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Sourav Ganguly believes ‘ATK will be the real DADA’ in the new Star Sports regional campaign
MUMBAI: The Hero Indian Super League Season 6 is all set to start from 20th October 2019 and the two-time champions, ATK, will kick off the new season against Kerala Blasters FC in the season opening game. Reinventing their game, ATK is back with their Season 1 winning coach, Antonio Lopez Habas who got them their maiden title and stars like Pritam Kotal and Roy Krishna who will help them clinch the trophy for a record third time. All these new inclusions give the team a new vibrant feel which is captured in the new Star Sports campaign.
The TVC is part of Star Sports’ larger campaign named #TrueLove which is all about celebrating fans’ love for the beautiful game of football. ATK is back stronger with coach Habas and they are all set to make a comeback with vengeance which is expressed by Sourav Ganguly in the new commercial. The TVC takes an interesting view on how ATK is not just a team but it’s a state where fans are so passionate about football that the fans are thoroughly updated. The Dada of Bengal, Sourav Ganguly, signs off saying, “Eikhane Dada ami na, ATK” which literally translates to, Sourav Ganguly is not the dada, but ATK as a team is.
Season 6 of Hero Indian Super League promises to be exciting for the fans and broadens the leagues geographical presence with new teams like Hyderabad FC and Odisha FC. Currently ATK is at par with Chennaiyin FC as both the teams have won two titles each till date, thus giving the Kolkata based team, a chance to create history by winning the third title.
রক্ষণে ভরসা দিচ্ছেন @KotalPritam আক্রমণে থাকছেন @RoyKrishna21দলে ফিরেছেন চ্যাম্পিয়ন কোচ হাবাস।
২০শে অক্টোবর সন্ধে ৭টা ৩০ থেকে শুরু #HeroISL ২০১৯-২০, তৈরি @ATKFCএবার জমবে মজা।এগিয়ে চলো বাংলা।
চোখ রাখুন স্টার স্পোর্টস 1 বাংলা, জলসা মুভিজ, হটস্টার ও জিও টিভিতে।#LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/1wFBNJhUoD
— Star Sports Football (@StarFootball) October 9, 2019
A season of #TrueLove, fans will be enthralled and can catch all the 90 league matches of Hero ISL season 6 on the Star Sports Network in seven-languages across 6 sports channels, Hotstar and Jio TV.
List of channels – Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Bangla, Jalsha movies, Jalsha movies HD and Asianet Plus.
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Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to step down after 18 years in role
Board begins CEO search as Narayen prepares to move to chair role
SAN JOSE: After nearly two decades at the helm, Adobe’s long-serving chief executive Shantanu Narayen is preparing to pass the baton.
The company announced that Narayen will transition from his role as chief executive officer once a successor is appointed, ending an 18-year run that reshaped Adobe from a boxed software seller into a global cloud and AI powerhouse. He will remain chair of the board following the leadership transition.
Adobe’s board has formed a special committee to oversee the succession process, led by lead independent director Frank Calderoni. The committee will evaluate both internal and external candidates.
“Shantanu’s leadership has been instrumental in Adobe’s transformation and in positioning the company for the AI-driven era,” Calderoni said in a statement. “As we begin the next phase of succession planning, our focus is on identifying the right leader for the company’s next chapter while ensuring a smooth transition.”
In a note to employees, Narayen described the moment not as a farewell but as a pause for reflection after a long journey with the company.
“I love Adobe and the privilege of leading it has been the greatest honour of my career,” he wrote, adding that he will continue to work closely with the board over the coming months to ensure a seamless leadership change.
Tributes from the technology industry quickly followed the announcement. Microsoft chairman and chief executive officer Satya Nadella congratulated Narayen on what he described as a “legendary run” at Adobe.
“Congrats Shantanu, on a legendary run at Adobe! You’ve built one of the most important software companies in the world, and expanded what’s possible for creators, entrepreneurs, and brands everywhere,” Nadella wrote on LinkedIn.
“What has always stood out to me is the empathy you’ve brought to the creative process and the example you’ve set as a leader. Grateful for your friendship, mentorship, and for all you’ve done for Adobe and for our industry.”
Narayen’s career at Adobe spans nearly three decades. He joined the company in 1998 as vice president and rose steadily through the ranks before becoming chief executive officer in December 2007.
During that time, he orchestrated one of the most significant reinventions in the software industry. In 2013, Adobe made the bold decision to abandon traditional boxed software sales and move its flagship creative tools such as Photoshop to a subscription-based Creative Cloud model. The shift initially rattled investors but ultimately transformed Adobe into a predictable recurring revenue business and a case study in digital reinvention.
Narayen also pushed Adobe beyond creative tools into the world of marketing technology and data-driven customer experience, spearheading acquisitions such as Omniture and Marketo. Those moves helped build Adobe’s digital experience division and broaden its reach far beyond designers and photographers.
The numbers tell the story of that transformation. When Narayen took over in 2007, Adobe generated roughly $3 billion in annual revenue. Today the company reports more than $25 billion. Over the same period, its workforce expanded from around 3,000 employees to more than 30,000.
In recent years, Narayen has steered Adobe into the generative AI era with the launch of Adobe Firefly, aiming to keep the company ahead in a rapidly evolving creative technology landscape.
Born in Hyderabad in 1963, Narayen studied electronics and communication engineering at Osmania University before moving to the United States for a master’s degree in computer science from Bowling Green State University. He later earned an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Widely regarded as one of Silicon Valley’s most steady and effective leaders, Narayen has earned multiple honours during his career, including India’s Padma Shri in 2019.
For Adobe, the upcoming leadership change marks the end of a defining chapter. For Narayen, however, the story is far from finished. As he told employees, the company’s next era of creativity, powered by AI and new digital workflows, is only just beginning.
