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Kaushik Izardar takes over as CEO of Sarrva Productions
Mumbai: Sarrva Productions Studio and a new kids-centric OTT service by Sarrva Studio has announced the onboarding of Dr Kaushik Izardar as it’s new chief executive officer.
Sarrva Productions will create content across fiction, non-fiction, digital programming as well as films. Commenting on this OTT venture, Izardar said, “We will be launching Kids exclusive OTT platform very soon by creating innovative and engaging content.”
Izardar previously served as executive director of EORTV.
“Little over two years ago, I took a big leap & had set up EORTV. Setting EORTV is in fact have been the most exciting time of my professional life. My Journey has ended but boy what a ride it was! Very rarely do you get a chance to build a product at such an immense scale and like to wish the team all the best for taking it ahead,” he further added.
Izardar earlier also worked with media conglomerates including Viacom18 Media, Zee, INX Media and Fulford India Ltd (Subsidiary of Merck & Co, USA).
He has also been an entrepreneur with exchange4media as Chief Business Officer and COO in Asia TV.
Izardar has a Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD). He has completed his thesis under Dr Piyush Sinha (IIM- Ahmedabad). He has a MBA in marketing and has completed his senior strategic management from IIM Kolkata. He did his graduation from Visva Bharati University (Siksha Bhavana- Santiniketan), founded by the renowned poet and noble prize winner Rabindranath Tagore.
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OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk’s lawsuit ahead of trial
Company calls claims “baseless” and accuses Musk of trying to disrupt a rival.
MUMBAI: When the stakes are measured in billions and egos are involved, even Silicon Valley titans can turn a courtroom into a battlefield. OpenAI has issued a sharp public response to Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit, accusing the billionaire of filing the case to harass a competitor rather than address genuine concerns. In a strongly worded statement shared on its official X account, OpenAI described Musk’s allegations as “baseless” and suggested the lawsuit is an attempt to disrupt the company as the case heads toward trial later this month in Oakland, California.
The response comes after Musk’s legal team recently amended the complaint, proposing that any damages potentially exceeding $150 billion should go to OpenAI’s nonprofit entity rather than to Musk personally. OpenAI questioned the timing and motive behind this change, calling it a late-stage attempt to “pretend to change his tune” on the nonprofit structure.
The company further labelled the lawsuit a “harassment campaign”, arguing that Musk’s actions are driven by personal rivalry, ego, and a desire for greater control and financial upside.
At the heart of the dispute is Musk’s claim that OpenAI has abandoned its original nonprofit mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity. A co-founder who left in 2018, Musk is seeking governance changes, including the removal of CEO Sam Altman from the nonprofit board, and the return of certain financial gains linked to Altman and President Greg Brockman.
OpenAI has firmly rejected these allegations, maintaining that its current hybrid structure, a public-benefit corporation overseen by a nonprofit parent remains true to its long-term goals. The company has also previously accused Musk of anti-competitive behaviour aimed at weakening its leadership.
As the case prepares for a jury trial, this public exchange highlights the deepening rift between two of the most influential figures in the AI revolution and raises broader questions about governance, mission, and power in the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence.
In the high-stakes game of AI, it seems the real drama isn’t just inside the models, it’s playing out in courtrooms too.
