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UTVi is ‘Business News Channel to Watch Out For’ at NT Awards
MUMBAI: UTVi, the latest entrant in the English business news space from the UTV group, was conferred the ‘Movico Technology Award for Business News Channel To Watch Out for in the Coming Year’ at Indiantelevision.com’s News Television (NT) Awards held in Delhi on 9 August.
UTVi boasts of achievements like exclusive interviews of finance minister P Chidambaram, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, home minister Shivraj Patil as well as international thought leaders like Adrian Mowat and commodities guru Jim Rogers amongst others. All of this within a few months of its launch.
Speaking on the success of the channel, CEO Shantonu Aditya said, “UTVi’s explosive growth in such a short span of time is a result of its insightful, intelligent and inspiring content which is backed by the best in class research support and an appeal that is designed to meet the business acumen of the progressive India.”
“The ever-growing base of unique viewers who don’t tune in to any of the much older competing brands and the fast adoption from the SEC A 6-metro segments have added to our confidence,” says Sumit Gupta, COO, UTVi.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
