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Former BBC DG Dyke could head Endemol
MUMBAI: Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke is believed to have been approached to head The Netherlands-based Endemol, which owns 500 different TV formats including Big Brother. Endemol is planning a ?1.75 billion flotation later this year.
While Dyke has refused to speak, a report in Sunday Telegraph indicates that Dyke is talking with Endemol’s Spanish owner, telecom giant Telefonica. Endemol is planning a listing on the London Stock Exchange. Telefonica is looking to offload the firm on to the stock market by early 2006. Dyke is already a multi-millionaire through his sale of LWT in the 1990s. If he joins he will get equity stake in Endemol.
Another report in The Guardian states that Dyke has made no secret of his desire for another big job. Dyke has not had a full-time job since the Lord Hutton report forced him to resign from the BBC. Endemol founder John de Mol, worth an estimated at ?1.2 billion, left the firm last year. He was replaced by Joaquim Agut Bonsfills, a former chief executive of General Electric in Europe.
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Hiili names Sanjay Hemady as country manager India
Media veteran to drive digital decarbonisation push
MUMBAI: Climate tech firm Hiili has announced its entry into India, appointing industry veteran Sanjay Hemady as India country manager to steer its growth in one of the world’s fastest-expanding digital markets.
Hemady, a familiar name across India’s media and consulting circles, will lead Hiili’s India operations from Mumbai. His mandate is clear: help Indian companies measure, manage and reduce the carbon emissions generated by their digital services.
Hiili offers a scientifically validated platform, certified by the UC3M-Santander Big Data Institute, that enables businesses to improve the efficiency of their digital infrastructure while cutting emissions. As organisations race to meet ESG targets, the company positions itself as a practical bridge between climate pledges and measurable action.
“I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as country manager, India at Hiili,” Hemady said in a LinkedIn post, adding that the company aims to move beyond broad sustainability promises towards precise, science-based decarbonisation.
Hemady brings more than three decades of experience spanning print, television, radio and digital media. He has previously served as chief executive officer at HIT 95 FM, assistant general manager at CNBC TV18, and held leadership roles at MTV India and The Indian Express, among others. Most recently, he worked as an independent business consultant advising firms across media and technology.
With India’s digital economy expanding at pace, the environmental cost of data, streaming and online services is climbing quietly in the background. Hiili’s bet is that carbon efficiency will soon sit alongside cost efficiency in boardroom conversations.
For Hemady, the move marks a shift from selling airtime and ad inventory to championing climate accountability. If successful, Hiili’s India play could make digital growth not just faster, but cleaner too.
