By A Correspondent
Senior journalist and former main man of CNBC-News 18, Bhupendra Chaubey will manage the affairs of 12 editions of Telugu daily Andhra Prabha, English Language news channel India Ahead, and its foray in to regional spaces. He has joined India Ahead, the English national news channel beamed out of South India as Owner & Co-Promoter. He will be part of the core founding team, a release added. He will also be Group Editor-in-Chief and CEO.
“In the post-Covid world, the media landscape is changing dramatically. And there is no one better poised than Bhupendra to take this Media company forward and create a new template for broadcasting.” Goutham Mootha, the Founder Promoter of the company said.
Said Chaubey: “I have known Goutham for a while. He paved the way and invited me to become his partner that enabled me to get into broadcasting with my own creative and disruptive ideas, post moving on from Network 18. The sheer opportunity to build a disruptive business model and create business as well as viewer value in the post-COVID world convinced me that this was the best time to take up this challenge,” adding: “Future is all digital. Some of India’s best minds have come together with me to layout an execution roadmap which makes for a very exciting journey ahead. We want to be local and global. India Ahead will not just be a TV channel or a print publication, this is the time for a Tech-enabled multi-platform news organisation.