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India TV brings 24×7 news coverage stream of Paris Olympics 2024 on CTV
Mumbai: India TV, a leading Indian news broadcaster, announces the launch of an exclusive 24×7 news stream for the Paris 2024 Olympics for the CTV audience. With this initiative, India TV once again proves its commitment to delivering CTV-first content. And with this India TV provides firsthand coverage of the Olympic Games, following its comprehensive coverage of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 through its connected TV platforms.
This dedicated Olympics 24×7 stream service will deliver nonstop coverage of the 2024 Olympics, from on-ground coverage from Paris, real-time updates, exclusive interviews with athletes and coaches, athlete’s life stories, behind-the-scenes insights, and highlighted moments.
India TV managing director Ritu Dhawan said, “With our vision of CTV growth, we understand the requirements of demanding audience. Along the same lines, we also understand the importance of the Olympics and its growing popularity among viewers. With this CTV first Olympics stream, we aim to bring the Olympics closer to viewers, allowing them to witness every triumph, every remarkable feat, and every moment of glory as it happens”.
India’s participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics is eagerly anticipated, with hopes for strong performances from athletes like Neeraj Chopra in javelin, PV Sindhu in badminton, and Mirabai Chanu in weightlifting. India aims for its best-ever performance with 117 participants, showcasing its growing prowess on the global sporting stage. The launch of “India House” at the Paris 2024 Olympics will celebrate India’s talent and progress in the Olympic movement. It will serve as a platform to highlight India’s cultural and sporting achievements and support young athletes.
News Broadcasting
Rajesh Sundaram joins NDTV Profit as senior editor, assignment
The 32-year newsroom veteran has launched channels on three continents and covered everything from 9/11 to South African television
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit has bolstered its newsroom with a hire who has done rather more than most. Rajesh Sundaram, a journalist with over three decades of editorial, managerial and consultative experience across India and international markets, joins as senior editor, assignment, tasked with sharpening the network’s newsgathering and real-time response.
Sundaram’s career reads like a tour of Indian media’s most formative moments. He began at Businessworld in 1994, moved to Zee News as bureau chief across Mumbai and Chennai, then joined NDTV in 2002 as part of its political bureau during a particularly febrile period in Indian politics. A stint as India correspondent for Al Jazeera International followed, where he covered key geopolitical developments and got his first serious taste of the global newsroom.
What sets Sundaram apart, however, is his serial channel-launching habit. At NewsX, he helped get the operation off the ground. At Headlines Today, part of the India Today Group, he served as editor. At News Nation, he helped launch the Hindi news channel and its digital ecosystem. He then crossed continents to lead the launch of ANN7 in South Africa as editor-in-chief, overseeing both television and digital. Back in India, he launched Tamil news channels News7 Tamil and Cauvery News, and later served as principal consultant for the launch of Marathi channel Lokshahi. Most recently, he helped build and lead the Press Trust of India’s video service and content studio, before stints consulting for Business Today and The Himalayan Times.
Rahul Kanwal, chief executive and editor-in-chief of NDTV, left little doubt about what Sundaram is expected to deliver. “The assignment desk is where a newsroom’s intent becomes action,” he said. “Rajesh brings a rare combination of field experience and leadership in building news operations at scale.”
Sundaram has reported from across India and the world, covering elections, civil conflicts, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 US presidential election.
At NDTV Profit, he will lead the assignment desk, driving editorial coordination and real-time response across markets and breaking developments. For a business news network sharpening its focus on speed and multi-platform delivery, it has hired a man who has built newsrooms from scratch on three continents. The assignment desk is in good hands.
