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SureWaves wins award for excellence in emerging technologies
MUMBAI: Media convergence venture SureWaves MediaTech has won the award for Excellence in Emerging Technologies for the year 2015. At the ceremony held in Mumbai recently, the award was conferred to SureWaves by Indian Merchant Chambers.
The award was constituted to recognize and reward the accomplishments of the IT industry across a varied spectrum.
SureWaves chairman and managing director Rajendra Khare said, “We are extremely honored to receive this award. We thank IMC, Mr. Lalit Kanodia – chairman, IMC IT Committee and the esteemed jury for bestowing us with the ‘Excellence in Emerging Technologies Award’. This award is a validation of the groundbreaking technology and sheer strength and value of the SureWaves Spot TV Network for advertisers. It will motivate us to continue striving for bringing in more innovation to further transform and revolutionize the television advertising in India.”
The award winners were selected by a jury, which included several former chairpersons of NASSCOM. The jury comprised Mastek executive director Ashank Desai, Hexaware Technologies chairman Atul Nishar, Padma Bhushan and TCS founder F. C. Kohli, Zensar Technologies VC & CEO Ganesh Natarajan.
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Debkumar Dasgupta joins Dangal TV as Head of Syndication
Veteran broadcast executive to drive international and national content sales
MUMBAI: Debkumar Dasgupta, a seasoned broadcast media professional with over 30 years in the industry, has taken charge as head of syndication at Dangal TV, overseeing both international and national markets.
Dangal TV, owned by Enterr10 Television Network, is a popular 24-hour Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC). Launched in 2009 originally for Bhojpuri movies, it has since pivoted to Hindi entertainment, with a focus on family dramas, mythology, and crime shows catering to both urban and rural audiences.
Dasgupta brings a formidable track record in content acquisition, syndication sales, and P&L management across ME, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. His career spans top media organisations including IndiaCast Media, Viacom18, MTV Networks, Catvision Products and Tee-Men’s.
Most recently, he was with GoQuest Media as group partnership and strategy head, managing partnerships and monetisation strategies across the region. He also served as vice president – content acquisition and partnership for Asia and Africa, negotiating deals for Turkish dramas and other high-demand content.
Earlier stints include senior vice president and business head roles at IndiaCast Media Distribution, steering ME&A and global syndication sales, and boosting the reach of Viacom18 channels such as Colors, MTV India, Colors Rishtey and News18 India across Asia-Pacific, South Asia, ME, Africa, CIS, CEE and Latin America.
Dasgupta began his media journey as senior director – network development at MTV Networks India, managing channel carriage and affiliate revenues, before moving into content sales and international business with Viacom18. He started in cable TV sales with Catvision Limited, handling nationwide dealer and distributor networks.
Known as a creative change agent, Dasgupta has consistently driven revenue growth, market share expansion, and efficiency improvements, combining deep market insights with hands-on leadership.
With his global expertise and strong cross-functional experience across sales, legal, marketing, programming, logistics and finance, Dangal TV is set to strengthen its content syndication footprint and expand its international reach under his leadership.
Dasgupta’s appointment signals an aggressive push to leverage ethnic content opportunities and emerging markets, ensuring Dangal TV keeps pace in an increasingly competitive broadcast ecosystem.
