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Making hay out of emerging opportunities
MUMBAI: CNBC’s “The Entertainment Industry: Taking The Big Leap” brainstorming session held on 19 December in Mumbai, offered some insights into the new emerging avenues in the entertainment sector. Here, we present some views of the participants.
UTV chairman Ronnie Screvwalla mentioned that there was a surge in creativity in new avenues such as animation projects. He expected the industry to kickstart some kind of a BPO (business process outsourcing) or ITES (IT enabled services) trend.
Nimbus boss Harish Thawani added that the animation industry had great prospects despite the fact that it was not home grown.
KPMG’s Jain stated that the home video market segment in India was at an ascendancy and growing at 20 percent. It was well behind the US growth rate of anything between 40-60 percent. He said that the VCDs costing Rs 99-199 were becoming very popular due to the value that accrues from recurring viewing.
KPMG’s Jain added that the ‘live entertainment’ segment was 3-4 percent of the total pie in the US markets but at a very nascent stage in India.
Milestone Interactive Software Ltd (MISL) chairman and CEO Jayant Sharma claimed that a huge opportunity existed in the area of computer entertainment software and interactive computer video games for Indian homes.
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India Today Group sweeps top honours at Ramnath Goenka Awards
Journalists recognised for fearless investigative and civic reporting.
MUMBAI: India Today Group just turned the Ramnath Goenka Awards into its own trophy cabinet because when your reporters dig this deep, even the judges have to award a clean sweep. India Today Group journalists have secured multiple top honours at the latest edition of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, reinforcing the network’s legacy as the gold standard of Indian journalism. The awards were conferred by vice president C. P. Radhakrishnan at a ceremony held on 27 March 2026.
Sreya Chatterjee won in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Broadcast’ category for her powerful India Today TV report ‘Operation Illegals: The Alarming Rise in Bangladeshi Infiltration Across India’s Fragile Eastern Frontier’. The investigation stood out for its depth, on-ground rigour and national relevance.
In the ‘Civic Journalism – Print/Digital’ category, Sreya Chatterjee along with Arvind Ojha were honoured for their indiatoday.in report on unregulated water extraction and the ‘Tanker Mafia’ in Delhi’s Bawana Industrial Area. The story exposed critical systemic gaps and environmental challenges affecting daily life.
Additionally, aajtak.in was recognised in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Print/Digital’ category for its hard-hitting exposé ‘The Surrogate Mother Market’, which highlighted the human, legal and ethical dimensions of the surrogacy ecosystem.
India Today Group emerged as the only network honoured in Investigative Journalism across both Print/Digital and Broadcast categories. The wins reflect the strength of its multi-platform newsroom and its unwavering commitment to credible, high-impact reporting that informs public discourse and drives accountability.
In an era when speed often trumps substance, these awards remind us that the most powerful stories are still the ones dug out with courage, told with clarity, and delivered with conscience, one fearless byline at a time.
