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New Zealand eager for BBC content
MUMBAI: Broadcasters in New Zealand have snapped up more than 130 hours of BBC factual and drama programming. At Mipcom BBC Worldwide concluded several deals by in the region.
TVNZ has licensed more than 95 hours of programming, including the pre-sale of the BBC series, Auschwitz . Combining rare archive material, exclusive interviews, dramatic reconstruction and CGI illustrations of the camp, the story of Auschwitz unfolds as never before seen on television.
Also licensed is Space Odyssey -Voyage to the Planets , which reveals the danger and spectacle of what it would be like for astronauts to explore other planets in the solar system, and Time Machine.
Further factual programming comes with Dangerous Passions, which explores the titanic forces of lust, jealousy and rage which lurk within us all. Also included in the package is Massive Nature a BBC/Animal Planet co-production.
Meanwhile Prime Television will air BBC drama. Mark Strong plays Harry Starks, the only crime boss in Swinging London who really matters, in The Long Firm. This is a retrospective tale of criminality set between the 60’s and the 80’s.
In The Murder Room Martin Shaw returns as detective Adam Dalgliesh in this P D James adaptation. Prime has also licensed factual programming, including The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs. This contains CGI animation by the wizards behind the Harry Potter films, and Nile the BBC/Discovery Channel co-production, which tells the fascinating story behind the longest river in the world.
BBC Worldwide has also sold factual programming to TV3
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Business Today MindRush returns to Mumbai, spotlight on India’s edge in a fractured world
Policymakers and corporate heavyweights gather to map supply chains, energy security and markets
MUMBAI: As fault lines widen across global trade and geopolitics, Business Today is doubling down on India’s moment. The 14th edition of Business Today MindRush & Best CEOs Awards lands in Mumbai on March 28, pitching India’s strategic edge at the centre of a fragmenting world.
The day-long summit, presented by PwC, will bring together a tight mix of policymakers, industry leaders and market voices to decode shifting supply chains, maritime strategy, defence priorities, energy security and capital markets—sectors now deeply entangled with geopolitics.
M Nagaraju, secretary, department of financial services, ministry of finance, will headline the event, setting the tone for discussions that aim to track how India is repositioning itself amid disrupted trade routes and volatile energy dynamics.
The speaker slate reads like a cross-section of India Inc’s command centre. Krishna Swaminathan will zero in on sea lanes and supply chains, while Prashant Ruia is set to push the case for self-reliance in oil and gas. Ashish Chauhan will weigh in on capital markets at a pivotal juncture, as a panel featuring Vibha Padalkar, Sanjiv Mehta, Amish Mehta and Sanjeev Krishan debates navigating economic uncertainty.
Leadership under pressure will be another running theme. Madhavkrishna Singhania, Sharvil Patel, Karan Bhagat and Anurag Choudhary will unpack how businesses are steering through disruption. Arun Alagappan will turn the spotlight on fertilisers, Arundhati Bhattacharya will reflect on leadership transitions, while Anish Shah and S Vellayan will outline blueprints for building future-ready conglomerates.
The event will close with Aroon Purie setting the broader editorial lens, before the Best CEOs Awards recognise standout corporate leadership across sectors.
At a time when the global order looks increasingly splintered, MindRush 2026 is positioning itself as more than a conference—it is a signal that India intends not just to navigate the churn, but to shape it.
