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Gerald Sokol Jr is executive V-P AOL International
MUMBAI: Gerald Sokol, Jr., currently Senior Vice President and General Manager of International Operations, America Online has been appointed Executive Vice President, AOL International, as part of an overall reorganisation of the division.
He will report to Executive VP of AOL Time Warner International and President of AOL International Michael M. Lynton. The company also announced that Greg Consiglio, currently VP, AOL International, has been named Senior VP, AOL International. He will report to Sokol.
Sokol will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations of the division, which oversees the company’s interests in joint ventures in Latin America, Canada, Japan, China and Australia, and includes operating functions supporting those businesses. Consiglio will assume greater responsibilities, in addition to those he already holds, in overseeing AOL’s Asia operations and will support Sokol in managing the division’s day-to-day operations.
Lynton said, “Jerry Sokol has played a central role in the strong growth of our brands around the world. He has a top-to-bottom knowledge of our businesses, our people and our markets and is the right person to direct our operations at a critical juncture, allowing Mike Kelly and me to focus on broader strategic concerns. Greg Consiglio has played an important role on the front lines as we built our business and will provide great support to Jerry and me in representing AOL with our joint venture partners.”
In his current position Sokol has overseen global activities including the development of strategic alliances, new markets and new products; business planning; marketing; and e-commerce and advertising. Consiglio has been primarily responsible for overseeing growth in the company’s Asia Pacific businesses. He opened the AOL Asia offices in Hong Kong and Beijing and currently oversees a team responsible for building the AOL business in China.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
