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Lookup partners with Twitter
MUMBAI: Lookup, a free service that connects local businesses with consumers, has launched @lookuplite based on Twitter’s platform for live, public conversations.
Users can tweet their requests starting from booking appointments, ordering food till enquiring about products to @lookuplite and Lookup will monitor it and send solutions within minutes. Up until now, Lookup was launched on Android, iPhone and SMS. Through this collaboration, Lookup is now just a tweet away.
“Our idea is to make Lookup ubiquitous. Being one of the most popular social media in the world, Twitter is a real-time communications platform for us that can’t be skipped for our on-demand local commerce service,” said Lookup co-founder and CEO Deepak Ravindran.
The technical integration will include a Twitter account @lookuplite to answer people’s queries. Whenever users tweet their request, they will get a reply through a mention on Twitter. If one wants to ask something in private, they can send a Direct Message to @lookuplite.
“We are always looking to provide better accessibility for our users and to help them be more productive with Twitter. With Lookup on board, millions of Indians in Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Pune can now order home delivery, make reservations, book appointments, get information on store deals, and much more done, one Tweet at a time,” added Twitter business development head for India and South Asia Ravi Bhaskaran.
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Saugata Mukherjee exits SonyLIV after three-year run
Streaming veteran signs off after shaping originals at SonyLIV
MUMBAI: According to media reports, Saugata Mukherjee has moved on from his role as EVP and head of content at SonyLIV, drawing the curtain on a three-year stint at the streaming platform where he helped sharpen its originals slate and creative ambition.
Mukherjee, who took charge in September 2022, oversaw content strategy, commissioning and development at a time when India’s OTT space was locked in fierce competition. His brief was clear: build distinctive stories, back bold talent and keep SonyLIV in the conversation.
This was not his first innings with the platform. He previously served as svp and head of original content at SonyLIV between 2020 and 2021, steering premium commissions and working closely with film and television talent in Mumbai and beyond.
Between his two SonyLIV chapters, he had a short but notable stint as head of content, india for HBO Max at Warner Bros. Discovery, as the global streamer explored its India strategy.
Before that, he played a pivotal role at Disney+ Hotstar, then simply Hotstar, where as SVP and editor of hotstar specials he led the creative and development mandate for original digital content.
His journey through Indian media also includes senior leadership roles at Star TV Network, where he served as senior vice president and editor, content studio, and earlier as vice president, content, commissioning and incubating new shows for the network.
Earlier in publishing, he was publisher and editor in chief at Pan Macmillan, and managing editor and rights director at HarperCollins Publishers. He also held roles as senior consultant at niit ltd, acquisitions editor at Rupa Publications India pvt. ltd., and copy editor at HarperCollins Publishers.
From copy editor to content chief, Mukherjee’s career spans books, broadcast and streaming. His next chapter is yet to be announced.
