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Dipika Kaura joins Network18 as Editor, Standards & Practices
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Dipika Kaura joins Network18 as Editor, Standards & Practices

Jun 9, 2022 by Agency 0 Comments #Dipika Kaura, #Editor, #Network18

 Seasoned media professional Dipika Kaura has joined Network18 Group as Editor (Standards & Practices).

Kaura has worked with the network earlier as well in several different capacities.

She was Executive Editor and Head of Desk at CNN-News18 before she left the group in 2020. She was also the founder member of CNN-News18 in 2005 and its sister channel CNBCTV18 many years before that.

Kaura will be closely working with both input and output teams at CNN-News18.

She will work towards raising the editorial standards of the news channel, which has occupied the leadership position in English TV news genre for the past few weeks.

With her wide newsroom exposure and experience, Kaura will add to the editorial gravitas of the channel. All reporters’ enterprise stories will be vetted by her before they go on air.

Commenting on this, Zakka Jacob, Managing Editor, CNN News18 said, “We are extremely glad to have a news veteran like Dipika back on board with us as Editor (Standards & Practices), Network18. Being No.1 also comes with a great deal of responsibility. Dipika will ensure that our enterprise stories live up to the standards and practices of the CNN brand. She will also work closely with our input and output teams to ensure the requisite checks and balances are built into our stories and shows. We take the Number 1 position with a great deal of responsibility. And Dipika will add the required heft that comes along with being market leader”

Speaking on this movement, Dipika Kaura, Editor (Standards & Practices), Network18 said “Network18 has been my professional home for 25+ years, so it’s a happy homecoming for me. I look forward to my new role, ensuring an editorial balance in CNN-News18’s news coverage,”

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Introducing the all-new avatar of Storyboard – Storyboard18

Nov 8, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Delshad Irani, #Editor, #Storyboard18

For more than two decades, Network18’s flagship platform, Storyboard has created an unmatched benchmark in chronicling the business of brands and the people that build them. The platform has covered important brand transformations, fundamental changes in the media space, and big events in the advertising and marketing industry. Embracing new beginnings to expand and grow, the platform announces a refreshed identity as Storyboard18.

To celebrate the new beginning, Storyboard18 – Network18 introduces a new 6-part digital + TV special series ‘Build To Last’ from 6th November onwards. Hosted by Raja Rajamannar, Global Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and President – Healthcare Business, Mastercard, the show will aim to decode what it takes to build enduring Indian brands. The pandemic has given rise to increasingly complex and uncertain times. Brands and businesses test the threshold of endurance to survive and most importantly thrive. The ‘Build to Last’ series will bring forth a line-up of insight-packed stories spotlighting legacy and modern marketers building enduring and legendary brands and businesses out of India.

The series will feature eminent industry leaders including Vidit Aatrey, Founder and CEO, Meesho; Roman Saini, Co-founder, Unacademy and Karan Shroff, Partner and CMO, Unacademy; Varun Alagh, Co-founder, Mamaearth; Rajashree R, Global CMO, TCS; Sameer Satpathy, Chief Executive (Personal Care), ITC Ltd, amongst others. It will help the audiences learn how companies can reinvent brands in the modern world, the importance of cultivating and sustaining an innovative mindset, finding success in India and Bharat; most important of all, how the best companies harness the power of Purpose and People-first cultures in building enduring brands and businesses.

Delshad Irani, Editor, Storyboard18 stated, “More than just a show, Storyboard today has grown into a platform that brings the spotlight on the ever-evolving world of advertising and marketing. It has set new benchmarks in reportage and coverage of brands that trace the paradigm shift that occurred in the last two decades. Now, as we circle back to reinvent the wheel – we are excited to launch Storyboard18 which chart new avenues for our existing platform. Kick-starting the new chapter, we have a special series, ‘Build To Last’ that brings together industry stalwarts and presents the look book of the modern A&M world with insights, analysis, and case studies”

Storyboard18, in its new avatar, will be the one-stop platform where it all begins for brands and their makers. Storyboard18 will be available across CNBC-TV18, CNBCT1V8.COM, Forbes India, and Moneycontrol.

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Moneycontrol decodes Budget 2021 with ‘Rebuilding India’

Jan 28, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Binoy Prabhakar, #Editor, #Moneycontrol

Mumbai, 28th January 2021: In the New Year, people and businesses across industries have their hopes pinned on the forthcoming Union Budget—billed by no less than the finance minister as a Budget Like Never Before—to be unveiled on February 1, 2021. Moneycontrol, India’s leading business and finance platform, has been decoding the vital elements of the upcoming Budget 2021-22 through a theme named Rebuilding India—a special coverage that will look deeply into the exercise by not just mapping the pulse of the market, but also making sense of it for the industry and common man.

As the go-to destination for all finance and business news, Moneycontrol has already presented the Moneycontrol Manifesto, outlining a raft of measures required to make the economy humming again. Moneycontrol’s Pitch Report has captured the state of various sectors and what they expect from the budget; Captain’s Views has collated the views and expectations of some of India Inc’s biggest industry names; and the Dil Chahta Hai series takes an exhaustive look at what individuals and traders want from the market. Macros and Markets panel discussion features experts on what the budget means for the capital market and what investors should expect from the budget. All of this, our rolling coverage of the budget and more have been housed in a comprehensive, special Budget 2021 microsite.

On Budget Day, Moneycontrol readers can look forward to live streaming of the finance minister’s speech and minute-by-minute analyses of the impact of the budget. Moneycontrol will also explain in detail the key announcements of the budget and what they mean for each sector and individuals, including their personal finances.

Commenting on the same, Binoy Prabhakar, Editor, Moneycontrol, said, “Moneycontrol has always aimed at helping our readers understand financial events that matter to them. There is a lot riding on Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget as it will not only have to address the needs of an economy battered by the budget but set the tone for the future. Our Rebuilding India budget theme has been designed with these factors in mind. We have lined up a strong list of industry captains, financial analysts, corporate lawyers and fund managers who along with our editors will help our readers make sense of the budget and take well-informed financial decisions.”

Moneycontrol’s Rebuilding India budget coverage will decode the most important financial event of the year for investors, traders, business owners, students and the common man.  Moneycontrol will help its readers make informed investment, and financial decisions regarding Budget 2021. Moneycontrol on Union Budget 2021 is partnered by Kotak Mutual Fund and the associate partners are SMC, Samsung and Volvo.

Moneycontrol introduces MC Minis
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Moneycontrol introduces MC Minis on its app and mobile site – insightful articles that fit into a screenshot

Dec 15, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Binoy Prabhakar, #Editor, #Moneycontrol

Mumbai: In today’s fast-paced life, it is difficult for readers to keep pace with the raft of changes unfolding before them. So it is important now more than ever to provide readers an experience that truly values their time.

Moneycontrol, India’s leading business and finance platform, has regularly rolled out products and features that augment the user’s experience. Staying true to this promise, Moneycontrol has introduced MC Minis—succinct and sharp articles that help our readers see the corners and connect the dots quickly. Available on Moneycontrol’s award-winning app and mobile site, MC Minis are articles that save users the trouble of scrolling endlessly on their phone screens by providing valuable insights in a matter of seconds.

Commenting on the launch, Binoy Prabhakar, Editor, Moneycontrol, said, “MC Minis echo a constant endeavour to put our readers at the centre of everything we do.We understand that not all our readers have the time to consume our deeply researched articles. MC Minis are aimed at delivering a unique experience to readers who want to understand topics that matter as quickly and efficiently as possible.”

MC Minis offer users, crisp articles—explainers, trendspotting, data—that fit into the screens of their mobile phones. Consisting of a header, body text and a chart, these articles help the Moneycontrol audience to understand the fundamental aspects of the most important topics related to markets, mutual funds, economy, technology, startups, pharma, retail etc.

Manoj Nagpal, Business Head, B2C Revenue, Moneycontrol said, “It is a pressing need in the times that live today to curate a platform for people looking for detailed information with just a click of a button on their screens. This feature once again sees us perfectly align ourselves to new-age emerging technologies and the ever-changing demands of our users to curate a service that adds immense value in the lives of those who use it. In our endeavor to enhance the user interface and offer a seamless content-consumption experience, we take a right step in this direction towards through Minis.”

With the launch of MC Minis, moneycontrol has once again consolidated its position as the market leader in the business and finance journalism space. In the coming months, moneycontrol will continue to introduce a host of features to deepen its relationship with readers.