Tuesday 25 September 2012

IBN7 appoints Dilip Venkatraman as CEO

N. Dilip Venkatraman, CEO, CNN-IBN has now also been assigned the mandate to lead IBN7, the Network18 Group’s National Hindi News service. In this expanded role, Venkatraman will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of both IBN7 & CNN-IBN. 
Venkatraman takes over the leadership mantle at IBN7 from Piyush Jain, who is now focusing on the group’s regional news forays. 

Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN, IBN7, IBN-Lokmat said, “Dilip has been a core member of the team instrumental in building the IBN news channels into a strong position, beginning with the launch of CNN-IBN in 2005. His remarkable success in building on our values of inclusive journalism has propelled CNN-IBN forward and we’re confident that his leadership of IBN7 will take it to new heights.” 
As will be recalled, Venkatraman had been appointed as the CEO of the English news channel, CNN-IBN in 2010. Prior to that, he was leading marketing operations for all existing IBN channels i.e. CNN-IBN, IBN7 and IBN-Lokmat and managing IBN Focus, the customised media solutions unit for the channels. 
Venkatraman said, “In a highly competitive environment, we believe that IBN7 has carved a unique position for itself. Our goal now will be to unlock the value of its brand and thereby pave the way for further growth. I hope to work closely with the IBN7 team to ensure this objective is achieved.” 
Venkatraman has over two decades of corporate experience. Prior to joining Network18, he held leadership positions at India Today Group and Zee Network.

Source:
http://cablequest.org/news/m-s-news/item/1214-ibn7-appoints-dilip-venkatraman-as-ceo.html

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