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  • India TV freshens its look, strengthens editorial team

    India TV freshens its look, strengthens editorial team

    MUMBAI: It has been ten years since India TV has been present in the Hindi news genre and now it has decided to ramp itself up, five years after the previous touch up. The channel has got a brand new logo that will be aired from Monday, 16 December.

     

    It was only a few weeks ago that India TV brought on board veteran journalist Q W Naqvi as its editorial director. Now, the news channel is making its editorial team even stronger ahead of the 2014 General Elections.

     

    The channel has brought Amitabh, who has been with Aaj Tak since last 18 years, on board as the senior executive editor. Assisting Amitabh would be Pranay Yadav, who has been appointed as the executive editor and Shivendra Kumar as the deputy executive editor. Yadav was with TV9 prior to joining this, while Kumar was with ABP News.

     

    The news gathering team is to be headed by the new executive editor Rahul Choudhry from Aaj Tak with Sukesh Ranjan as political editor, Shamsher Singh as current affairs editor, Prateek Trivedi as associate editor and Sundeep Sonwalker as deputy editor.

     

    A new flagship show involving chairman and editor in chief Rajat Sharma called ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma ke Saath’ is set to be aired during the prime time. “India TV newsroom is fully charged to capture the excitement of upcoming General elections. Extensive plans have been made to report, analyse and present the battle for the next Lok Sabha elections to our viewers,” said Sharma.

     

    Commenting on the new appointments India TV MD & CEO Ritu Dhawan said, “When the channel announced the appointment of QW Naqvi as the editorial director in October, it was always on cards that the content team will be further strengthened to gear up for the biggest event in the news genre, to begin with the General Elections slated for 2014.”

     

    “Our viewers can be assured of most accurate and responsible news reporting, which will further cement our leadership position in Hindi News genre,” said Naqvi.

     

    “All such efforts are a testimony to our commitment to broadcast a perfect mix of news, views & analysis to our ever-evolving audiences and we are sure that we will be able to create and maintain a perfect content mix,” added Dhawan.

  • Q W Naqvi joins as India TV editorial director

    Q W Naqvi joins as India TV editorial director

    MUMBAI: India TV today confirmed the appointment of QW Naqvi as its editorial director. QW Naqvi has been a known face for a long time on Aaj Tak where he put in his papers last year.

    A professional with a 360 degree view of the industry, Naqvi as part of the top management at TV Today created editorial workflow templates for optimal resource utilisation. Naqvi will be responsible to take India TV to the next level. He will be reporting to chairman and editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma.

    Starting his career in 1980 as trainee journalist (Hindi) with The Times of India Group, he has served at Navbharat Times, and later “Ravivar”, where he served as chief reporter. Before moving to Aaj Tak, he was part of the team that started Hindi daily – Chauthi Duniya. At “Chauthi Duniya,” the first Hindi weekly broadsheet, his innovations with layout design gained him the reputation as the man with defining ideas.

    Welcoming Naqvi on board, Sharma said, “Naqvi  is a hugely respected professional, with his experience, knowledge and enigma we definitely see India TV growing faster than ever in its quest to reign supreme in the Hindi News Genre and beyond.”

    “With elections round the corner, I think we are on the way, to create a right mix for our viewers and advertisers alike,” he added.

    Commenting on his appointment, Naqvi said, “This opportunity comes as a huge prospect for me to contribute towards furthering India TV’s charge for cementing its leadership position in the news genre.”