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CII flags $36 billion growth gap, calls for sweeping media policy reforms

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Industry body estimates that India’s media and entertainment sector could reach $64 billion by 2033 at its current growth rate of 9%

Imran Fazal Oct 15, 2026 12:37 PM

MIB Secretary Chanchal Kumar urges media industry to invest in original IP, back creators

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Speaking at CII Big Picture Summit, Kumar said that the next phase of growth would depend on the industry’s ability to connect creative talent, technology, IP and international markets

e4m Staff Oct 15, 2026 12:17 PM

CII calls for TV ratings restoration, flags loss of advertiser confidence

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Alongside the ratings push, CII has called for GST on television, OTT and music subscriptions to be reduced from 18% to 5%

Imran Fazal Oct 15, 2026 12:16 PM

Advertisers need credible evidence of returns on media investments: Gaurav Banerjee

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Speaking at CII Big Picture Summit, Banerjee, MD & CEO of SPNI, said media & entertainment industry’s economic and business models are under stress and they require a fundamental rewrite

e4m Staff Oct 15, 2026 11:28 AM

Sudhir Sitapati: Celebrating a journey of brands, leadership and transformation

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Sudhir Sitapati recently marked his birthday, offering an opportunity to reflect on more than two decades of leadership across India’s consumer business sector

e4m Staff Sep 3, 2026 9:37 AM

DBS Bank ropes in Kanika Pal as Senior Vice President and Head - CSR

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Kanika Pal was previously with the World Economic Forum for nearly 5 years

e4m Desk Sep 2, 2026 11:47 AM

Asian Paints appoints Sudhir Sitapati as Independent Director for five-year term

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Sitapati is currently Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Godrej Consumer Products

e4m Staff May 29, 2026 12:41 PM

When we give opportunity to women, we don’t lose influence, we expand it

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Marking International Women’s Day, Ritu Mathur highlights the true spirit of “Give to Gain” and how expanding opportunities enables women to lead

Ritu Mathur Mar 7, 2026 11:15 AM

We need to embrace change and run at the same speed: Uday Shankar 

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Uday Shankar, Vice Chairman of JioStar, engaged in a conversation with Gaurav Banerjee, Managing Director and CEO of SPNI on the future of Indian media at CII Big Picture Summit

e4m Staff Dec 2, 2025 9:24 AM

‘India’s M&E sector expected to reach $100 billion by 2030’

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A CII white paper recommends regulatory and governance reforms like preserving OTT self-regulation and reform broadcasting, among other measures

e4m Staff Dec 1, 2025 1:45 PM

Difficult to imagine where AI will stop: Sanjay Jaju on creative future

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At the 12th CII Big Picture Summit, MIB Secretary Sanjay Jaju called on the industry to embrace new formats, new platforms and new modes of creative expression

Aditi Gupta Dec 1, 2025 1:07 PM

We now need to build the 'IPL of Creativity': Gaurav Banerjee at CII Summit

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Gaurav Banerjee, Chair of the CII National Council on Media & Entertainment and MD & CEO of Sony Pictures Networks India, highlighted India’s vast potential in nurturing creative talent

e4m Staff Dec 1, 2025 11:26 AM

Governance has moved from being tactical and procedural to being strategic and purposeful

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Ritu Mathur, Director & Head- NFCG, Confederation of Indian Industry shares her experience, vision and a thoughtful look at the leadership India needs for the decade ahead

Parul Batra and Ritika Upmanyu Dec 1, 2025 10:30 AM