Tag: NEWJ

  • Moe’s Art gets a reel deal as Shantanu Anam joins as creative director

    Moe’s Art gets a reel deal as Shantanu Anam joins as creative director

    MUMBAI: When storytelling meets strategy, the screen just got sharper. Moe’s Art, the creative-first communications consultancy, has appointed Shantanu Anam as its new creative director, signalling a bold push into video-led content across brand films, commercials, and original productions.

    With over a decade of experience spanning OTT content, digital media, theatre, and screenwriting, Anam rose to prominence with the viral web series Baked. He has since worn multiple hats writer, actor, director across platforms like All India Bakchod and Arre. Most recently, he served as content head at the Jio-backed media company NEWJ, where he wrote Hotstar Special’s Pariwar and produced Happy Hour. He also starred as Debu in the critically acclaimed dark comedy Dilli Dark, praised for its razor-sharp social satire.

    A Syracuse University alumnus, Anam is tasked with strengthening Moe’s Art’s video content vertical, while also expanding the consultancy’s footprint as a brand solutions partner. The focus will be on multi-format storytelling digital-first videos, on-ground activations, and original IPs such as Happily Never After and The Anti-Agency Show aimed at building deeper audience engagement and meaningful brand connections.

    Moe’s Art co-founder Vishaal Shah said, “In an increasingly cluttered world where AI often adds to the noise, it has become more important than ever for brands to truly connect with their audiences. Shantanu’s versatility across theatre, digital, and OTT brings a fresh creative edge to what Moe’s Art can offer its clients. With his leadership, we aim to craft storytelling that resonates deeply and sets new benchmarks in branded content and audience engagement.”

    Adding his perspective, Shantanu Anam said, “Storytelling is the heartbeat of meaningful communication. At Moe’s Art, I am excited to build on that belief by pushing creative boundaries to craft original, compelling content. My goal is to create work that builds a genuine connection between brands and their audiences’ stories that audiences embrace, and brands can be proud of.”

    With Anam on board, Moe’s Art is poised to turn up the volume on video-first storytelling, proving that when creativity and strategy collide, even brands get a standing ovation.

  • NBA and NEWJ announce a collaboration to create localised digital content for fans across India

    NBA and NEWJ announce a collaboration to create localised digital content for fans across India

    Mumbai: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and New Emerging World of Journalism (NEWJ), one of India’s fastest-growing media-tech companies, today announced a multiyear collaboration to create localized short-form digital NBA content for fans across India.  

    Through the collaboration, NEWJ will produce and distribute a variety of short-form NBA content, including game highlights, original programming, lifestyle stories and other behind-the-scenes footage, on its social media accounts across Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, X and YouTube.  The content will be available in 13 languages – Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and Malayalam – bringing the league closer to its pan-Indian fanbase.

    “Coming off our most-watched season ever in India, there is incredible demand for localized NBA content from fans across the country,” said NBA India’s business head of global partnerships and media Sunny Malik.  “With digital platforms at the forefront of content consumption, we’re excited to work with NEWJ to deliver the stories of the game, including engaging lifestyle content, to our passionate Indian fanbase in their preferred languages on the devices they use the most.”

    “There’s never been a more exciting time to work with the NBA in India,” said NEWJ co-founder & COO Kunal Chaudhary.  “We are always looking for new ways to add value for our audience, and this collaboration creates a myriad of opportunities to do just that.  By leveraging the NBA’s vast content network, we are committed to telling stories that matter with authenticity and passion that will not only elevate the NBA’s visibility but also foster a deeper connection between fans and the sport across the country.”

    The 2023-24 NBA season is airing live in India on Sports18-1, Sports18 Khel, JioCinema and NBA League Pass, the league’s premium live game subscription service available via the NBA App.

     

  • NEWJ (New Emerging World of Journalism Limited) announces appointment of Siddharth Zarabi as Managing Editor

    NEWJ (New Emerging World of Journalism Limited) announces appointment of Siddharth Zarabi as Managing Editor

    NEWJ (New Emerging World of Journalism Limited) today announced the appointment of senior journalist Siddharth Zarabi as the Managing Editor.
    An award-winning media professional and Chevening Scholar, Siddharth Zarabi is among India’s best-known journalists with over two decades of experience as a results-oriented, decisive leader.

    Siddharth has led newsrooms in marquee Indian print companies, as well as headed two business news channels with global partners. Credited with multiple content and platform innovations in the fiercely competitive news industry, he has deep knowledge and wide experience across the media value chain.
    NEWJ, one of India’s fastest growing tech-media startups, was founded by a team of young entrepreneurs led by Shalabh Upadhyay.

    It is a video-only, mobile-first publisher focused on curating and producing high impact video content for the smartphone obsessed young Indians. As a “social-first” publisher, NEWJ has, since its launch in January 2019, produced and distributed over 10,000 videos in 7 languages, aggregating over 4 billion views while creating an audience of over 6 million across 12+ social media and OTT platforms. As many as 550 video stories produced by the ‘NEWJRoom’ have recorded over a million views each.

    Speaking on the appointment, Shalabh Upadhyay, Founder & CEO said, “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Siddharth on board at NEWJ to drive growth and value creation. As a young startup, we have achieved significant landmarks in a short span of time. In the midst of the massive disruption caused by the Covid19 pandemic, we believe now is the time to ramp up our mission of creating a voice for India’s emerging youth. In the fast-growing digital media landscape, we are committed to providing a platform for young journalists and content creators by continuing to expand our team.”

    “In the days ahead, NEWJ aims to scale up its capabilities in visual storytelling with a focus on #BharatFirst. An important part of this mission will be to deepen efforts to reduce the urban-rural divide in India’s new media space by leveraging data and tech to serve one of the largest and fastest growing news markets in the world. Our mission is to tell stories that matter to India’s masses. NEWJ remains committed to helping build a ‘Digital Bharat’ and grow the country’s Digital Knowledge Economy through impactful and India-centric storytelling”, Upadhyay added.

    Speaking on the new assignment, Siddharth Zarabi said, “India’s news media landscape is witnessing a massive transformation. The costs of the past and the legacy of old systems are weighing on innovation in content creation. The ongoing disruption is sowing the seeds for a new generation of tech-enabled, data driven news producers. The news consumer of tomorrow will be even more ‘social’ than today and continue to ‘distance’ from existing, legacy news platforms.”
    “Affordable data and connected devices have meant that an unprecedented amount of news is being consumed socially. NEWJ is extremely well placed to lead the ongoing transformational shift in the industry. I look forward to working with the phenomenal NEWJ team to continue serving great content to 400 million plus Indians active on social platforms like Facebook among others”, Zarabi added.

    The startup’s ‘NEWJRoom’ currently produces videos in seven languages – Hindi, English, Tamil, Bangla, Marathi, Telugu, and Kannada. Some of the most popular offerings are NEWJ Rajneeti, NEWJ Dharohar, NEWJ Garv and Filmy NEWJ.