Markets Mojo has announced its appointment of Alok Nair as the CEO for their new media venture.
Commenting on the appointment, Dr Mohit Batra, Co-Founder & CEO said: “Markets Mojo has evolved as one of the finest products in the Fintech Space & we are gearing up for the next phase of growth. With Alok coming on board with his solid media expertise we look forward to maximising the full potential of our offerings & extend him all the support for scaling up.â€
Also joining the yet to be named media venture are Don Zarrar as Chief of Sales and Sanjay Bhoir as Chief of Operations who were with TV Today Network and Neo Sports respectively until recently and also were part of the Network 18 team with Alok.
Sahara Media Group, which runs a bouquet of national and regional channels, Rashtriya Sahara editions of Hindi newspapers, as well as Rashtriya Roznama editions of Urdu Newspapers is undergoing a strategic and structural rehaulin terms of content, technology, branding and distribution. Under the process, the group has hired Alok Nair as a Chief Commercial Officer. Nair will contribute in evolving a commercial strategy for the network and comes with experience with The Times of India group Network 18 and Bloomberg TV India in the past.
On the ongoing changes, Abhijit Sarkar, Guardian of the Sahara Media Group said: “There is an evident change in media consumption habits, which needs to be understood, apprehended and calibrated to. We are confident that the current strategic changes undertaken the present team at Sahara Media Group will help in better leveraging the depth of our network along with notching up scales to current and future requirements of the viewers.â€
Added Arup Ghosh, CEO & Editor In Chief of Sahara Media Group:“ Sahara Media group is one of the biggest full play media house in the country that cater to regional & national audiences through all mediums – Print, Digital & Broadcast. The group has always remained an Indian hallmark in terms of its technological investments and has one of the widest news gathering or dissemination network. With changes emerging in the entire space of news gathering, dissemination, analysis, presentation and consumption, we are on the path of reinventing ourselves and reclaiming the position, which we deserve, based on our intrinsic strengths. The last few months we have been focusing on content revamp and very soon our viewers will see an energised sharp product. Shri Alok Nair has joined the team and will work on evolving a robust sales and marketing strategy plus contribute towards creation of a robust marketing and branding strategy.â€
“It is time to break through the clutter and bring together the finest minds and create the best in class contentâ€, added Menon who is co-founder and Editor of Indy Network.
Said Co-founder and CEO Alok Nair: We believe the infotainment space will see a huge growth in the next few years and Indy Network shall be a key contributor.†The spirit of our enterprise is collaboration, Nair added indicating that the company is looking at partnering content creators and possibly other platforms.
Bloomberg TV India is set to present an all-new show – Deal Street, that will decode some of India’s biggest corporate and financial deals.
Through the series, get invaluable insights into the business of deal-making, along with a ringside view of multimillion dollar deals for funding, mergers, acquisitions, buyouts and takeovers. Also, there will be a special focus on the future of India’s buzzing start-up ecosystem.
The half-hour special series will feature interviews with some of the most successful people in the industry. Industry stalwarts, who are placing some big bets on India, will discuss their deals and plans for the companies that they have bet on. In the initial weeks, the show will feature leaders like Sanjay Nayar, CEO – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR India); Deepak Gaur, MD – SAIF Partners; Avnish Bajaj, MD – Matrix India; Renuka Ramnath, Founder, MD & CEO – Multiples Alternate Asset Management Private Limited and Sanjeev Aggarwal, Senior Managing Director, Helion Venture Partners.
Commenting on the launch of the show, Alok Nair, Executive Vice-President and Business Head, Bloomberg TV India, said, “Our strategic approach has always been to provide hard-hitting news to help our viewers take informed decisions. Taking this into consideration, the show will bring together the most promising leaders from the private equity and VC community. The show will focus on what top investors look at when they back a business or an entrepreneur, and how they ensure that their investments will pay off. Mini Menon – one of the most respected Business & Markets journalists will be driving the show. Mini’s deep engagement with the PE & VC community will put this content in the right perspective & bring together the most crucial ecosystem alive, exclusively on Bloomberg TV India.”
Bloomberg TV India started the year with comprehensive show line-ups for the Union Budget 2015 which showcased the best-in-class insights, analyses, reports, debates and interviews appealing to a large spectrum of audience. The Pre-Budget programming started early January, by capturing the perspectives of leading Indian corporate leaders from across the sectors, policy experts, farmers, social sector representatives and economists on their expectations from Budget 2015.
With a two-month run-up to Budget 2015, the channel broadcasted innovative large scale programs like Ideas for Transforming India where the country’s top experts discussed ideas for India’s growth while focusing on issues like Infrastructure, Integrated Energy Policy, Connecting India, Housing, Agriculture, etc. While on Invest in India, a first-of-its-kind initiative where Indian policy makers connected with global investors and decision makers to take note of what do global investors want. The Budget 2015 programming comprised of a comprehensive & exhaustive list of market gurus, corporate leaders and policy makers; influencers who move markets and impact business. The channel also implemented the most innovative and viewer friendly interface for the Budget day.
Living by the defining principles~ First, Factual, Fastest, Final and Future; some of the high-impact news which was delivered by the channel in the recent past are questioning the Spice Jet deal opacity, India’s deal of 36 Rafale Jets with France, Decoding the Rolta stock crash, Interview of Mr. Manohar Parikkar as Defence minister, where he spoke about blacklisting arms suppliers & Make in India in defence sector, the cabinet’s decision to give a nod to the land ordinance, Finance Minister’s announcement of 1% additional levy in GST for 2 years, amongst others.
Alok Nair
Commenting on the exciting line-up for 2015, Alok Nair, Executive Vice President and Business Head, Bloomberg TV India, said, “We have consistently sought to bring content of value to our viewers and this is what has reinforced our position in the business news broadcasting market. Our Union Budget coverage was a reflection of our proficiency and experience. Key influencers not only follow us on social media but value our perspective with the PMO re-tweeting us. Following our signature style, this year we have designed programming with sharper and innovative content. To strengthen our content delivery, we have launched a host of new shows and segments targeted at corporate India and market viewers like Street Smart has new segments – Trading Day and Dealing Room which capture the essential insights and early morning market trends when trading begins; Lunch Money, a mid-day wrap that highlights the big stories from the markets along with Deal Street – a segment thattalks about the world of Venture Capitalists, Private Equity, Funding, Acquisitions and everything in the world of Finance ; Market Movers, gives the sharpest and insightful analysis on the biggest stock the market is talking about; The World of Midcaps, gives a detailed insight on all the mid-cap and small-cap stocks of the day and an advertising and marketing show,From Logo to Impact, the inaugural episode of which featured legends like Shashi Sinha – Chairman, BARC India Technical Committee & CEO, IPG Mediabrands India and Partho Dasgupta – CEO, BARC India talking about BARC and how it is poised to redefine the ratings game.The mood is upbeat and going forward we plan to launch more than 20 new shows this year.â€
Bloomberg TV India has appointed Alok Nair as its Executive Vice President. As part of his new portfolio, Nair will be responsible for P&L, business strategy, marketing, content, distribution and overall growth strategy of the channel. He will be working with the board of Business Broadcast News Ltd.
During his tenure at Network 18, Alok’s last assignment was as the National Revenue Head – CNBC TV18 & CNBC Prime HD.
Nair comes with a rich experience in Print, General News and Business News domain. Having worked and interacted with the finest minds in the industry, he has many firsts to his repertoire. At Network 18, he was a part of the initial team and has seen the network grow from one channel – CNBC TV 18 and one portal – www.moneycontrol.com to one of the biggest integrated news network. Alok was instrumental in creating pathbreaking formats and properties across business and general news channels. He eventually went on to head the FOCUS business across the News Network.
Lavneesh Gupta
Commenting on Alok Nair’s appointment, Lavneesh Gupta, COO – Bloomberg TV India said, “Alok brings a unique blend of talent, experience and deep understanding of the News Channel business and will surely add tremendous value to the group. I am confident that he will be a prodigious asset to the organization and will help us reach the next level through his keen understanding of the business. We endorse Alok’s belief that there is serious value unlocking to be done in the Business News space & Bloomberg TV India, a part of the world’s world’s most influential news network, can surely lead the way. The year 2015 will be exciting with many disruptive and differentiated media products that will be offered by the channel. It will definitely ensure a higher impact for advertisers as well as viewers.â€
After nearly two decades of being associated with leading television networks, Mini Menon and Alok Nair have announced the launch of Indy Network Pvt Ltd. The company has plans to create and deliver original multimedia content. Akshay Chavan who specialises in technology has also joined the enterprise as a co-founder. Over the next few months, Indy Network will work with other key partners and passionate young talent who will help create the first of its kind offering, notes a communiqué.
Through the series, get invaluable insights into the business of deal-making, along with a ringside view of multimillion dollar deals for funding, mergers, acquisitions, buyouts and takeovers. Also, there will be a special focus on the future of India’s buzzing start-up ecosystem.
