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Niret Alva

Niret Alva
Born
Bengaluru
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Co-founder and Chairman [Miditech ]
Years active1988 – present
Known forProducer, Anchor and Media Educator
SpouseAnuja Chauhan
Children3
Parent(s)Margaret Alva, Niranjan Alva

Niret Alva is an Indian television producer who co-founded television production company Miditech Studios along with his brother Nikhil Alva.[1]

Miditech Studios first made a documentary series on the environment, Living on the Edge for Doordarshan, that won a Panda Award more familiarly known as the Green Oscar.[2] They also went on to make documentaries for the BBC, Discovery, Channel News Asia, ITV and National Geographic, before entering the entertainment genre around 2004,[3] with MTV Roadies (2003), Indian Idol (2004–2009), Galli Galli Sim Sim (Sesame Street) (2006),[4] and Wheels (1998) (BBC World).[5][6]

  1. ^ "Brothers for Real". The Indian Express. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Nikhil and Niret Alva get Green Oscar for their Living on the Edge series". India Today. 15 November 1996. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ^ Ojha, Abhilasha (29 September 2004). "Miditech moves on". Business Standard. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ^ Adesara, Hetal (14 November 2005). "'In terms of revenue, we are growing at just under 300% per year' : Niret Alva - Miditech president". Indian Television. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. ^ Belgaumkar, Govnd (15 December 2003). "He's on TOP gear". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 September 2016.[dead link]
  6. ^ Ojha, Abhilasha (19 April 2008). "Brothers in arms". Business Standard. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

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