Jyoti Deshpande
Jyoti Deshpande appointed as CEO of Viacom18
Viacom18 announced today that Jyoti Deshpande has been appointed as CEO of Viacom18 with immediate effect. Jyoti is already serving on the boards of Network18 and investee companies Balaji Telefilms and Saavn Media. In her new assignment, Jyoti will help bring synergies across all of Reliance’s media interests and investments and further equip the company to drive significant growth opportunities as the industry embraces digital transformation. Jyoti brings 27-plus years of experience in the media and entertainment business. She j | Click Here...
Ajit Thakur resigns from Reliance Industries
News coming in from highly placed sources suggest that industry veteran Ajit Thakur has resigned from his position at Reliance Industries. He had joined the newly announced Media and Entertainment Business of Reliance Industries as the Head of Film Studios. Jyoti Deshpande, who heads the entity as President of the Chairman's Office. Prior to this assignment Ajit Thakur was the CEO of Trinity Pictures that was part of the Eros India since February 2015. Says a source: “Ajit was abroad when his name got embroiled in the #metoo controversy. He returned India today and have gone | Click Here...
Producers Guild of India sets up a special committee to address sexual harassment at workplaces in the industry
Safety of every individual, especially of the women in the industry is very important!! Considering the numbers of cases of sexual harassment on women meeting the eye in the last few days, the need to make work places in the industry a safe place is a must.. In accordance with this, The Producers Guild of India organized a special committee within the Guild to address the issue of sexual harassment at the workplace within our industry. The committee had its first meeting on 10 October wherein the committee members worked on certain important points that need to be addre | Click Here...