All India Digital Cable Federation appoints TS Panesar as Chairman

Anil Malhotra (COO, Siti Networks Ltd) was appointed as the Vice-President and Peeush Mahajan (CEO, Fastway Transmissions Private Limited) was appointed as the Treasurer of the AIDCF

BestMediaiInfo Bureau | Mumbai | January 20, 2017

TS Panesar

All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body of digital cable television players, unanimously elected TS Panesar as the President at its 11th Governing Council Meeting held in New Delhi. Panesar is the CEO of Video Business at Hathway Cable and Datacom. He has succeeded VD Wadhwa (ED and CEO, Siti Networks Ltd) who completed his two-year term as the founder president of the federation.

Panesar has over 20 years of experience in media and entertainment industry both on broadcasting and distribution sides.

The Governing Council also appointed Anil Malhotra (COO, Siti Networks Ltd) as Vice-President and Peeush Mahajan (CEO, Fastway Transmissions Private Limited) as the Treasurer of the federation.

The AIDCF placed on record its appreciation for the immense contribution made by Wadhwa as the founder and first president of the federation over two years ago. Under his aegis, the federation earned its stripes with MIB, TRAI, DoT, Ministry of Finance and all the other industry bodies i.e. IBF, DTH Federation, CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, etc., in the media and entertainment sector.

The federation has played key role in bringing all the major players of the industry, controlling over 70 per cent of the business, under one umbrella and have taken up the issues concerning the cable industry by liaising with the concerned government department/ministry as well as with the other industry bodies of the broadcasters and DTH operators besides playing key role in resolving the deadlock in implementation of phase III of digitisation.

VD Wadhwa

On handing over the baton to Panesar, Wadhwa said, “A solid foundation has been laid for addressing all the concerns of the industry and I am confident that under the leadership of Panesar and active participation by all the members, the federation would further gain strength and shall be able to create an environment for the profitable growth of the cable industry.”

Commenting on his appointment, Panesar said, “It's a big challenge and responsibility entrusted upon me and I look forward to working closely with all members to bring further changes in the environment. Having seen the evolution of the cable and broadcasting industry from the analogue to the digital regime, we are now at the cusp of another major shift in light of the new regulation which is aimed at improving transparency, empowering customers to exercise choice and ensuring orderly growth of all stakeholders in the eco-system. We strongly believe that technology should be leveraged to address the changing needs of the industry. Together, we will strive towards strengthening our bond with all stakeholders to deliver a world-class service to the consumers and improve customer satisfaction levels.”

Saharsh Damani, Secretary General, AIDCF said, “With digitisation entering into last phase and focus on wired broadband gaining traction for all the members, I am sure that under Panesar's leadership, the digital cable industry will enter into the next orbit of momentum and growth.”

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