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Star, Linktone to develop wireless services in China
HONG KONG: Rupert Murdoch’s Star Group is looking to make further inroads into China. The broadcaster and Chinese wireless value-added services provider Linktone Consulting have joined forces to develop wireless services for the mainland China market.
Leveraging on the exclusive and popular content on Channel [V] and Xing Kong, Star unveiled in April a range of Chinese wireless services including downloads, chats, games, contests based on various shows on the two channels. In the two months following the soft launch, about 100,000 viewers have subscribed to the wireless services.
Star China president Jamie Davis said, “Our core strategy has been to develop local, appealing and unique content on Xing Kong and Channel [V]. Today it is this content that is also driving a new dimension in wireless and letting our viewers go beyond watching their favorite content on TV, to enjoying it and interacting with it via SMS and MMS”.
Linktone CEO Raymond Yang has been quoted in an official release saying, “We are very delighted with this achievement, and we attribute this to Stars compelling content and influence. Star is Asias leading multi-platform content and service provider whereas Linktone covers 200,000,000 SMS users in China. Our cooperation is a successful model for others to follow”.
The Shanghai headquartered Linktone claims to be the leading pure wireless provider of value-added consumer services to mobile users in China. Linktone has stated that it works in close partnership with China Mobile and China Unicom two of the largest mobile operators in the world with a combined subscriber base of over 225 million mobile phone users. Linktone claims to be uniquely positioned as a consumer wireless specialist focused on entertainment and games
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
