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TV Today’s distribution head Amitabh Srivastava Disney bound
NEW DELHI: TV Today distribution and network development head Amitabh Srivastava has finally quit and is set to join Disney India.
According to TV Today sources, the company has accepted Srivastava’s resignation, which was sent last week.
Interestingly, Srivastava had put in his resignation earlier this year in February too but it was not accepted, following which, he had withdrawn the same.
The Aroon Purie-controlled TV Today is the parent company for news channel leader Aaj Tak and its English sibling, Headlines Today. Though TV Today sources confirmed the development, company’s official spokesperson was not available for comments. TV Today CEO G Krishnan too is said to be out of Delhi and was not available for a reaction.
Quizzed on the issue, Walt Disney Television International (India) head of marketing and communication Hema Govindan told indiantelevision.com, “We don’t comment on speculations.”
Though Disney India has got most of its senior executives in place now, a national distribution and network development head has not been announced yet. In a fragmented and complex cable TV market, which is witnessing action in the kids channel segment with several launches this year, Disney India would be needing an experienced and aggressive distribution head to gain momentum
Srivastava has worked in several media companies, including BBC World’s Indian operation. He was part of the core team at TV Today, which helped in launching first Aaj Tak and then Headlines Today.
Like last time, rumours about Srivastava’s departure had been doing the rounds of the industry from the date Disney launched two channels in India. He is likely to take up his fresh assignment sometime next month. At the moment, he is on a month’s notice period.
With Srivastava’s imminent departure — earlier this year he had, reportedly, negotiated with Rajat Sharma’s India TV too — TV Today seems to be experiencing a round of desertions as some other colleagues of his from the distribution team are said to have quit in the recent past.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
