Bengaluru: S Divaakar, has joined the upcoming Kannada News channels “First News Kannada” as the Head of Sales and Marketing. He brings with him 25 years of industry experience from various organisations like Prajaa TV Kannada News, ETV News Kannada and TV9.
Divaakar joins yet to be launched First Channel Kannada news channel from Prajaa TV Kannada News where he was the Business Head. He started his career in 1994 when he joined Udaya TV as a Sales Executive, he has also worked with TV9 as Assistant General Manager and later Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Divaakar was the Vice President, Sales and Marketing during his stint with Public TV and was the National Head for Sales, at ETV News Kannada.
First News Kannada a venture by Viscom Media Pvt Ltd. will be operating with the motto “Nothing is Impossible”
Talking about his new assignment Divaakar said, “I’m feeling some excitement in the air and I’m excited. This happening months away from me completing my 25 years in the industry is the juicy cherry on the cake. Reason for this is “first news” a channel that will be on your TV sets soon. We have a great team that’s raring to go. I am looking forward to associate once again with people who command great experience and excited to be a part of experiments that will be a first for Kannada news television.
What thrills me most is the team that includes the best brains in Kannada media, Ravi Kumar, Maruthi are names known to most people in the industry and they are thorough professionals who know the pulse and the quality required to suffice it with content.
Speaking about his team he added “We will strive to provide a befitting experience to match those expectations as it is the blend that makes it what it is, young and old make it a rarely seen combination of brains and brawns. The young blood around me has brought about a refreshing atmosphere and that includes Vinayak Gangolli, Somanna Machimada, Nikhil Joshi, Janavi, Smitha Ranganath among other very talented youngsters. These are the guys who carry the spirit and get me on train with the motto of the channel “Nothing is impossible”.
The channel is gearing up for the launch which will be done soon.
