News Nation CEO RK Arora resigns

MUMBAI: In a major industry move, RK Arora, who is credited with building brands in the news broadcasting space, has resigned as the chief executive officer (CEO) of News Nation Network.

Confirming the development to Indiantelevision.com, Arora said, “Today was my last date at News Nation. I have resigned from the post in order to explore better career options. I will be able to comment on my future move in a week’s time.”

On 15 December, 2014 News Nation roped in Arora as the CEO. Prior to News Nation, he was ITV Network group CEO and managed the group’s six news channels namely NewsX, India News and four regional news channels in the Hindi heartland. He was also instrumental in the company’s transformation and its unprecedented growth within a short span of two years. Prior to ITV Network, he was the BAG Network CEO for its news brands – News 24, E24 and Darshan 24. He was also associated with India TV since its inception.