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  • In his last stint, he was the National Sales Head, Display and Branded Content for Bindass

    News18 appoints Pawan Sharma as Sales Head, Focus, Hindi and Language Cluster

    By A Correspondent

     

    The News18 Network has announced the appointment of Pawan Sharma as Sales Head, Focus, Hindi and Language Cluster. Focus, in Network18, constitutes branded content, advertiser-funded programming and sponsored IPs.

     

    He will report into Mayank Jain, CEO, Hindi News Cluster and Karan Abhishek Singh, CEO, Languages, News18 Network. Prior to joining News18, Sharma has been with Disney, Star and Big FM. In his last stint, he was the National Sales Head, Display and Branded Content for Bindass.

     

     

  • He was last with Dentsu Aegis Network where he was elevated to the position of Group Head- Media and was handling clients like Adidas, Reebok, Philips and Apple

    Mayank Jain is Chief Product Officer of ‘Shortpedia’

    By A Correspondent

     

    Mayank Jain has joined Shortpedia, a technology-driven short news content provider as its Chief Product Officer. He will be responsible for the company’s product innovations and drive revenue at the same time. Jain’s last stint was with Dentsu Aegis Network where he was elevated to the position of Group Head- Media and was handling clients like Adidas, Reebok, Philips and Apple.

     

    Said Jain:  “I’m extremely excited to take on this role. Content is a very interesting space and sky is the limit. In this world of clutter it is difficult to find credible and authentic information; we at Shortpedia are absolutely committed towards authenticity while evolving everyday to cater to our dynamic audiences. We are driving at fresh handpicked content, clutter free environment and a phenomenal user experience. Much like our audience, we are a very restless team so we are continuously experimenting and evolving. We have already successfully added audio news to every news item that goes up. Apart from the listening feature we have also deployed AI to understand content consumption behaviour and programmatic enabled advertising. It’s a lean team so there has been no breathing space since I have joined which I’m thoroughly enjoying”.

     

    Added Amarjeet Singh, Mobile Head, Shortpedia: “I have known Mayank for a while and witnessed his growth as a professional. I personally feel that Shortpedia is the right platform for a professional like him. His understanding of the digital space is enviable, and we are very glad to have him onboard.”

     

     

  • Adds talent and aims higher on the back of excellent growth in news segment

    Network18 does an org rejig with three senior hires from Star India

    By A Correspondent

     

    Network18 has announced a change in its organisational structure. The group has been recast along three major clusters: English and Business Cluster, which includes CNN-News18, CNBC-TV18, Awaaz and Bajaar, CNBC HD Prime and News18 International; Hindi Cluster including News18 India & News18 Hindi regional channels (UP/UK, MP/CG, Rajasthan, Bihar/JK, Urdu & Himachal-Punjab-Haryana); and Languages Cluster including all News18 regional channels minus Hindi—TN, Kerala, Kannada, Odisha, Bengal, Assam/NE, Gujarat and News18-Lokmat.

     

    Three key appointments have been made to bolster each cluster and drive it to the next level of operational excellence. Basant Dhawan joins as CEO of the English/Business cluster. An engineer and an alumnus of IIM Calcutta, Dhawan joins Network18 from Star India where he spent the last four years in a variety of roles. His last role was National Agency Business Head for Entertainment Sales in Star India. Basant will be based in Mumbai.

     

    The CEO of the Hindi cluster is Mayank Jain, who will lead the fast-growing News18 India and the cluster of other news channels across various Hindi speaking states. Jain, who will be based in New Delhi has joined Network18 from Star India’s entertainment division.

     

    Karan Abhishek Singh has joined as CEO for Languages cluster, also from Star India where he managed Integrated Sales for Television and Digital. Singh will be based in Bengaluru.

     

    The above three will report to Avinash Kaul, Chief Operating Officer of Network18.