About

After successfully conducting the first edition of Television Week last year, we're proud to present the second edition. At this e-conference, we will host multiple sessions across three days - all about the television business.

The event will take place every day from 4:00 pm-5:00 pm, between November 15-17, 2021.

Other events under our 'All Week' umbrella include Languages Week, Digipub Week, CMO Week, vdonxt Week, Gaming Week and Audionxt Week.

Agenda

DAY 1
NOV 15
PANEL
Big to Bigger

The compelling logic of big budget shows - and why they continue to grow

speakers
Abhishek Rege
Endemol Shine India
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Megha Tata
Discovery Communications
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Nina Elavia Jaipuria
Viacom18
speakers
Prathyusha Agarwal
ZEE
speakers
Moderator
Sreekant Khandekar
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DAY 2
NOV 16
PANEL / INTERVIEW
What makes TV special?

Mature segments like FMCG trust television enough to spend around 70% of their advertising budgets on it, while younger categories use the medium to build brands. What does TV offer that other mediums can't?

speakers
Kunal Bhardwaj
Upstox
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Rajiv Dubey
Dabur India
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Rahul Gandhi
iD Fresh Food
speakers
Moderator
Ashwini Gangal
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TV Then And Now: Interview with Adman Piyush Pandey

Television has played a special role in the journey of countless brands, across product groups, since the '80s. How has the role of the medium evolved with each passing decade? An interview with Ogilvy's creative supremo Piyush Pandey, the man who breathed life into innumerable brands over more than 30 years.

speakers
Piyush Pandey
Ogilvy
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Interviewer
Ashwini Gangal
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DAY 3
NOV 17
PANEL / INTERVIEW
Davids and Goliaths

Star is now Star and Disney India. Sony and Zee will join hands to form a new entity. Discovery and HBO are doing the same. The Indian television market has clear Davids and Goliaths. Are we headed towards a Google-Facebook-like duopoly? What will consolidation mean for Indian TV?

speakers
Jehil Thakkar
Deloitte India
speakers
Sujata Dwibedy
dentsu international
speakers
Vivek Couto
Media Partners Asia
speakers
Moderator
Sreekant Khandekar
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The Promises and Perils of GEC: Interview with Maruti Suzuki's Shashank Srivastava

General entertainment is the largest genre on television in India, second only to cricket in terms of the premium it commands. Advertisers across categories invest crores for a slice of the GEC viewer's attention. What are the unique benefits and challenges of advertising on GECs?

speakers
Shashank
Srivastava
Maruti Suzuki India
speakers
Interviewer
Mahesh Shetty
Viacom18

Speakers

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Vivek Couto

Executive Director

Media Partners Asia

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Sujata Dwibedy

Group Trading Director, Amplifi

dentsu international

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Sreekant Khandekar

Co-founder & Director

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Shashank Srivastava

Executive Director

Maruti Suzuki India

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Rajiv Dubey

Head of Media

Dabur India

speakers

Rahul Gandhi

CMO

iD Fresh Food

speakers

Prathyusha Agarwal

Chief Consumer & Data Officer

ZEE

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Piyush Pandey

Chairman of Global Creative & Executive Chairman, India

Ogilvy

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Megha Tata

Managing Director

Discovery Communications

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Mahesh Shetty

Head – Network Sales

Viacom18

speakers

Nina Elavia Jaipuria

Head – Hindi Mass Entertainment & Kids TV Network

Viacom18

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Kunal Bhardwaj

Senior Marketing Director

Upstox

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Jehil Thakkar

Partner

Deloitte India

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Ashwini Gangal

Executive Editor

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speakers

Abhishek Rege

CEO

Endemol Shine India

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