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Niraj Dutt joining NDTV Media as executive V-P
MUMBAI: Niraj Dutt, the former number two in ad sales at Star India, who also quit about the same time as did Raj Nayak, is joining NDTV Media as executive vice-president.
Dutt will be based in Delhi. There will be no structural changes at NDTV Media with Rajnath Kamath continuing to head advertising sales and Avinash Kaul continuing to handle strategic planning, research and marketing, says NDTV Media CEO Raj Nayak.
At Star, Dutt, who reported directly to Nayak, was fully responsible for the sales of all the channels in the network with all the VP’s reporting to him.
After Dutt quit Star, he was keen to pursue his own business. However, things did not work out as he had planned and therefore the decision to get back to the corporate world.
Dutt started out as a management trainee with the Times Group and has been in the media business thoughout his career.
The appointment of Dutt would appear to indicate that NDTV Media is readying to expand its scope of operations beyond that of managing advertising and marketing of just the NDTV news channels.
Nayak told indiantelevision.com in a recent interview that he had set himself a June deadline to start pitching for new business from non-competetive broadcasters to handle their sales and marketing as well as offer strategic programming and distribution consultancy.
Expect some action on this front once the elections are over and done with.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
