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FTV anniversary special: party at MIPTV, video stream on mobile
MUMBAI: It’s going to be seven soon and it has some plans to celebrate. Besides a celebration party at Fashion Bar at Loft Club, in Cannes on Tuesday 30 March 2004 starting at 11 PM onwards, Fashion TV at MIP TV 2004 will showcase its new services for video streaming on mobile phones.
Touted as a global TV leader of fashion, model, and style, the channel’s special celebration plans will enable the viewers to tune into Midnight Hot programme much before midnight on phones. The company will also be hosting a video stream on internet, video-on-demand services, as well as video magazines for DVD premiums inserts for printed magazines.
With its mission statement being ‘I see it first on FTV’, the channels offers a peak into all the latest fashion weeks, fashion parties, models, events from all over the world live or within days of it happening, informs a company release.
Available in more than 135 countries, over 35 satellites, thousands of cable systems, 4,000,000 hotel rooms, more than 100,000 clubs, hairdressers, airport lounges, gyms, the channel has launched 24 ‘Fashion Bars’ launched and has scheduled another 20 for this year.
Founder of Fashion TV Model Awards, ‘Fashion Week’ parties, FTV beach, FTV parties, Fashion Bar, ‘Fashion TV Model Awards ‘winners tour’ and many more events as a driver for content and publicity, the channel will focus on China this year, says the release.
The highlights for 2004 is a rapid expansion in China with the ‘Fashion Model Awards’ spectacle, which is a multimillion production in cooperation with the leading Chinese TV terrestrial station, Guangdong TV, to be broadcast live all over China and the world, followed by a ‘Fashion Model Awards Winner’s Tour’ to Cannes Film Festival and the Grand Prix of Monaco in end of May 2004.
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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.
