News Nation network has roped in Vivek Makker as Executive Vice-President, National Head Sales for the Network and Harsha Vardhan Dwivedi as Vice-President Sales to take care of its Regional Business.
In their individual capacity they will be responsible for the performance of all revenue-generating avenues, drive growth through strategic decisions, partner with key stakeholders and steer revenue acceleration through their leadership
Prior to this, Makker was National head for NDTV India. He is a well-known media professional with over two decades of experience and a unique relationship driven personal approach with Clients, Advertising agencies and his Teams. He has also worked with HT media, Star TV, Times OOH.
Makker said, “Feeling excited and happy to be part of News Nation, one of the fastest expanding Media groups that has futuristic approach and deep-rooted traditional values”
Speaking of joining the team, Dwivedi said,“It gives me great pleasure to join the enthusiastic and aggressive team of News Nation Network. The brand is already well established, and I look forward to collaborating with all stakeholders to achieve long-term goals.”
With over 20 years of work experience, Dwivedi in his previous roles has worked for various organisations like Sahara TV Network, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Zee Media Corporation, Mahuaa Media Network, ETV News Network and Network 18 before joining News Nation Network.
He has been a part of launches like Zee Bihar Jharkhand and relaunches like Zee Sangam, India 24*7 etc.
Bhuwan Bhatt, Chief Business Officer, News Nation Network, said, “Inclusion of Vivek and Harsha will further strengthen the team. We are immensely hopeful that Vivek & Harsha would bring huge value to the organisation with their leadership and interpersonal skills. We look forward to driving growth of all the brand with each passing day in their respective roles.”
The network currently broadcasts a national Hindi news channel “News Nation”, three regional channels “News State UK/UP”, “News State MP/CG”, and “News State Bihar/Jharkhand and has a digital presence.
The network is aiming to enter various states with its regional news offerings in a couple of months.