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BBC Worldwide ups Sunita Rajan to BBC Advertising senior VP
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide has promoted Sunita Rajan to BBC Advertising SVP Asia.
Formerly BBC Worldwide VP of ad sales Asia for channels, Rajan reports to BBC Advertising executive VP, GM Chris Dobson. She will continue to be based in Singapore.
Dobson said, “Sunita has been instrumental in the growth of BBC Advertising’s business and has led strong growth of our advertising revenues in Asia. As our business further expands to include Lonely Planet and branded content, Sunita‘s leadership in this key region is even more important”.
Part of the BBC Worldwide’s senior management team, her new Asia-wide remit includes overseeing all advertising activity across BBC Worldwide‘s commercial businesses on multiple platforms. This includes television, online, mobile products such as World News, BBC.com, Worldwide Channels, Lonely Planet and BBC Mobile – under BBC Advertising, the newly launched the bespoke internal sales house for all wholly owned and operated BBC assets.
“BBC Advertising enables us to position our broad and exciting ad sales opportunities in a way that allows brands to connect with a quality audience across multiple platforms. With Sunita’s expertise and knowledge, we are well-placed to offer our clients even more complete solutions to their advertising and brand communication needs across Asia,” adds Dobson.
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
