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  • BBC World News appoints Jonah Fisher as first ever Myanmar correspondent

    BBC World News appoints Jonah Fisher as first ever Myanmar correspondent

    MUMBAI: It was in December 2013 that BBC News had got permission from the Ministry of Information of Myanmar (Burma) to open up a bureau in the country. Now, as the new year has arrived, the channel has appointed its first ever correspondent in the country – Jonah Fisher.

     

    Fisher has been with BBC News for the last 10 years and has covered events for the channel in places like Eritrea, Sudan, London, South Africa, Nigeria and most recently Thailand. He will be reporting for television, radio as well as the network’s online platforms.

     

    Speaking on his appointment BBC Global News director Peter Horrocks said: “The appointment of Jonah Fisher marks another important milestone in the rapid welcome changes taking place in Burma/Myanmar. Censorship and repression are being replaced with a new media environment where the BBC can freely broadcast trusted and impartial news. The BBC’s charity BBC Media Action will continue its work to help train the next generation of Burma/Myanmar journalists which will further contribute to the country’s transition towards media freedom. These investments are part of our commitment to our audiences in Burma/Myanmar and we look forward to covering the historic elections in 2015. ” BBC Media Action and the BBC Burmese Service already have a presence in Myanmar.

     

    Fisher has reported on issues involving Burma’s Rohingya Muslim community’s fights with the Buddhist monks amongst several other ones.

     

    Burma has always been a highly censored country and it was only in 2012 that the country announced its decision to stop censoring content before publication leading to several private publications commencing operations. 

  • DDB Mudra appoints Sambit Mohanty as creative head, North

    DDB Mudra appoints Sambit Mohanty as creative head, North

    DDB Mudra creative head, North Sambit Mohanty

    MUMBAI: DDB Mudra has roped in Sambit Mohanty (fondly known as Sam) as creative head, North. Sambit will be based out of Delhi and will report in to DDB Mudra Group chairman and CCO Sonal Dabral.

    Sam joins DDB Mudra from McCann Erickson where he was executive creative director, New Delhi, instrumental in creating memorable work for Coca-Cola (Haan, Haan, Mein Crazy Hoon) and Aircel (Thoda Extra Milta Hai Toh Achcha Lagta Hai).

    With over 14 years in advertising and design, Sambit has worked with world-class brands in categories ranging from Telecom, Food & Beverage, Automotive, Retail, Media & Publications, Healthcare and Lifestyle. In his diverse career, Sam has been a part of well-known agencies including Leo Burnett, Publicis, Lowe and Elephant Design and worked on an envious list of clients such as Coca-Cola, GM, Nestle, HP, Pernod-Ricard, Virgin Mobile, Hitachi, Max Bupa, Godfrey Philips, The Indian Express, BBC World, Tanishq, Britannia, Reckitt-Benckiser and more.

    DDB Mudra Group chairman and CCO Sonal Dabral

    On joining DDB Mudra, Delhi, Sambit said: “It’s a privilege to be part of DDB’s creative culture that’s guided by play books not rule books. With Sonal’s help, I’m keen on creating a place where one looks forward to coming to work – even on a Monday morning. And also producing some glorious work along the way!

    An avid quizzer, Sambit is well-known on the Delhi quiz circuit. He has had the distinction of being a finalist in BBC Mastermind as well as a National winner of the Brand Equity Quiz.

    Sambit has won national and international awards including a Silver World Medal at New York Festivals. He has also been acknowledged by 4Ps business magazine as one of ‘India’s Gen-Next Creative Brains’.  

    DDB Mudra Delhi president Vandana Das

    DDB Mudra Group chairman and CCO Sonal Dabral said: “New Delhi is an extremely important market for us so I’m really happy that a talent like Sambit will lead our creative offering there. Sambit is among the rare breed of creative professionals in India who are equally comfortable with Hindi or English, with paper and pen or mouse and computer screen. I’m certain Sambit will play a big role in helping shape an exciting creative future for DDB Mudra Group.”

    DDB Mudra Delhi president Vandana Das added: “We have got to dot our “I”s in the creative business. I am looking at ushering, welcoming, embracing creative leadership in DDB Mudra Delhi through Sambit. He is a phenomenal talent and he has got the three Is – Inspiration, Imagination and Involvement. Many “I”s put together becomes “We” and I look forward to generating some more incredible work from our office.”

  • BBC World Services Justin Rowlatt talks to Professor Jitendra Goswami on Indias mission to Mars

    BBC World Services Justin Rowlatt talks to Professor Jitendra Goswami on Indias mission to Mars

    MUMBAI: After successfully discovering water molecules on the moon in the mission he led back in 2008, Jitendra Goswami has set his sights on Mars. Professor Goswami, director of national space research institute the Physical Research Laboratory, is the planetary scientist supervising India’s first mission to the Red Planet. The Mars Orbiter Mission probe will hunt for telltale signs of methane in the Martian atmosphere, possible evidence for microbial life. If all goes well and the mission succeeds in reaching Mars, India will be entering a very select club that includes the former Soviet Union, the United States and Europe.

    On the eve of the expected launch, Justin Rowlatt talks to Professor Goswami to find out why India wants to send a mission to Mars when other space programmes have scaled back their spending and ambitions. In front of a live audience made up of space scientists and the general public, they discuss the motivation behind this 300 million kilometre interplanetary trip, its chances of success, and what new insights into Mars might be revealed.

    Justin Rowlatt, Presenter of Exchanges at the Frontier says “It is extraordinarily exciting to be in India at a time when the country is making history in space exploration. India’s space science does things differently and they confounded the world when they discovered water molecules on the Moon – they weren’t even looking for it! We will be at the epicentre of space research at the Physical Research laboratory in Ahmedabad with the team who hope soon to be analysing data from Mars. This Exchanges at the Frontier special will explore the implications of the mission for India on the world stage with the unique global perspective of the BBC World Service. “

    The event is run in partnership with the Wellcome Collection; to apply for tickets to be in the audience visit www.wellcomecollection.org/goswami.

    Exchanges at the Frontier will broadcast on BBC World Service at Saturday 2nd November at 5.30pm

  • Rajan Srinivasan bids adieu to Web18

    Rajan Srinivasan bids adieu to Web18

    MUMBAI: Rajan Srinivasan has decided to move on from his role as CEO, IBNLive. During his stint with Web18, Srinivasan managed a variety of mandates including head of sales for moneycontrol, head of sales and marketing for Web18 and CEO, IBNLive.

     

    He has been part of the core team that has helped build some of country’s leading digital brands like moneycontrol.com and IBNLive.com.
    Rajan Srinivasan is proud of what Web18 achieved over the past many years with it

     

    Speaking on this development, Web 18 CEO Lakshmi Narasimhan said: “Rajan has been with our web business for over eight years and has been a pillar of strength for our business. He has taken on every challenge we have thrown at him and has come out tops. He has been an integral part of our team and has made a big difference to us in many ways. I would like to wish him the very best in all his future endeavours.”

     

    Rajan Srinivasan added: “I am proud of what we achieved over the past many years at Web18. I am more than grateful for the immense support I’ve received from the Network18 team, our customers and our partners. Clearly, this is a rather emotional and tough call but I am happy to know that the Web18 suite of products are well positioned as well as future ready and wish them every success.”

     

     Srinivasan has over eighteen years of experience in the media industry, including nine in the digital space. Prior to joining Network18 in 2003, he had stints with the Indian Express, Sony Entertainment Television and BBC World.

  • BBC world news continues to lead as Indias top international news channel

    BBC world news continues to lead as Indias top international news channel

    MUMBAI : BBC World News has maintained its status as the leading international English news channel in India among the country’s affluent, influential opinion leaders, business decision makers (BDMs) and frequent international travellers, according to the latest Ipsos PAX survey.

    BBC World News also beats India’s domestic news channels to take the number one spot for all news channels amongst influential opinion leaders, BDMs, and frequent international travellers.
    The channel reached these positions by beating competitors including CNN, CNBC TV18, NDTV 24×7, Times Now, CNN-IBN and Bloomberg TV India.

    The BBC – including BBC World News and BBC.com – is the only news brand across TV, online and mobile to show quarter on quarter growth. 

    Other findings show:

     

    •    The BBC is the #1 news brand in India among household car owners, luxury goods owners, BDMs and frequent international travellers.

    •    BBC World News is the fastest growing international news channel among India’s affluent, quarter on quarter. 

    •    BBC World News saw growth across key demographics including luxury goods owners, personal investors, first or business class international leisure travellers, influential opinion leaders and BDMs.

    Jim Egan, CEO of BBC Global News Ltd, said: “We are delighted that BBC World News and BBC.com continue to lead the competition in a crucial market. Once again our ability to reach this highly-desirable, upscale target audience is unmatched.”

  • BBC World News Horizons returns to explore ‘Carmageddon’

    BBC World News Horizons returns to explore ‘Carmageddon’

    Mumbai: In the third series of Horizons, Adam Shaw travels to Detroit to meet Ford Motors executive chairman Bill Ford Jr to discuss his vision for mass mobility and the revolution that is needed to prevent global gridlock or what some are calling, ‘Carmageddon’.

    As the world’s population increases and the number of people living in cities rises, it will become more difficult to move around our urban areas.

    Bill Ford Jr said: “We see global gridlock as an issue of human rights, not just one tied to business and economics. If I think of our mission at Ford, we started off making cars and then we became a car and truck company, but really we’re a mobility company. And if we think of ourselves as that, and I do, then that opens up lots of possibilities. If we do nothing today, that mobility will be severely compromised in the future.”

    The programme then heads to Volvo in Sweden where they are developing driverless vehicles. Using radars, lasers and high-specification computers, the idea is to integrate a suite of technologies that can detect pedestrians, and allow cars to cruise at speed in convoys.

    In Shanghai, reporter James Chau looks at how China’s largest metropolis moves millions of people around the growing mega-city and how authorities are trying to get people out of their cars. James also takes a trip on the Shanghai Metro to see how one of China’s most efficient and extensive public transport networks runs.

    James also visits the Hongqiao Transportation Hub, one of the first transport hubs in the world to integrate air, high speed rail, metro and road under one roof, all within a ten minute walk of each another. Known as one of the world’s largest interchanges, Hongqiao deals with more than a million passengers a day. With numbers expected to grow rapidly, James explores the operations of the hub and how it is dealing with the rising numbers.

    The Horizons series, sponsored by DuPont, airs weekly on Saturdays at 7.00am and 2.00pm, Sundays at 8.00pm. The sponsorship arrangement was facilitated by BBC Advertising, which sells advertising and sponsorship solutions on behalf of BBC World News and bbc.com.

  • Web18 appoints CEOs for Moneycontrol and ibnlive

    Web18 appoints CEOs for Moneycontrol and ibnlive

    MUMABI: Web18, the digital content arm of Network18, has decentralised its operating structure built around key strategic business units by assigning new responsibilities to Joyson Thomas and Rajan Srinivasan.

    Thomas, who was earlier the COO at Web18, has now been entrusted the charge of leading Moneycontrol.com as CEO, while Srinivasan, who was serving as the sales and marketing head at Web18, will now take over the CEO of ibnlive.com.

    Web18 CEO Lakshmi Narasimhan said “At Web18, we have built some world-class digital brands which enjoy deep engagement across communities and stakeholders. We are now well-positioned to scale-up our leadership and this move is essential to achieving that objective. Moneycontrol has been central to our growth story and Joyson has been a force behind it since the beginning. His expertise will be critical in taking it to yet another benchmark in the financial space. Rajan has ably led our monetization and brand building effort and we‘re confident that he will now steer the ibnlive and digital news operations based in Delhi onto new successes”

    On his new role Thomas said “It‘s been a momentous journey so far and my experience with Moneycontrol has been intense and enriching over the years. I hope to bring it to bear as we thrust ahead and further strengthen its leadership. I look forward to working with the team to ensure we add new dimensions to Moneycontrol‘s growth path”

    “ibnlive has led from the front as general news has rapidly evolved in the context of social media and mobile growth. The brand is at a very exciting juncture in its journey and I look forward to working with the team to ensure we succeed on all fronts,” Srinivas added.

    Thomas has over two decades of experience in the financial media and advisory space. He was one of the founding members of the Moneycontrol team and has managed a variety of product and technology mandates at Web18 since 1999.

    Meanwhile, Srinivasan has eighteen years of experience in the media industry, including nine in the digital space. Prior to joining Network18 in 2003, he had stints with the Indian Express, Sony Entertainment Television and BBC World.

  • JWT ropes in Lubna Khan as AVP and strategic planning dir

    JWT ropes in Lubna Khan as AVP and strategic planning dir

    MUMBAI: JWT has roped in Lubna Khan as its associate vice-president and strategic planning director.

    At JWT, Khan will be working on the GlaxoSmithKline account. Previously, she was senior planning director at Cheil Worldwide for nine months.
      
    Khan began her career as a clinical therapist at Safdarjung Hospital in 1998. After working there for one year, she moved to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), where she worked for a period of nine months.

    For the next five years, she worked as a communication specialist in the health, wellness and fitness industry and in 2005, she joined BBC World Service Trust as communication specialist; she worked here for nearly three years.
     
    Khan then moved to Rediffusion Y&R as partner strategic, where she worked for one year and seven months, before joining Wunderman International as brand planning director and working their for one year–till May 2010. 
     
    With a career spanning over 15 years, Khan is a specialist in consumer insight, brand strategy, creative planning, integrated marketing, communications research and digital branding.

  • BBC World takes a look Inside China in March

    BBC World takes a look Inside China in March

    MUMBAI: BBC World is launching a themed series Inside China, which run globally throughout March. The series which will include news reports, documentary and factual programmes, will examine the impact of China’s headlong rush for economic growth and mark the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

    The special series will have different segments Chinese School, White Horse Village, Looking For China Girl, China’s Terracotta Army, Please Vote For Me, Hardtalk and Extratime, World Business Report and Asia Business Report.

    There is also a special page on the BBC World website bbcworld.com, which will keep viewers up-to-date with all the latest programmes which make up the Inside China season.

  • BBC World, Ministry of Tourism to host Spirit of Golf 2008

    MUMBAI: BBC World, the BBC’s international 24-hour news and information channel, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, is all set to host the “Spirit of Golf 2008” tournament on 19 January in New Delhi.

    Participants will include corporate and political leaders competing for prizes and the honour of winning the tournament.

    BBC Worldwide advertising sales director Jonathan Howlett says, “BBC World is to host the event for the third consecutive year. Surveys show us that BBC World viewers are even more interested in golf than viewers to sports channels.”

    Ministry of Tourism joint secretary Leena Nandan said, “Golf infrastructure and facilities in India are among the finest in the world, and we hope that initiatives like this will help us make golf tourism an attractive option for people across the globe.”

    Sri Lankan Airlines, ITC Welcome Group, Samsung Mobile, Visit Britain, The Mayfair, Celtic Manor Ryder Cup and ACP Rail will sponsor the event while Tiger Sports Marketing will manage the event.