MUMBAI: WIN TV is gearing up to surge into the NEWS space rechristened now as WIN NEWS. The group which is promoted by DIKSAT has roped in asits Executive Director Mr. RBU Shyam Kumar, the former CEO of Puthiyathalaimurai Group. He will be shouldering the responsibility of re-launching WIN NEWS along with Mr.RAM, the former Editor in chief of Puthiyathalaimurai TV. Shyam, a renowned game-changer has had to his credit, several successful revamps, launches and an expert in experiential marketing.He has now taken on the challenging task of accelerating the WIN group to soar higher into the NEWS platform.
WIN NEWS is in the process of hiring the best talents in the Tamil television industry.
To quote Mr. RBU Shyam Kumar, “WIN NEWS is the new avatar of the vintage brand. I’m sure there is ample scopefor a good news channel. We will be positioning it as People’s channel with the tag ‘Üngalukaga Ungaludan’, which means that ‘For the People and with the people. I’m confident that with a veteran like Mr.Ram leading the editorial and with a visionary leader like Mr.Devanathan, we are going all out to win.”
Mr. Devanathan, Chairman, WIN Group recalls with pride the genesis of the group since the 1990s but feels the dire need now to catapult as a trend-setter. He is a team-player who is currently garnering the best expertise in the industry to fulfil his vision. He says. “No one can plough a field just by imagining. So I’m here to translate my imagination into a reality with my vibrant team.”
Interestingly Mr. Ram, NEWS Director of WIN NEWS who will be taking complete charge of contentrecounts with confidence that “Waiting is over, we are here to execute. Currently people are averse to sensational and superficial media reporting and certain areas like development journalism is almost untouched by Tamil Television Media which will be our focus & USP. ”
WIN News wins ISC-FICCI Sanitation Award 2019
WIN News has been awarded ISC-FICCI Sanitation Award 2019 for its coverage of sanitation issues in and around Chennai city.
The India Sanitation Coalition (ISC), in collaboration with FICCI, has constituted the award in April 2017, to identify and recognize the efforts of various stakeholders, across the sanitation value chain of Build-Use-Maintain-Treat(BUMT).
WIN News, received the Special Recognition Awardfor 'BEST COMMUNICATION IN SANITATION at the third edition of the ISC-FICCI awards ceremony held in New Delhi on 25 April 2019. The award was presented by FICCI President Sandip Somany to Ms. P.Bhuvaneswari, senior member of the WIN’s editorial team.
The purpose of this award is to duly recognize the commendable extensive reporting about the lack of public toilets, low sanitary maintenance and solid waste management by municipalities and other glaring sanitation issues in Chennai city.
The overwhelming response since its launch has inspired ISC-FICCI to host the awards as an annual event to share knowledge and expertise, showcase forward-thinking best practices and promote partnerships across the sector in order to achieve a sustainable sanitation ecosystem.
Today, ISC works with multiple stakeholders including corporates, civil society groups, government sectors, financial institutions, media, donors, bilateral, multilaterals, experts, etc. FICCI serves as the project coordinator and secretariat of the ISC.
