Cable TV
GTPL Hathway board okays additional stake buy in subsidiaries
MUMBAI: The board of directors of GTPL Hathway has approved the acquisition of additional stake in subsidiaries besides the sale/transfer of shareholding and preferential shares in a subsidiary company.
The multi-system operator (MSO) will increase its shareholding in subsidiary GTPL Space City from 61.50 per cent equity share to 74.5 per cent by acquiring additional 13 per cent equity shares. The company will also make GTPL Junagadh a wholly owned subsidiary by acquiring remaining 49 per cent stake.
The board has also approved the sale/transfer of all 51.08 per cent shareholding comprising 16,08,000 equity shares of Rs.10 each and 11,80,840, 10 per cent cumulative convertible preference shares of Rs 10 each in GTPL Chelikam Network India aggregating to Rs 1.18 crore.
Last year, too, the company turned three cable TV companies into wholly owned subsidiaries after buying remaining stake in the companies. GTPL Hathway last year increased its stake in two subsidiary companies GTPL Surat Telelink and GTPL Ahmedabad Cable Network. The company has acquired remaining 49 percent stake in GTPL Surat Telelink thereby making it a wholly owned subsidiary.
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Cable TV
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.
