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  • Unveils "digital evolution"

    Asianet News M&E is now Asianxt Digital Technologies

    Asianet News Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, a pan-India media-tech player, has announced its rebranding to Asianxt Digital Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

    Other than Asianetnews.com, a multilingual digital news and entertainment hub catering to audiences in eight languages, the company also owns the powerful Asianet News Network, featuring leading news brands such as Asianet News (Malayalam), Asianet Suvarna News (Kannada) and the Kannada Prabha daily. Complementing its news offerings, Asianxt also has in its portfolio IndigoMusic.com, the international music brand with a following in markets like Bengaluru, Goa etc. As part of this change, Asianxt has unveiled a new brand logo and identity.

    Neeraj Kohli
    Neeraj Kohli

    Said Neeraj Kohli, CEO of Asianxt Digital Technologies Pvt. Ltd: ” Our vision is to serve content across audiences, agnostic of any platform, language and geography. With Asianxt, we aim to transcend barriers and offer diverse and engaging content to global consumers. This rebranding is a strategic move towards realizing that vision. We are confident that our renewed focus on technology and digital-first values will resonate with our audiences and stakeholders alike.”

    Rajesh Kalra
    Rajesh Kalra

    Added Rajesh Kalra, Executive Chairman of Asianxt Digital Technologies Pvt. Ltd: “This is a pivotal moment for us as it is a reflection of our commitment to embracing a digital-first future. As Asianxt, we aim to continue to push boundaries and set new standards for journalism. We are excited about the possibilities this transformation opens up for us and our audiences.”

  • As Chief Operating Officer of the Digital Business

    Ruchir Khanna joins Asianet

    By Our Staff

     

    Ruchir Khanna
    Ruchir Khanna

    Asianet News Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (AMEL) has appointed Ruchir Khanna as the Chief Operating Officer of the digital business. AMEL has multiple digital brands in its portfolio including asianetnews.com, indigomusic.com etc. and serves consumers in multiple languages

     

    Khanna was Head of Product and Growth at Times Internet, the repository of everything digital of The Times of India Group. During his stint at Times Internet, he led digital growth of various properties of the group including The Times of India, NewsPoint, GadgetsNow and others. He has close to two decades of experience across product development, growth and marketing, content strategy and P&L management. Prior to his role at Times Internet, he had previous leadership stints at Hike Messenger and India Today Group and Yahoo! India.

     

    Rajesh Kalra
    Rajesh Kalra

    Said Rajesh Kalra, Executive Chairman of AMEL: “We’re building a media/ent-tech company of

     

    the future – building on our strong digital brands asianetnews.com and indigomusic.com and the significant audiences of each of these brands presently. Our mission is to significantly expand audiences of each of these brands with more innovation, content and services. Ruchir will provide significant leadership to this mission of ours. He brings with him the experience of building and growing some of the biggest and most successful digital products in India. I am really excited about the leadership team we’ve built. Ruchir joins us soon after Nachiket Pantvaidya took over as MD. We are now fully geared-up in our mission to make AMEL India’s leading Media-Entertainment Tech enterprise.”