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  • Before joining Zee Media, he served as National Head for The Q

    Pankaj Rai is Business Head of Wion & Zee Business

    Pankaj Rai
    Pankaj Rai

    Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL) has announced the appointment of Pankaj Rai as the new Business Head for Wion and Zee Business

    Raj brings over 15 years of extensive experience spanning the realms of broadcast and digital media. Before joining Zee Media, he served as National Head for The Q. Prior to that, he held a significant role at Zee Entertainment for more than a decade, managing revenue portfolios for channels such as Zee TV, Zee Cinema, and Zee Bollywood in the North and East regions.

    Notes a communique: “We are confident that his expertise will further strengthen our team and propel us towards our goals.  We are excited about the fresh perspectives and ideas he will bring to the table as we continue to grow and innovate.”

  • Introduces a polished user interface

    Wion modernises its news app

    By Our Staff

     

    Wion, the English news channel from ZMCL, has “enhanced” its news app created by IndiaDotcom Digital Private Limited.

     

    Said Akshansh Yadav, Chief Product & Technology Officer, IDPL: “With the upgraded Wion News app, we have prioritised simplicity in design and functionality. Our goal is to provide users with an intuitive platform that not only keeps them informed but resonates with their individual preferences. Navigating through the news should be seamless, and that’s exactly what we’ve achieved with the streamlined user interface.”

     

    Added Madhu Soman, Chief Business Officer, Zee Business & Wion: ” From streamlined navigation to personalized content curation, we’re ensuring that our users not only consume news but also actively engage with it, making the Wion News app a true digital companion on the information highway.”

     

  • Sputnik and Wion aim to amplify digital and broadcast content of the two nations with technologically enhanced communication.

    From Russia, With Love. Wion & Sputnik announce partnership

    By A Correspondent

     

    Zee Media’s English news channel Wion and Russian news agency Sputnik have exchanged letters of intent on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Russia.

    The tie-up is a mutual partnership between Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rossiya Segodbya International Information Agency, founder of the Russian media outlet (SPUTNIK) information agency and Zee Media Corporation Limited channel Wion..

    Sputnik and WION aim to amplify digital and broadcast content of the two nations with technologically enhanced communication. The MoU will also help facilitate coordination and exchange of information and ideas with various communities of the two countries.

    Said Sudhir Chaudhary, Editor-in-Chief, Wion: “A glorious friendship that has withstood the test of time and vagaries of history embarks on a journey to deepen mutual respect through culture, education and science. This new era of bilateral cooperation promises to be a model for the world and will demonstrate the importance of soft power in a complex geopolitical landscape.”

    Said Vasily Pushkov, Sputnik Head of International Projects, at a letter-exchange ceremony between Wion and Sputnik at Vladivostok: “The ties between Russia and India are very strong historically, and our cooperation will meet this high standard. The Indian media field has requested for news content from our country, and we hope that we can satisfy the needs of the audience,”

  • In view of the terror attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, news channel WION has withdrawn its invitation to all the speakers from Pakistan who were to participate in the Global Summit: South Asia Edition that is scheduled to take place in Dubai on February 20

    WION withdraws invite to Pak guest for Dubai summit

    By A Correspondent

     

    In view of the terror attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, news channel WION has withdrawn its invitation to all the speakers from Pakistan who were to participate in the Global Summit: South Asia Edition that is scheduled to take place in Dubai on February 20.

     

    “We believe this heinous attack has vitiated the atmosphere and any deliberation on collective prosperity with Pakistan is untenable,” noted a communique, adding: “Among those who will not be joining us now is Mr Fawad Chaudhry, Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the Govt of Pakistan, whose statements on the Pulwama attack we unequivocally condemn.”

     

    General Pervez Musharraf, former President and Army Chief of Pakistan, Mr Abdul Basit, former High Commissioner of Pakistan to India and Mr Salman Bashir, former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan will also not be part of the Summit now, the release added

     

    However, other sessions of the Global Summit will be held as scheduled, the communique added.