economic prism, reflecting the channel’s push towards globally linked business reporting.
In a LinkedIn post, Luthra said his final weeks were spent covering the Union Budget, the India AI Summit, India’s trade agreements with the US and EU, and the group’s flagship Rising Bharat Summit 2026. He added that he continued anchoring until his last day and briefly met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his closing assignments.
Luthra joined CNBC-TV18 in June 2018 as assistant editor, later rising to senior editor and chief of bureau, a position he held for over two years. Before that, he worked with Republic TV and CNN-News18.
He said he plans to take a short break before embarking on his next professional chapter.
