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Twitter India appoints Anupam Dixit as its first industry manager
MUMBAI: Twitter India has appointed Anupam Dixit as its first industry manager in the country. The official handle of Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) tweeted out the following announcing his appointment.
As Twitter’s first industry manager in India, Dixit is responsible for providing support for Indian advertising campaigns leveraging the company’s platform for live, public conversations, while working with industry-leading marketers to increase engagement with their customers on Twitter.
Dixit has eight years of digital marketing experience and has had a front row seat to the evolution of the medium in India. In his last role, he was MTS digital marketing and ecommerce head, where he worked on the MTS internet baby campaign, which is now the most viewed brand commercial on YouTube among other award winning digital innovations.
Prior to MTS, he launched Blyk, a youth mobile messaging media platform, India; besides starting his first digital venture EveryMedia.
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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.
