News Broadcasting
BTVI Money Mantra hits its ground in Mumbai and got a great response
MUMBAI: Money Mantra an initiative by Business Television India (BTVI) received an astounding response from the audience in its opening chapter in Mumbai.
The evening kick started with Ms. Megha Tata, COO, BTVI sharing the success story of BTVI against all odds and how BTVI is constantly working towards adding value and these on ground initiatives are part of their plan.
The gathering then witnessed an enriching panel discussion on ‘How to navigate the turbulent headwinds of financial markets and grow your money’.
The panel had some of the sound financial minds on board including Mr. Abhimanyu Sofat, Head of Research IIFL Securities Ltd, Mr. Kalpesh Ashar, Founder, Full Circle Financial Planners & Advisors and Mr. Dhruv Rawani, Founder, GoalSIL.com and it was moderated by Mr. Muralidhar Swaminathan, Channel director, BTVI.
It was an elaborate panel discussion in which each one of the panelists stressed upon the importance of investing and the strength of compounding money. They shared how the current market situation is ideal for new investors to enter and how India being a developing economy will mostly have a bullish market in the long term. The panel even spoke about the different sectors and explained how one needs to plan his/her entry and exit from the market. The panel emphasized upon the fact how investing money needs patience, discipline and purpose. Panel further answered queries by every individual ensuring their all queries and concerned are answered. Over all it was an insightful and interactive session.
And at last Anuj Katiyar, Head of Marketing, Research and Branded Content at BTVI said “We believe that financial literacy is the need of an hour. People of the county need to be made aware how to Save, Invest and Prosper. Money Mantra is one of our initiative apart from The MF Guide and Financial Planner, that we have undertaken to empower our viewers. We will continue to bring #OpinionsThatCount to our viewers for their financially secure and bright future.”
The Mumbai chapter will be telecasted on BTVI on Saturday 27th October at 11.30 AM. Money Mantra will have its second chapter in Surat the coming month. The initiative will travel across all metro cities and will also take place in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat and Kolkata over a span of next few months.
News Broadcasting
Rajesh Sundaram joins NDTV Profit as senior editor, assignment
The 32-year newsroom veteran has launched channels on three continents and covered everything from 9/11 to South African television
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit has bolstered its newsroom with a hire who has done rather more than most. Rajesh Sundaram, a journalist with over three decades of editorial, managerial and consultative experience across India and international markets, joins as senior editor, assignment, tasked with sharpening the network’s newsgathering and real-time response.
Sundaram’s career reads like a tour of Indian media’s most formative moments. He began at Businessworld in 1994, moved to Zee News as bureau chief across Mumbai and Chennai, then joined NDTV in 2002 as part of its political bureau during a particularly febrile period in Indian politics. A stint as India correspondent for Al Jazeera International followed, where he covered key geopolitical developments and got his first serious taste of the global newsroom.
What sets Sundaram apart, however, is his serial channel-launching habit. At NewsX, he helped get the operation off the ground. At Headlines Today, part of the India Today Group, he served as editor. At News Nation, he helped launch the Hindi news channel and its digital ecosystem. He then crossed continents to lead the launch of ANN7 in South Africa as editor-in-chief, overseeing both television and digital. Back in India, he launched Tamil news channels News7 Tamil and Cauvery News, and later served as principal consultant for the launch of Marathi channel Lokshahi. Most recently, he helped build and lead the Press Trust of India’s video service and content studio, before stints consulting for Business Today and The Himalayan Times.
Rahul Kanwal, chief executive and editor-in-chief of NDTV, left little doubt about what Sundaram is expected to deliver. “The assignment desk is where a newsroom’s intent becomes action,” he said. “Rajesh brings a rare combination of field experience and leadership in building news operations at scale.”
Sundaram has reported from across India and the world, covering elections, civil conflicts, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 US presidential election.
At NDTV Profit, he will lead the assignment desk, driving editorial coordination and real-time response across markets and breaking developments. For a business news network sharpening its focus on speed and multi-platform delivery, it has hired a man who has built newsrooms from scratch on three continents. The assignment desk is in good hands.
