Indiantelevision.com's Executive Dossier Archives - 2008
 
'2008 has been HBO's best year in terms of quality and quantity of programming'
Shruti Bajpai - HBO South Asia Country Manager
( 14 July 2008)
 
'The branded slots, big movies have fetched revenues and viewership for the channel'
Mohan Gopinath - Zee Cinema business head
( 7 July 2008)
 
'We have seen double digit revenue growth'
Rajesh Sheshadri - NGC India senior VP content and communication
( 30 June 2008)
 
'Star One is repositioned to become suitable for youth audiences'
Ravi Menon - Star One EVP and GM
( 23 June 2008)
 
'If there are large eyeballs to address with local content, we will do it'
Sumantra Dutta - Star country head, Middle East, Africa and Pakistan
( 16 June 2008)
 
'The real push for digital cinema will come when biggies like Adlabs decide to ramp up'
Senthil Kumar - Real Image Media Technologies director
( 9 June 2008)
 
'Course correction will happen from a commercial, team management, and player angle'
Hiren Pandit - GroupM ESP managing partner
( 7 June 2008)
 
'Challenge is to convert local advertisers' contribution to 50 per cent from 25 per cent'
Anne Barnard - BBC World Ltd. managing director
( 2 June 2008)
 
'Challenge is to convert local advertisers' contribution to 50 per cent from 25 per cent'
Abraham Thomas - Red FM COO
( 26 May 2008)
 
'Asia contributes 25-28 per cent of our ad revenues out of which 10 per cent comes from India'
Jonathan Davies - CNN International exceutive VP ad sales
( 19 May 2008)
 
'We're not going in with a pistol, we're going with a cannon'
Rajesh Kamat - Colors CEO
( 12 May 2008)
 
'Online consumption of content in India is more pervasive than we think it is'
Kamal Gianchandani - BigFlicks COO
( 5 May 2008)
 
'With IPL you have the power of 10'
Kunal Dasgupta - Set India CEO
( 28 Apr 2008)
 
'We expect ICL to break even in two and a half years'
Himanshu Mody - Zee Sports business head
( 21 Apr 2008)
 
'We are the second stickiest channel in the category today'
Nina Elavia Jaipuria - Nick India VP and GM
( 14 Apr 2008)
 
'We look at the IPL as a business and a media investment'
Hiren Pandit- GroupM ESP managing partner
( 7 Apr 2008)
 
'We are talking with global companies to set up a studio to develop content'
Rohit Sharma- Zapak Digital Entertainment COO
( 31 Mar 2008)
 
'We will breakeven after the third year'
Fraser Castellino- Emerging Media CEO
( 24 Mar 2008)
 
'Zee's largest bouquet makes it the best prepared network for digitalisation'
Joy Chakraborthy - Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd President, Head - Revenue
( 17 Mar 2008)
 
'We expect that HD will arrive in India with sports and general entertainment'
Krishan Sanghi - Avid country head
( 10 Mar 2008)
 
'We see GEC as a long-term game. We are playing a Test match and not a T20'
Indrani Mukerjea - INX Media Pvt Ltd founder-CEO
( 3 Mar 2008)
 
'Paanchvi Paas will be telecast in the UK and US'
Akash Sharma - Bulldog Media & Entertainment MD
( 29 Feb 2008)
 
'Cable companies should start thinking like DTH operators'
Seemanto Roy - Sahara One Media and Entertainment CEO
( 25 Feb 2008)
 
'Cable companies should start thinking like DTH operators'
EVS Chakravarthy - You Telecom CEO
( 18 Feb 2008)
 
'US, Europe and Canada are growing markets for Indian content'
Adris Chakraborty - Globosat Entertainment director
( 11 Feb 2008)
 
'The discerning Hindi viewer has moved away to English news channels'
Anurradha Prasad - B.A.G Films & Media Ltd managing director ( 4 Feb 2008)
 
'Shows that are optimistic, hopeful, aspirational resonate well with viewers'
Todd Miller - SPTI Asia executive VP, MD
( 28 Jan 2008)
 
'Star One is the number three GEC in the country in ratings'
Prem Kamath - Star India VP marketing and Communication
( 21 Jan 2008)
 
'Once digitalisation happens, let a thousand channels come'
Sameer Nair - NDTV Imagine CEO
( 14 Jan 2008)
 
'Why would BCCI want its biggest new property on a new channel?'
Kunal Dasgupta - Sony Entertainment Television (Set) India CEO
( 8 Jan 2008)
 
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