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ET NOW launches ‘Inspiration Inc’
MUMBAI: ET NOW, India’s leading English business news channel announces the launch of its new weekend show ‘Inspiration Inc’. The new show will see Mihir Bhatt, Chief Editor, IPs, Times Network in conversation with the Influential business and policy leaders who have played a pivotal role in the growth of India. With its first guest, Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog, the show premieres Friday, October12, 2018 at 7.30 pm.
Aligned to the brand ethos, ‘Rise with India’, ‘Inspiration Inc’ builds conversations with the business icons who have risen to become beacons of inspiration for the nation on the rise. Going beyond boardrooms, numbers and strategies, the show unravels unknown aspect of the corporate honchos and how they have shaped their business acumen to make their mark and inspire citizens with their remarkable stories.
Some of the leaders who will talk through their journey on Inspiration Inc include, Mr. Kishore Biyani, Founder and CEO – Future Group, Harsh Mariwala, Chairman – Marico, Rashesh Shah, Chairman and CEO – Edelweiss, Mr. Nirmal Jain, Founder and Chairman – India Infoline Group, Ajay Srinivasan, Chief Executive – Aditya Birla Capital and Nilesh Shah, Managing Director, Kotak AMC Ltd.
Premiering October 12, 2018 at 7.30pm, watch the Indian business leaders in a candid conversation with Mihir Bhatt, only on ET NOW.
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Senior media executive Madhu Soman exits Zee Media
Former Reuters and Bloomberg leader says he leaves with “no regrets” after brief stint at WION and Zee Business
NOIDA: Madhu Soman, a veteran of global newsrooms and media sales floors, has stepped away from Zee Media Corporation after a short stint steering business strategy for WION and Zee Business.
In a reflective LinkedIn note marking his departure, Soman said his time within the network’s corridors was always likely to be brief. “Some chapters close faster than expected,” he wrote, signalling the end of a nearly two-year spell in which he oversaw both editorial partnerships and commercial strategy.
Soman joined Zee Media in 2022 after more than a decade abroad with Reuters and Bloomberg, returning to India to take on the role of chief business officer for WION and Zee Business. His mandate was ambitious: bridge the newsroom and the revenue desk while expanding digital and broadcast reach.
During the stint, Zee Business reached break-even for the first time since its launch in 2005, while WION refreshed programming and strengthened its digital footprint across platforms such as YouTube and Facebook.
But Soman suggested the cultural fit proved uneasy. Describing himself as a “cultural misfit”, he hinted at deeper tensions between editorial instincts shaped in global newsrooms and the realities of India’s television news ecosystem.
Before joining Zee, Soman spent more than seven years at Bloomberg in Hong Kong as head of broadcast sales for Asia-Pacific, expanding the company’s news syndication business across several markets. Earlier, he held senior editorial roles at Reuters, overseeing online strategy in India and managing Reuters Video Services from London.
His career began in television and wire reporting, including a stint with ANI during the 1999 Kargil conflict, before moving into digital publishing as India’s internet media landscape took shape.
Now, after nearly three decades in broadcast and digital media, Soman is leaving Delhi NCR and returning to his hometown, Trivandrum.
Exhausted, he admits. But unbowed. And with one quiet line that sums up the journey: he didn’t sell his soul — because some things, after all, are not for sale.
