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India Today Group announces key management changes
New Delhi: There's management changes aplenty afoot at the Aroon Purie promoted India Today group. Long serving senior executives have been given promotions.
The group's listed company TV Today Network's chief operating officer Rahul Shaw has been elevated as CEO of the TV and radio business. A 10 year veteran of the group, he has held various positions in different verticals that India Today is present in.
Salil Kumar, who has been with the group for over a decade, has also been given a legup by being redesignated as CEO of its digital business. Kumar, who was COO, digital, has been with the organisation for over a decade.
14 year old vet KR Arora has been named as chief operating officer for distribution and international.
Another senior professional, Dinesh Bhatia , who was the group CFO has been named group CEO for the whole group.
Manoj Sharma will be the CEO for LMI. He was last serving as chief operating officer – publishing for India Today Group. He has spent over 10 years at the group.
Yatendra Tyagi will be the chief financial officer for TV Today Network.
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India Today vice chairman Kalli Purie announced these changes to the group today. “All will continue to work in close coordination with group roles on legal, compliance, financial, people, and technology matters. I have been on the job regularly with Dinesh, Rahul, Manoj, and Salil during these difficult times and feel that each is highly capable. Various necessary approvals are being initiated towards effecting these changes. Congratulations!," she said in an internal email circulated throughout the organisation. "Over the next several days I will be hosting pop-up Diwali celebrations with small groups. I hope to meet many of you, alas at a distance, so as to ensure that we are able to celebrate together in spite of the restrictions.”
Purie also stated that India Today would be going in for regular appraisals of its employees.
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Zee Business corners 74.2 per cent market share on Budget Day, BARC data shows
Channel extends lead as investors tune in for policy decoding and markets
MUMBAI: Zee Business tightened its grip on India’s business news audience on Union Budget Day, commanding a 74.2 per cent market share during peak coverage hours, according to data from Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).
The numbers, tracked between 0800 and 1000 hrs in north India among NCCS ABC males aged 22 and above, underscore the channel’s dominance as investors and traders tuned in for real-time policy decoding and market reaction. The share was calculated across two business news channels.
Industry executives say the spike mirrors an earnings-call-style verdict from viewers: speed, clarity and conviction won the day. Zee Business has retained its leadership beyond Budget Day, topping the charts on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, signalling sustained audience loyalty rather than a one-off surge.
The ratings momentum carried into Budget Samvad 2026, the channel’s flagship post-Budget discussion, broadcast live from the Bombay Stock Exchange. The session was moderated by Zee Business managing editor Anil Singhvi, and featured market veteran Ramesh Damani, among other participants.
Viewers were drawn to wall-to-wall Budget analysis, sharp market calls and plain-English interpretation of policy measures: an approach that continues to differentiate the channel in a crowded news market.
“The 74.2 per cent share reflects viewer trust in timely and credible market insight,” Singhvi said, adding that the post-Budget forum was designed to move beyond headlines and unpack the implications for investors and the broader economy.
