News Broadcasting
Enter10 Network’s ex-chief business officer Shrutish Maharaj joins Worldwide Media as its president of revenue & strategy
Mumbai: Worldwide Media, India’s leading lifestyle and entertainment group has appointed the exemplary revenue leader, Shrutish Maharaj as its president of revenue & strategy, according to his Linkedin profile update. Having over 18 years of experience in this domain, he has diversified his portfolio into different mediums such as radio, print, TV, below-the-line advertising, branded content and digital sales. In his new stint, he will oversee the sales & business generation of the company, which is a Times Group entity.
Maharaj was associated with Enter10 Network as the Chief Business Officer where he was instrumental in setting up and scaling up the group’s revenue & operations function. He was also responsible for overseeing media planning & buying activities of the organisation. During his tenure at Enter10 Network, he adopted a transformational approach toward business. The group’s channels like Dangal, Bhojpuri Cinema and Enterr10 Movies focused on creating the right positioning and perception under his leadership. At Enter10 TV Network, he restructured its leadership and looked after the revenue mandate of its flagship GEC Dangal TV.
His strong acumen helped him to reach new heights and fostered in the business growth of companies he was engaged with. A go-getter, who constantly believes in innovation and drives sales & revenue growth with his experience and knowledge. Shrutish is a fearless young leader who shares the passion & vision for the media and entertainment space.
Prior to this, he has also held multiple leadership positions with groups like UTV, Times TV Network and Helios Media. He also had a stint with HT media, CNBC TV 18, and Radio Today for over a year.
News Broadcasting
Mihir Bhatt appointed as chief content officer at News18 Studios
The media veteran brings two decades of experience across television, digital and radio to one of India’s biggest broadcast networks, Disney+ Hotstar, Discovery+
NEW DELHI: Network18 has a new strategist in the building. Mihir Bhatt, one of Indian media’s more versatile operators, has joined News18 Studios as chief content officer, stepping into a role that will see him shape content strategy, build multi-platform properties and drive brand partnerships across the network.
Bhatt brings more than two decades of experience spanning television, digital and radio, with a track record of doing something rare in Indian media: combining editorial ambition with hard commercial results. At Times Network, where he served as managing editor and chief business officer of Times Influence, he built one of the industry’s more respected content studios, launching marquee properties such as the India Economic Conclave, the Times Now Summit and Leaders of Tomorrow. He also pushed the network into premium OTT territory through tie-ups with Disney+ Hotstar and Discovery+.
His resume stretches well beyond the studio. Bhatt has led Global Investor Summits for multiple state governments, worked alongside the World Economic Forum and played a pivotal role in launching the Indian Pickleball League. Earlier, as editor of Zee Business, he pioneered investor education initiatives that are still cited as industry benchmarks.
At News18 Studios, Bhatt will report to chief executive S Shivakumar and will oversee the studios execution vertical alongside revenue verticals covering emerging markets and campaigns. Sidharth Saini, Hemanth Kumar and Nimar Sarkaria will work under him.
Rahul Joshi, managing director and editor-in-chief of Network18 Group, made the announcement in an internal communication. “Mihir’s ability to build enduring brands, foster strategic partnerships and navigate a rapidly evolving media landscape will be instrumental as we continue to strengthen our position and explore new avenues of growth in the Studios business,” Joshi said.
In a media industry lurching between disruption and reinvention, Network18 has bet on a man who has spent two decades thriving in exactly that chaos. Whether he can do it again, at greater scale, is the question worth watching.
