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  • Ajit Varghese exits JioStar less than a year into top revenue role

    Ajit Varghese exits JioStar less than a year into top revenue role

    MUMBAI: Ajit Varghese has quit as head of revenue, entertainment and international at JioStar, the Reliance–Disney joint venture created in November 2024. His departure, confirmed via an internal memo, comes under a year after he was brought in to drive monetisation across television, digital and overseas businesses.

    Mahesh Shetty, currently head of  revenue for the 90 plus channels and JioHotstar for large client universe which acounts for more than 80 per cent of the platform’s income will take charge of the entertainment revenue mandate. A Viacom18 alumnus, Shetty has more than 20 years’ experience in media sales, including a stint as head of network sales.

    Varghese, a veteran with over three decades in advertising and media, joined Disney Star in January 2023 to head network sales before moving to JioStar. He earlier led monetisation at ShareChat and Moj, and spent over a decade at WPP, where he rose to global president of Wavemaker.

    He was recently awarded with an Indian Telly Award for his performance as head of revenue. 
    Industry watchers are now keenly awaiting Varghese’s next move, given his track record of steering businesses through transformation across agencies, broadcasters and digital platforms.

  • CNBCTV18 Digital’s Ranjita Sehgal appointed as the revenue head for Moneycontrol

    CNBCTV18 Digital’s Ranjita Sehgal appointed as the revenue head for Moneycontrol

    MUMBAI: Moneycontrol, financial and business news platform on Network18, has appointed Ranjita Sehgal as the revenue head. Ranjita’s responsibilities in her new role will be focused on revenue generation and growth marketing strategy of the platform.

    Sehgal was the business head of CNBCTV18 Digital, where she led the business from its inception, delivering strong revenues and overall growth for the brand.

    With over 20 years of industry experience, Sehgal is known to be an innovative and focused business leader. Her prolific experience in the new-age and digital media industry has seen her work with popular brands that include Times, Sify, Yahoo, and Rediff.com, amongst others.

    Ranjita Sehgal says: “The world today is immensely dynamic and business leaders are facing unexpected challenges that are beyond their imagination. Good products and good business ethics are ruling the roost. Moneycontrol has been a pioneer in the digital business and finance industry for more than two decades. We seek to continue in our endeavour to constantly keep up with the changing times and offer distinctive and innovative offerings to our audience. Elated to join Moneycontrol at a time when the digital revolution is at its peak and we are still in wonder of its utility and services. I look forward to contributing wholesomely and meaningfully towards its success, especially in these ever-evolving situations.” 

    The digital platform provides a distinctive, incisive and a comprehensive repository of information and offerings on the financial and business industry.

  • Gautam Bhanot joins NewsX as national revenue head

    Gautam Bhanot joins NewsX as national revenue head

    MUMBAI: ITV Network, which runs news channels NewsX and India News, has roped in Gautam Bhanot as the national revenue head for its English channel. He will be responsible for the overall sales and revenue generation of NewsX.

    He will focus on growing the top line while also looking at creating new revenue streams and opportunities. Bhanot has 16 years of experience with his last sting being at Network18 where he was national sales head for CNN-IBN for nine years.

    Prior to this, he was with CNN-IBN, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz as VP sales for north region. He’s also worked with The Times of India, Economic Times and Tej Bandhu Group.

    ITV Network MD Kartikeya Sharma said, “Gautam brings with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise that will be invaluable in unlocking the potential value of brand NewsX. I am confident that Gautam with his in depth understanding of media sales combined with his dynamism and leadership as a sales professional will be a great asset to the organisation.”

    ITV Network group CEO RK Arora said, “We are delighted to have Gautam on board at this exciting time of growth and expansion at ITV Network. We are certain that his experience and understanding of the business will benefit NewsX as we strive to continue to be the market leader in English news genre, in line with ITV Network’s objective of becoming India’s profitable and largest TV news network.”

    Bhanot said, “I believe the industry is going through a transformational phase wherein programming formats, news consumption patterns, technology platforms all are evolving and hence the opportunity to learn and contribute is immense. My agenda will be to enhance the offerings of NewsX and partner with new and existing clients, to deliver delight and grow the revenue stream.”