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BBC Worldwide’s Brdcast, Resources divisions on sale
MUMBAI: The times are a changing at BBC Worldwide. Earlier this month the BBC’s commercial arm sold its women’s magazine Eve to UK publishing group Haymarket.
Now media reports indicate that BBC Broadcast and BBC Resources could be the next to go.
Next month BBC Worldwide’s board is expected to approve a plan which involves selling five businesses. This will lead to several hundred job losses and disposals of non-core businesses such as audio books and educational publishing.
A report in The Guardian states that the sale of BBC Broadcast is imminent. The corporation is expected to put out an ad to this effect in trade publications next month. BBC Broadcast is involved in among other things designing the look, feel of channels. BBC’s channels make up 80 per cent of BBC Broadcast’s business. BBC Broadcast employs about 1,000 people in three divisions.
Meanwhile BBC Resources’ divisions include studios, costumes and outside broadcast (for sports ). The management is said to be keen to put long-term contracts in place with the BBC before any sale. BBC Worldwide is also looking for joint venture partners for its audio books division. For BBC Learning the corporation is already talking to educational publishers such as Pearson in the UK.
After Eve other publications that the BBC is expected to sell from the magazine division include Your Hair. Rivals such as IPC and Emap were disappointed that the BBC did not decide to sell more of its top-selling magazines. However the BBC is said to be determined not to sell Radio Times.
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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.
