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AFI’s television event to showcase shows produced for tech-enabled TV audiences
LOS ANGELES: This is an event that aims at showcasing advanced television programming. On 2 December, the American Film Institute will conduct its annual Enhanced TV Workshop (AFI eTV). The event is in its sixth year.
An official release informs that consumer spending on extended cable and satellite services is surging. Digital video recorders seem poised to replace the VCR. Retail purchases of high definition TVs are predicted to skyrocket in 2004. TV viewers want the more powerful entertainment experience that digital technologies offer. AFI Enhanced TV explores how advancing technologies change the experience of watching and producing TV.
The workshop is a research and development environment. Its goal is to prepare the television creative community for digital, interactive broadcast storytelling through a hands-on prototype production process.
It will debut the results of its most recent production season. It will unveil eight broadcast-capable think pieces utilising existing and soon-to-be-available enhanced TV technologies. Some of the shows include ABC’s Celebrity Mole, US public broadcaster PBS’ Independent Lens and Disney’s Kim Possible. Among the more than 50 participating eTV design and production companies are Beyond Z, Goldpocket Interactive, Autonomt, ICTV, NDS Americas, Schematic, Zetools.
AFI brings the television production community together with leaders in the creation of digital content for TV. AFI claims that its creative environment provides professional consulting, support and “mentoring” by world-class leaders in content production, interactive technologies, design, business and distribution. Issues influencing and accelerating the development of this new medium in the US and internationally are identified and addressed within the AFI programme. The result is advanced production work which serves show producers, networks and the community as a whole.
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Rising Bharat Summit 2026 spotlights India’s global ascent
PM Modi keynotes two-day event with ministers, diplomats and icons in New Delhi.
MUMBAI: India didn’t just host a summit, it threw a coming-out party for a nation ready to own the global stage. The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026, held on 27–28 February in New Delhi, emerged as a high-octane platform for ideas, vision and strategic dialogue, uniting national leadership, global policymakers, industry titans, defence strategists and cultural icons under the theme “Strength Within”.
Prime minister Narendra Modi set the tone with a keynote that framed India’s resurgence as a reclaiming of lost potential built over generations. “In previous industrial revolutions, India and the Global South were merely followers,” he said. “But in the era of Artificial Intelligence, India is a partner in decisions and shaping them.” He highlighted the country’s thriving AI startup ecosystem and the recent AI Impact Summit attended by over 100 nations.
Union minister Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry) stressed India’s readiness to scale exports and deepen manufacturing, while Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT) positioned technology and infrastructure as twin engines of growth, especially in AI and digital trust. Jyotiraditya Scindia (Communications & North East Development) revealed India’s ambition to lead in 6G through the Bharat 6G Alliance and partnerships with over 30 countries.
Global voices added depth: former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called India’s development “self-sustaining” and strategically vital; ex-UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter asserted India deserves a seat at the great powers’ table; and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined ambassadors from Norway, Germany and Sweden in discussions on geopolitical realignment, sustainability and defence preparedness.
Other speakers included veteran investor Ramesh Damani, World Gold Council CEO David Tait, Vianai Systems founder Dr Vishal Sikka, DeepTech Bharat Foundation co-founder Shashi Shekhar Vempati, defence experts Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Ambekar, Patrick McGee, Tom Cooper and Adrian Fontanellaz, plus cultural and sporting icons Kangana Ranaut, Saina Nehwal, PR Sreejesh, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mithali Raj, Anil Kapoor and Yami Gautam.
The summit was supported by Jio Financial Services (Presenting Partner), Phonepe and DS Group (Co-Presenting Partners), Pernod Ricard India and Kia Seltos (Powered By & Driven By), state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand (State Partners), and associate partners including NSE, M3M Foundation and Reliance Industries.
Broadcast live across News18 Network, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, the event reinforced India’s image as a confident democracy and emerging global power proving that when strength comes from within, the world can’t help but watch.
