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WBITD announces executive appointments
CALIFORNIA: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution has anounced a series of executive appointments.
Ronald W Miele has been promoted to executive vice president, business affairs, operations and general counsel; Malcolm Dudley-Smith has been promoted to executive vice president, sales and business development, and Renee I Wolf has been promoted to senior vice president, business affairs and deputy general counsel.
Miele will continue to oversee all business and legal matters involving the international television activities of Warner Bros. while assuming greater involvement in the overall business of the division as well as the planning and strategic operations.
Dudley-Smith, who has served as Senior V P, sales & business development, since 2000, will continue to oversee all of WBITD’s sales activities in Latin America, Asia and Canada, including pay, cable and free TV, as well as being responsible for identifying equity investments and strategic alliances for WBITD internationally.
Wolf, who is currently WBITD’s V P, business affairs & deputy general counsel, will assume day-to-day responsibility of all legal and business affairs operations of the division.
Miele moves up from Senior V P, business affairs & general counsel, a post he was promoted to in 1997. He joined Warner Bros. in 1994 as V P, legal and business affairs, Warner Bros. International Television. Dudley-Smith served as senior V P, Pay-TV and Business Development, a post he was named to in 1996 when he relocated from London to Burbank. He joined Warner Bros. in 1994 as VP, Pay-TV and New Technology Licensing – Europe for WBITD.
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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.
