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MUMBAI: Following a tough year for the world‘s markets and industries have we finally reached a turning point? What are going to be the key driving points for economic growth and stability? Are India‘s industries in the right place and being driven by the right people to make the most of future opportunities? These are just some of the many questions that Bloomberg UTV‘s new programmes address in assessing what the future holds for India in what has the potential to become a very dynamic 12 months.
COMMON MAXIMUM PROGRAMME (CMP) Saturday 2.30 pm, Sunday 9.30 pm
If India is to embark on an aggressive `Common Maximum Programme‘ what would it mean, economically and socially? This programme addresses these key questions by assessing financial and fundamentals of the Indian economy with an eye on Amartya Sen‘s Idea of Justice - equality, inequality, lack of education, issues of fundamental injustice etc The show tries to understand and define, through interviews with business leaders, the major economic and social imperatives for India at this point - if we, as a country, are to firmly stay on the path to growth and prosperity. Hosted by editor- in-chief, Govindraj Ethiraj, the show has had some of the most well known faces from the business world such as K V Kamath, Deepak Parekh and Rahul Bajaj. KV Kamath spoke about how the Indian Economy was growing at a steady pace before the recession, and the impact of the recession on the confidence of the Industry, the consumer and the leaders. He also expressed optimism on the rise in confidence levels from Jan‘09. Rahul Bajaj spoke about how India was well on the path to recovery and his belief that growth will come from the Agricultural, Manufacturing & Service sectors.
E-TURN Saturday 3.00 pm, Sunday 2.30 pm
From the biggest events in Bollywood to the hottest trends? From interviews with stars to those bubbling under? tracking the business of entertainment and adding a dash of nostalgia? the biggest live gigs? the best DVD picks and the shows to watch out for on TV, E-Turn captures it all in a breezy weekly show that promises to inform and entertain! This week we ask ‘What‘s Your Rashee?‘ Short interviews with the film‘s director and leading pair will give behind the scenes secrets on the making of the film. The show will also be asking ‘Has reality TV become a platform for past stars to reach back into the spotlight?‘ The show has done well from the time of its launch. In fact in the opening week, it has garnered a channel share of 0.06 which was highest in the genre at the time of telecast.
2nd WAVE Saturday 1.30 pm, Sunday 8.00 pm
2nd Wave is a series of in-depth interviews with some of the brightest CEO and group heads of companies, across sectors. The show analyzes how the companies have re-worked their strategies after a tough year and what are the opportunities that excite them? Most importantly the show gets them to lay out a wish list of what it will take for a 2nd wave of growth in India.
Since its launch the show has made headlines. It was on this show that Future Group head Kishore Biyani first talked of the possibility of hiving off and even listing his popular retail chain Big Bazaar. Kiran Majumdar Shaw spoke about the fact that Biocon was at a critical stage in the development of its much awaited insulin drug and that it would launch by early 2011, and Dabur Vice Chairman Amit Burman laid out his group‘s ambitious acquisition plans.
The show is a weekly half hour show. Tune in this week for an exclusive with Sanjay Nayar, Country head of one of the biggest Private Equity companies worldwide, KKR. This is Sanjay Nayar‘s first interview post stepping down as Citi Group‘s India head.
THE DIFFICULTY OF BEING GOOD Saturday 10.30 pm, Sunday 9.30 am
Through a series of one-on-one interviews Gurcharan Das explores how day to day issues of corruption and inefficiency is holding India back. At every step, he traces India‘s journey from the Mahabharat and looks at how one of the greatest challenges of India is the daily difficulty of being good. In the show, with some of the most erudite men in the country, Gurcharan Das, business guru and one of India‘s finest economic thinkers, will explore the ideas that make India great and indeed if we cannot surmount the difficulty of being good, India cannot become great. The show has featured some of India‘s most prolific speakers. From Infosys‘ Nandan Nilekani, Senior advisor of the Boston Consulting Group, Arun Maira, leading social, cultural and political critic Ashis Nandi, former Citi India head and chairman, NASSCOM Jerry Rao and former president of NASSCOM, Kiran Karnik. The upcoming episode will feature prominent Indian politician Salman Khursheed.
Tune in for all the excitement during the weekend on Bloomberg UTV.
