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  • The appointment is with immediate effect

    Locomotive Global appoints Roshni Ghosh as Producer

    By Our Staff

     

    Locomotive Global Media has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of Roshni Ghosh as Producer for the company’s original films and series. The appointment is with immediate effect.

     

    Ghosh will work closely with Sunder Aaron and Kanupriya Iyer to identify interesting new projects and collaborators for shows and films for the company,

     

    Speaking on the new appointment, Sunder Aaron, Co-founder, and principal of Locomotive Global Inc., said: “We are delighted to welcome Roshni to LGM. It’s not enough to identify and develop exceptional ideas for original  films and series, and it is equally important that you be able to promote, sell and produce the projects based on these ideas. We know Roshni to be a professional who operates effectively and efficiently across the whole value chain of our production business. Quite simply she is an outstanding creative executive who gets things done!   Her appointment comes at a crucial point as we move towards an important phase of growth in the business.”

     

  • As Head of Business Affairs and Senior Producer

    Kanupriya A Iyer gets into Locomotive

    By Our Staff

     

    Kanupriya A Iyer

    With a focus on developing, producing, and distributing content for India and across the globe, production company Locomotive Global Media has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Kanupriya A Iyer as Head of Business Affairs and Senior Producer. Iyer’s appointment is with immediate effect.

     

    In her new role, Iyer will work closely with Sunder Aaron to set up and lead Locomotive Global Media’s film division as well as oversee all business operations.

     

    Sunder Aaron
    Sunder Aaron

    Speaking on the new appointment, Sunder Aaron, Co-founder, and principal of Locomotive Global Inc., said, “We are delighted to welcome Kanupriya to our leadership team. She is a unique executive talent whose knowledge and expertise in the film business will enable us to immediately make a splash in the features business. Our ambition is to produce content that has an impact both in India and around the globe, and Kanupriya will no doubt help us achieve that and fast.”

     

    Commenting on her appointment, Iyer added: “I feel a sense of pride as a part of the team Locomotive Global. The collective ethos to create world-class content along with building a company with integrity and passion really spoke to me. Sunder is a wonderful leader who encourages unique voices. I’m ready to help add value with my experience in development, production, and distribution to set up clutter-breaking films and television content.”

     

  • Expands its content production while setting up for more growth in India

    Chicken Soup consumes Locomotive Global

    By Our Staff

     

    Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc, operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Locomotive Global. This happened last week.

     

    Said William J. Rouhana Jr., Chairman and CEO for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment: “Expanding into India has been a top priority for us in our international expansion strategy and we are excited to be entering the market with an ambitious company like Locomotive Global,” “This acquisition allows us to utilize Locomotive’s revenue, cash flow and presence in India as a base for further expansion in the region. We look forward to backing Locomotive’s expansion plans as we continue the rollout of our international strategy.”

     

    Added Sunder Aaron, Co-founder and Principal, Locomotive Global Inc: “There continues to be a major opportunity to produce high-quality content for platforms and services in India such as Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hotstar-Disney+ and others as they now compete for original movies and series so that they can better serve a rapidly growing OTT user base. Production costs are lower in India than in most Western markets, and we can use our development and production capabilities here to meet this growing demand for quality content. We also aim to provide high-quality productions for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s AVOD networks at lower costs. The AVOD business is primed for growth in India as broadband connectivity, FAST channels and usage of connected televisions are expanding rapidly. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is the perfect company to partner with  so that we can seize hold of these burgeoning opportunities together.”

     

  • The 10-episode, multi-season series will showcase the revolution of television industry in India seen through a fictional lens

    ‘The Making of Star India’ to be now adapted on screen

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Story Ink along with Locomotive Global Inc have announced their acquisition of the exclusive screen adaptation rights for ‘The Making of Star India’ written by journalist and author Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

     

    Sidharth Jain, Founder & Producer, The Story Ink and Sunder Aaron, Co-founder and Principal, Locomotive Global Inc will produce a 10-episode, multi-season scripted drama series that utilises Kohli-Khandekar’s book for source material. The on-screen adaptation will carry the audience on a journey through the meteoric rise and revolution of the Indian television industry.

     

    Said Kohli-Khandekar: “I am delighted that my book ‘The Making of Star India’ has inspired this series. The book is not just about Star, but also  about the growth of television in India over three decades. The stories behind the making of the world’s second largest TV market will make you laugh, cry and gasp at the audacity and sheer bull-headedness of the men and women who created it. This series aims to take that journey to another fictional dimension. I am so looking forward to working as a consulting writer with Sid and Sunder on this project.”

     

    Sharing thoughts on the acquisition of the book and production of the series, Jain added: “Our aim is to create a global quality scripted series. A ground-breaking new show that will be akin to Mad Men meets Succession, and set in the roaring rah-rah early days of the Indian television industry of late 1990s and early 2000s.  Said Aaron: “We aim to pull the curtains back, and present the story of Indian television in an unconventional and ground-breaking way that people around the world will find compelling to watch. Today more than ever before, viewers of premium drama series want to lose themselves in an authentic world they find fascinating and yet never knew existed.”