Tag: ANN

  • ABP News elevates Avinash Pandey as CEO

    ABP News elevates Avinash Pandey as CEO

    MUMBAI: Avinash Pandey has been elevated as the chief executive officer of ABP News effective from 2 January 2019. Pandey is at the helm of the organization as the COO of ABP News and has been instrumental in growth of network over the last 5 years. 

    Commenting on his appointment as CEO, Pandey said, “I am delighted and thankful to the Board of Directors of ANN for bestowing such faith in me. ABP News has been consistently setting benchmarks in the media and entertainment industry for innovation and growth in India, which is one of the world’s fastest growing markets.The convergence of telecom, media and technology is one of the major drivers of the industry and India’s media ecosystem has reached an inflection point. Am looking forward to taking the channels to the next level in these exciting times.”

    An HBS graduate and post graduate in History, Avinash has over two decades of experience in news media, advertising, sales, distribution, marketing, and content creation. He has been with ANN since 2005, guiding the growth of advertising revenue and playing a key role in the expansion of the network's reach over the past decade.

    Commenting on the appointment, ABP Pvt. Ltd MD and CEO D.D. Purkayastha said, “Avinash has rendered invaluable services during the past 13 years of tenure in the organization.Wishing him success in the new role.We are proud of our success and look forward to the next chapter of growth under Avinash’sdynamic leadership.”

  • Chinta Shyamsundar returns as CEO of Asianet News Network

    Chinta Shyamsundar returns as CEO of Asianet News Network

    BENGALURU: Chinta Shyamsundar will return as CEO of Asianet News Network (ANN) to steer Rajeev Chandrashekar-promoted Jupiter Media & Entertainment Venture’s (JMEV) news business following the exit of Suresh Selvaraj.

     

    Shyamsundar is currently serving as the Director of JMEV, a subsidiary of Jupiter Capital Venture.

     

    An MBA in Finance, Shyamsundar has been with JMEV for almost four years working in various capacities like CEO, CFO and COO. Infact he was Executive Director and CEO of ANN till February, 2012.

     

    His responsibilities at JMEV included value creation and acceleration for all media and entertainment ventures including regional news channels (Suvarna News 24×7, Asianet News), regional Print Media (Kannada), FM radio channels 91.9 (Bangalore, Goa & Kerala), and live music (Indigo Music).

     

    As reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, Suresh Selvaraj whom Shyamsundar now replaces, had quit the company as CEO and executive director of ANN after spending almost a year at the company. He had joined ANN in February 2012 from Outlook Group, where he spent almost 13 years.

     

    Selvaraj’s last day at ANN was 29 March.

     

    JMEV owns and operates Kannada news channel Suvarna News 24×7 and Malayalam news channel Asianet News. The company also owns and operates radio brands including Best FM and Radio Indigo.