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The Indian TV Industry is at a crossroads. On one hand, Broadcasters have hiked their channel prices post-Trai’s New Tariff Order 2.0, defeating the very purpose of making TV more affordable to the masses. On the other, the rapid adoption of Broadband is fueling the growth of Digital Platforms like YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, as well as OTTs. Amid all this, there are the DPOs who are fearing a loss of their livelihood due to cord-cutting by consumers. A new range of 5G services via mobile wireless is also rising on the horizon, ready to disrupt existing ways of doing Business Digitally as well as getting Entertained.

This year’s Video & Broadband Summit will delve deep to get a perspective on some of these key issues, including the Rising Cost of Video Entertainment, Changing Business Models and Revenue Models, Value-Added Services, and getting back to basics in a Post-Pandemic World. It will also discuss the concerns and opportunities around the 5G Teleco Threat, Virtual MVPDs, Cable TV’s Technology and Back-End Challenges, DPO’s Marketing Drive, and the gradual expansion of Over the Top (OTT) Platforms.

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To Be Held On

19th January 2022, 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM

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Venue

Virtual

Broad Themes
Rising Costs of Video Entertainment.
Getting Back to Basics and to a Post Pandemic World
Changing Business Models and Revenue Opportunities
The Broadband Solution
Value Added Services
The DTH and HITs Advantage
FTA and the Heartland Viewer
The 5G Telco Threat and Opportunity
Cable TV’s Technology and Back End Challenges
DPOs Marketing Drive
OTT’s Gradual Expansion
Virtual MVPDs: An Opportunity or Threat?
Technology: Getting Future Ready
Agenda
10:00 AM- 10:05 AM
Introduction
10:05 AM- 10:15 AM
Rising Cost of Video Entertainment

Srishti Choudhary, Managing Editor | Indiantelevision Dot Com Group

10:15 AM- 10:30 AM
Keynote Address

Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Chief Executive Officer | Prasar Bharati

10:30 AM- 10:40 AM
FireSide Chat
  • Anil Wanvari - Founder, Editor-in-Chief, CEO | Indiantelevision Dot Com Group
  • Anuj Gandhi | M&E Consultant
10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Getting Back to Basics and to a Post Pandemic World
  • Anil Malhotra, Head – Public & Regulatory Affairs | Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
  • Prem Ojha, Group CEO | Fastway|Net+Broadband
  • Prashant Chothani, Founder and CEO | Travelxp
  • Rajdeepsinh Gohil, Sr Sales Director – ME, Central & South Asia | Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited
  • Sandeep Gupta, COO - Broadcasting Business | Shemaroo Entertainment
  • Sunil Joshi, Head Of Distribution - South Asia | BBC Global News
  • Moderator:- Shaji Mathews, FSCTE | Ex- Sr. VP Startv and CEO KCCL
11:30 AM- 11:50 AM
Fireside Chat
  • Anil Wanvari, Founder, CEO & Editor in Chief | Indiantelevision.com Group
  • Vynsley Fernandes, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer | NXTDIGITAL Limited
11:50 AM- 12:50 PM
Shaping the growth of Linear TV Distribution & Subscription.
  • Amit Arora, President, Affiliate Sales,India, South Asia & APAC | Indiacast
  • Ashish Pherwani,  Partner, Media & Entertainment Advisory Services | Ernst & Young
  • Gurjeev Singh Kapoor - Head - Distribution and International, India | Star & Disney India
  • Sambasivan G, Chief Financial Officer | Tata Sky
  • SN Sharma - Chief Executive Officer | DEN Networks Limited
  • Vynsley Fernandes, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer | NXTDIGITAL Limited
  • Moderator:- Anil Wanvari, Founder, CEO & Editor in Chief | Indiantelevision.com Group
12:50 PM- 02:00 PM
Lunch Break
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
The 5G Opportunity
  • Abhishek Gupta - Vice President IT | Dish TV
  • MN Vyas - Founder, Director | PlanetCast
  • Salil Thomas - General Manager & Head (ACV & Technology) | Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd
  • Yann Begassat - Business Development Director | Broadpeak
  • Moderator -Rajeev Gambhir, Sr Director Technology and Policy | Satcom Industry Association - India
02:50 PM - 03:10 PM
Fireside Chat
  • Anil Wanvari, Founder, CEO & Editor in Chief | Indiantelevision Dot Com Group
  • Saurabh Sancheti, Chief Financial Officer | Jio Platforms Ltd
03:10 PM- 04:00 PM
Delighting the Indian Consumer - Challenges & Opportunties
  • Nagesh Chhabria, Promoter | Metrocast
  • Rajib Mukherji, EVP-Strategy | IndiaCast Media Distribution Pvt Ltd.
  • Rouse Koshy, Chief Operating Officer | NXTDigital
  • Yatin Gupta, Senior VP | GTPL
  • Moderator: L V Krishnan - CEO - TAM Media Research
04:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Why Should you Attend?
India's largest DTH, Cable, Internet & Broadcast Summit
Luminous Participation
Excellent Networking Opportunities
Valuable Tips Up for Grabs
Important Learning Ground
Key Problem Areas to be Discussed
Disruptive Solutions to be Examined
Experience of Close to 20+ Speakers, 4+ Sessions
Interact and Learn from Industry Experts About their Journey & Experience
Why Should you Attend?

Broadcasters

Local Cable Operators

Telecom & Broadband Platforms

Technology & Data Platforms

MSOs & Distributors

OTT Platforms

Speakers

Abhishek Gupta

Corporate Head- IT

Dish TV India Limited

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Abhishek Gupta

Corporate Head- IT
Abhishek Gupa has done his BE (Mechanical) from Delhi College Of Engineering, Delhi University and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He has over 21 years of strong experience in IT Strategy, Service Delivery and Program Management in roles such as Chief Information Officer, Head of IT, and Practice Head. His past employers include TATA Consultancy Services, France Telecom and Ericsson. He is presently working as Corporate Head- Information Technology (IT) at DishTV.

Anil Malhotra

Head Regulatory & Public Affairs

Zee

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Anil Malhotra

Head Regulatory & Public Affairs

Anil Wanvari

Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief

Indian Television Dot Com Group

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Anil Wanvari

Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief

Anuj Gandhi

M&E Consultant
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Anuj Gandhi

M&E Consultant
Anuj Gandhi is a veteran in Media and Entertainment business with a focus on Digital Media, TV Broadcasting, International Media Business and OTT Apps ecosystem. He has extensively worked on Building Digital Partnerships business, Bundling strategies for Traditional and New Media, Pricing of B2B and B2C products in Telecom/Media, Management of Traditional and Digital Media Platforms and overall Business Strategy for Media Distribution/Monetisation. Anuj Gandhi till recently was a senior executive in Reliance Industries working as Group resource for Media Partnerships in Jio Media (Mobility and Fibre), Day to day management of Group ISP & Cable business (Den/ Hathway/ GTPL) and Heading IndiaCast, a joint venture between TV18 and Viacom. Anuj was managing the businesses and worked closely with all Leadership Teams in Jio Platforms, Cable companies and TV18/Viacom18. Prior to joining TV18 group in 2012, Anuj occupied the post of CEO at Den Networks Ltd, where his responsibilities included setting, building India’s largest Cable TV company, systems and processes, negotiations, setting up a joint venture with Star India called Star Den Media services. Earlier, he was President of Set Discovery Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture he spearheaded between Sony Entertainment and Discovery Communication.  Anuj has been involved in various committees/ delegation set up by the MIB/TRAI like Digitisation Committee, Special task force on Tariff order etc. He has attended Global CEO course on Transformation from Wharton/IESE. He was also identified as one of Key Media Heavyweights in 2020 by Indiatelevision.com. A graduate from the SP Jain Institute of Management in Management Studies, Anuj’s other interests include travelling to non-commercial destinations like the mountains, or simply listening to music or reading. An avid movie watcher, Anuj also maintains interests in sport and keeping fit.

Amit Arora

President, Affiliate Sales,India, South Asia & APAC

Indiacast Media Distribution Pvt Ltd

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Amit Arora

President, Affiliate Sales,India, South Asia & APAC

Ashish Pherwani

Partner, Media & Entertainment Advisory Services

Ernst & Young

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Ashish Pherwani

Partner, Media & Entertainment Advisory Services

Gurjeev Singh Kapoor

Head - Distribution and International, India

Star & Disney India

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Gurjeev Singh Kapoor

Head - Distribution and International, India

MN Vyas

Founder Director

Planetcast Media Services Limited

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MN Vyas

Founder Director

Metro Cast Network India Private Limited

TAM Media Research

N.K.ROUSE

Chief Operating Officer

NXTDigital Limited

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N.K.ROUSE

Chief Operating Officer
An industry veteran and ace leader in the Media Space of Pay Distribution - with 33 years of diverse experience of which 25 years of experience in Broadcasting and Cable TV Pay Business. Kick started in the Media Distribution space with STAR TV India as Head-West region later lead Zee Turner Ltd Head-South region and was instrumental in launching the South Regional Channels Strategy. Lead YOU Broadband India Ltd's Cable TV arm as COO, was instrumental in launching B2B Pre Paid Model. Worked as Sr VP-Head Content Hathway Cable and Datacom Ltd. More than 6 years in IMCL, was instrumental and played a stellar role in the successful turning around of the Business. Lead the final lap of digitization and achieved the distinction of transforming IMCL as the first Pan Indian DPO to a fully Pre Paid Subscription Company.

Prem Ojha

Group CEO

Fastway | Netplus Broadband

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Prem Ojha

Group CEO

Prashant Chothani

co-founder & CEO

Travelxp

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Prashant Chothani

co-founder & CEO
Mr. Prashant Chothani, co-founder and CEO of Travelxp, the world’s leading travel channel, is a media entrepreneur and globally respected broadcast tech evangelist who has given the world its first 4K HDR linear channel, Travelxp 4K HDR. He also is the co-founder and CEO of Media Worldwide Limited having music channels portfolio of Music India, Sangeet Bhojpuri and Sangeet Marathi.

Rajib Mukherji

EVP-Strategy

IndiaCast Media Distribution Pvt Ltd.

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Rajib Mukherji

EVP-Strategy

Rajeev Gambhir

Sr. Director - Technology and Policy

Satcom Industry Association

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Rajeev Gambhir

Sr. Director - Technology and Policy
Rajeev Gambhir is a seasoned broadcast media and telecom professional with a career span of over three and a half decades, working with optical, coaxial, terrestrial wireless and satellite based access businesses for video and data delivery. Prior to SIA-India he was Vice-president at Reliance Jio. He is currently Sr. Director - Technology and Policy at Satcom Industry Association."

Rajdeepsinh Gohil

Sr Sales Director – ME, Central & South Asia

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited

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Rajdeepsinh Gohil

Sr Sales Director – ME, Central & South Asia

Saurabh Sancheti

Chief Financial Officer

Jio Platforms Limited

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Saurabh Sancheti

Chief Financial Officer

Ex- Sr. VP - Startv & CEO - KCCL

Salil Thomas

General Manager & Head (ACV & Technology)

Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd

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Salil Thomas

General Manager & Head (ACV & Technology)

Sandeep Gupta

COO - Broadcasting Business

Shemaroo Entertainment Limited

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Sandeep Gupta

COO - Broadcasting Business
Mr. Sandeep Gupta currently holds the position of Chief Operating Officer - Broadcasting Business at Shemaroo Entertainment Limited. With a rich experience of over 15 years, Sandeep has built a broad-based career as a veteran in media and entertainment and the finance field. He is an industry stalwart who has not only launched many broadcast businesses, but has also been the driving force behind their success. Over the past year, Sandeep has played a pivotal role in Shemaroo’s entry into the television segment. He led the organization in its quest to reach greater heights with the launch of two new channels in Hindi and Marathi GEC categories: Shemaroo MarathiBana, the Marathi movie channel and Shemaroo’s flagship Hindi GEC channel, Shemaroo TV. Inherently an out-of-the-box thinker, Sandeep has helped revisit Shemaroo’s strategy in line with evolving business needs and challenges, as well as ensured financial controllership and governance. He has led the way in forming strategic alliances with channel partners (MSOs and DTHs), leading to digitized operations and improved cost and process efficiencies. He gregariously inducts his fellow employees and staff to refinement and excellence, progressively looking forward to the company's betterment and a golden future. Prior to joining Shemaroo Entertainment, his longest stint was with B4U Television Network India Limited as India CFO & COO of the Broadcasting Business. He subtly revolutionized the workings of the company while managing the daily processes. During his time there, he played a significant role in scaling up and turning around the business with improved market credibility and brand image, along with launching television channels for the network. By extrapolating the trends of social media onto the workings of the box, he ingeniously incorporated the modern wave of design and flow into our daily screen time. He started his career in the accounting and auditing sector where he was the Audit Manager at K.M. Gupta & Co. Post that he founded the Chartered Accountancy firm Sandeep Purvy and Associates. Sandeep has completed his FCA Finance from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Furthermore, he is also CISA certified from ISACA, USA.

Sambasivan G.

Chief Financial Officer

TATA Sky Ltd.

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Sambasivan G.

Chief Financial Officer

SN Sharma

CEO

Den Networks Limited

Shashi Shekhar Vempati

Chief Executive Officer

Prasar Bharati

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Shashi Shekhar Vempati

Chief Executive Officer

Sunil Joshi

Head Of Distribution - South Asia

BBC Global News

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Sunil Joshi

Head Of Distribution - South Asia

Vynsley Fernandes

Media Group Chief Executive Officer

NXTDigital Limited

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Vynsley Fernandes

Media Group Chief Executive Officer

Yatin Gupta

Senior Vice President

GTPL

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Yatin Gupta

Senior Vice President

Yann Begassat

Business Development Director

Broadpeak

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Yann Begassat

Business Development Director
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