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GoTV announces IPTV coverage of Primetime Emmy Awards
MUMBAI: Underscoring the growing importance of mobile entertainment in the world of event coverage, the US-based IPTV player GoTV Networks has announced its made-for-mobile news coverage of the 2006 Primetime Emmy awards and related events.
GoTV Networks’ coverage will be created exclusively for mobile viewers’ consumption on the GoTV Networks suite of channels, and it will feature full access to a variety of glamorous events that culminate in television’s biggest night, state an official release.
GoTV Networks entertainment host Athenia Veliz-Dunn will chat with television’s biggest stars as they make their way up the red carpet into the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, 27 August. Additional coverage will include in-person reports from such A-list events and destinations as the Governor’s Ball Press Reception, The Hearts on Fire Emmy Diamond Indulgence Lounge, the pre-Emmy Golf Tournament at Trump National Golf Club, and the Emmy Performers’ Reception.
A team of GoTV Networks hosts including Possum, Yana Kay, Stephanie Stanton, and Courtney Friel will contribute reports from each of these Emmy Week events, exclusively for GoTV Networks subscribers, the release adds.
“GoTV Networks programming is always fresh and hip,” says GoTV Studios executive vice president Daniel Tibbets. “Our Primetime Emmy coverage will be all that and more. Fans can expect all of the glamour and excitement of TV’s biggest night to be delivered with our trademark attitude and style.”
GoTV Networks’ Emmy Awards coverage is available throughout the week and will be featured on GoTV and Diva, two of GoTV Networks’ on-demand premium subscription channels.
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Hathway Cable appoints Gurjeev Singh Kapoor as CEO
Leadership change comes as cable TV faces shrinking subscriber base and modest earnings pressure
MUMBAI: Hathway Cable and Datacom has tapped industry veteran Gurjeev Singh Kapoor as chief executive officer, marking a leadership pivot at a time when India’s cable television business is under mounting strain.
Kapoor will take over from Tavinderjit Singh Panesar, who is set to retire in August after a long innings with the company. Panesar, chief executive since 2023, has held multiple leadership roles at Hathway, including his latest stint beginning in 2022.
Kapoor brings more than three decades of experience in media and entertainment. He most recently led distribution at The Walt Disney Company’s Star India business, now part of JioStar. His career spans television distribution and affiliate partnerships, with stints at Sony Pictures Networks India, Discovery Communications and Zee Entertainment.
Panesar, with over three decades in the industry, has worked across strategic planning, distribution and business development in media, broadcasting and manufacturing. His past associations include ESPN Star Sports, Star India, Apollo Tyres and JK Industries.
The transition lands as the cable sector grapples with structural disruption. Traditional operators are losing ground to streaming platforms, while telecom and broadband players tighten the squeeze with bundled offerings.
An EY report estimates India’s pay-TV base could shrink by a further 30 to 40 million households by 2030, taking the total down to 71 to 81 million. The slide follows a loss of nearly 40 million homes between 2018 and 2024, a contraction that has already wiped out more than 37,000 jobs in the local cable operator ecosystem.
Hathway’s numbers reflect the strain. The company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 93 crore for FY25, down from Rs 99 crore a year earlier. Revenue inched up to Rs 2,040 crore from Rs 1,981 crore. As of December 2025, it had about 4.7 million cable TV subscribers and roughly 1.02 million broadband users.
Kapoor steps in with a familiar brief but a shrinking playbook. In a market where viewers are cutting cords faster than companies can reinvent them, the new chief executive inherits a business fighting to stay plugged in.
