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Promax India to host the Regional Conference & Awards 2021
Mumbai: Honouring outstanding achievement in entertainment, marketing and design, the Promax India Regional Awards 2021 is all set to be held virtually on 11 June, the association announced on Monday.
The event will witness some of the best creative works in entertainment, marketing, promotion and design from all regional markets of India compete across 25 categories. Since 1997, Promax has honoured creativity, innovation, and storytelling in the media and entertainment industry. Given the ‘new-normal’, it has embarked on a new innovative journey with the first-ever Promax India Regional Conference and Awards 2021.
The event will see some prominent names from FMCG to the media industry deliberate on the rise of regional content, newer audiences, latest trends and new set of rules in the regional story of media & entertainment. Keeping in line with the evolving entertainment landscape, the sessions will feature Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, executive vice president and cluster head, Siju Prabhakran, EY India, media and entertainment leader, Ashish Pherwani, Viacom18, head – regional entertainment (Kannada & Marathi Cluster), Ravish Kumar, Sony Pictures Networks India, head of originals, Saugata Mukherjee, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, cluster business head (East), Zee Bangla & Zee Bangla Cinema, Samrat Ghosh among others.
Promax, country head & strategic partnerships (India, Hong Kong & Philippines) Rajika Mittra said, “Be it global or Indian brands, each one of them has broken new grounds in their respective sectors by localizing their content and communication to reach the Indian audiences. Keeping a close eye on these brands, we are proud to honour their work and encourage them to set new milestones. Even though the awards are to be held in a virtual setting, we look to transcend all geographical barriers and come together in celebrating the sheer brilliance by some of the finest brands out there.”
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Debkumar Dasgupta joins Dangal TV as Head of Syndication
Veteran broadcast executive to drive international and national content sales
MUMBAI: Debkumar Dasgupta, a seasoned broadcast media professional with over 30 years in the industry, has taken charge as head of syndication at Dangal TV, overseeing both international and national markets.
Dangal TV, owned by Enterr10 Television Network, is a popular 24-hour Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC). Launched in 2009 originally for Bhojpuri movies, it has since pivoted to Hindi entertainment, with a focus on family dramas, mythology, and crime shows catering to both urban and rural audiences.
Dasgupta brings a formidable track record in content acquisition, syndication sales, and P&L management across ME, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. His career spans top media organisations including IndiaCast Media, Viacom18, MTV Networks, Catvision Products and Tee-Men’s.
Most recently, he was with GoQuest Media as group partnership and strategy head, managing partnerships and monetisation strategies across the region. He also served as vice president – content acquisition and partnership for Asia and Africa, negotiating deals for Turkish dramas and other high-demand content.
Earlier stints include senior vice president and business head roles at IndiaCast Media Distribution, steering ME&A and global syndication sales, and boosting the reach of Viacom18 channels such as Colors, MTV India, Colors Rishtey and News18 India across Asia-Pacific, South Asia, ME, Africa, CIS, CEE and Latin America.
Dasgupta began his media journey as senior director – network development at MTV Networks India, managing channel carriage and affiliate revenues, before moving into content sales and international business with Viacom18. He started in cable TV sales with Catvision Limited, handling nationwide dealer and distributor networks.
Known as a creative change agent, Dasgupta has consistently driven revenue growth, market share expansion, and efficiency improvements, combining deep market insights with hands-on leadership.
With his global expertise and strong cross-functional experience across sales, legal, marketing, programming, logistics and finance, Dangal TV is set to strengthen its content syndication footprint and expand its international reach under his leadership.
Dasgupta’s appointment signals an aggressive push to leverage ethnic content opportunities and emerging markets, ensuring Dangal TV keeps pace in an increasingly competitive broadcast ecosystem.
