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UTV Stars assigns creative duties to Rickshaw
MUMBAI: UTV Stars, the recently launched Bollywood entertainment channel, has appointed Rickshaw to manage the brand’s creative duties.
Rickshaw is taking on the creative mandate of UTV Stars starting with the campaign of the channels two driver shows – Live My Life and Up, Close and Personal with PZ.
UTV Broadcasting marketing head Kunal Mukherjee said: “To communicate this effectively, it was critical that we have a very strong creative communications strategy in place. Given the strong team and impressive track record, we believe Rickshaw is the right partner for the brand.”
Rickshaw partner Shormishtha Mukherjee added, “Rickshaw is proud to partner UTV Stars. Apart from the fact that the channel is distinctly different from the run of the mill Bollywood channels in the sense that this is the definitive authority on Bollywood, it‘s also a great opportunity to work with the UTV Group. And a new launch is always ‘super exciting’; giving you a chance to do work that‘ll set the tone for time to come.”
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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.
