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Times Network joins hands with Autocar India for TV show
MUMBAI: The Times Network has joined hands with Autocar India magazine to launch a show called The Autocar Show.
It may be recalled that The Autocar Show was until now aired on Bloomberg TV India.
With India becoming the fastest growing automobile market in the world and individuals looking for the best in-class products, the show will showcase reviews by car experts on ET Now and Times Now from 11 December, 2015 onwards.
The Autocar Show will air on ET Now on Fridays at 10:30 pm with repeats on Saturday (11:30 am and 3:30 pm) and Sunday (10 am and 2 pm). On Times Now, the show will be telecast on Saturdays at 6:30 pm and Sundays at 9:30 am.
Autocar India is widely quoted by the media across the globe for its detailed views. In addition to providing car reviews in the most insightful manner, the magazine gives its readers unmatched access to the automobile industry news. With the likes of Autocar India editor Hormazd Sorabjee, who has three decades of experience, and Narain Karthikeyan, India’s first F1 racer set to grace the television screens, viewers are in for a engrossing and informative ride with every episode.
Times Now and ET Now president – news and editor in chief Arnab Goswami said, “We are delighted to have tied up with India’s most respected experts in the automobile circuit to launch The Autocar Show. I am sure that Hormazd and his team will make the show a one-stop destination that caters to the needs of everyone interested in the magical and enticing world of automobiles. The Autocar Show, which will air on ET Now and Times Now, will add to the world class quality, variety and relevance of our programming bouquet.”
Sorabjee added, “We are thrilled to have tied up with Times Network which will give a huge boost to the popularity of The Autocar Show. It’s not just the fact that both ET Now and Times Now are undisputed leaders in their genres but the high energy and passion of the Times Network that motivates us to go that extra mile to deliver cutting edge content.”
The Autocar Show will review the latest Skoda Superb before any other Indian media. It will look to heighten the enthusiasm through feature activities that have never been carried out before such as driving the Lamborghini Hurracan to Khardung la Pass, the highest motorable road in the world. In addition to such feats, the show will keep viewers informed through its segment that will shed light on the automobile market scenario.
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Senior media executive Madhu Soman exits Zee Media
Former Reuters and Bloomberg leader says he leaves with “no regrets” after brief stint at WION and Zee Business
NOIDA: Madhu Soman, a veteran of global newsrooms and media sales floors, has stepped away from Zee Media Corporation after a short stint steering business strategy for WION and Zee Business.
In a reflective LinkedIn note marking his departure, Soman said his time within the network’s corridors was always likely to be brief. “Some chapters close faster than expected,” he wrote, signalling the end of a nearly two-year spell in which he oversaw both editorial partnerships and commercial strategy.
Soman joined Zee Media in 2022 after more than a decade abroad with Reuters and Bloomberg, returning to India to take on the role of chief business officer for WION and Zee Business. His mandate was ambitious: bridge the newsroom and the revenue desk while expanding digital and broadcast reach.
During the stint, Zee Business reached break-even for the first time since its launch in 2005, while WION refreshed programming and strengthened its digital footprint across platforms such as YouTube and Facebook.
But Soman suggested the cultural fit proved uneasy. Describing himself as a “cultural misfit”, he hinted at deeper tensions between editorial instincts shaped in global newsrooms and the realities of India’s television news ecosystem.
Before joining Zee, Soman spent more than seven years at Bloomberg in Hong Kong as head of broadcast sales for Asia-Pacific, expanding the company’s news syndication business across several markets. Earlier, he held senior editorial roles at Reuters, overseeing online strategy in India and managing Reuters Video Services from London.
His career began in television and wire reporting, including a stint with ANI during the 1999 Kargil conflict, before moving into digital publishing as India’s internet media landscape took shape.
Now, after nearly three decades in broadcast and digital media, Soman is leaving Delhi NCR and returning to his hometown, Trivandrum.
Exhausted, he admits. But unbowed. And with one quiet line that sums up the journey: he didn’t sell his soul — because some things, after all, are not for sale.
