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  • To cover politics, Bollywood, crime, women, health, history, education and sports

    News 24 launches Podcast 24 – Awaaz Sabki

    By Our Staff

     

    News 24, the umbrella brand of Bag Network, has launched its new digital platform: Podcast 24 – Awaaz Sabki. The podcast will cover news and stories on a variety of subjects including politics, Bollywood, crime, women, health, history, education and sports. It will also provide a platform to discuss and deliberate on a range of important and relevant social issues.

     

    Said founder and CEO Anurradha Prasad: ” Podcast 24 – Awaaz Sabki will bridge the gap between news and our listeners by curating content that is current and relevant to our audience.”

     

    Listeners can access the Podcast 24 through all major podcast apps such as Spotify, Amazon, Google etc. The channel can also be accessed through the News 24 website.

     

  • He will spearhead overall responsibility of strategic and operational management of the News Nation Network and will oversee the group's portfolio of assets spanning news broadcasting

    RK Arora joins News Nation as CEO

    By A Correspondent

     

    RK Arora

    Former iTV Network Group CEO R K Arora has joined the News Nation network as Chief Executive Officer. Credited with building and consolidating many news broadcast brands, Meanwhile, it is rumoured that some more senior iTV group executives may also join Mr Arora at News Nation. It may be recalled that many top IBN business executives had joined NewsX in the recent past at senior positions.

     

    In his new role, Mr Arora will spearhead overall responsibility of strategic and operational management of the News Nation Network and will oversee the group’s portfolio of assets spanning news broadcasting.

     

    Mr Arora has an experience of 24 years and brings with him industry expertise and as Group CEO of the iTV Network which he joined in 2012, he managed the group’s six news channels -NewsX, India News and four regional news channels in the Hindi heartland and was instrumental. in the company’s transformation and its unprecedented growth within a short span of 2 years. Prior to ITV, he was CEO with BAG Network (News 24, E24 and Darshan 24). He was also associated with India TV since its inception.

     

    Said Abhay Oswal, Chairman, News Nation Network a communiqué: “Arora’s illustrious track record make him an ideal choice to lead News Nation Network. He brings a unique combination of astute business acumen and in-depth industry knowledge. Arora has the vision, tenacity and integrity to ensure that News Nation Network will quickly become the success we expect it to be and we are committed to support him to strengthen the company’s leadership in the news genre”.

     

    On his appointment, Mr Arora said, ‘I am delighted to be joining News Nation Network as Chief Executive Officer as it moves into the next exciting phase of growth and development. I’ve watched News Nation Network’s impressive strides on both the programming front and in building a unique content network that is clearly unmatched in the marketplace. The company is in a perfect position to dramatically expand in the market and I’m thrilled to take on the role and be a part of the success of News Nation Network.

     

  • Aimed at the e-consumer, E-Newspaper will be brought out multiple times in the day – at 1pm, 7.30pm and 12.30am

    BAG Network launches ‘E-Newspaper of India’

    By A Correspondent

     

    Described as “A newspaper that never sleeps”, E-Newspaper of India is a product meant for the digital consumer who is constantly on the move, and is refreshed multiple times in the day – at 1pm, 7.30pm and 12.30am.

     

    E-Newspaper, which is available at www.enewspaperofindia.com, has been brought out by the BAG Network, the media house that has rolled out news channel News 24, Bollywood channel E 24, spiritual channel Darshan 24 and Radio Dhamaal.

     

    Anurradha Prasad

    Speaking on this occasion, Anurradha Prasad, editor-in-chief of the paper and Chairman of BAG Network, said that in the digital era, time is of essence for the person on the go. “Newspaper reading should not be like finding a needle in a haystack. E-Newspaper of India sifts the big news from a mountain of news stories,” she said.

     

    Ms Prasad said that in this digital age, news keeps changing at breakneck speed. “And we want the digital consumer to read today’s newspaper now, not tomorrow, to read the news even as it is happening,” she said.