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  • Packed with the latest in technology and innovative features, the Republic World App binds digital, TV and media

    Republic celebrates 6 months with an app and a breaking story on it

    By A Correspondent

     

    Top-rated English news channel Republic TV has launched its Android mobile app, six months after the channel launched on May 6. The iOS app is likely to be released by the month-end. In the now trademark Republic TV style, the leaked letter written by Congress president Sonia Gandhi were put up on the app early evening.

     

    Said Republic World COO Jay Chauhan, who helms the channel’s digital front: “Since our inception earlier this year, we’ve been focused on newer ways of driving engagement with our content and delivering the best possible user experience. That’s reflected in our strategy to invest in amazing technology and content teams, produce live and VoD content in mobile specific aspect ratios, our choice of the tech stack and a host of other interactive and personalisation features part of our product pipeline.”

     

    Added Republic TV Founder Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami: “Republic has been on superfast expansion spree – we launched the channel in May, the website in July and now the app in November. We also launched in the Middle East & North Africaon Nov 5. With the app, Republic has established itself as a media -tech company which reflects in our new tagline – Republic- Digital. TV. Media.”

     

     

  • Prior to joining Republic, Jay was CIO at NDTV Worldwide where he built two healthcare startups

    Jay Chauhan to head digital venture at Republic

    By A Correspondent

     

    Jay Chauhan

    Jay Chauhan has joined Republic, Arnab Goswami’s media entity as COO for the digital venture and CTO for broadcast news.

     

    With 20 years of experience spanning television, digital and healthcare, Jay will be responsible for setting up and establishing market leadership for Republic’s global digital properties. Additionally, as CTO for broadcast news, he will be introducing innovation into news gathering as well as mobility solutions into technical operations for broadcast.

     

    According to a communique, a key focus area within Republic’s digital strategy will be the setting up of its global innovation centre in Bengaluru to house its team of data scientists, machine learning experts, developers and UX architects to build Republic’s sophisticated content platform.

     

    Commenting on Chauhan joining his team, Goswami said, “A gifted tech leader guiding our digital venture is a strong statement of what Republic stands for and what it will become – a true media tech company. I am excited to have Jay onboard with us on this journey.”

     

    On joining team Republic, Chauhan said: “It’s an exhilarating feeling being part of the Republic team’s vision of innovation and disruption on a global scale. I can’t wait to roll up my sleeves, deliver amazing digital content products for our global customer base and build a profitable digital business.”