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  • Sahara One on lay off binge, more to follow

    Sahara One on lay off binge, more to follow

    MUMBAI: The axe is being wielded at Sahara One Media and Entertainment. The loss-making entertainment vehicle of the Sahara Group has already issued pink slips to 17 senior employees in February and the head chopping is expected to continue in March with another 18 employees being laid off. Sahara One Media employs around 150 employees with most of them being concentrated in Mumbai.

     

    Among those who have been asked to resign include:  Delna Deshpande (operations head), Sharad Raj (programming head and creative), Rajeev Berry (head of revenue), Bakulish Baggade part of the distribution team), Piyush Ratnu (head of IT & digital), Kailashnath Koppikar (programming and international syndication), Ashish Mathur and Saroj Jha (ad sales), and Baludutt Papne (commercial executive)

     

    Says a senior executive who has been asked to put in his papers. “We have been told that executives who were earning in excess of Rs 3 lakh a month were targeted first; followed by those in the Rs 1 lakh a month range. I was told ‘put in your resignation. 28 February is your last date.’ When I asked them to let me continue for a couple of months or at least till  March end so that I could find another job, I was told February layoffs cannot be extended to March as more blood is going to flow next month.”

     

    Sahara’s television business operates three television channels – Sahara One Television, a Hindi general entertainment channel; Filmy, a Hindi movie channel and Firangi, a world television channel in Hindi.

     

    According to sources, the Sahara management is resorting to downsizing as it is readying to hand over the running of the GEC to Entertainment Hub, which produces shows for it. Just a little less than a month ago indiantelevision.com had reported that Entertainment Hub – which is part of Bombay stock exchange listed Trilogic Digital Media (the producer of Mickey Virus) – will be looking after Filmy’s content scheduling, distribution and also revenue generation in a joint venture.

     

  • Kavita Kapoor joins iris as regional digital director

    MUMBAI: iris, a marketing and advertising agency, has appointed Kavita Kapoor as regional digital director of operations to lead and grow the innovative technology capabilities out of the iris Delhi office.

    Kapoor will join this month and will report to iris India MD Ashish Mathur.

    She will drive the development of the agency‘s global digital innovation production studio.

    Her role will help to further boost iris‘ regional focus on creating ‘Participation Brands‘, leveraging digital technologies to link the online universe with real-world, physical experiences.

    Mathur said, “Kavita will be a great addition to our range of talent and experience here in iris India. Our clients will see a great benefit from having Kavita on the team I‘m sure. We‘re really excited about pushing the boundaries of digital even further.”

    Kapoor said, “While working at London 2012 I had been incredibly impressed by iris. Their ideas creation, agile ability to execute a brief and collective talent made digital delivery a real pleasure. So when the opportunity arose to lead iris‘s innovative technology team the move was natural.”

    Prior to iris, Kapoor played a pivotal role in The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games where she was involved in a range of award-winning components of The London Olympic and Paralympic Games including travel, volunteering and the iconic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville, which iris designed and created.

    Trained as a software designer, Kapoor started her career in Fujitsu where she was subsequently seconded into roles for a diverse range of media clients including BBC and Sega before moving on to Channel 4 Television in London.