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  • Zee Media appoints Manish Seth as chief revenue officer

    Zee Media appoints Manish Seth as chief revenue officer

    NEW DELHI:  Zee Media has brought in Manish Seth as chief revenue officer, banking on his track record of doubling digital revenues to power the broadcaster’s next growth phase.

    Seth joins with immediate effect from 28 October, the company told stock exchanges on Monday. The appointment, approved by the board on the recommendation of the nomination and remuneration committee, designates him as senior management personnel under India’s listing regulations.

    The new chief revenue officer arrives with a formidable reputation. At TV9 Network, where he most recently served as revenue head for digital and business head for Money9, Seth doubled digital revenues in just two years. He also pioneered integrated television and digital sales models that broke new ground in Indian media.

    Before TV9, Seth spent years at Zee Unimedia, Zee Media and Bennett Coleman, consistently delivering double-digit growth and launching multiple channels and products. His expertise spans revenue strategy, sales transformation, go-to-market planning and profit-and-loss management across broadcast and digital platforms.

    Seth holds a postgraduate diploma in marketing management from the Times School of Marketing and a bachelor’s degree in science from Delhi University.

    Zee Media is betting that Seth’s digital chops and proven ability to build high-performing teams will accelerate its transformation at a time when traditional broadcasters are scrambling to capture online audiences and advertising rupees. With 25 years of trench warfare in media sales under his belt, Seth now has the mandate to write the next chapter of Zee Media’s revenue story.

  • B4U Network hires new revenue chief

    B4U Network hires new revenue chief

    MUMBAI: Hemlata Yederi has moved to B4U Network as chief revenue officer after spending 14 years building the sales operation at rival broadcaster Sri Adhikari Brothers group. The move, effective September, hands her control of revenue strategy and partnership deals across B4U’s entertainment channels.

    Yederi spent over a decade as national head of sales and latterly chief revenue officer at Sri Adhikari Brothers, where she managed advertising revenue for channels including Mastiii, the country’s leading music channel, Hindi film channels Dabangg and Dhamaal, Marathi regional channel Maiboli, and general entertainment channel Dillagi. That she’s now steering B4U’s monetisation efforts marks a significant coup for the network—and an uncomfortable loss for her former employer.

    With three decades in media sales under her belt, Yederi’s career spans stints at NDTV, where she ran advertising sales for the west, and an 11-year run at Mid Day as associate vice president of sales. She cut her teeth in yellow pages sales at Getit Infomediary in the early 1990s, managing field and telesales teams before the digital revolution upended directory advertising.

    At B4U, Yederi now oversees brand monetisation, media sales and cross-platform expansion for the Mumbai-based broadcaster. Her LinkedIn announcement, posted five days ago, came wrapped in the obligatory corporate sentiment about “people and purpose” and “balancing strategy with heart”—the sort of language that sounds earnest but means little.

    What matters is execution. B4U has hired someone who knows how to extract revenue from India’s advertising market and has spent years doing precisely that for a competitor. Whether Yederi can replicate that success in new colours remains the only question worth asking. In media sales, loyalty lasts only as long as the next quarterly target.

  • KathaVersse Media Network appoints Ravi Luthria as Chief Revenue Officer

    KathaVersse Media Network appoints Ravi Luthria as Chief Revenue Officer

    KathaVersse, the content IP company on a mission to build a “Marvel for Bharat”, has appointed Ravi Luthria as its Chief Revenue Officer.

    An IIM Lucknow alum and former Head of Videos at Pocket FM–US, Ravi is a seasoned strategic and entrepreneurial leader with over 20 years of cross-industry experience spanning content, FMCG, marketing, and content-tech. He has successfully led multi-crore P&L mandates, scaled content businesses, and built high-performance teams in India, the U.S., and beyond.

    With deep expertise in branded content IPs, IP monetization and scaling, and emerging technologies such as Generative AI, Ravi is known for combining big-picture vision with disciplined execution. 
    In his new role, Ravi will drive KathaVersse’s revenue engine, monetize Digital Commentary — the company’s flagship non-fiction platform with a 1.1M+ community and 120M+ monthly views — and lead its services division KVGYAPAAN. 

    Positioned as a Video-as-a-Service (VaaS) brand, KVGYAPAAN delivers high-impact, platform-optimized video campaigns for brands, social media content creation and strategy for brands including the high quality Micro Dramas for Micro Drama OTT’s and more. 

    With an ambition to become one of India’s largest IP companies, Ravi’s focus will be on integrating IPs with advertiser partnerships in innovative, ROI-driven ways — addressing a market where Indian youth now spend 3.5–4 hours daily consuming video content.

    “What impressed me most about KathaVersse is the absolute clarity and scale of their IP ambition. The founding team is already well on their way to making this vision a reality,” said Ravi.

    Aakash Kumar, CEO of KathaVersse, added: “Ravi is one of the most important additions to our core team — a game-changer for IP monetization and scaling. His content business expertise makes him the perfect fit for our next growth phase, as we gear up to launch 10+ universe- and format-driven long-form IPs over the next 15 months.”

    For partnerships and brand enquiries: connect with Ravi Luthria on LinkedIn. 
     

  • Moneycontrol banks on Zarrar Don, plays ace to boost revenue and market grip

    Moneycontrol banks on Zarrar Don, plays ace to boost revenue and market grip

    MUMBAI: Ever heard of putting your money where your mouth is? Moneycontrol clearly has, as they’ve handed the revenue steering wheel over to none other than Zarrar Don—a man who doesn’t just chase opportunities, he tackles them to the ground. Is Moneycontrol placing all its eggs in one basket? Possibly, but when that basket is as sturdy as Don, who’s complaining?

    On 18 March 2025, Moneycontrol officially announced Don as its new chief revenue & business growth officer, entrusting him to drive sales and revenue growth across all its formats. If you’ve ever wondered how Moneycontrol plans to stay ahead in India’s competitive financial news arena—well, now you know.

    Don isn’t new to the big league. With over 20 years in media, financial services, and retail, he’s a seasoned pro at turning strategies into solid cash. His recent tenure as CRO for business news at News18 Studios showed he’s got the knack for revenue strategy, leadership, and brand building. Translation: he’s the guy you want in your corner during tough business brawls.

    His role at Moneycontrol? Simple—grow, grow, and keep growing. His mission is to amplify Moneycontrol’s position as India’s go-to financial platform. A task he’s uniquely suited for, given his track record of turning big ideas into big results.

    Moneycontrol, already India’s leading financial platform, pulls in impressive numbers—38.35 million unique visitors in January alone, according to Comscore MMX data. That’s 3.35 million more than The Economic Times, if anyone’s keeping score (which clearly, we are). Plus, Moneycontrol Pro, the platform’s subscription service, already crossed the one million subscriber milestone last October, catapulting it into the global top 15 news subscription platforms.

    Clearly, Don’s job isn’t just about maintaining a lead; it’s about widening it enough to comfortably sip chai without spilling.

    Will Don turn Moneycontrol’s promising growth into a money-spinning saga? Time will tell, but judging by his CV, we’re betting this Don’s rule will be one for the books.

  • Johnson Jain becomes Enterr10 TV Network CRO

    Johnson Jain becomes Enterr10 TV Network CRO

    Mumbai: Johnson Jain has been appointed as chief revenue officer (CRO)  by Enterr10 TV Network, which owns and runs five broadcast channels, including Dangal TV, Dangal 2, Bhojpuri Cinema, Enter10 GEC, and Enterr10 Bangla

    He most recently served as Goldmine Telefilms’ CRO. Johnson has more than 20 years of experience working in the media sector and has held positions at companies like Zee Entertainment, Sony Entertainment Television, 9X Media, Goldmine Telefilms, and Beginnen Media.

    Commenting on Johnson’s appointment, Enterr10 TV network MD Manish Singhal said, “I am glad to welcome Johnson Jain to our Enter10 family as the chief revenue officer. His charming personality, go-getter attitude, and cordial relationships are admired across the industry. I wish him all the best”

    Jain expressed, “I’m extremely thrilled to be associated with yet another industry leader in the broadcast space. Dangal is India’s No.2 GEC Channel and has broken all records in its audience reach as compared to any other GEC in HSM. My immediate goal after being associated with Enterr10 TV Network is to stretch and go beyond our current potential to take the network to newer heights in the broadcasting space.”

    Johnson began his career in 2002 with Doordarshan before transferring to Zee to manage several genres, from English to Hindi. He was employed by Sony Network’s Set Max & IPL. He most recently held the position as chief revenue officer at Beginnen Media and Goldmines.

  • Gaurav Dhawan is Times Network’s new CRO

    Gaurav Dhawan is Times Network’s new CRO

    Mumbai : Times Network has promoted Gaurav Dhawan as its chief revenue officer. Gaurav will be in charge of the network’s broadcast ad revenue operations as well as the monetisation strategy for the network’s bouquet of channels covering Hindi and English news, entertainment, and branded content.

    Times Network managing director & CEO MK Anand said, “Given Gaurav’s successful background leading go-to-market teams and his relentless focus that drives sustained growth, the decision to move him into the Chief Revenue Officer role was clear. He’s already proven to be a strong leader and I’m confident he will continue to drive our strong revenue growth strategy.”

    Dhawan is a Times Network stalwart who has played a pivotal role in shaping the brand’s market leadership and has been passionately involved in scaling revenue and new opportunities throughout his tenure with the network.

    Talking about his new role, Dhawan said, “I’m excited and honoured to helm this mandate. I have been associated with Times Network for over 17 years and it is heartening to see the Network’s commendable growth over the years, demonstrating market dominance in its respective genres. This is an exciting phase as we continue to build new opportunities for our Hindi news brands and optimize emerging revenue streams and strategic partnerships to propel the network’s growth.”

    Gaurav has over 26 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry, and has a proven track record of driving businesses to profitability, impacting solutions, and innovating to deliver aggressive revenue expectations and sustained growth for businesses in television, print, and web.

  • MX Media’s Viraj Jit Singh joins Jio Entertainment Services as a chief revenue officer

    MX Media’s Viraj Jit Singh joins Jio Entertainment Services as a chief revenue officer

    Mumbai: Viraj Jit Singh has joined Jio Entertainment Services as chief revenue officer, he confirmed on his LinkedIn profile.

    Singh was previously associated with MX Media as senior vice president and head of revenue for MX Player and MX Takatak.

    He brings with him more than 25 years of experience across sectors such as TV broadcast, radio, sports and live events and expertise in marketing and sales.

    He has worked at KidZania as chief sales and marketing officer, Viacom18, Reliance Broadcast Network, ESPN Star Sports and Wilson Sporting Goods India.

    He is an alumnus of the University of Buckingham and completed his post-graduation in management from Indian School of Business (ISB). 

  • Mohalla Tech appoints Udit Sharma as CRO for Sharechat, Moj and Takatak

    Mohalla Tech appoints Udit Sharma as CRO for Sharechat, Moj and Takatak

    Mumbai: Mohalla Tech has appointed Udit Sharma as chief revenue officer for its social media platforms Sharechat, Moj and Takatak. He was previously associated with Disney+ Hotstar as head of ad sales for five years.

    Sharma announced his new role on LinkedIn, where he said, “For the last 5 years – I had the front-seat view of a platform that evolved from being just another streaming player to India’s most loved entertainment provider. Disney+ Hotstar – Thanks for an amazing journey!”

    “As for my next adventure, I am super stoked to be joining Ankush Sachdeva and Ajit Varghese at ShareChat/Moj and getting the opportunity to shape the local language content revolution in India.”

    Sharma is an experienced business leader with a history of working in media, mobile payments, fintech and consumer electronics. During his career of 18 years, he has been associated with Freecharge, Zomato and Samsung Electronics among others.

    He has completed his MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

  • Abhay Ojha joins Zee Media as CRO

    Abhay Ojha joins Zee Media as CRO

    Mumbai: Zee Media Corp Ltd (ZMCL) has roped in Abhay Ojha as the new chief revenue officer for all of its 14 news channel properties. Ojha was previously with News Nation Network as president sales and marketing. 

    He takes over from Manoj Jagyasi who moved on recently.

    Ojha is a broadcast industry veteran with more than 22 years of experience. An alumnus of Delhi University, he began his career with TV Today Network, and has subsequently worked with Network18, Reliance Broadcast Network, TV9 and News Nation before joining Zee Media.

    At ZMCL, he will be responsible for the performance of all revenue-generating avenues, driving growth through strategic decisions, partnering with different stakeholders, and steering leadership on behalf of the sales team of all TV channels of Zee Media.

    He will closely work with senior leadership teams across the organisation with a focus on achieving long-term goals of the company.

    “It gives me great pleasure to join the robust team of Zee Media. The brand has been doing some great work and I look forward to collaborating with the stakeholders and focussing on achieving our long-term goals,” said Ojha on his appointment.

    ZMCL president group strategy and innovation Bibek Agarwala stated, “We have immense faith in the capabilities that Abhay brings to the table. We look forward to driving growth and revenue for the brand and taking it to greater heights every day.”

    “Zee is a media pioneer, the first private channel of India, and is now driving the transformation of media into a tech-enabled world,” remarked Zee News CEO Sudhir Chaudhury. “As we embark on to the next phase of growth for the network and the industry, the entry of Abhay in the team gives it a big boost. I’m confident that a seasoned professional like him will further accelerate our growth in a competitive business landscape.”

  • Mosaic Wellness appoints Sachin Singla as chief revenue officer

    Mosaic Wellness appoints Sachin Singla as chief revenue officer

    Mumbai: Health and wellness start-up Mosaic Wellness on Wednesday announced the appointment of Sachin Singla as chief revenue officer.

    His duties include overseeing the growth function, leading all the channel teams, and ensuring each category of offerings is pushed to the right consumer segments based on the company strategy, said the statement.

    Singla joins Mosaic Wellness with a rich experience of over 15 years across finance, marketing and analytics. In his last stint, he was leading the growth vertical at Disney+ Hotstar India. He was also part of the MakeMyTrip leadership team wherein his role involved taking care of marketing engineering, customer analytics, performance measurement and attribution.

    “We are thrilled to have an experienced leader like Sachin, who brings execution excellence and a proven playbook across industries join us in our mission to solve for elective health in the country,” said Mosaic Wellness CEO Revant Bhate. “Both Man Matters and Body wise have built out a strong customer proposition for the Indian consumer and now it’s time to accelerate their reach & awareness to a larger diaspora of the population.”

    In his role, Singla will focus on further structuring and accelerating the use and adoption of digital-friendly health platforms across markets, leveraging all possible digital channels and building strong relationships with partners and customers.

    “I was very excited to see what the company has achieved in 18 months since launch. The firm has an amazing young team who are very missionary in their approach to solve for elective health in India which reflects in the passionate customer base as well,” stated Sachin Singla. “Leaving a large successful organisation like Disney+Hotstar was not easy but the company’s mission, as well as the team, really inspired me to take on this new challenge and I am looking forward to scaling the same over the next few years.”

    An alumnus of National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Singla has pursued BTech in mechanical engineering in 2005 followed by an MBA in finance and marketing from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode in 2010.