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The advertisement appeared almost in tandem with today's clearance
by the government of GE Mauritius Equity Investment's plan to pick
up a 7.5 per cent stake in the TV Today Network. The approval was
one of 30 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals worth Rs 2120
million that got the all-clear.
GE Capital, through its Mauritius outfit, is paying Rs 105 million
for a stake in TV Today Network, United News of India has reported.
Commerce and industry minister Murasoli Maran cleared the proposals
on the recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board
(FIPB).
The huge advertisement, appearing in today's edition of Times of
India, calls for candidates for various posts (in the proposed channel)
who would like to be "a part of the team that will make history
again."
The `subse tej' news channel is also living up to its brash image,
it seems. The advertisement starts off with fact No. 1 that Aaj
Tak launched a 24-hour Hindi news channel, followed by Fact No.
2 that it became the number one news channel in less than a year
(the rivals dispute this anyhow) and Fact No. 3 that Aaj Tak is
launching "another news channel."
Aaj Tak is looking for personnel to be part of the new channel
in the editorial, production and technical divisions.
In what can be regarded as a precursor to the return of good times
in the job market for journalists - reeling under severe recession
- Aaj Tak has advertised for almost 14 posts in the editorial division.
This need not necessarily mean that only 14 persons will be taken
in as the company is looking at more than several special & principal
correspondents and correspondents all over the country.
Efforts made by indiantelevision.com to contact senior execs of
Aaj Tak came to a naught as only the company head, G Krishnan, interacts
with the media and he is reportedly out of town.
In recent times, Krishnan, who along with ITG chief editor and
chief executive Aroon Purie, is credited with the success of Aaj
Tak, has been travelling lot within and outside the country which
is an indicator that the new news channel is almost round the corner
the talk is of a 26 January Republic Day launch, similar to what
was done for Aaj Tak.
The Aaj Tak sister channel will not lack for company on the new
news channel front. Star, NDTV, Videocon and the Sahara group are
all in various stages of getting their channels on air.
TV
Today Networks seeks FIPB clearance to induct foreign equity
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