Indiantelevision.com's Executive Dossier Archives - 2006
 
'Cable ARPUs in Cas areas to touch Rs 400 in five years'
Jagjit Singh Kohli - WWIL CEO
( 26 Dec 2006)
 
'Trai has kept entry barrier low to make Cas acceptable'
Nripendra Misra - Trai chairman
( 18 Dec 2006)
 
'We will get into local movie production early next year.'
Ian Diamond - Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc. Sr VP & GM
( 11 Dec 2006)
 
'Fall in STB prices make digitisation affordable in low ARPU countries.'
Dr. Abe Peled - NDS chairman & CEO
( 4 Dec 2006)
 
'80% of activity where brands are engaging themselves with films is in associative marketing''
Navin Shah - P9 Integrated CEO
( 27 Nov 2006)
 
'What we need to do now is concentrate on our week day prime time band'
Sneha Rajani - Max business head
( 20 Nov 2006)
 
'Our competitor is the number one player in the pink daily space'
B Sai Kumar - TV18 Media Network CEO
( 14 Nov 2006)
 
'Indian television by & large lacks the art of crafting shows'
Vikas Bhal - Sony SAB senior vice president and business head
( 7 Nov 2006)
 
'The only thing that supercedes creativity is accountability'
Laurence Boschetto - DraftFCB president & COO
( 30 Oct 2006)
 
'Sony's agenda is to focus on prime & then take on the rest'
Sandiip Sikcand - Sony chief creative director take on the rest'
( 24 Oct 2006)
 
'What we are telling the regulator is that the sheer volume of content this industry generates is impossible to police'
Paritosh Joshi - Star India advertising, sales and distribution president
( 17 Oct 2006)
 
'There are lot of shows out there about Hollywood and actors. But if it does not contribute to the movie watching experience, then it will not suit Pix'
Sunder Aaron - Pix business head
( 9 Oct 2006)
 
'I forecast that in three years time there will only be two sports broadcasters who will have any kind of market share'
Harish Thawani - Nimbus Communications chairman
( 3 Oct 2006)
 
'The real value of cricket is now going to show up'
Rohit Gupta - SET India executive vice president ad sales and revenue management
( 25 Sep 2006)
 
'Trai has come up with the correct CAS economics'
K Jayaraman - Hathway Cable & Datacom MD & CEO
( 18 Sep 2006)
 
'We are competing for the entertainment share, not radio share'
William Sabatini - Worldspace VP Global Programming
( 11 Sep 2006)
 
'In some areas, we have done better than One Alliance, while in some areas we have done as well as Star. But no denying that at a national level Star bouquet is way ahead of others'
Arun Poddar - Zee-Turner CEO
( 5 Sep 2006)
 
'Our regional news channels poised to break even'
Prabhat Dabral - Sahara India Media’s TV news head
( 28 Aug 2006)
 
'Branded entertainment challenge is not about saliency, it is about strategic & seamless integration'
Rajeev Berry - GroupM GM - content and entertainment
2006)
 
'Our target is to reach the number one position in Kerala market within the next two to three years'
Sudhakar Jayaram - Amrita TV director & CEO
( 21 Aug 2006)
 
'We believe that it is not in numbers but in the quality and nature of programming that is getting us noticed'
Aditya Tripathi - Discovery Lifestyle Networks vice president
( 18 Aug 2006)
 
'In a fragmented environment, managing leadership position is a challenge but we've done so in the kids' space'
Monica Tata - Turner International India VP ad sales & networks (India & South Asia)
( 14 Aug 2006)
 
'JV with Disney has possibility to grow all our businesses'
Ronnie Screwvalay - UTV founder and CEO
( 7 Aug 2006)
 
'With cricket action coming up, Sony has initiatives lined up in the digital space'
Kaushal Modi - Sony Entertainment Television India head licensing & telephony
( 31 June 2006)
 
'Culturally, linguistically diverse India is a test case for us'
Sashwati Banerjee - Sesame Workshop India ED
( 24 July 2006)
 
'We will be a Rs 5 billion company by 2008'
Atul Goel - E-City Ventures CEO
( 17 July 2006)
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'Indian television advertising is very much underpriced'
Joy Chakraborthy - Zee Network executive VP Network Sales
( 11 July 2006)
 
'Our expansion plans are not too dependent on CAS or DTH or any other new technology'
Sameer Manchanda - Global Broadcast News Jt. MD
( 3 July 2006)
 
'Ratings not an apt way to judge Awaaz performance'
Sanjay Pugalia - Awaaz editor
( 26 June 2006)
 
'Key to successful radio programming is to know what territory you can own & defend against predators'
Steve Martin - BBC World Service on-air editor
( 19 June 2006)
 
'We should leverage on each other's strength and boost the sector by providing the consumer a common platform of services'
Viren Popli - Star senior VP, Interactive Services
( 12 June 2006)
 
'Consolidation in news business is an inevitability'
Laxmi Goel - Zee News Ltd director
( 5 June 2006)
 
'India can be an outsourcing hub and create original global animation content'
Kurt Inderbitzin - Whistling Woods International Ltd dean

( 29 May 2006)
 
'Zee Telefilms to see ad revenue growth of 12 - 15% in FY07'
Rajiv Garg - Essel Group CEO of corporate strategy and finance
( 22 May 2006)
 
'If pay model comes into place, I wouldn't even think twice before launching four more kids' channels'
Zarina Mehta - Hungama TV chief operating officer
( 15 May 2006)
 
'Our aim is to give history a more broad based appeal, which is why we are focussing on entertainment'
Nikhil Mirchandani - The History Channel India MD
( 8 May 2006)
 
'We expect our involvement with cricket to improve our market impact by 25-30 per cent'
Sandeep Tiwari - LG Electronics India marketing head
( 2 May 2006)
 
'With all the new delivery platforms, we are at the doorstep of a very interesting phase'
Pradeep Hejmadi - Tam Media Research vice president

( 24 Apr 2006)
 
'We are targeting a 50% growth in 2006-07 on the back of the Fifa World Cup'
Sricharan Iyengar - ESPN Software India Ltd vice president sales and marketing
( 17 Apr 2006)
 
'Our persistent endeavour is to get DD its due rates, which should match the high viewership it has'
Vijayalaxmi Chhabra - Prasar Bharati deputy director general
( 11 Apr 2006)
 
'Overall news market's growth will come through regional expansion'
Uday Shankar - Media Content & Communications Services India Pvt. Ltd CEO
( 4 Apr 2006)
 
'The spring of Hong Kong's film industry is in Mainland China'
Wong Kar Wai - Hong Kong film director ( published in 'Yazhou Zhoukan' )
( 28 Mar 2006)
 
'Organising a fashion event is a question of management - order, discipline, logistics, delivery'
Simon Lock - IMG Fashion Asia Pacific managing director
( 27 Mar 2006)
 
'I never lose sight of topline, bottomline growth'
Subhash Chandra - Zee Telefilms Chairman ( Gave the interview to Awaaz )
( 21 Mar 2006)
 
'Our primetime viewership has increased 78%, revenues by 400%'
Purnendu Bose - Sahara One Television COO
( 20 Mar 2006)
 
'Clients want better research insights, high quality data and speed'
Tim Balbirnie - Synovate Asia Pacific CEO
( 13 Mar 2006)
 
'Wireless data bandwidth is one of the incredible challenges faced by any technology firm'
Saumit Nanavati - Sydus president
( 6 Mar 2006)
 
'In four years the mrkt will mature & experience a phenomenal explosion
Apurva S Purohit - Radio City CEO
( 27 Feb 2006)
 
'Finally it is sticky content and not necessarily the genre that will work'
Peter Bazalgette - Endemol chief creative officer
( 20 Feb 2006)
 
'Every marketer needs to become conversant with search as that is going to be the next big thing'
Kent Wertime - OgilvyOne Worldwide Asia Pacific CEO
( 13 Feb 2006)
 
'The whole movie genre is moving towards a better commercial exploitation of GRPs'
Ashutosh - Filmy business head
( 6 Feb 2006)
 
'The 3000+ master recordings of film and TV themes that we own are exploited worldwide at retail'
Reynold da Silva - Silva Screen Records MD
( 30 Jan 2006)
 
'The advertising pie is large enough to be shared and sustain everbody'
Rajdeep Sardesai - CNN-IBN's editor-in-chief
( 28 Jan 2006 )
 
'We propose to set up viewers' forums and empower these with a legal backing'
P R Das Munshi - I&B minister
( 25 Jan 2006)
 

'TV is a 2006 story with focus on branded entertainment. Who knows it might spin off into a side business?'
Ashutosh Srivastava - Group M South Asia CEO
( 23 Jan 2006)

'There will be serious disruption in our business over the next 4 - 5 years as fundamental models will change'
Ashutosh Srivastava - Group M South Asia CEO II
( 25 Jan 2006)

 
'Our aim is to cement properties on our plate by taking them to the next level'
Navneet Sharma - Total Sports Entertainment India, Indian subcontinent and Middle East MD
( 16 Jan 2006)
 
'We see ourselves tilting the scales this quarter'
Albert Almeida - Max executive vice president & business head
( 9 Jan 2006)
 
'2006 will see us as a true lifestyle brand, continuing to provide the best in entertainment'
Anshuman Misra - Turner Intl. India Pvt. Ltd managing director
( 2 Jan 2006)
 
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