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Entries Invited for fourth Asian Digital Media Awards
NEW DELHI: Entries have been invited for the fourth Asian Digital Media Awards. The award will distinguish the most forward thinking and creative achievements of news companies that have embraced digital media in order to meet the major changes in how people consume information today.
Entries must be submitted to WAN-IFRA by 23 August. The competition is open to all publishers in Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
All entries must have been published between September 2012 and August 2013. Award winners will be honoured at Digital Media Asia 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 12 to 14 November.
The award categories are: online media, cross-media, online video, online infographics, mobile media, tablet publishing and social media.
Registration and submission of entries is fully online. On completing the registration and payment, the applicants will receive a link and password to upload the entries.
Any number of entries can be submitted. However, each entry has to be specified during the online registration and requires the payment of the entry fee. Entries that do not conform to submission criteria will be disqualified.
Participants must grant WAN-IFRA Asia the full rights to retain and use, free-of-charge, any images or material from the contest for publication in books, exhibitions and websites or for educational and promotional purposes.
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NDTV appoints Siddharth Narula as revenue head
25+ years media veteran to lead monetisation for NDTV 24×7 & Profit Brand Studio.
MUMBAI: NDTV just hired a revenue rainmaker because when trust meets commerce, even the newsroom needs someone who can make headlines profitable. NDTV has appointed Siddharth Narula as revenue head for NDTV 24×7 and NDTV Profit Brand Studio. With more than 25 years of experience in media and digital revenue leadership, Narula brings expertise in cross-platform monetisation, brand solutions, OTT ecosystems, and data-driven growth models.
His career spans senior roles including chief revenue officer at Zee Digital (overseeing OTT, web, social and publishing revenue) and chief revenue officer at Culture Machine (managing digital businesses across India, North America and APAC). Earlier assignments at The Walt Disney Company, Bloomberg UTV, CNBC, ESPN, Sony and NDTV have given him strong grounding in broadcast strategy, digital transformation and integrated brand solutions.
In his new role, Narula will drive revenue strategy, premium partnerships, integrated storytelling solutions and scalable monetisation frameworks aligned with NDTV’s journalism-first ethos.
NDTV CEO and editor-in-chief Rahul Kanwal said, “As we scale NDTV 24×7 and NDTV Profit Brand Studio, revenue streams must be as intelligent and purposeful as our journalism. Siddharth brings the experience required to build long-term, innovation-led brand conversations that add value to our viewers.”
Narula commented, “NDTV’s credibility offers a powerful foundation for building meaningful, trust-based brand partnerships. My focus will be on creating revenue frameworks that are future-ready, data-informed, and aligned with the integrity of the newsroom.”
The appointment comes as NDTV sharpens its focus on English news and business offerings, emphasising integrated brand partnerships and platform-native growth in an evolving media landscape.
In a news business where trust is currency and attention is gold, NDTV isn’t just reporting the story, it’s hiring someone to make sure the story keeps paying the bills.
