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  • Reasons being attributed to in social media are baseless, says Ritu Dhawan India TV MD & CEO

    India TV confirms QW Naqvi’s exit

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    By A Correspondent

     

    In an official statement issued late on Monday, India TV has confirmed that Q W Naqvi has resigned as Editorial Director.

     

     

    Ritu Dhawan
    Rajat Sharma

    Ritu Dhawan, India TV MD & CEO confirmed the development. “We have accepted his resignation and asked Naqvi to serve his notice period,” she said, adding: “We are surprised at the reasons being attributed to it in the social media. Such reasons are baseless, and we condemn the effort being made to use it for political gains.”

     

    India TV Chairman Rajat Sharma added: “There is a continuous attempt by some people to defame electronic media which has been officially condemned by broadcasters. We in the news media have covered several elections in the past and will cover many more, we cannot allow our industry to become a tool in the hands of interested parties during elections.”

     

    Mr Naqvi, a seasoned campaigner in news television, had joined India TV in October 2013. While we are not sure of where he’s moving next, there are rumours that he may be in discussions with a political party to contest the elections.

     

  • After a gab of over four years, Editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma will now be on primetime with 'Aaj Ki Baat – Rajat Sharma Ke Saath'

    India TV gets sent for polls, refreshes new top deck for newsroom

    By A Correspondent

     

    This is what news channels would call a ‘Diwali’. The big day is coming up and before the festivities begin in right earnest, it’s get to clean up the house and make it sparkling and bright.

     

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    After bringing in QW Naqvi, India TV has announced a round of senior-level announcements. First off is Amitabh, who after spending 18 years with Aaj Tak, joins as Senior Executive Editor. Then there’s Pranay Yadav coming in as Executive Editor. He returns to India TV after a stint at TV 9 and Shivendra Kumar, who was earlier with ABP News, joins as Deputy Executive Editor.

     

    The newsgathering team of India TV is now led by Executive Editor Rahul Choudhry who also comes from Aaj Tak. The team is supported by Political Editor Sukesh Ranjan who was with IBN 7. Choudhry is also joined by his Aaj Tak colleagues Shamsher Singh as Editor – Current Affairs, Prateek Trivedi as Associate Editor and Sundeep Sonwalker as Deputy Editor.

     

    The content style of the leading channel has changed to in-depth coverage and deep-delving analysis, informs a communiqué.

     

    Rajat Sharma

    Editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma will now be on primetime with ‘Aaj Ki Baat – Rajat Sharma Ke Saath’. Mr Sharma, who resumes a daily news show after a gap of over four years, said: “The India TV newsroom is fully charged to capture the excitement of upcoming general elections. Extensive plans have been made to report, analyse and present the battle for the next Lok Sabha to our viewers.”

     

    “Our viewers can rest assured of most accurate and responsible news reporting, which will further cement our leadership position in Hindi News genre,” said Editorial Director QW Naqvi.

     

    Ritu Dhawan

    Commenting on the new appointments, Ritu Dhawan, MD & CEO, India TV said: “When the channel announced the appointment of QW Naqvi as the Editorial Director in October, it was always on cards that the content team will be further strengthened to gear up for the biggest event in news genre, the general elections slated for 2014, to begin with.”

     

    “All such efforts are a testimony to our commitment to broadcast a perfect mix of news, views and analysis to our ever-evolving audiences and we are sure that we will be able to create and maintain a perfect content mix,” she added hinting at more defining announcements, beyond appointments, to follow soon.

     

  • The former head of the TV Today newsroom joins India TV as Editorial Director

    Aaj Tak veteran QW Naqvi joins India TV as Editorial Director

    By A Correspondent

     

    QW Naqvi

    In a development that could have a far-reaching impact on the equations in the Hindi news genre, Q W Naqvi, former head of the TV Today newsroom, has joined India TV as Editorial Director.

     

    Mr Naqvi, who left the India Today group last year, was rumoured to have joined G Krishnan, in a news channel venture. With Mr Naqvi taking up this assignment, there is uncertainty on the status of that start-up. At India TV, he will be reporting to Rajat Sharma, Chairman & Editor-in-chief.

     

    Rajat Sharma

    Welcoming Mr Naqvi, Mr Sharma said: “Naqviji is a hugely respected professional, with his experience, knowledge and enigma, we definitely see India TV growing faster than ever in its quest to reign supreme in the Hindi news genre and beyond. With elections round the corner, I think we are on are way, to create a right mix for our viewers and advertisers alike.”

     

    Commenting on his appointment, Mr Naqvi said, “This opportunity comes as a huge prospect for me to contribute towards furthering India TV’s charge for cementing its leadership position in the news genre.”

     

    Starting his career in 1980 as trainee journalist in Hindi with the Times of India group, Mr Naqvi has worked at Navbharat Times, and later the ABP group’s “Ravivar”, where he was Chief Reporter. Before moving to Aaj Tak, he was part of the team that started Hindi daily Chauthi Duniya.

     

    Interestingly, it was in Mr Naqvi’s tenure at Aaj Tak that India TV emerged as a potent force in the Hindi news genre and in fact for a period, even surpassed the leader in ratings. Naqviji, according to those who have worked with him, say he is an excellent newsroom strategist. “He can think like the youngest person in the newsroom and add to the overall energy of the channel,” said a former colleague.

     

    Meanwhile, India TV has been putting finishing touches to its elections programming and has simultaneously also worked on elevating its image through a slew of high profile events and initiatives (Disclosure: India TV had sponsored MxMIndia’s self-defence workshops in media agencies earlier this year).