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STAR India COO Sanjay Gupta says ratings from films have remained the same in three years adding that the return on investment (RoI) has worsened in the past three years.

Accepting the award, Shankar said, “This is overwhelming – there is nothing more special than peer recognition. I consider myself a creation of this industry, and for this industry to recognize that I might have made some impact on the last decade fills me with a sense of both -- pride and gratitude.”

“For the IMPACT Person of the Year and IMPACT Person of the Decade awards, I congratulate Punit Goenka of ZEEL and Uday Shankar of Star India for being selected for the prestigious honour. Goenka has not only risen through the ranks to head Zee but has expanded its global footprint by offering an amazing variety of content through its channels. Uday Shankar’s journey from being a journalist to the head of a large media organization has been spectacular. His agenda of driving a social change thro