News Broadcasting
Sahara Samay NCR is No. 1 in Delhi and NCR Region
Sahara Samay NCR left Delhi Aaj Tak as Number 2
Sahara Samay NCR left Delhi Aaj Tak as Number 2
New Delhi, July 28 2006: Sahara Samay NCR, the 24-Hours Delhi and NCR-centric news channel from the bouquet of Sahara Samay has witnessed No. 1 position followed by Delhi Aaj Tak. According to the latest ratings of TAM media (29th week i.e, July 16th – 22nd, 2006), Sahara Samay NCR has acquired 3.4 % of market share whereas Delhi Aaj Tak’s market share has dropped to 3%. Other channels on the league are Total TV and S1 having 1.6% market share each.
Being a year old player in the cutthroat world of Hindi news channels, Sahara Samay NCR has gained a reasonable amount of market share in the last few months. According to Shri Satish Dwivedi, Head, Sahara Samay NCR, “We are glad that Sahara Samay NCR has acquired the No1 slot. I feel that those news channels, which bring exclusivity to the programs, become successful. Here in Sahara Samay NCR, we believe in localization of the news that communicates with viewers from various strata of life. The channel has developed a rapport with its audiences by understanding the television audience, which is clearly reflected in our creative programming. “
TAM media is an autonomous body, which decides the ratings for the Television Channels. Rankings are based on the data known as GRP (Gross Rating Point).
For futher Information Contact:
Ms. Gayatri Goswami / Ms. Giti Tyagi
Corporate Communication
Sahara India Pariwar
Mobile: 9313419100 / 9313042361
Office: 0120-2598849, Fax: 0120-2444237
Being a year old player in the cutthroat world of Hindi news channels, Sahara Samay NCR has gained a reasonable amount of market share in the last few months. According to Shri Satish Dwivedi, Head, Sahara Samay NCR, “We are glad that Sahara Samay NCR has acquired the No1 slot. I feel that those news channels, which bring exclusivity to the programs, become successful. Here in Sahara Samay NCR, we believe in localization of the news that communicates with viewers from various strata of life. The channel has developed a rapport with its audiences by understanding the television audience, which is clearly reflected in our creative programming. “
TAM media is an autonomous body, which decides the ratings for the Television Channels. Rankings are based on the data known as GRP (Gross Rating Point).
For futher Information Contact:
Ms. Gayatri Goswami / Ms. Giti Tyagi
Corporate Communication
Sahara India Pariwar
Mobile: 9313419100 / 9313042361
Office: 0120-2598849, Fax: 0120-2444237
News Broadcasting
Rajesh Sundaram joins NDTV Profit as senior editor, assignment
The 32-year newsroom veteran has launched channels on three continents and covered everything from 9/11 to South African television
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit has bolstered its newsroom with a hire who has done rather more than most. Rajesh Sundaram, a journalist with over three decades of editorial, managerial and consultative experience across India and international markets, joins as senior editor, assignment, tasked with sharpening the network’s newsgathering and real-time response.
Sundaram’s career reads like a tour of Indian media’s most formative moments. He began at Businessworld in 1994, moved to Zee News as bureau chief across Mumbai and Chennai, then joined NDTV in 2002 as part of its political bureau during a particularly febrile period in Indian politics. A stint as India correspondent for Al Jazeera International followed, where he covered key geopolitical developments and got his first serious taste of the global newsroom.
What sets Sundaram apart, however, is his serial channel-launching habit. At NewsX, he helped get the operation off the ground. At Headlines Today, part of the India Today Group, he served as editor. At News Nation, he helped launch the Hindi news channel and its digital ecosystem. He then crossed continents to lead the launch of ANN7 in South Africa as editor-in-chief, overseeing both television and digital. Back in India, he launched Tamil news channels News7 Tamil and Cauvery News, and later served as principal consultant for the launch of Marathi channel Lokshahi. Most recently, he helped build and lead the Press Trust of India’s video service and content studio, before stints consulting for Business Today and The Himalayan Times.
Rahul Kanwal, chief executive and editor-in-chief of NDTV, left little doubt about what Sundaram is expected to deliver. “The assignment desk is where a newsroom’s intent becomes action,” he said. “Rajesh brings a rare combination of field experience and leadership in building news operations at scale.”
Sundaram has reported from across India and the world, covering elections, civil conflicts, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 US presidential election.
At NDTV Profit, he will lead the assignment desk, driving editorial coordination and real-time response across markets and breaking developments. For a business news network sharpening its focus on speed and multi-platform delivery, it has hired a man who has built newsrooms from scratch on three continents. The assignment desk is in good hands.
