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  • On an interim basis, the ABP News content team will be reporting to Sanjay Bragta and Sumit Awasthi for news gathering and news production, respectively

    Rajnish Ahuja moves from being editor to head corp comm at ABP Network

    By A Correspondent

     

    We’ve had editors move to corporate communication roles in the past, but that’s normally outside of the organisation. So a Sandeep Gurumurthi moved as head of editorial at ET Now to heading corp comm at the Aditya Birla group. There have been similar moves in the past. But this one at ABP Network is interesting as it’s within the organisation.

     

    Rajnish Ahuja

    So Rajnish Ahuja will be leading the corporate communications department, spearheading the company’s external relations, and stakeholder engagement.  Meanwhile, on an interim basis, the ABP News content team will be reporting to Sanjay Bragta and Sumit Awasthi for news gathering and news production, respectively.

     

     

    Avinash Pandey

    On this development, Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP Network said: “We are extremely thrilled to be initiating this strategic role revision as a part of our growth and sustenance strategy. Mr Ahuja, Mr Bragta and Mr Awasthi have been a great asset to the network. Their leadership credentials and expertise in implementing successful internal and external communications strategies will be fundamental to the overall organisational growth.”

     

     

  • Sandeep Gurumurthi to move on from ET NOW

    Nikunj Dalmia to helm ET Now as Sandeep Gurumurthi moves on

    By A Correspondent

     

    Times Network has announced the elevation of Nikunj Dalmia to Managing Editor, ET Now. Dalmia will succeed Sandeep Gurumurthi, who announced his decision to move on from his current responsibilities.

     

    Dalmia will report to MK Anand, MD & CEO, Times Network, and will lead all editorial decisions for the channel, head news programming, conceptualise shows in addition to his anchoring responsibilities – The Market, Closing Trades and Market Makers.

     

    Commenting on the development Anand said: “Sandeep has been an integral part of ET Now, right from its inception. We are grateful to him for his many contributions in making ET Now a front-runner and the most coveted business news channel in India. We wish him well in his future endeavor. We are also pleased to welcome Nikunj in his new role and Im sure he will lead ET Now to greater glories.

     

     

  • In his role, Bhatt will spearhead efforts to create programming on all IPs of the network

    Times Network appoints Mihir Bhatt as Chief Editor – IPs

    By A Correspondent

     

    Times Network has announced the appointment of Mihir Bhatt as Chief Editor –  IPs. In his role, Bhatt will spearhead efforts to create offerings on all IPs of the network, in addition to his editorial and anchoring responsibilities at ET Now. Based in Noida, he will report to Sandeep Gurumurthi, Managing Editor, ET Now, Times Network. Until recently, Bhatt led the content team at Zee Business. As editorial incharge of IPs, Bhatt will spearhead advertiser funded programming (AFPs) on the network.

     

    Commenting on the appointment, Sandeep Gurumurthi, Managing Editor, ET Now said: “We are delighted to have Mihir join us. The knowledge, expertise and experience that Mihir brings on board will further strengthen our IP offerings as a network. Having led an editorial team in a national channel, his understanding of content that influences, impacts, engages and inspires is very strong. Mihir is also a seasoned business news anchor and will enrich the star-studded anchor line up of ET Now.”

     

    Speaking on his new role, Bhatt said: I am excited to be a part of the Times Network team. Having spent several years creating landmark content-led IPs and innovating editorial outcomes, I look forward to harnessing my best efforts and strengths to create impactful and content rich campaigns.”

     

     

  • The English news channel commits itself to "help Indians align with the nation's growth wave and make the most of opportunities"

    ET Now to move beyond business in the nightlies

    By A Correspondent

     

    Times Network has announced that its business news channel ET Now will now go beyond regular stockmarket and business news in the nightlies.

     

    Commenting on the occasion, M K Anand, MD & CEO, TIMES NETWORK said, “ET Now has consistently led the business news category and is a frontrunner amongst English news channels. I think we are perfectly poised to evolve from just competitive leadership to purpose-driven leadership. As a channel and brand, I believe we can do much more than what we have been doing so far. It is now our aim to become the driver and catalyst for India’s growth and in making sure that Indians benefit from  that growth.”

     

    Commenting on the occasion, Sandeep Gurumurthi, Managing Editor, ET NOW said, “For ET NOW, this movement is historic. As media entities, besides generating value for our stakeholders, our responsibility is to inform, engage, educate and inspire our viewers. Today every Indian has a strong belief in India’s promising future, more than their own and India’s growth story is not a single story but strongly shaped and influenced by economics, politics, governance and technology et al. We want to empower our viewers with this all-round knowledge which will enable them to see the opportunities around and help them hitch their success to India’s.”

     

    MxMIndia wasn’t present at the roundtable held to announce the new initiative. So we leaned on an Economic Times report for some additional info. And this is what it noted: “A brand-new flagship show, India Development Debate (IDD) at 9 pm on week days, will laud progress and question anyone and anything that denies Indians the chance to Rise With India.“

     

    Now given the aggressive and most often adversarial role that flagship Times Now adopts, the fact that the proposed 9pm show will “question anyone and anything that denies Indians the chance to Rise With India” could well mean more debates and noise every night.

     

  • Gurumurthi assumes charge of all editorial and programming, taking over from Managing Editor R Sridharan who has moved on

    Sandeep Gurumurthi takes charge of ET Now

    By A Correspondent

     

    Sandeep Gurumurthi

    Business channels ET Now has elevated Sandeep Gurumurthi as its Executive Editor.

    Bidding adieu to R Sridharan, erstwhile Managing Editor of ET Now and wishing him luck for his future endeavour, the channel welcomed the newly promoted Gurumurthi to take on the reins of sustaining the momentum of keeping the channel abreast at the top.

    On this development, M K Anand, CEO & MD, Times Network said, “Sandeep has maturity and aggression in the right doses and will bring energy and dynamism to the news room. He has played a critical role in ET NOW’s leadership so far and going forward his expertise will be invaluable in building ET Now into a power brand. In his new role as the Executive Editor, he will be responsible for all editorial and programming for the channel.”

    Concurrent to Gurumurthi’s elevation, Nikunj Dalmia is being elevated to the position of Chief Editor- Financial Markets, responsible for Market Hours and Morning band and Supriya Shrinate is being elevated to the position of Chief Editor- News, with all bureaus reporting into her.