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The ITW Pod · Season 4

The business
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broadcast.

Long-form conversations with the people who build, buy and sell sport, entertainment and lifestyle in India. Hosted by Nikhil Venkatesh. New episode every other Thursday.

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42 episodes · 86 hours · 124K listens
Latest episode S4 · E08 · Released 06 Jun 2026

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S4 E07 · Creator Economy

The creator who turned down ₹2 crore.

Prajakta Koli on owning IP, saying no to brand deals, and why YouTube India's economics are broken.

Guest: Prajakta Koli 45 min 23 May 2026 3,240 listens
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S4 E06 · Cricket

Inside the IPL auction war room.

An anonymous franchise CEO on bidding strategy, the ₹18.5Cr ceiling, and why purse management is harder than it looks.

Guest: Anonymous CEO 62 min 09 May 2026 6,180 listens
39
S4 E05 · Entertainment

How Sunburn scaled to 3 lakh fans.

Karan Singh on venue economics, brand integration at festivals, and the insurance nobody tells you about.

Guest: Karan Singh 51 min 25 Apr 2026 2,840 listens
38
S4 E04 · Brand Strategy

The CMO who killed the TV plan.

Meera Sharath Chandra on moving 60% of media budget to sport sponsorship and what the board said.

Guest: Meera Sharath Chandra 44 min 11 Apr 2026 3,610 listens
37
S4 E03 · Football

ISL Year 11: the missing audience.

Arunava Chaudhuri on why Indian football's broadcast numbers stalled and what the league needs next.

Guest: Arunava Chaudhuri 39 min 28 Mar 2026 1,920 listens
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S4 E02 · Sponsorship

Measuring what matters.

Dr. Sandeep Menon on MMM vs. last-click, why brand-lift studies lie, and the metric every sponsor ignores.

Guest: Dr. Sandeep Menon 55 min 14 Mar 2026 2,450 listens
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