News Broadcasting
CNN wins 2 Golden Nymph Awards at Monte Carlo Television Festival
CNN has been awarded top honours at the 42nd Monte Carlo Television Festival, considered one of Europes most prestigious competitions.
CNN International bagged two of the Golden Nymph awards for the networks coverage of the events of 11 September and to CNN Productions for the documentary ‘Beneath the Veil’. CNN International won within the newly created ’24-hour news’ category while ‘Beneath the Veil’ a candid and hard-hitting documentary about life under Taliban rule, won for �Best Current Affairs Film. ‘Beneath the Veil’ which was produced by CNN Productions, Hardcash Productions and Channel 4, has won 13 awards since it first aired last August in the United States and abroad, says an official release. The documentary also bagged the Freedom of the Press award by America’s National Press Club this week.
CNNs minute-by-minute coverage of the 11 September events which unfolded in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pa. brought viewers the first images of the attacks. Coverage included constant news updates from each scene, eyewitness accounts, international reports and in-depth perspectives from CNNs top anchors and correspondents around the world.
News Broadcasting
Mihir Bhatt appointed as chief content officer at News18 Studios
The media veteran brings two decades of experience across television, digital and radio to one of India’s biggest broadcast networks, Disney+ Hotstar, Discovery+
NEW DELHI: Network18 has a new strategist in the building. Mihir Bhatt, one of Indian media’s more versatile operators, has joined News18 Studios as chief content officer, stepping into a role that will see him shape content strategy, build multi-platform properties and drive brand partnerships across the network.
Bhatt brings more than two decades of experience spanning television, digital and radio, with a track record of doing something rare in Indian media: combining editorial ambition with hard commercial results. At Times Network, where he served as managing editor and chief business officer of Times Influence, he built one of the industry’s more respected content studios, launching marquee properties such as the India Economic Conclave, the Times Now Summit and Leaders of Tomorrow. He also pushed the network into premium OTT territory through tie-ups with Disney+ Hotstar and Discovery+.
His resume stretches well beyond the studio. Bhatt has led Global Investor Summits for multiple state governments, worked alongside the World Economic Forum and played a pivotal role in launching the Indian Pickleball League. Earlier, as editor of Zee Business, he pioneered investor education initiatives that are still cited as industry benchmarks.
At News18 Studios, Bhatt will report to chief executive S Shivakumar and will oversee the studios execution vertical alongside revenue verticals covering emerging markets and campaigns. Sidharth Saini, Hemanth Kumar and Nimar Sarkaria will work under him.
Rahul Joshi, managing director and editor-in-chief of Network18 Group, made the announcement in an internal communication. “Mihir’s ability to build enduring brands, foster strategic partnerships and navigate a rapidly evolving media landscape will be instrumental as we continue to strengthen our position and explore new avenues of growth in the Studios business,” Joshi said.
In a media industry lurching between disruption and reinvention, Network18 has bet on a man who has spent two decades thriving in exactly that chaos. Whether he can do it again, at greater scale, is the question worth watching.
