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Hong Kong Entertainment Expo gala kicks off
HONG KONG: Entertainment Expo in its second year brought together key events in Hong Kong’s entertainment calendar for Digital entertainment, music, film as well as TV.
The combined events together form an excellent forum to ensure business deals, recognition of excellence a place to showcase content via the screenings and last but not the least the entertainment.
With an action packed opening act , and scintillating performances by Hong Kong artists TDC chairman Peter Woo, welcomed all the guests to the Entertainment Expo as well as the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Film Awards.
The month long mega event , the only one of its kind in Asia brings together eight exciting events covering a mix of film, television, music and digital entertainment.
The events include
The Film awards,
Hong Kong Filmart,
Hong Kong Film Festival
Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) Hong Kong Digital Excellence Awards (HKDEEA) The Digital Leadership Forum.(DELF) The IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award
and the Hong Kong Independent short Film &Video Awards
The Expo in its second year has found an overwhelming response connecting creative people from all over the world. With the opening of the growing China market and other emerging markets in Asia, opportunities and new avenues have opened up offering dreams to filmmakers , participants and viewers alike
The gala a star studded event had over 1200 attendees which included super stars like Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai ,Jacky Cheung,Leo Ku, Jeff Cheung, Joey Young and Japanese actor Yosuke Eguchi .Also in attendance was internationally acclaimed director Wong Kar-Wai who has been appointed as one of the judges at the famed Cannes Film Festival.
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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.
