Essel Group has roped in Atul Pande as the chief executive officer (CEO) of its sports business. Pande will oversee Essel Sports Business – Indian Cricket League (ICL), Mumbai Football Club, All Sports Magazine, all new initiatives and the broadcasting business, which comprises Zee Sports and Ten Sports.Pande will report to the group’s chairman, Subhash Chandra for Essel Sports Business and Punit Goenka, CEO, ZEEL for the broadcasting business. Peter Hutton will continue to be the COO of Ten Sports and will report to the board of Ten Sports.Pande was previously the managing director of Cholamandalam DBS, a financial services…
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Essel Group ropes in Atul Pande as CEO, sports business
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Apple Tablet May Launch in September
Much has been said about the rumored Apple Tablet but this is the first time we’re saying that this device could probably replace the Apple TV.
If rumor is true, the Apple Tablet or the iPad could make a breakthrough in the digital tablet industry. It could feature the iPhone apps and just make them larger or not. It could also be a media center extender.
UK’s Telegraph is reporting that the said hardware will be positioned as a home media hub, which will feature streaming content capabilities and services. Of course, Apple is keeping mum on this rumor,…
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Announcing First Set Of Social Ad Summit 2009 Speakers
Just over two weeks ago we announced the 2009 Social Ad Summit and today I’m happy to present the first 8 speakers for the event. The conference is being held at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City on October 5, 2009. So far we’ve had a great response and expect this event to sell out based on the number of inquiries we’ve received so far. If you haven’t received the registration information for the event yet, head over to the Social Ad Summit website and enter your information on the homepage.
Over the next few weeks we will be announcing…
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Ex-Facebook COO, Owen Van Natta, Becomes CEO Of MySpace
Today MySpace has annoucned that Owen Van Natta, the ex-Chief Operating Officer of Facebook has been appointed the role of MySpace Chief Executive Officer. It’s approximately a year and two months after leaving Facebook and one has to wonder, did Owen Van Natta have a non-compete? He clearly has substantial competitive intelligence and while he may not know the latest information from inside Facebook, he at the least has deep insight into the way the organization functions.
The announcement comes as no surprise given that MySpace has been leaking the information for the past few days, but now that it’s…
