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Star TV looks for the right tempo with Channel V
The Star TV India management is confident that its music-channel-turned-youth-channel-turned music channel Channel V is going to hit the right rhythm now that it is 87.5 per cent under its control. The channel is currently doing a music road show in Delhi.
The Star TV India management has brought the channel under its management and senior managers of Channel V have been relocated to Star’s India hq in Mumbai, while others were let go of earlier this year. Star TV India programming head Sameer Nair says the focus is going to go back to basics: music.
The channel is keen to flog select music lables on its service on a revenue sharing kind of basis. It is also going o revive its road shows in a big way, apart from its music awards show by next year. The Channel V revival gameplan includes leveraging the Internet by conducting online promotions and linking the channel programming and offline events through its website www.vindia.com.
Star TV marketing and ad sales head Raj Nayak say that Channel V will be packaged and sold along with the other Star properties such as Star Plus, Star World, Star News, etc. He expects this tack to work in the channel’s favour and is confident enough of targeting a 40 per cent increase in ad revenues in 2000-2001.
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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.
