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  • Samsung’s supreme galaxy series redefines newsroom excellence

    Samsung’s supreme galaxy series redefines newsroom excellence

    MUMBAI: Samsung, the reigning titan of android innovation, has once again set a benchmark, thrilling tech enthusiasts worldwide with its groundbreaking Galaxy Z Series and S24 Ultra devices.

    In a move that marries cutting-edge technology with journalistic excellence, Samsung has forged an extraordinary alliance with Republic Media Network, India’s largest news broadcaster. This dynamic partnership goes beyond mere collaboration-it’s a masterstroke that blends the supreme power of Samsung’s android ecosystem with the adrenaline-charged world of real-time news delivery.

    Imagine the energy of breaking news powered by the sleek sophistication of the Galaxy Z Series, paired with the unmatched prowess of the S24 Ultra. Together, they promise to reshape how stories are captured, crafted, and delivered across Republic’s English, Hindi, Bangla, and Kannada channels.

    With this synergy, the newsroom isn’t just evolving-it’s transforming into a tech-driven powerhouse, rewriting the rules of modern journalism and reaffirming Samsung’s dominance as the leader in the android universe.

    The partnership introduces Samsung’s flagship devices into the heart of Republic’s operations—from studios to on-ground reportage—enabling journalists to leverage advanced features like pro-camera capabilities, Galaxy AI tools, and live translation for breaking news and primetime broadcasts. This marks a significant leap in the integration of mobile and AI technology in Indian newsrooms.

    The partnership ensures that Republic’s journalists use the Galaxy Z Series/S24 Ultra to improve efficiency, speed, and quality in news delivery. From live-action reporting to high-tech studio segments, the devices will support features like circle to search, photo assist, and interpreter, revolutionising how breaking news and live-action segments are presented. AI-driven tools such as note assist and live translate will also be used for newsroom operations, ensuring lightning-fast information dissemination.

    The collaboration will also see Republic’s primetime shows filmed entirely on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, showcasing the device’s diverse shooting modes, motion capture, and light-setting capabilities. This unique approach brings viewers closer to the action while demonstrating the power of mobile technology in broadcasting.

    Republic Media Network CEO, Hersh Bhandari highlighted the partnership’s transformative potential, “At Republic Media Network, we believe in the power of innovation to drive progress. Our partnership with Samsung underscores our commitment to embracing cutting-edge technology to enhance the way news is created and delivered. By integrating advanced mobile and AI tools, we are shaping the future of news, making it faster, more efficient, and more impactful for our viewers.”

    This partnership signals a paradigm shift in news production, combining Republic’s unparalleled reach with Samsung’s advanced technology. It sets the stage for a new era of content-tech collaborations, enhancing how news is produced and consumed across India’s diverse audience base.

  • Republic Media Network unleashes expansion in top management

    Republic Media Network unleashes expansion in top management

    Mumbai: Republic Media Network, India’s rapidly expanding media conglomerate, is thrilled to announce its fresh, dynamic, and strategic role changes to its senior management team, further solidifying its position for a mega growth journey ahead.

    The decisions are in continuance of the vision of Republic Media Network’s chairman Arnab Goswami that the network’s business should be bifurcated into robust independent verticals, each expanding the realms of potential in terms of scaling up. The decisions also reflect the Network’s solid belief in building talent within and unleashing its power through the supersonic yet steady scale-up journey.

    In the wave of decisions,

     .  Arun Rawat takes over as the nation head for Republic Bharat

    .   Satabadi Sharma Pathak takes over as the head of Republic Kannada

     .  Purnasha Sharraf takes over as the national head of Republic Bangla

     .  Abhinav Sharma takes over as the head of Republic TV

     .  Sanjukta Kapoor takes a leadership role in business branded content

     .  Joy Michael Dsouza takes a leadership role in government business

    Arun Rawat, a seasoned industry veteran, has been an integral part of the Republic Media Network since its inception and has played a pivotal role in shaping its success story. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, Rawat is poised to lead Republic Bharat to unprecedented heights of success in market dominance.

    Satabadi Sharma Pathak has successfully led Republic Bharat, ensuring its business vision is executed strategically and with dynamism. Under Pathak, Republic Kannada has quickly achieved remarkable revenue growth within a short time. Pathak has been a core contributor to driving the growth trajectory of Republic’s regional language operations.

    Purnasha Sharraf, leveraging her extensive experience and strategic acumen, steps into the role of national head of Republic Bangla to spearhead revenue expansion and drive excellence in the region. With a seasoned background and an established delivery record, Sharraf ascends to the esteemed role of national head of Republic Bangla. Her extensive experience and astute leadership promise a bright future as she embarks on a fresh mission to not only expand revenue but also to take Bengal’s most successful news channel to greater heights.

    Abhinav Sharma brings with him a successful record of delivery with India’s leading news media brands. As the head of Republic TV, Sharma will level up the network’s legacy of fearless growth, bolstering advertiser experiences and innovative strategic partnerships on the platform to optimize revenue potential.

    Sanjukta Kapoor takes a leadership role in business branded content, poised to propel the Network’s revenue growth through a wide array of strategies and impactful collaborations. Kapoor has been an integral part of the network and has contributed significantly to its growth and achievements.

    Joy Michael Dsouza, stepping into the leadership role of government business, brings a spirit of enthusiasm and dedication. With a focus on fostering strong partnerships and driving innovative solutions, Dsouza will play a pivotal role in advancing Republic Media Network’s objectives in the government sector.

    Republic Media Network’s core philosophy, as inscribed by its chairman Arnab Goswami, has not only nurtured talent but also fostered a culture of empowerment, instilling unwavering confidence in emerging leaders who embody ambition and drive. The network congratulates its large and formidable leaders on their new roles and believes they are primed to spearhead the network’s ambitious expansion plans ahead.

    With a commitment to excellence and a vision for the future, on behalf of Republic Media Network, CEO (broadcast business) Hersh Bhandari, said the network is delighted to welcome the accomplished professionals to key leadership positions.

    Commenting on the new appointments, Republic Media Network CEO (broadcast business) Hersh Bhandari said, “I am delighted today and wish the leaders all the very best on their new roles. We know they’re going to deliver exceptionally and take Republic Media Network to heights yet to be reached in Indian media. What’s particularly satisfying to me today is that Republic cultivates talent and unleashes them in positions of top decision-making. At a time that the Network is on the brink of a mega wave of expansion, we are confident that this team will shoulder the business objectives with passion, aggression, and innovation.”

    “The network remains dynamic, aggressive in the investments we make, and adaptable in an ever-evolving landscape, positioning it as a leader in innovation and opportunity,” Bhandari added.

    With a strategic focus on scaling up across languages, mediums, and verticals, Republic Media Network is steadfast in its commitment to dive into new avenues for growth and investment. This forward-looking approach has been consistent with the Republic story since its launch in 2017.

  • Parimal Bharat Vasi Agarbatti & Republic Media Network launch anthem celebrating Ram Mandir grandeur

    Parimal Bharat Vasi Agarbatti & Republic Media Network launch anthem celebrating Ram Mandir grandeur

    Mumbai: In a historic collaboration, Parimal Bharat Vasi Agarbatti, a leading name in the realm of spiritual fragrances, and Republic Media Network, India’s foremost news and entertainment conglomerate, proudly present an anthem song that resonates with the divine aura of the Ram Mandir’s ‘Pran Pratistha’ Ceremony scheduled for 22 January 2024.

    “We are thrilled to partner with Republic Media Network for this exceptional project,” said Parimal Bharat Vasi Agarbatti director Vijay S.G. “We endeavor to create an anthem that not only pays homage to the divine abode of Lord Ram but also becomes a source of inspiration for millions of devotees across the globe.”

    The anthem, crafted with musical and lyrical finesse, captures the spirit of unity, devotion, and the cultural heritage embodied by the Ram Mandir. The collaboration between Parimal Bharat Vasi Agarbatti and Republic Media Network reflects a shared commitment to promoting and preserving India’s rich cultural and spiritual tapestry.

    Republic Media Network CEO Hersh Bhandari expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration, stating, “It’s an honor that the anthem will exclusively be unveiled on the entire Republic Media Network, which reaches every third person in the Indian TV Universe once a month, boasting a viewership of 27 Crore across four channels – Republic TV, Republic Bharat, R. Bangla, and R. Kannada.”

    The anthem will be officially launched on 20 January 2024, and will be available on various platforms of Republic Media Network for audiences to experience the divine journey through music. Parimal Bharat Vasi Agarbatti and Republic Media Network extend an invitation to everyone to join in this celebration of spirituality, unity, and cultural richness.

     

  • Republic Media Network elevates Hersh Bhandari as CEO of its broadcast business

    Republic Media Network elevates Hersh Bhandari as CEO of its broadcast business

    Mumbai: Republic Media Network has elevated Hersh Bhandari as CEO of its broadcast business.In his new role, Bhandari will oversee the entire national operations for all existing broadcast channels of the network. He will also lead and strategise all future growth of the network’s including new channels launches with broadcasting business into languages and regions.

    On his elevation, Bhandari said, “At Republic Media Network, we continue our March and strengthen ourselves with speed for the growth that beckons us. I’m energised by the trust reposed in me by the Board, Management, and my colleagues, to help shape and deliver the next phase of growth. We think and move as one. Extremely thankful and my gratitude to the Republic management, my colleagues, special team & Business partners which made this happen with their constant support through this journey.

  • Republic TV rejigs top leadership, names Darius Maneckji as business head

    Republic TV rejigs top leadership, names Darius Maneckji as business head

    Mumbai: Republic Media Network has bolstered its business team with the elevation of Hersh Bhandari as group chief operating officer – broadcasting division and appointment of Darius Maneckji as business head for Republic TV and senior executive vice president.

    In his new role, Bhandari will oversee the entire national operations for all existing broadcast channels of the network. Maneckji will now lead the entire expansive national operations for Republic TV, including the channel’s offices in Bengaluru, Noida, Gurgaon, Kolkata and Mumbai. He will report to Hersh Bhandari, announced the network in a statement on Wednesday.

    With 24 years of experience, Bhandari is a well-established industry veteran with hefty achievements. With his impeccable record, he will also lead and strategise all future growth of the network’s broadcasting business into languages and regions. “Bhandari will manage the entire broadcast business operations from the network’s offices in Noida and Mumbai,” the media company said.

    “At Republic Media Network, we continue to consolidate and strengthen ourselves with speed for the growth that beckons us,” said Hersh Bhandari. “I am energised by the trust reposed in me by the board, management, and my colleagues, to help shape and deliver the next phase of growth. We think and move as one, shoulder-to-shoulder.”

    With over 20 years of experience, dominantly in leadership positions, Maneckji has a well-respected and robust record in the media. He has been the national sales head in the past for Times Now and also the national sales head for the English movie cluster at Turner International India. Before onboarding with Republic TV, his last assignment was with TV Today.  “I am excited to join India’s fastest-growing news network. I look forward to working with one of the best teams in the business to ensure we continue to command and establish our leadership role in the English news genre,” said Darius Maneckji.

    “I am excited about the new roles for both Hersh and Darius,” said Republic Media Network founder and editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami. “The broadcasting division under Hersh will see rapid growth, like never before. Our digital business is being expanded by 100 percent and together with our Strategic Business partnerships, will be hived off into separate business divisions, each with their own leadership and goals. At a consolidated level, this should place us in a fantastic position to be the number one TV plus digital news company across the board in two years.”

    Republic Media Network is expanding its broadcasting operations and will be making more announcements in the coming weeks. “The induction of strong business talent is part of the expansion of the network and creation of a strong organizational base to take the plans forward,” added Goswami.

  • Bhaskar Das made chief strategy officer for Republic Media Network

    Bhaskar Das made chief strategy officer for Republic Media Network

    NEW DELHI: Republic TV has elevated Bhaskar Das to the role of chief strategy officer, from his role as group president, channel founder MD and editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami confirmed to Indiantelevision.com in an exclusive fireside chat moderated by its founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief Anil Wanvari. 

    The elevation is a part of Goswami’s bigger plans to give the reigns of major company roles in the sales and distribution space to his team, so he can focus more on his editorial responsibilities. 

    Additionally, group CFO S Sundaram has been handed over the additional responsibilities as the new group president. He has played a key role in sorting the financial dealings for the group during the recent buyout of shares by Goswami. 

    A few weeks earlier, Repbulic had also announced the elevation of Hersh Bhandari and Priya Mukherjee to COOs. 

    Bhandari who was earlier serving as EVP (revenue) was handed over the responsibility to manage Republic Bharat as COO and Mukherjee, who was serving as president, distribution and international revenue was made COO–distribution, international revenue and OTT.

    Goswami mentioned, “I have faith in my people. I think they'll do a great job and I think it was the right time for them to fly solo on their own so I can go back to what I wanted to do, after all. I didn't start Republic to sit into account and do sales. I think I'll be very free now and fantastic.” 

  • Republic Bharat, Arnab Goswami’s Hindi offering, to debut on 26 January

    Republic Bharat, Arnab Goswami’s Hindi offering, to debut on 26 January

    MUMBAI: The Hindi offering of the Arnab Goswami-led network Republic is set to hit the airwaves on 26 January, a source close to the development informed Indiantelevision.com. Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani, in a recent interaction with Indiantelevision.com, however, had side-stepped queries about Republic Bharat’s (in short format it would be known as R Bharat) launch, though he added it would materialise in the first quarter of 2019.

    Hersh Bhandari, the former national revenue head for India Today Television, is all set to join the brand new Hindi news channel. With him onboard, R Bharat aims to start strong as far as revenue performance and grow exponentially from there. He spent six years at Times Network. Bhandari has also had effective stints at the Star Group, NDTV Media, Mastiii and TV Today Group, collectively translating in 20 years of experience in the media industry. He has played a key role in helping channels boost their presence and revenue over the years and aims to replicate the same with R Bharat.

    "We are pleased to have Hersh Bhandari on board and he is now a part of the Republic Network. With a proven track record of being a powerhouse and implementing strong customer focused strategy, he will lead the team to scale up the Republic Bharat advertising business. We wish Hersh all the very best in his new role," Khanchandani added.

    The Hindi sibling of Republic TV will have Shamsher Singh as its editor. Singh has over 20 years of experience and has worked with leading television news channels, including India News, Zee Hindustan and Aaj Tak.

    According to media reports, earlier in June this year Republic TV had circulated a note through a financial consultancy firm based out of Gurugram stating that the company was planning to raise capital of around Rs 120 crore (Rs 1,200 million) to set up a Hindi news channel. The investor note also stated Republic TV had “overachieved” its projected revenue and profitability estimates to close FY18 with Rs 155 crore (Rs 1550 million) in revenue and planned to close FY19 with close to Rs 2 billion in revenues.

    Pointing out that `India’ is equated with `Bharat’, Khanchandani previously said, “Republic Bharat or R Bharat resonated with all of us and we were instantly drawn to it. It has stood out as a differentiator and as a name that smashes the clutter. The name is powerful and will connect with the audiences across HSM markets. The audiences will embrace Bharat.”

  • Ranjana Mangla appointed national revenue head of India Today TV

    Ranjana Mangla appointed national revenue head of India Today TV

    MUMBAI: Ranjana Mangla has been appointed the national revenue head of India Today TV. She will report to the chief revenue officer Rahul Kumar Shaw and will be based out of the ITG Mediaplex, Noida. 

    Previously, Mangla has worked with Discovery Jeet where she served as director – ad sales, India. Other than sales responsibilities, she also managed content partnerships for the entire network. She handled Viacom18 as vice president – sales and served the organisation for more than four years. 

    Mangla has over fifteen years of experience in large and medium sales team management, complex commercial deal negotiations with expertise in revenue strategy, large scale product launches and C-level market relations.

    Starting her career as a marketing and PR specialist in Visionaire India, Mangla has also worked with companies like NDTV Lifestyle Ltd., NDTV Imagine, Star India Private Ltd., and the Dainik Bhaskar Group of Publications. 

    Hersh Bhandari, who Mangla has replaced, will now take charge of Tez as national revenue head. He will continue reporting to Shaw.

    Bhandari joined the India Today Group as national revenue head (India Today TV) in April last year. Previously, he has worked with the Times Network for more than 10 years. Bhandari started his career as a marketing manager at Star TV’s Channel V and served the organisation for two years. 

  • Times Network restructures sales team; aims to accelerate growth

    Times Network restructures sales team; aims to accelerate growth

    MUMBAI: Times Network has restructured its sales team, which reflects a new stronger growth-oriented operating model.

     

    As part of the restructuring, Times Network head branded content Hemant Arora has been elevated as Times Now and ET Now sales head. Arora has more than 17 years of experience in media sales, including print, internet and television. He started his career at The Times of India in 1997. 

     

    Hersh Bhandari has been given the charge as Times Now national head of ad sales. “I expect Hersh to restore the true premium value that the lead English News platform deserves to the business,” said Times Network MD & CEO MK Anand.

     

    Shilpa Shetty will take over as ET Now national head of ad sales. Since joining ET Now, Shetty has been instrumental in increasing the channel’s revenue. A tough taskmaster, she is also the first woman to rise to the position of head of sales from within the Times Network.

     

    Gaurav Dhawan has been made the head of English Entertainment channels’ cluster. With 17 years of extensive experience in managing advertising revenue driven business across television, print and web, Dhawan has an advantage in meeting his challenging new assignment, where he is pitted against Star’s English Entertainment business.

     

    ET Now north head Jogajyoti Pati has been elevated as Times Network national head of ad sales, whereas Rohit Tugnait will don the new role of zoOm national head of ad sales & brand solutions. 

     

    The initiative aims at providing significant growth opportunities and greater responsibilities to the existing leadership in the advertising and sales team, which will also inculcate the Network’s new brand philosophy of – ‘Now or Nothing.’

     

    Anand added, “This refinement in our working model is designed to keep up with the momentum we had been sailing on through whole of the last year. While 2015 was one of hygiene improvements, 2016 will be a watershed year during which we will make an all-out effort to correct our price:value equation and build our revenue base.”

  • Hersh Bhandari joins Zoom as head of sales

    Hersh Bhandari joins Zoom as head of sales

    MUMBAI: Zoom Entertainment, the Bollywood entertainment and lifestyle channel from Times Television Network has roped in Hersh Bhandari as the head of sales.

    Bhandari was earlier with Shri Adhikari Brothers as their business head.

    Zoom Entertainment Networks CEO Avinash Kaul confirms the development to Indiantelevision.com.

    Bhandari comes with over 14 years experience out of which he spent eight years in media – sales and marketing. He had joined Sab Group in 2010.

    He has also worked with Channel [V].