- NDTV Convergence, a NDTV Networks Plc company, which develops content for cross media platforms, has promoted Rajesh Kumar as National Head of Sales. Kumar will be responsible for driving sales and establishing long-term revenue streams in the rapidly growing Indian and international market. He will be reporting to Salil Kumar, COO- Business, NDTV Convergence.
- Arvind Mahendru has joined Interaction, the digital agency of Group M, as managing partner in New Delhi in the first week of December. He replaces Tushar Vyas, who was national director at Interaction. Mahendru was earlier involved in content acquisition as deputy general manager at Bharti Telecom (2005-07). He has managed cable operators and subscription operations at STAR TV (1995-98). He has also worked with Turner International (1999-2002) where he was part of the team which launched HBO channel in India. Mahendru has more than 14 years of experience; he started his career in 1993 with pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline(GSK). Tushar Vyas and Sanchit Sangha (ex-business director) have joined SureWaves, a media convergence company, as vice-president for business solutions and associate vice-president for business solutions, respectively. Anuj Dahiya, also an ex-business director with Interaction, has joined ValueFirst, a mobile data services company, as its country head.
- Sameer Sikka has been appointed the National Sales Head of India Today Group Digital. He joins from Monster.com, where he was head of the North region. In his new role, Sameer Sikka will report to ITGD’s CEO Sanjoy Narayan.
- Nokia Siemens Networks has got a multi million euro contract from Bharti Airtel Ltd for deployment of a single interactive voice response (IVR) platform across 23 circles. The three-year turnkey contract includes designing, planning, systems integration and optimisation services to enhance overall customer experience. The new IVR solution will enable Airtel to deliver services such as voice SMS, televoting, call management services (eg missed call advisor), caller ring back tone and voice portal on a faster time-to-market basis and, therefore, reduce OPEX costs.
- Reliance Communications has paid up Rs 48 crore to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd as an interim payment to restore interconnection between the two operators in Kerala. BSNL has alleged that RCom had illegally routed international long distance calls and has evaded payment of carriage charges. It had disconnected the interconnection with RCom following which the company filed an appeal in TDSAT.
