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Eupheus Learning appoints Kapil Chanana as Chief Growth Officer
New Delhi: Eupheus Learning on Monday appointed Kapil Chanana as the chief growth officer for the company.
Chanana previously served as director marketing activations, Coca-Cola India and South-West Asia from 2011 to 2021. He has more than 25 years of experience in the FMCG, Education, and Advertising sectors.
Eupheus Learning co-founder and managing director Sarvesh Shrivastava said, “We are thrilled to have Kapil lead our growth mandate. He is a unique blend of marketing and operational excellence with an exceptional record of innovation and growth. Kapil’s extensive experience in consumer marketing, education marketing, and advertising in the past and his impressive track record and passion for customers make him the ideal choice to lead the explosive growth mandate.”
On his new role, Chanana said, “I’m excited to be a part of Team Eupheus at a time when the fundamentals of marketing are experiencing a great transformation – from interruption to engagement model. And while every brand narrative is unique, the consumers or customers need to be engaged well for the narrative to be well received. Which leads to sustainable and profitable business growth.”
Weighing in on the effects of the ongoing pandemic on children’s learning, he further said, “The pandemic induced tussle between on-line and off-line learning is an incomplete story. What is important is a bridge between at-school and at-home learning. A child needs to be engaged differently to imbibe holistic education, skills, and values which we hope for our future generations. And I look forward to leveraging this moment to deliver even more value to our stakeholders.”
Set in 2017, Eupheus Learning is an education technology firm in the K-12 space, intending to bring 21st-century learning solutions from all across the globe.
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Paramount set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in $81 billion deal
Shareholders back merger, combined entity could reshape streaming and studios.
MUMBAI: Lights, camera… consolidation, Hollywood’s latest blockbuster might be happening off-screen. Shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery have voted in favour of selling the company to Paramount in a deal valued at $81 billion rising to nearly $111 billion including debt setting the stage for one of the biggest shake-ups in modern media. The proposed merger, still subject to regulatory approvals, would bring together a vast portfolio spanning HBO Max, CNN, and franchises such as Harry Potter under the same umbrella as Paramount’s own heavyweights, including Top Gun and CBS.
At the heart of the deal is streaming scale. Executives have indicated plans to combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single platform, potentially creating a stronger challenger to giants like Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video. Current market data suggests HBO Max holds around 12 per cent of US on-demand subscriptions, compared to Paramount+’s 3 per cent, together still trailing Netflix’s 19 per cent and Disney’s combined 27 per cent via Disney+ and Hulu.
Paramount CEO David Ellison has signalled that while platforms may merge, HBO’s creative identity will remain intact, stating the brand should “stay HBO” even within a broader ecosystem.
Beyond streaming, the deal would redraw the map for film production. Combining two of Hollywood’s oldest studios Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros., the new entity aims to scale output to over 30 films annually, while maintaining a 45-day theatrical window. Warner Bros. currently commands around 21 per cent of the US box office, compared to Paramount’s 6 per cent, underscoring the strategic weight of the acquisition.
But scale comes with scrutiny. Critics warn that fewer players could mean reduced consumer choice, rising subscription costs, and potential job cuts as the combined company looks to streamline overlapping operations while managing billions in debt.
The news business, too, faces a reset. CNN would join forces at least structurally with Paramount-owned CBS, raising questions about editorial independence and positioning. The merger has already drawn political attention in the United States, particularly given perceived ties between the Ellison family and Donald Trump, though the company maintains that newsroom autonomy will be preserved.
If approved, the deal would mark another milestone in Hollywood’s consolidation wave shrinking the industry’s traditional “big six” studios to a “big four”, with Paramount joining Disney, Universal, and Sony at the top table.
In an industry built on storytelling, this merger may well become its most consequential plot twist yet.
