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ETC promoters get prominent positions in ETC-Zee Telefilms restructure; Chandra ETC chairman; Goyal managing director
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms Ltd (ZTL) has been on a gobbling spree over the past year, having acquired stakes in ETC Networks Ltd (ETC) and Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd (PTL). Now it is digesting those acquisitions.
Today, the board of directors of ETC was reconstituted with Subhash Chandra taking over as chairman of the company, Sandeep Goyal, Group Broadcasting CEO of ZTL getting additional charge as managing director. The promoters Jagjit Singh Kohli, Yogesh Shah and Yogesh Radhakrishnan have resigned from the board.
The three of them have been given on additional responsibilities within ZTL and ETC. Kohli continues to look after the day-to-day operations of ETC as Executive Director while Radhakrishnan in his enlarged role will look after Zee Cinema, Zee Music and etc as business head. Shah has been inducted as director, inhouse production for the entire Zee Network including house production at ETC and PTL.
This apart oodles of glamour has been added to the ETC board with Hema Malini getting hopping on as an independent director.
ZTL nominees Rajiv Garg and Vikas Gupta have also been appointed as additional directors on ETC.
With the reconstitution of the ETC Board and the new management responsibility of the original promoters of ETC, the integration of ETC with ZTL has now been completed and we look forward to the ETC brand and company achieving greater success in the days to come, says ZTL vice-president corporate finance & strategy Atul Das.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
