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GoQuest Media acquires several dramas from Europe
Mumbai: Global independent content distributor GoQuest Media has acquired several dramas from Europe. The deals finalised gives GoQuest Media distribution rights to Secrets of the Grapevine from Serbian telecommunications and cable TV operator Telekom Srbija, Crazy in Love from Polish broadcaster TVN, Still Waters from Estonian pubcaster ERR, and Sacrificiul (Sacrificial) from Romanian production company Dream Film Production.
Commenting on the deal GoQuest Media manager – acquisitions Akshit Sandhu said, “We’re so pleased to continue our partnership with Telekom Srbija and ERR & build a new one with TVN and Dream Film Production. These gripping series enjoyed high ratings and found great popularity with their local audiences, and we believe that these evergreen themes and performances will appeal to international audiences too.”
Find below the details of each show!
Winner of the most viewed series at the 11th International Drama and Series Festival FEDIS 2021 (Belgrade), Secrets of the Grapevine (72 x 50’) produced by MetRo Productions for Telekom Srbija, is a romantic drama that follows the incredible story of two winemaking families – the Tomovics and Smiljanics. The intimate saga of the feuding families is rapt with devastating secrets, long-lost love, and heartbreak. Former lovers Vuk Tomovic and Vera Smiljanic rekindle their romance after twenty years but they must make great sacrifices to realize a passion project they had dreamt of together a long time ago.
The telenovela Crazy in Love (260 x 22’) which originally aired on TVN 7 is an entangled story of holiday love. Piotr Nowak accidentally meets Joanna Popiel ten years after a holiday romance when she opens a veterinary office in the same building as his dental practice. Will Piotr choose youthful love or stay with high school sweetheart and ambitious partner Sylwia Witos? Or will the holiday lovers fall crazy in love again?
Still Waters (8 x 30’), produced by Zolba Productions for ERR follows teenager Marianne as she arrives at a new bilingual school far from the capital city. She finds herself being blackmailed when someone launches an online smearing and digital bullying campaign against her. As the events spiral into maddening terror threatening to destroy her fragile friendships and new stepfamily, Marianne has to find out who her friends and enemies really are and fight back with all means necessary.
Broadcast on Romania’s free-to-air television network, Antena 1, owned by Antena TV Group and part of the Intact Media Group, the drama Sacrificiul (100 x 45’) revolves around the extraordinary stories of three sisters who were separated and were only reunited years later by the fortuitous connection of their children.
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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.
