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  • Collective Newsroom appoints its first chair

    Collective Newsroom appoints its first chair

    Mumbai: The Collective Newsroom (CNR) is to announce the appointment of Amit Jain as the chair of its board of directors.  A cross-industry veteran, Jain will lead the newly founded board of CNR, which was launched in April 2024 as an independent Indian-owned media company.  CNR is the sole producer and publisher of content for BBC News in India in six Indian Languages and English YouTube.

    Jain brings a wealth of global corporate experience with a deep understanding of the Indian, Asian & European markets.  His transformational leadership comes from spearheading a range of leadership roles in diverse sectors that include consumer goods, media, and communication.

    In his last executive role, Jain was the first Indian to become the Managing Director of L’Oreal India.  He successfully led the integration of their digital strategy and paved the way for L’Oreal India’s foray into the luxury and cosmeceuticals market.  Post his move from the executive role, in 2023 he has assumed non-executive board positions including the Chairmanship of Sanofi CHC India.

    During his stint with Viacom where he was heading the business in Asia, Jain co-created the Viacom 18 joint venture which launched the Colors Television channel in India.

    Jain also has more than a decade of experience with Coca-Cola, where he led their businesses across India and Asia.

    Amit Jain, Chair of the Board of Directors, Collective Newsroom said, “I am delighted to take up the Chair’s responsibility of this thriving organisation.  I have observed the high standards of impactful and insightful content that the Collective Newsroom has been producing for the BBC in India.”

    “I will be keen to see the Collective Newsroom build upon its core strengths & expertise for developing more innovative business opportunities, Jain added.”

    Collective Newsroom chief executive officer Rupa Jha welcomed the appointment, “Amit’s vast experience across various industries, including the media and his dynamic outlook will certainly help the Collective Newsroom think out of the box and build on our vision.  I look forward to working with him.”

  • India continues to be the largest market for BBC global audiences

    India continues to be the largest market for BBC global audiences

    Mumbai: The latest figures released by the BBC Global Audience Measurement (GAM) 2024 show that India continues to be the BBC’s largest market with over 80 million people consuming the BBC’s content in India every week.  

    BBC News Hindi remains the biggest language service among the 42 languages that BBC World Service operates in with 39 million people coming to the service on average every week.

    Across the BBC’s six Indian language services, a total of more than 50 million people came to the services during the election result week with BBC News Hindi reaching nearly 30 million people in that week alone.

    BBC News Marathi, BBC News Tamil, BBC News Gujarati, BBC News Telugu, and BBC News Punjabi all saw increases in reach figures as audiences came to the BBC for trusted, accurate and impartial news on the election.

    During elections in June 2024, the scores for the BBC in India increased on trust, impartiality, and Independence, as per the BBC Brand Tracker.

    The overall international audience reach of the BBC stands at 450 million people on average every week.

    The annual reach figure, which includes the total reach for BBC News, BBC World Service and BBC Studios, remains resilient in the face of increased investment and fierce competition from other news providers, including state-funded news companies. The weekly average global reach was recorded at 447m in 2023.

    The BBC retains the pole position for trust and is also ranked first for reliability and independence among international news providers.

    Collective Newsroom CEO Rupa Jha said: “These figures demonstrate our reach in India remains resilient following a year of big news events and audiences coming to the BBC for trusted news. I am immensely proud of what our Indian teams have delivered over the past year, and the outstanding journalism they have produced for audiences in India and around the world.”