News Broadcasting
Pehla to air Indo-Pak series in Middle East
MUMBAI: India and Pakistan are meeting on home ground after 15 long years of cricketing on neutral venues and Arab Digital Distribution, along with ARY Digital Network and E-Vision, is airing the series live on Pehla Network in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.
The series comprising 5 one day internationals (ODI) and 3 test matches would be played at different venues in Pakistan. Prior to this series, India and Pakistan have played cricket only in neutral venues like Sharjah and Canada and in tournaments like the World Cup.
The schedule for the one dayers and test matches is as below:
Date Match
13 March 1st ODI- Karachi
16 March 2nd ODI – Rawalpindi
19 March 3rd ODI- Peshawar
21 March 4th ODI- Lahore
24 March 5th ODI- Lahore
28 March to 1 April 1st Test Match – Multan
5 April to 9 April 2nd Test Match – Lahore
13 April to 17 April 3rd Test Match – Rawalpindi
ARY Digital Network president and CEO Salman Iqbal was quoted in a company statement saying, “Our coverage is a sort of homage and tribute to all those fans who have waited all these years for this very clash of the titans. Our commitment to making this series a success is total. This is part of our exclusive deal with Pakistan Cricket Board worth $42 million. This is the third series following the Pakistan versus Bangladesh and Pakistan versus South Africa series. “
In India, the series will be telecast live by ten Sports.
News Broadcasting
Rajesh Sundaram joins NDTV Profit as senior editor, assignment
The 32-year newsroom veteran has launched channels on three continents and covered everything from 9/11 to South African television
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit has bolstered its newsroom with a hire who has done rather more than most. Rajesh Sundaram, a journalist with over three decades of editorial, managerial and consultative experience across India and international markets, joins as senior editor, assignment, tasked with sharpening the network’s newsgathering and real-time response.
Sundaram’s career reads like a tour of Indian media’s most formative moments. He began at Businessworld in 1994, moved to Zee News as bureau chief across Mumbai and Chennai, then joined NDTV in 2002 as part of its political bureau during a particularly febrile period in Indian politics. A stint as India correspondent for Al Jazeera International followed, where he covered key geopolitical developments and got his first serious taste of the global newsroom.
What sets Sundaram apart, however, is his serial channel-launching habit. At NewsX, he helped get the operation off the ground. At Headlines Today, part of the India Today Group, he served as editor. At News Nation, he helped launch the Hindi news channel and its digital ecosystem. He then crossed continents to lead the launch of ANN7 in South Africa as editor-in-chief, overseeing both television and digital. Back in India, he launched Tamil news channels News7 Tamil and Cauvery News, and later served as principal consultant for the launch of Marathi channel Lokshahi. Most recently, he helped build and lead the Press Trust of India’s video service and content studio, before stints consulting for Business Today and The Himalayan Times.
Rahul Kanwal, chief executive and editor-in-chief of NDTV, left little doubt about what Sundaram is expected to deliver. “The assignment desk is where a newsroom’s intent becomes action,” he said. “Rajesh brings a rare combination of field experience and leadership in building news operations at scale.”
Sundaram has reported from across India and the world, covering elections, civil conflicts, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 US presidential election.
At NDTV Profit, he will lead the assignment desk, driving editorial coordination and real-time response across markets and breaking developments. For a business news network sharpening its focus on speed and multi-platform delivery, it has hired a man who has built newsrooms from scratch on three continents. The assignment desk is in good hands.
