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  • The Brand Published by RPSG Lifestyle Media will launch later this year

    Anupama Chopra to join Hollywood Reporter India as Editor

    Anupama Chopra
    Anupama Chopra
    Avarna Jain
    Avarna Jain

    The Hollywood Reporter India, published by RPSG Lifestyle Media, has appointed Anupama Chopra as Editor.

    Said Avarna Jain, Chairperson of RPSG Lifestyle Media: “We are delighted to have Anupama Chopra lead The Hollywood Reporter India as its Editor,” adding: “She is a well-respected name in the film- making fraternity and a much-loved movie critic. We look forward to seeing her lead THR India to become the country’s first platform that unites filmmaking across languages, regions, and platforms.”

    Said Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Co-Editor- in-Chief at The Hollywood Reporter, USA:  “We are thrilled to welcome Anupama to the THR family. Our partnership with RPSG Lifestyle Media underscores our commitment to a growing global audience, and we look forward to the year ahead.”

    “Anupama brings talent and passion that will undoubtedly enrich our content and deepen our connection with the dynamic and rapidly evolving international entertainment industry,” said Maer Roshan, Co-Editor-in-Chief at The Hollywood Reporter, USA.

    Meanwhile, the future of Film Companion, the decade-old website set up by Chopra, is not known. Will it shutter as it is rumoured, or will she hand over the reins (and ownership) to someone else, is not known.

  • In collaboration with Penske Media Corporation

    RPSG Lifestyle Media to bring Hollywood Reporter

    RPSG Lifestyle Media and Penske Media Corporation have announce the launch of The Hollywood Reporter, an entertainment publication with a focus on film, television, and entertainment.

    Currently, The Hollywood Reporter has editions in the US, Italy and Japan. The appointment process of the Editor-in-Chief and other senior positions are currently underway. The date of launch will be announced shortly, notes a communique.

    Said Avarna Jain, Chairperson of RPSG Lifestyle Media: “Hollywood is home to one of the world’s oldest film industries and is the genesis for the multitude of local names that filmmaking communities enjoy all over the world,” she said. “The Hollywood Reporter India will be the first Indian publication that will look at the Indian entertainment industry as a whole. It will celebrate cinematic creativity across languages, regions and platforms, including OTT, digital and theatre. Hollywood may be the oldest, but India is the world’s biggest filmmaking industry and THR India will celebrate that.”

    Added Elisabeth Rabishaw, Executive Vice President and Co-Publisher of The Hollywood Reporter: “This partnership signifies our continued commitment to fostering global connections and celebrating the culture, vibrancy, and robust entertainment business in India.”

    Said Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Hollywood Reporter: “We’re excited to embark on this journey with the THR India team and bring our editorial voice to the process as we showcase and amplify India’s rich and compelling entertainment industry on an international stage.’

  • Earlier this year, RPSG Lifestyle Media appointed senior journalist Jamal Shaikh as Chief Operating Officer

    RPSG Lifestyle Media to launch Esquire India

    By Our Staff

     

    Whoever said there’s no future for magazines in India?! Industrialist Sanjeev Goenka’s RPSG Lifestyle Media has inked an agreement with Hearst Magazines International to launch Esquire India under a multi- year licensing agreement.

     

    Esquire currently has 18 editions worldwide, and the Indian edition will be its 19th. The announcement was made by Jonathan Wright, Hearst Magazines International President, and Avarna Jain, Chairperson of RPSG Lifestyle Media. RPSG Lifestyle Media already publishes Hello magazine, and a slew of other titles are also on the anvil.

     

    “We are excited to partner with RPSG Lifestyle Media to further expand Esquire’s global footprint. I am confident that this iconic brand, which is celebrating 90 years of high-quality journalism and a distinct point of view, will be an invaluable source of information for millions of men in India who are interested in fashion, style and culture,” said Wright in a statement.

     

    Avarna Jain
    Avarna Jain

    Added Jain, who is Goenka’s daughter, and is also Vice-Chairperson of music label Saregama (eka HMV): “Hearst Magazines is known for its carefully nurtured lifestyle titles that have gained iconic status around the world and we are delighted that they have chosen RPSG Lifestyle Media as partners in India for the launch of Esquire. We intend to take a 360-degree approach to maximise the potential of this legacy media title: we will lead with a high-quality print magazine and augment the offering with multi-platform digital and on-ground content that will reach wider audiences today. We hope that Esquire India will add nuance to the already discerning Indian men of taste.”

     

    Jamal Shaikh
    Jamal Shaikh

    The magazine is likely to be headquartered in New Delhi, and is said to be hiring key staff for its editorial, sales and other business functions. Earlier this year, RPSG Lifestyle Media appointed senior journalist Jamal Shaikh as Chief Operating Officer.

     

    So when’s the magazine scheduled for launch? Most like April 2024 or thereabouts.

     

    PS: Will the RPSG-owned Lucknow Super Giants players sport Esquire on their sleeves in IPL 2024?