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Zee News signs content sharing deal with Mid Day
NEW DELHI: Now Zee News is going in for barter advertising deals with print publications and has extended a similar relationship to Mumbai’s tabloid Mid Day Publication for content sharing too.
Confirming the move, Zee Telefilms news group director Laxmi Goel told indiantelevision.com, “We are going in for various marketing alliances with print publications, including Mid Day which will do some news and current affairs programming for Zee News.”
According to Goel, the deal with Mid Day, to be announced tomorrow in Mumbai, entails both Zee News and the tabloid giving each other space and airtime on their product for a specified number of time per week. He didn’t divulge into details.
However, Goel admitted that Mid Day would be putting together an eight-and-a-half minutes news programme for Zee News, which would be credited to the Mumbai newspaper. Zee would be marketing this programme amongst probable advertisers and would be paying
Mid Day for the news product.
Apart from Mid Day, Zee News has also struck up a barter deal for advertising space with Outlook magazine, owned by a Rajan Raheja company. Another Raheja company Hathway Datacom is a multi-system cable operator (MSO), a venture in which Star owns 26 per cent stake.
Though Goel was not forthcoming, he said that the news channel was “open to the idea” of such barter deals with other media companies too, including online entities.
Another broadcaster that has similar barter deals with print publications for ad space is India’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati, which oversees the functioning of Doordarshan and All India Radio.
Prasar Bharati has a string of deals already in its bag with heavyweights like Malayala Manorama, Indian Express group and Dainik Bhaskar and would be leveraging these relationships to publicise the re-launch of DD News
channel.
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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.
