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  • Ravi Mansukhani heads Incablenet

    MUMBAI: Ravi Mansukhani is put in charge of IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd (IMCL), the Hinduja TMT subsidiary company which handles cable TV business under the Incablenet brand. This follows the resignation of COO Srinivas Palakodeti who has joined Sahara One as chief financial officer.
     
     

    Mansukhani will continue with his role as CEO of InNetwork Entertainment Ltd, the HTMT company which is engaged in the content business and runs cable movie channel CVO.

    Manoj Motwani, who was recently promoted as IMCL president, will report to Mansukhani.
     
     

    Mansukhani was already a director in the board of IMCL. “With Mansukhani in charge, the cable TV and content businesses will have a common head,” says an executive in the company.

  • Andy Kaplan is SPTI international networks president; John McMahon heads Europe

    MUMBAI: In response to the growing demands of its distribution, networks and local language production businesses, Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has announced two senior level promotions to help lead its continued global expansion.
     
     

    Andy Kaplan has been promoted to president, International Networks, and John McMahon has been promoted to president and MD, Europe. The announcement was made by SPTI president Michael Grindon to whom both report, states an official release.

    SPTI is the division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) responsible for all television businesses outside of the United States and is the leading major Hollywood studio in local language production.
     
     

    “Sony Pictures Television International is an extremely profitable part of Sony Pictures Entertainment and these promotions are in recognition of the extraordinary accomplishments of these two individuals,” Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Michael Lynton.

    “Under Andy Kaplan, our International Networks Group has successfully launched new channels in Asia, Europe and Latin America,” said Grindon. “His smart, strategic decisions have led to not only new channel launches, but also to expanding distribution, increased ratings and steadily growing advertising revenues.”

    “John McMahon has expertly managed our growing television businesses in Europe, our most important international region,” Grindon continued. “He has assembled a talented executive team that continues to deliver steady growth across all of our businesses. John’s leadership skills and ability to coordinate and support complex operations across numerous territories is a terrific asset for Sony Pictures Television International.”

    Based at SPTI’s headquarters in Culver City, California, Kaplan is responsible for all cable and satellite television networks and investments, which now number more than 40 channels throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. In close coordination with SPTI’s regional managing directors for Asia, Australia, Europe and Latin America, as well as senior management of Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, Kaplan oversees AXN, Sony Entertainment Television (SET) branded networks, and Animax, the first 24-hour network dedicated to popular Japanese anime. Kaplan also manages SPTI’s relationships with all international partner channel ventures, such as HBO in Asia, Central Europe and Latin America; and Showtime and Encore in Australia.

  • Wunderman’s Rajat Sethi heads to Cannes as a judge

    NEW DELHI: One more Indian will head to Cannes not to win more awards but to “judge” entries! Wunderman India CEO Rajat Sethi has been selected as one of the eminent panel of direct marketing experts from around the world to judge the Lions Direct entries at the 50th anniversary of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival to be held at the Palais des Festival in Cannes, France from 15-21 June, 2003.

    The Cannes Festival is the only get together for the global advertising community. Close to 10,000 key players from the whole industry congregate at the festival to view the best in International creativity.

    After its successful launch in 2002, direct marketing is now fully integrated as part of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. In 2002, more than 1000 entries from 283 agencies representing 35 countries were submitted to the first Lions Direct awards. The jury was made up of a select 26 top-flight direct marketing experts from 18 countries. Winning entries are awarded the highly coveted bronze, silver and gold Lions.