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  • His responsibilities in the new role comprise developing effective strategies and leading the team to maintain high sales performance

    CNBCTV18.com appoints Rohit Gandhi as National Sales Head

    By A Correspondent

     

    Rohit Gandhi

    CNBCTV18.com has expanded its top level management by appointing Rohit Gandhi as National Sales Head at CNBC Digital.

     

    Gandhi comes with 14 years of experience in print, TV and digital media. His responsibilities in the new role comprise developing effective strategies and leading the team to maintain high sales performance in the organisation. Prior to occupying his current role at CNBCTV.com, Rohit has worked with digital brands like Times Internet, Condé Nast India, Rediff.com and he had also been part of CNBC-TV18 channel, a decade ago.

     

    Ranjita Sehgal

    Commenting on the new appointment, Ranjita Sehgal, Business Head, CNBCTV18.com said: “We are happy to welcome Rohit to the CNBC Digital family. His extensive experience in the digital sphere, along with his in-depth understanding of Branded content both on Business and Lifestyle platforms is an excellent fit. His understanding of TV sales and CNBC TV18 is an added advantage for the integrated approach we are adopting.

     

     

  • Gandhi is now editor-in-chief of South Asian International News

    Sudhir Choudhary holds fort as Rohit Gandhi exits DNA & WION

    By A Correspondent

     

    Rohit Gandhi, who joined Zee Media Corp Ltd, with much fanfare last year has moved on. Although the exact details of the exit are not known, insiders told MxMIndia that it was sudden.

     

    Sudhir Choudhary, the Ramnath Goenka Award winning editor of Zee News, will hold fort for now. He may well take full charge, though details are not known. Veteran journalist Raju Santhanam is also said to be actively associated with the news channel.

     

    Although there is no formal communique from the channel, the staff from the channel is aware of the development. Also, Gandhi updated his Twitter profile stating that he was formerly with DNA and WION along with a few other former employers as also his present designation being Editor-in-Chief of SAIN.co.in. Although the website had an error at the time of writing (9am and revisiting at 2.30pm), SAIN, as per the domain registration, stands for South Asian International News.

     

     

  • The 32-page volume includes four pages of DNA of Money as a separate pull-out

    DNA gets a makeover in Mumbai; while Delhi gets a new edition

    By A Correspondent

     

    Leading English daily DNA unveiled a new brand identity in Mumbai and launched in New Delhi as well on the occasion of Dassera.

     

    The 32-page edition includes four pages of DNA of Money as a separate pull-out. Apart from cutting edge reporting, DNA will service a long tail of interests ranging from environment to education, faith to faunatics aka animals (their rights and yours), all the way up to what’s trending socially and much more.

     

    Rohit Gandhi, Editor-in-Chief of DNA, said, “Most modern news formats are nimble and are continuously upgrading themselves to remain relevant. It is unfortunate that newspapers choose to remain in slumber inspite of rapid development and tectonic shifts in all spheres of life. We have built an integrated newsroom to deliver news content across multiple formats with a focus on digital platforms across web, mobile and social. Our news platform promises that we as your news provider will never dilute our honesty in delivering unbiased and uncompromised coverage of any story. Also, our journalists are not sold to interest groups. That’s a promise.”

     

    Added Shreyasi Goenka, Content Advisor – DNA: “The world might be changing, but the news you get every morning is not. There is a clear opportunity to create a vibrant and premium newspaper that resonates with the ambition and the mindset of the metro-urbanite. It was about time to be a fist in the face of boredom and as one of India’s youngest newspaper brands, we readily accepted the challenge. Thus, the clutter-busting approach of adopting an interest-based segmentation as opposed to the traditional geography-based segmentation.”

     

    The launch in New Delhi and restaging in Mumbai has been amplified with a 360-degree marketing campaign. Meanwhile, the DNA editions in Ahmedabad and Jaipur which are franchised to the Dainik Bhaskar group carry the old identity of the paper, though a large part of the content is the same as the Delhi and Mumbai editions.

     

  • The new appointments will come into effect from April 7, 2016. All editorial functions will henceforth report into Rohit Gandhi

    ZMCL announces new leadership team

    By A Correspondent

     

    Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL) announced that Rohit Gandhi who is heading ZMCL’s English News Channel – WION as Editor-in-chief, will additionally take over the role of Editor-in-Chief of DNA, its English mainline daily. Additionally, Shreyasi Goenka, who has been mentoring the content at DNA for a while, will now take the responsibility of Content Advisor and will guide all functions of DNA. Uday Nirgudkar who has been heading DNA along with Zee 24 Taas, will now continue to lead Zee 24 Taas as its Business Head.

     

    Commenting on the new leadership, Dr. Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel Group & Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL) said, “One of our Vision 2020 goals is to become a leading global media conglomerate which is hugely dependent on our ability to create an organization that has the capacity to achieve its desired aspirations. We believe that the convergence of our media businesses i.e. television news and print platforms is an opportunity that will help us to achieve this organizational aspiration. With Zee Media’s ambition to get into English News broadcasting, both the brands put together give the organization an opportunity to serve our audiences better.”

     

    Shreyasi Goenka, Content Advisor, DNA said: “Since its launch in 2005, DNA has become the preferred choice for India’s young and dynamic readers. We have been continuously innovating with offerings like ‘I Am IN – dna of India’, a technology enabled initiative, that promises to enlighten, engage and empower citizens of India in getting involved in the cause for better governance. We are confident that this new seamless organizational structure will bring in fresh insights and views, thus helping us to leverage resources more effectively and in maximizing our market potential.”

     

    Speaking on his new appointment, Rohit Gandhi, Editor-in-Chief, DNA and WION said, “We are moving to expand our coverage and the editions of DNA. It is a great opportunity for us to bring more textured content from all parts of India to give our readers a far deeper understanding of India and the world. I look forward to working with Shreyasi in building an insightful newspaper.”

     

    The new appointments will come into effect from April 7, 2016. All editorial functions will henceforth report into Rohit Gandhi.

     

  • The channel will report global news and issues from a South Asian perspective. WION is scheduled for a Summer 2016 take-off

    Zee’s Eng news channel to be called WION. To launch mid-2016, digital-/mobile-first, TV channel later

    By A Corresondent

     

    Okay, the name is not the regular news channel-y name that one expects. But, then in October 1992, one asked similar questions of a channel called Zee TV. And there was the other network which had a weird name. Something that went twinkle, twinkle… Ah, yes, Star. So, for those who are wondering ‘yeh WION-waayan kya hai’, chill. The name will grow on us. It’s what the folks at Zee Media have christened the proposed global English news channel. The channel will report global news and issues from a South Asian perspective. It’s hence called World Is One News or WION, in short. Interestingly, it will be a mobile/digital-first platform and will be an international television channel later. WION is scheduled for a Summer 2016 take-off.

     

    Subhash Chandra

    Commenting on the new channel, Dr Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel and Zee group said: “Zee Media’s new Global English News Channel – WION, will look to offer a seamless experience to empower, educate and energise our discerning viewers. Inspired by the group’s motto, “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam-The World is My Family”, WION aptly stands for ‘World is One News’ and will give a global view of the world with a South Asian lens.”

     

    Rohit Gandhi

    Sharing more details on the news network, Rohit Gandhi, Editor-in-Chief – English News Broadcast and Related Content said: “With WION, we will meet the aspirations of two billion South Asians by delivering a global news network reflecting a South Asian world perspective. It’s high time for South Asian reporting from frontlines, warzones and prominent global capitals,” adding: “While a TV channel is the face of this mobile-first start-up, our newsgathering, reporting, production and publishing processes are an ambitious leap into a multiscreen future. We aim to disrupt conventional ways of thinking about news and set a new template for storytelling across platforms.”

    As mentioned earlier, WION is a mobile/digital first platform and later will be an international television channel. The network will use technology to bring in user-generated content and the  news gathering teams will be equipped with mobile technology for an ‘anytime-anywhere’ live approach. WION will have bureaus across the globe. Using a mix of young and seasoned journalists with diverse nationalities, notes a communiqué.

     

  • Announces the appointment of Rohit Gandhi as Editor-in-Chief

    Zee Media brings on board editorial head for its English news channel

    By A Correspondent

     

    Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL) has moved a step further ahead in its foray into the English news broadcasting space with the appointment of Rohit Gandhi as Editor-in-Chief – English News Broadcast and Related Content. Gandhi will be heading the operations of all initiatives in this space, working closely with the Business Head & Revenue Resources. He will report in to Punit Goenka.

     

    Punit Goenka

    Speaking on the initiative, Punit Goenka said, “Venturing into the English news space allows us to extend our presence in the overall news genre across geographies and even in the international arena. We want to launch a news network for global audiences with an Indian point of view. With Rohit onboard to spearhead this initiative, we are confident that we will be able to showcase a world-class product.”

    Gandhi brings with him over 23 years of rich experience across forty countries. In his previous assignment, he was t International Correspondent & Communication Strategist for South Asian International News, prior to which he worked with CBC, CNN, BCTV & Global TV, Canada, and NDTV. He has covered many war zones including Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.

    Meanwhile, as has been rumoured, Zee Media Corporation Limited is likely ink an editorial arrangement with US newscaster CNN once the latter’s association with IBN ends in January 2016. There is no official word on this from ZMCL though.

     

    Rohit Gandhi

     

  • Rohit Gandhi, Rahul Khanna are the Wills Lifestyle Grand Finale designers for WIFW SS’12

    Fashionable duo for Wills Lifestyle finale

    By A Correspondent

    Wills Lifestyle, ITC’s premium fashion brand, has presented a preview of the Wills Lifestyle Grand Finale Collection by Rohit Gandhi-Rahul Khanna for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, Spring-Summer 2012. Rohit Gandhi-Rahul Khanna is the Wills Lifestyle Grand Finale designer at the forthcoming Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, Asia’s biggest and India’s premier fashion and trade event.

    This season the two pioneers in style and innovation come together to set benchmarks in creativity and fashion. The designer twosome will also create an exclusive collection for Wills Lifestyle inspired by the grand finale theme that will be retailed from Wills Lifestyle stores across the country in April 2012. The first edition of the exclusive Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Line was designed by Rohit Gandhi-Rahul Khanna 5 years ago. Since then, Wills Signature has grown to be the largest corporate ramp to rack collaboration. Wills Lifestyle celebrates the successful partnership with the designer duo this year with a splendid grand finale for WIFW SS’12.

    The grand finale collection called ‘The Theatre of Illusions’ promises to present a whisper of seduction and a promise of excitement. This is a collection that is quintessentially modern yet uniquely original with the signature of the designers that is their very own style.

    Mr Atul Chand, Divisional Chief Executive, ITC’s Lifestyle Retailing Business Division, said, “Wills Lifestyle Grand Finale is a mix of fashion, drama and entertainment. The grand finale has always set new benchmarks in creativity and has showcased the best of Indian fashion talent.

    “We have completed five years of collaboration with Rohit Gandhi-Rahul Khanna and it has been a successful partnership and our customers have appreciated their collection. Wills Lifestyle is delighted to announce Rohit Gandhi-Rahul Khanna will be the Wills Lifestyle Grand Finale designer for the forthcoming edition of WIFW.”

    Mr Sunil Sethi, President, FDCI said, “As one of the most popular and successful designer duos in the country and my personal favourite, they are sure to bring a contemporary collection elevated by unconventional style and innovative cuts. Their collection is bound to be a stunner.”

    ‘The Theatre of Illusions’ is the title of the spectacular showing the designers will present at the much anticipated finale stage.

    The collection deploys materials full of translucency and magic. Thus, there are sheer silk yarns, voiles, mesh, organzas and tulles and in a twist, metals that bring home the idea of softness on skin and the union of the strength with the feminine.

    Monochromatic tones dominate and the ensembles in black, grey, white and ink are brought alive with a touch of coral that suddenly surprise you with the brightness of happiness. The shapes float over and hug the body at the same time and the collection charms you with its elegance and sophistication.

    The Theatre of Illusions will depict labor of love in an enchanting presentation.

    The Wills Lifestyle Grand Finale will bring down the curtains on Asia’s biggest and India’s premiere fashion & trade event Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 in New Delhi at Pragati Maidan.