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Mudra Videotec expands reach down south with Gemini & Udaya
MUMBAI: Expanding southwards, Mudra Videotec is producing daily and weekly programmes for Gemini and Udaya TV in addition to shows with its all-time favourite Doordarshan.
Mudra is coming up with a late evening daily suspense thriller on Gemini TV named Shanam Bhayam Bhayam and a weekly, Sriniyas. It is also co-producing an untitled daily show in Udaya and marketing the same.
Mudra Videotec Generel Manager Sunil Shetty says, “We are planning to strengthen our presence in the South with daily programmes on Gemini TV and Udaya TV and hopefully Sun TV also, along with our all-time favourite Doordarshan. We are also venturing into promotion and branding activities related to films and producing software for satellite channels in Hindi and other languages and other new ventures soon.”
With experience in quality television software both in Hindi, English and other regional languages, Mudra simultaneously deals with selling airtime and marketing of programmes through a national sales network.
It has had a long-term association with Doordarshan and its advertisers through top slotted serials like Shayad Tum, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and Mere Humsafar. Currently it is producing two weekly prime time shows for DD and also a kid’s programme.
Some of Mudra Videotec’s notable successes on DD have been programs like Buniyad, Udaan, Rajani, Manoranjan, Ados Pados and sponsored telefilms. It was also instrumental in brigning the hugely successful Australian series Bodyline to Indian Television.
With a revenue generation of about Rs 250 million last year, the company has associations with brands like HLL, Nokia, Samsung and Relience as advertisers.
Operating on channels like DD National, DD regional and ETV Gujarati, Mudra Videotec has a network in eight cities. Its association with Gemini TV and Udaya TV will further strengthen its reach, says Shetty.
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Rising Bharat Summit 2026 spotlights India’s global ascent
PM Modi keynotes two-day event with ministers, diplomats and icons in New Delhi.
MUMBAI: India didn’t just host a summit, it threw a coming-out party for a nation ready to own the global stage. The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026, held on 27–28 February in New Delhi, emerged as a high-octane platform for ideas, vision and strategic dialogue, uniting national leadership, global policymakers, industry titans, defence strategists and cultural icons under the theme “Strength Within”.
Prime minister Narendra Modi set the tone with a keynote that framed India’s resurgence as a reclaiming of lost potential built over generations. “In previous industrial revolutions, India and the Global South were merely followers,” he said. “But in the era of Artificial Intelligence, India is a partner in decisions and shaping them.” He highlighted the country’s thriving AI startup ecosystem and the recent AI Impact Summit attended by over 100 nations.
Union minister Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry) stressed India’s readiness to scale exports and deepen manufacturing, while Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT) positioned technology and infrastructure as twin engines of growth, especially in AI and digital trust. Jyotiraditya Scindia (Communications & North East Development) revealed India’s ambition to lead in 6G through the Bharat 6G Alliance and partnerships with over 30 countries.
Global voices added depth: former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called India’s development “self-sustaining” and strategically vital; ex-UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter asserted India deserves a seat at the great powers’ table; and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined ambassadors from Norway, Germany and Sweden in discussions on geopolitical realignment, sustainability and defence preparedness.
Other speakers included veteran investor Ramesh Damani, World Gold Council CEO David Tait, Vianai Systems founder Dr Vishal Sikka, DeepTech Bharat Foundation co-founder Shashi Shekhar Vempati, defence experts Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Ambekar, Patrick McGee, Tom Cooper and Adrian Fontanellaz, plus cultural and sporting icons Kangana Ranaut, Saina Nehwal, PR Sreejesh, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mithali Raj, Anil Kapoor and Yami Gautam.
The summit was supported by Jio Financial Services (Presenting Partner), Phonepe and DS Group (Co-Presenting Partners), Pernod Ricard India and Kia Seltos (Powered By & Driven By), state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand (State Partners), and associate partners including NSE, M3M Foundation and Reliance Industries.
Broadcast live across News18 Network, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, the event reinforced India’s image as a confident democracy and emerging global power proving that when strength comes from within, the world can’t help but watch.
