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  • He will be responsible for Network Development for India TV and upcoming group channels in domestic and international markets

    Rajmohan Nair joins IndiaTV as Prez-Network Devpt

    By A Correspondent

     

    India TV announced the appointment of Rajmohan Nair as President, Network Development. Prior to this he was VP-Distribution with TV Today. He has been fourth key appointee joining India TV from TV Today in less than three months.

     

    He will be responsible for Network Development for India TV and upcoming group channels in domestic and international markets. Mr Nair will be reporting to MD & CEO, Ritu Dhawan.

     

    Mr Nair has a career spanning around two decades, out of which 15 years have been in broadcast distribution space. As a member of the core strategy team of TVTN, he has been instrumental in encryption of the three TVTN channels & its launch in One Alliance Bouquet as a pay service.

     

    Welcoming Mr Nair on Board India TV MD & CEO, Ritu Dhawan said: “Digitalization is round the corner which will have an impact on the TV landscape in a big way. With Rajmohan coming on board at this juncture, we really feel optimistic that this will further boost the aggressive growth track we are set to follow”

     

    On his appointment, Mr Nair said, “It is a great opportunity for me to contribute towards further consolidating & cementing India TV’s leadership position in the news genre. What’s also exciting is the changing dynamics in the distribution space that shall also provide with a huge potential to develop pay business revenues for the channel.”

     

  • As part of its aggressive growth strategy, India TV also announced several key appointments, many of them coming from TV Today.

    TV Today’s Gulab Makhija joins India TV as CFO

    By A Correspondent

     

    India TV announced the appointment of Gulab Makhija as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr Makhija will be responsible for financial Management and Control Systems in the company’s growth plan. Prior to joining India TV, Mr Makhija served as CFO at TV Today Network where he was instrumental in cost optimization across the network.

     

    As part of its aggressive growth strategy, India TV also announced several key appointments, many of them, as the company’s communique admits, coming from TV Today.

     

    Shubhra Manasi, joining from TV Today, will look after Strategic Planning and Research functions for the company as DGM. Pradeep Khatri has joined as Chief Manager Marketing. He also comes from TV Today and will be responsible for marketing communication, sales support & sponsorship marketing functions.

     

    But there are others who are not from the TV Today stable who’ve also joined the channel: Rohit Lal has been appointed Vice President Programming.  Mr Lal comes with vast experience of programming for Zee, IBN and Star. Prashant Sharda, who was with Nokia, joins as Vice President, Digital Media to look after mobile, 3G, and streaming and India TV’s website, while working towards digital convergence for the company.

     

    India TV MD & CEO Ritu Dhawan said: “We are happy to induct new team leaders and expect that their proven track records will add strength to the existing strong team. We together look forward to further consolidate our leadership position in the Hindi news genre and set new benchmarks in the domain.”

     

    On his appointment as CFO, Gulab Makhija said: “I look forward to a great opportunity and exciting times with India TV, a company that is all set to take the leap to the  next level of success.”