Monday, December 12, 2011

Public TV Address

Writemen Media Private Limited, # 57, 4th Main, MLA Layout, RT Nagar, Banaglore-560032.

TV9’s S Divaakar joins new Kannada news channel as VP

S Divaakar, who had worked in the capacity of AGM (Sales and Marketing) with TV9 Network, has moved on to a new Kannada news channel, owned and run by Writeman Media Pvt Ltd, as VP (Sales and Marketing).

Veteran journalist HR Ranganath, Chairman and Managing Editor, Writeman Media, said, “Divaakar brings with him an expertise in the business and quality to the team as a team member and not just as an employee. He is well-exposed to the regional market businesses and has additional experience in the national market. We needed someone who can understand the content going out to our viewers, thereby adding greater value in terms of bringing in business. We are also of the same wavelength.”

Commenting on his move, Divaakar said, “There is tremendous growth in the Kannada news channel space and HR Ranganath, former Editor of Kannada Prabha and then Suvarna News, is very good with content. So, it will be great to work with him. I will be responsible for setting up the entire team and taking off the business side of the channel.”

Divaakar has completed close to 18 years in the television industry. He began his career as a sales executive in Udaya TV when the channel was launched in 1994. Born and brought up in Bangalore, he has worked in Bangalore, Chennai, and Delhi for channels such as Gemini TV, Jaya TV, ETC, Zee Network, Sahara One, and Filmy, with his latest stint at TV9.

“I have handled business for the TV9 network for a little over four years. For three and a half years I was in Delhi handling business for the North and the East regions. My career took off 11 years ago when I was working in Corporate for Jaya TV. But, TV9 gave me a major break and working with them has been a great experience as they are a powerful brand.”

Clifford Pereira, Director, Associated Broadcasting Co Pvt Ltd, the holding company of TV9, said, “Divaakar joined us in 2007 at a time when we were expanding and had just launched TV9-Kannada. We were faced with the challenge of building the sales team. Though Divaakar is from Bangalore, I wanted him to head the team in Delhi and he took it up at once. Within a short span, he singlehandedly built up the business from the North, making it the highest contributing region in terms of ad revenues. He also built very good relations with advertisers and clients. His commitment to work is exemplary and unquestionable, his customer relations and interpersonal skills are excellent, and he is a wonderful human being. It gives me particular pride when I see colleagues go out after working with us and excelling elsewhere.”

ಎಚ್ ಆರ್ ರಂಗನಾಥ್ ಹೊಸ ಚಾನಲ್ ಕದಂಬ

ಸುದ್ದಿ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ, ಮಾತಿನ ಸುರಿಮಳೆ ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುವ ಕೋಟ್ಯಂತರ ಕನ್ನಡ ವೀಕ್ಷಕರ ಮನೆ ಬಾಗಿಲಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಸುದ್ದಿ ವಾಹಿನಿ ಬರಲಿದೆ. ಈ ಸುದ್ದಿ ವಾಹಿನಿಯ ಹೆಸರು "ಕದಂಬ 24/7". ಈ ಹೊಸ ಚಾನಲ್ ಸೂತ್ರಧಾರ ಎಚ್ ಆರ್ ರಂಗನಾಥ್. ಸದ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಸ ವಾಹಿನಿಗೆ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಭರದಿಂದ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದು ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲೆ "ಕದಂಬ 24/7" ಚಾನಲ್ ಆರಂಭವಾಗಲಿದೆ.

ಈ ಮೂಲಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಚಾನಲ್ ಸೇರ್ಪಡೆಯಾಗಲಿದೆ. ಸುವರ್ಣ , ಸಮಯ , ಜನಶ್ರೀ ಹಾಗೂ ಟಿವಿ 9 ಸುದ್ದಿ ವಾಹಿನಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಬಲ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಯಾಗಿ "ಕದಂಬ" ಉದಯವಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ವಿಶೇಷ. ಹೊಸ ಚಾನಲ್ ಕುಲಗೋತ್ರಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ದಟ್ಸ್‌ಕನ್ನಡ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಿರಿ.

ಅಂದಹಾಗೆ 'ಕದಂಬ' ವಂಶವು ಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೊಟ್ಟ ಮೊದಲ ರಾಜ ವಂಶ. ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ದೊರೆತಿರುವ ಮೊಟ್ಟಮೊದಲ ಶಾಸನವಾದ ಹಲ್ಮಿಡಿ ಶಾಸನವು ಕದಂಬರ ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆಯ ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದ್ದಾಗಿದೆ. ಉತ್ತರ ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಲ್ಲೆಯ ಬನವಾಸಿಯಿಂದ ಆಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಒಂದು ಪುರಾತನ ರಾಜವಂಶ. ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ರಾಜ್ಯಭಾಷೆಯಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಿದ ಪ್ರಪ್ರಥಮ ರಾಜವಂಶ ಕದಂಬರು. ಹೊಸ ವಾಹಿನಿಗೆ ಅವರ ಹೆಸರಿಟ್ಟಿರುವುದು ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ.