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  • ZEE5’s Rajeev Dhal joins Aqilliz as global CBO

    ZEE5’s Rajeev Dhal joins Aqilliz as global CBO

    Mumbai: Singapore-based data collaboration platform provider Aqilliz has brought on board ZEE5 India’s chief revenue officer (CRO) Rajeev Dhal as global chief business officer (CBO). Dhal had moved on from ZEE5 in June and joined Aqilliz from 1 September. He will work closely with Aqilliz founder and CEO Gowthaman Ragothaman.

    At Aqilliz, his key responsibilities will be expanding the company’s operations and establishing new partnerships across the global footprint, said the company in a statement. Currently, the company operates in SE Asia, India, and Middle East with plans to expand across Europe and the US by next year, it added.

    Speaking about his new role, Dhal said, “When a service is free, that’s when you know you’re the product: The adage still stands today, reflective of the current status quo when it comes to user privacy across an increasingly digitised landscape. Yet, regulatory bodies are now looking to hold companies accountable and awareness is rising among users and brands alike. What we are seeing is the perfect recipe for disruption across the adtech and martech ecosystem and Aqilliz is here to address these challenges for the better. I couldn’t be happier to be joining the team at such a pivotal time in the industry.”

    “With its emphasis on cutting-edge technologies that place ethical use of data at the heart of its offering, Aqilliz is in a unique position and will soon become an extremely critical piece of the Web 3.0 value chain. I am extremely excited to be a part of this movement and looking forward to writing history with such an awesome and talented team,” he added.

    Previously, Dhal was the CRO for SHAREit where he has established a peer-to-peer app install business from a scratch across APAC, the Middle East, and Africa. Prior to SHAREit he was heading the revenue function at Dailyhunt and was instrumental in evangelising the Indic advertising demand across leading brands and agencies. An alumnus of MICA, Ahmedabad, he has worked across advertising & media companies of WPP for a decade.

  • ZEE5 collaborates with Dabur Honey for a new health and fitness chat show

    ZEE5 collaborates with Dabur Honey for a new health and fitness chat show

    MUMBAI: The current global situation has highlighted the importance of building immunity and having a fitness routine to be healthy. And one thing that the lockdown restrictions have brought to light is that you don’t necessarily need to go to a gym to stay fit. A little motivation and creativity is all you need to stay fit during these times. Keeping this in mind, ZEE5, and Dabur Honey have collaborated to launch an exclusive chat show  – Dabur Honey Hello Fitness to motivate and encourage India to be proactive about their well-being.

    The one of a kind show is a part of ZEE5 Ads’ Ampli5 offering and will let viewers get an exclusive peek into the fitness routines and healthy habits of their favorite celebrities. The virtual show will be hosted by one of India’s talented actor, host and colourful personalities – Karan Wahi who will get the celebs to dish out their health and fitness secrets and routines through some fun and games! The show will give fans an insider’s view on how and why their favorites follow a particular routine, a specific diet and what they do to keep their mind and body balanced and fit. Apart from this, fans will also get a chance to have interactions by sending their questions which will be answered on the show.

    Highlighting the uniqueness of the show and collaboration, ZEE5 India chief revenue officer Rajeev Dhal said, “ZEE5 is India’s Entertainment Super-App today because we truly understand the pulse of the nation and create relatable content. The present situation has brought us even closer to our audiences and given us a better glimpse into what they want. With fitness and overall well-being, a prerequisite in this new world, this exclusive show in collaboration with Dabur Honey – undoubtedly, one of India’s top health and fitness  brands, aims to motivate and encourage our viewers to make their health a cardinal priority. We are excited to collaborate with Dabur Honey to present this exclusive show series and even more so as it is a first in the OTT industry.”  

    The show is set to launch with the first episode to go live on 28 June. A total of a six-episode series, with two episodes to be released every week.

    Dabur Health Supplements marketing head Prashant Aggarwal said, “Dabur Honey, through its best-in-class products and communication has been urging people to lead healthier lives and more so, in the current context. We want to partner with Indian consumers in making their lives healthier and fitter. This association with ZEE5 is an attempt to get consumers to know the lifestyles and habits of celebrities and how they keep themselves fit and healthy even in trying times like these. A Natural Immunity Booster, Dabur Honey is seeing increased adoption by Indian households in the current times.”

  • ZEE5 India appoints Rajeev Dhal as chief revenue officer

    ZEE5 India appoints Rajeev Dhal as chief revenue officer

    MUMBAI: ZEE5, the digital entertainment destination launched by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), has appointed Rajeev Dhal as chief revenue officer in order to bolster its advertising sales and operations vertical.

    Rajeev will succeed Taranjeet Singh who was a key member in setting up the advertisement revenue stream and played an instrumental role in framing the architecture of the industry-first Ad Stack. During his tenure, he has helped build and drive the sales and sales support teams of ZEE5 India.

    In this role, Rajeev will report to ZEE5 India CEO Tarun Katial. This appointment demonstrates company’s commitment to invest in its leadership talent to foster continued growth, especially in the realm of digital revenue.

    ZEE5 India CEO Tarun Katial, said: “The strength of our business and the momentum experienced in the last two years of our existence have made us a leader in the video streaming space. From delivering bespoke content in 12 Indian languages to being available across the spectrum of devices to launching new product offerings within the ZEE5 app, we have truly made ourselves ubiquitous and consumer’s go-to entertainment super-app. With Rajeev’s appointment, we are confident that with his extensive amount of experience and his inclusive leadership skills, he will be able to guide the Ad Sales and Operations function to the next stage of our growth in India, and we’re excited to have him on the team.”

    He further added, “In Taranjeet, we had a man with undying passion to contribute to the overall ad sales business and simultaneously, adding value to the brands which were advertising on our platform. His relentless efforts in putting together the ad-suite model, an industry-first, have encouraged brands to leverage the massive reach of our platform to reach out to audiences across the country. On behalf of the entire team at ZEE5, I thank him for his valuable contribution and wish him all the best.”

    Rajeev has worked in the leadership position across a wide range of media and consumer internet companies in his career spanning more than two decades. Most recently, he was responsible for the revenue function at “SHAREit” – world’s largest p2p content sharing app.

    As the CRO of “SHAREit” he has established teams and revenue across India, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa. Prior to that, he was heading monetization at “Dailyhunt” where besides establishing a strong revenue function he has also built awareness and demand for Indic language advertising across all leading brands and agencies. In the last 13 years he has led four start-ups from scratch to scalable revenue models.

    In his new role, Rajeev will be responsible for achieving and delivering the revenue growth through Advertising Sales and Operations for ZEE5 India.

    He is an alumnus of MICA, Ahmedabad in communication and media studies.