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  • He has stepped down after a 16-year stint with ZEEL

    Bharat Ranga quits Zee after 16-year stint

    By A Correspondent

     

    Bharat Ranga, the Chief Content and Creative Officer (CCCO) has stepped down after a 16-year stint with ZEEL.

     

    Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited said, “Since 1998, Bharat has been an invaluable member of the ZEE family. During his career span with us, Bharat has contributed to the overall growth of the organization by leveraging new revenue opportunities, bringing about path breaking content, starting new streams of content through new channel launches and transcending the business beyond geographies; to name a few. We wish to sincerely thank him for the valuable contribution he made to the organization.”

     

    Speaking on his tenure at ZEE, Bharat Ranga said, “I have turned 16 in the ZEE family this year and I am confident that all the values and experiences that ZEE has imparted will stand me in good stead. I am thankful to the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Punit who have always backed us in our pursuits to achieve organisational goals and attain personal growth. And I sincerely wish ZEE all the success in the years ahead.”

     

    Ranga’s last day with the organization will be 7th October, 2014. All verticals and functions at ZEE who currently report to him, will now report into the MD & CEO, Punit Goenka.

     

  • Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has announced the appointment of of Rajesh Iyer as Business Head – New Initiatives|Hindi Broadcast

    Zee pulls Rajesh Iyer from Colors as Biz Head for new channel

    By A Correspondent

     

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    Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has announced the appointment of of Rajesh Iyer as Business Head – New Initiatives|Hindi Broadcast. Mr Iyer was until last Friday, Vice-President – Marketing at Colors. He will be responsible for the overall functioning of the new initiatives in Hindi broadcast and will report in to Bharat Ranga, Chief Content & Creative Officer, ZEEL. Although the title says New Initiatives|Hindi boradcast, the grapevine has it that Mr Iyer will head the proposed new Hindi GEC that Zee is planning to launch in the next quarter.

     

    Speaking on his appointment, Mr Ranga said: “Rajesh is a superior talent with marketeering approach and consumer focus. We are delighted to have him on board to create some thrilling benchmarks in our industry.”

     

    Commented Mr Iyer: “I have always admired the Zee Group, who have been pioneers in the satellite and broadcast space. To be a part of this ever-growing dynamic industry is going to be challenging and I further, look forward to developing and strengthening the brand.”

     

    Mr Iyer brings with him over 13 years of rich experience in the areas of marketing and business. Prior to joining Colors, he worked with Star India and also with Ambience Publicis and Ogilvy & Mather.

     

  • The session on 'Television 3.1' on day 1 of FICCI Frames saw the panelists assess the future of the broadcast industry

    #FF14 Day 1: Seamless content delivery across multiple platforms the way forward

    By a correspondent

     

    With so much being written and said of the emergence of multiple platforms and content delivery mechanisms in India, it was only apt to gather opinion from those that are driving the change to get a firsthand feel of the effects being spotted. The session on ‘Television 3.1’ on day 1 of FICCI Frames saw the panelists assess the future of the broadcast industry, in terms of content, marketing and distribution strategies in the era of convergence and multiplatform delivery mechanisms.

     

    The panelists comprised speakers like Tarun Katial, CEO, Reliance Broadcast, Vikram Chandra, CEO, NDTV Group, Mathieu Bejot, Executive Director, TV France International, Bharat Ranga, Chief Content and Creative Officer, ZEE Entertainment, Ashok Mansukhani, President, MSO Alliance and Todd Miller, CEO, Celestial Tiger Entertainment. The session was moderated by Janine Stein, Editorial Director, Content Asia.

     

    Vikram Chandra began by highlighting how 4G and smartphones will be the next big change agents in the Indian media landscape. “The recent months have witnessed a lot of people moving to the second screen to access content of their choice and with the access becoming more fast and affordable, smartphones will be the next big thing where content consumption is concerned,” he said.

     

    For Todd Miller, what will drive India in the months ahead will be the explosion of HD technology. Assisting that would be content from China that would be finding its way around the world, including India.

     

    Providing a different perspective, Bharat Ranga said that the way his network functioned it was a matter of tackling markets on a ‘meta’ level. Meta-national approach by companies that caters to market-specific conditions will drive the growth for broadcasters. Also, it will be essential for broadcasters to have a consumerist understanding of data and not marketing understanding. With the emergence of new platforms, Ranga noted that the industry will see the emergence of budding talents who will be able to bring in a different perspective.

     

    Ashok Mansukhani proposed that each stakeholder should be able to make money from the digitization exercise but that the consumer should have the final say. He said that the phase 3 and 4 of digitization will see a lot of players going fiber. While that will boost output, it is essential that the distribution rights of such an exercise are retained with the distributor, he noted.

     

    Tarun Katial said that India was ready to see content as the core subject that can be created for various platforms. The ability to have good investment strength and also the right mix of talent and content will help companies achieve the goal faster, he noted. Mr Katial added that while earlier ‘Content was King and Distribution was God’, the phrase has now changed to ‘Content is king and Technology is God’. Going forward, it is important that broadcasters have a hold on the IPs as that is what will matter in the future. And while much of the content at Reliance is being rented, Mr Katial added that very soon they will be working on producing content that would be their own.

     

  • Mr Bharat Ranga will now take charge of content and creative at Zee Entertainment and Mr Nittin Keni will head production

    Bharat Ranga to be Chief Content & Creative officer at Zee, Nittin Keni to be Head-Production

    updated from the news flashed on Saturday, April 7.

     

    By A  Correspondent

     

    Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE) has announced significant senior-level changes in its leadership team.

     

    Mr Bharat Ranga, who headed international operations at the network, will now be head of content and will be designated as Chief Content & Creative Officer. Mr Nittin Keni, National Creative Director will now look after production initiatives responsible for setting up studios and will be re-designated as Head – Production.

     

    Both moves are significant. Mr Ranga has been an old and loyal Zee hand and has made a success of the international operations. Given the current standings of general entertainment channels, the flagship Zee GEC needs a sound mix of content strategy and business acumen which Mr Ranga can provide. On the other hand, Mr Keni, again a Zee old-timer who returned with some fanfare last year, has some quality experience on the production sphere. While Gadar: Ek Prem Katha which he produced for Zee was a superhit, there are other projects that he was associated with: Fareb (1996), Aisi Bhi Kya Jaldi Hai (1996), Spot Boy (also 1996) and the 1993 telefilm Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee.

     

    More on Mr Ranga, courtesy the Zee corporate site: Mr Bharat Ranga has been Executive Director – International Operations based out of Mumbai. He has been with Zee since 1998. Prior to this, he was the Business Head for Zee Cinema, Premier, Action, Classic Cinema. And before that he was major media groups including The Times of India. A commerce graduate from the University of Rajasthan, Mr Ranga has done his MBA from the University of Ajmer and an Advanced Management Program from Wharton Business School.

     

    Photograph courtesy Zee corporate website