Tag: IBNLive

  • Rajan Srinivasan, others launch content marketplace

    By A Correspondent

     

    Former IBNLive CEO Rajan Srinivasan along with Moneycontrol.com VP Sales Mahip Singh have teamed with a bunch of tech brains from the Indian Institute of Technology to launch a unique content market proposition with Spiral Content Solutions and their offering called Scatter, billed as India’s first content marketplace – “Scatter.”

     

    In its current avatar, Scatter addresses three stakeholders: marketers, content publishers and digital consumers.  Says Mr Srinivasan who is designated CEO of Spiral Content:  “Content engagement is clearly multi-layered and Scatter currently addresses just one of these layers. It helps brands connect with consumers on the back of superlative content which consumers want to read and know more about”

     

    Unlike a pure trade based market place, Scatter adds intelligent layers for the marketers to ensure that they are constantly able to access relevant and potential conversation points. The platform took around nine months to build out and this effort was led by their CTO Pratik Poddar, who found this an interesting problem to work on. Adds Mr Poddar: “Scatter makes sure that the marketer never falls short of things to say. The platform addresses brand attributes, consumer passion points, a great editorial calendar tool and a real time opportunity to plug into LIVE conversations. Our efforts will always be focused on making Scatter a compelling tool in the marketers arsenal”

     

    Says Spiral Content COO Mahip Singh: “We have received an overwhelming response from the publisher community. Scatter allowed publishers an opportunity to resurface their content and today it boasts of more than 80 publishers of Indian and International repute. We create opportunities for publishers and marketers to come together to service the needs of brands seeking to engage better with their customers.”

     

    Scatter has already been launched and is working closely with leading publishers, bloggers and other content generators, informs Mr Srinivasan.

     

  • Rajan Srinivasan bigs adieu to Web18

    By A Correspondent

     

    IBNLive CEO Rajan Srinivasan has decided to move on. During his stint with Web18, Srinivasan managed a variety of mandates including head of sales for moneycontrol, head of sales and marketing for Web18 and CEO, IBNLive. Mr Srinivasan has not revealed where he’s moving to, though he did mention he was planning to take a month-long break before he announces his next move in December.

     

    Speaking on the development, Lakshmi Narasimhan CEO, Web18 said “Rajan has been with our web business for over eight years and has been a pillar of strength for our business. He has taken on every challenge we have thrown at him and has come out tops. He has been an integral part of our team and has made a big difference to us in many ways. I would like to wish him the very best in all his future endeavors.”

     

    Added Mr Srinivasan added: “I am proud of what we achieved over the past many years at Web18. I am more than grateful for the immense support I’ve received from the Network18 team, our customers and our partners. Clearly, this is a rather emotional and tough call but I am happy to know that the Web18 suite of products are well positioned as well as future ready and wish them every success “.

     

    Mr Srinivasan has over eighteen years of experience in the media industry, including nine in the digital space. Prior to joining Network18 in 2003, he had stints with the Indian Express, Sony Entertainment Television and BBC World.

     

     

  • News on ‘tap’ from IBNLive

    By A Correspondent

     

    Web18’s news portal, IBNLive.com, launched its latest app on the iPad, offering 360-degree news coverage in just a tap. Within just a day, the app raced to occupy the No 1 slot for all Indian apps.

     

    The IBNLive app, which is available as a free download on the iTunes store, now gives the user instant access to the entire gamut of news from the world of politics, business, sports, entertainment and technology, on the iPad platform, taking the user experience to a completely new level. This in-depth coverage is augmented with live TV, real-time coverage, blogs, photo galleries and videos on demand.

     

    Commenting on the offering, Mr Lakshmi Narasimhan, CEO, Web18 said, “The response of the IBNLive mobile app across all smartphone platforms was incredible and now, we have just taken news consumption to a new level with the IBNLive app for the iPad. This has been vindicated by the fantastic reviews and the app reaching the top slot in the iTunes store within just a day of its launch.”

     

    Speaking on the product, Mr Arunava Sinha, Head – IBNLive.com and Cricketnext.com, said, “The IBNLive iPad app was envisaged as a revolutionary offering to give our users the power to access News, on just a TAP. An array of unique features like integrated newsreading, newswatching and newsviewing; Live TV; and Cricket scores; apart from a host of other exciting features makes sure that we keep people informed even while on the move.”