Tag: re-launch

  • Zee Media hires Aditya Tandon as chief brand officer

    Zee Media hires Aditya Tandon as chief brand officer

    MUMBAI: Zee Media has picked Aditya Tandon as its new chief brand officer for campaigns & intellectual properties, effective 15 January  2025. The decision follows a recommendation from the company’s nomination and remuneration committee. Zee Media informed the Bombay stock exchange about his hiring as he is classified amongst the senior management  personnel in the company.

    Aditya brings over 25 years of extensive experience in marketing and brand management across multiple regions, including India, Nepal, Mauritius, and Canada. His career spans various industries, including media, telecom, and web services. He is recognised for his proficiency in brand building and has effectively executed numerous launch and re-launch initiatives. His innovative strategies often include technological and digital interventions, contributing to impactful marketing campaigns.

    Throughout his career, Aditya has received over 100 awards at prestigious forums like the Asian Television Awards and Promax for his communication and promotional efforts. He has also served as a speaker at various industry platforms, sharing his insights on brand strategy and marketing trends.

    Aditya  holds a bachelor of arts (Hons) from Delhi University, a postgraduate diploma in international marketing from the Delhi School of Economics, and a master’s degree in management studies from Carleton University, Canada.

    Prior to this role, he served as vice-president of brand marketing at Network18 Media & Investments, where he was responsible for marketing the company’s Hindi news cluster, significantly boosting brand performance post re-launches. His notable contributions include the rebranding of CNN-News18 and several award-winning campaigns that have established him as a leading figure in the marketing domain.

  • Star to launch Star Sports 3, continue sports investments: Gautam Thakar

    Star to launch Star Sports 3, continue sports investments: Gautam Thakar

    MUMBAI: Uday Shankar, the man on Urmi Estate’s 37th floor, has made his next move. Star India is set to launch a multi-lingual channel Star Sports 3 in place of Channel V on 15 September 2018, the broadcaster has confirmed. 

    “India’s appetite for sports beyond cricket is growing and viewers are expecting good quality broadcast of a wide range of sports. To cater to this need, we are launching a new channel Star Sports 3, and to begin with we will broadcast the Hero ISL Season 5 in Hindi,” Star Sports CEO Gautam Thakar told Indiantelevision.com, highlighting the rationale behind the network’s decision to add a channel to it sports bouquet.

    Thakar, who took over as Star Sports CEO on 15 January, also added that Star India is likely to pump in more cash into its sports business.

    “In line with our commitment of fostering a multi-sports culture in the country, we have grown our sports portfolio and its offerings and we will continue to actively invest in,” he said.

    Star Sports 3 along with three other channels that went off air on 29 May 2017 were replaced by Star Sports Tamil, Star Sports Hindi 1, Star Sports Select 1 SD and Star Sports Select 2 SD. 

    Towards the end of last year, Star India contemplated taking Channel V off air, with Star Sports 1Kannada as its substitute. 16 November 2017 had been fixed as the launch date.

    However, the broadcaster was unable to get the necessary approvals from Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB). 

    Star India even launched a promo campaign to support Star Sports 1 Kannada. However, their plans to secure an exclusive sports channel for its Kannada viewers didn’t see the light of day during the Indian Premier League 2018. The Kannada feed was aired on Star Suvarna Plus and the channel launch was put on hold due to regulatory hurdles.

     

    In a public notice dated 26 October 2017, Star India informed viewers that Channel V would continue to remain available in its current form across all addressable platforms (DAS, DTH, IPTV, HITS).

    At an event in Delhi in January this year, Star India MD Sanjay Gupta declined to comment on the status of Star Sports 1 Kannada, adding that the launch was still in its planning stage.

    Star India’s sports bouquet will now boast of 13 channels – Star Sports 1, 2 and their HD versions, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports Select 1, 2 and their HD versions, Star Sports First, the only FTA channel and soon to be re-launched Star Sports 3.  

  • Universal Music re-launches EMI Records in India with Mohit Suri

    Universal Music re-launches EMI Records in India with Mohit Suri

    MUMBAI: Universal Music Group has joined hands with Indian film director Mohit Suri to re-launch the EMI Record label in India.

     

    EMI Records India will cut across film and non-film musical genres.

     

    Universal Music and Suri will jointly identify both new and established talent to join EMI Records India.

     

    The label will provide its artists with a multi-faceted platform for creative development, giving them an opportunity to showcase their talent and build a successful career in music.

     

    “We’re immensely proud of our new partnership with Mohit Suri to bring EMI Records back to India. Mohit has been responsible for some of the biggest Bollywood hits of all time and A&R is right at the heart of Universal Music so this collaboration is the perfect platform for blending our complementary strengths and our shared love of music,” said Universal Music Group South Asia managing director and CEO Devraj Sanyal.

     

    “Too often in India there has been a huge gulf between film and non-film music but now with EMI Records India we are creating a new label to bridge that divide and invest in artists across all areas of their careers from mainstream Bollywood cinema through to Universal Music India’s rapidly growing live, branded content, endorsements and merchandising businesses,” he added.

     

    Suri added, “Music and independent artists have been the backbone of my career ever since I started 10 years back. I strongly believe that the music composers, lyricists and singers that I have worked with from all over the world have been the stars of my life. This collaboration with Devraj and his team at Universal Music is the most organic synergy of like-minded people that allows me to continue exploring my love for music on a larger scale.”

     

    EMI Records India will be home to a wide spectrum of musical talent, including singers, musicians and other performers as well as composers, lyricists, producers and DJs.

     

    “Culturally, music has always played an integral role in our lives, particularly through the Indian film industry popularly known as Bollywood. Now, armed with expertise in both businesses – music and film, EMI Records India will soon carve out its own space in the world of music and entertainment,” said Suri.