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Cinema ‘A TO ZEE’ celebrates golden jubilee on Zee News
Zee News is celebrating 50th episode of Cinema A to ZEE. On this occasion Zee News has specially packaged the golden jubilee episode for its viewers.
The special episode will feature sumptuous Mallika Sherawat in a unique double avatar while the sweet and saucy Amrita Rao turns probing journalist to delve deep into the life of the enigmatic Sushmita Sen, says a press release.
Cinema A to Zee is a film based programme with spicy gupshup and glitterati as well as in depth analyses on various aspects of Bollywood. Engaging interviews with Bollywood stars ranging from Shah Rukh Khan to Bipasha Basu, Cinema A to Zee has done it all in a short span of a year.
" I am extremely happy that we have proved our excellence in reporting of Film Industry's News also. At Zee News we have always believed in showcasing something different and intriguing for our viewers, which in turn provides a longer life to our programmes thus giving us sustained viewership". Says Zee News Programming Head Alka Saxena
The episode will be aired on Sunday 2 May at 11 am and will be repeated on 3 May at 4:30 p.m.
News Broadcasting
Rajesh Sundaram joins NDTV Profit as senior editor, assignment
The 32-year newsroom veteran has launched channels on three continents and covered everything from 9/11 to South African television
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit has bolstered its newsroom with a hire who has done rather more than most. Rajesh Sundaram, a journalist with over three decades of editorial, managerial and consultative experience across India and international markets, joins as senior editor, assignment, tasked with sharpening the network’s newsgathering and real-time response.
Sundaram’s career reads like a tour of Indian media’s most formative moments. He began at Businessworld in 1994, moved to Zee News as bureau chief across Mumbai and Chennai, then joined NDTV in 2002 as part of its political bureau during a particularly febrile period in Indian politics. A stint as India correspondent for Al Jazeera International followed, where he covered key geopolitical developments and got his first serious taste of the global newsroom.
What sets Sundaram apart, however, is his serial channel-launching habit. At NewsX, he helped get the operation off the ground. At Headlines Today, part of the India Today Group, he served as editor. At News Nation, he helped launch the Hindi news channel and its digital ecosystem. He then crossed continents to lead the launch of ANN7 in South Africa as editor-in-chief, overseeing both television and digital. Back in India, he launched Tamil news channels News7 Tamil and Cauvery News, and later served as principal consultant for the launch of Marathi channel Lokshahi. Most recently, he helped build and lead the Press Trust of India’s video service and content studio, before stints consulting for Business Today and The Himalayan Times.
Rahul Kanwal, chief executive and editor-in-chief of NDTV, left little doubt about what Sundaram is expected to deliver. “The assignment desk is where a newsroom’s intent becomes action,” he said. “Rajesh brings a rare combination of field experience and leadership in building news operations at scale.”
Sundaram has reported from across India and the world, covering elections, civil conflicts, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 US presidential election.
At NDTV Profit, he will lead the assignment desk, driving editorial coordination and real-time response across markets and breaking developments. For a business news network sharpening its focus on speed and multi-platform delivery, it has hired a man who has built newsrooms from scratch on three continents. The assignment desk is in good hands.
