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The reports added that several journalists had left decent jobs before joining Tiranga TV but now they have been left in a spot of bother after being fired with extra salary for only one month. As per reports, there have been several rounds of lay-off at the news channel. However, barely a month after the election results, the channel had reportedly fallen into a crisis. The channel boasted of some erstwhile big names including Barkha Dutt and Karan Thapar.
While Narain Rao, Managing Director, got Rs 50 lakh (Rs 5 million) per annum, Rajdeep's salary was Rs 36 lakh (Rs 3.6 million) per year," sources said.Īccording to market sources, Rajdeep has received a huge amount - about five times his NDTV salary - as the signing amount from TV 18, along with a brand new Toyota Corolla.In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, an English news channel, Harvest TV, had been launched with senior Congress leader, Kapil Sibal as one of its promoters. Later, Harvest TV was renamed as Tiranga TV, after the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) allowed Sibal’s channel to use the new name and logo without the colours, saffron and green. He rarely took an off day and worked round the clock when the situation so demanded.
"Rajdeep was a star who slogged day in and day out for the company to produce the best programmes. He felt insulted when the figures were made public by NDTV, sources said. Sources said what hurt Rajdeep more than anything else was the fact that salary-wise he figured sixth on the NDTV list after Prannoy Roy, Mrs Roy and three others. Some of the producers who worked with Rajdeep on The Big Fight are also expected to quit and join hands with him at hefty salaries. Shivnath Thukral, who has excelled in business reporting, is yet another name that is being mentioned in this regard. And it would take a while to come out of it," the reporter added.Īlthough not many reporters, producers or anchors have quit NDTV with Rajdeep so far, media circles say that the exodus would come in couple of months, particularly as the Broadcast News launch date comes closer and the studios and other things are put in place.īhupinder Choube, NDTV's ace correspondent who has been covering the Bharatiya Janata Party and other political parties, is being tipped to be Rajdeep's right hand man.
At an editorial meeting, Prannoy Roy admitted that Rajdeep's exit has hit him, both, emotionally and professionally. "At the moment a team of top professionals has been formed to take the decisions which earlier were taken by Rajdeep. Barkha Dutt and Srinivasan Jain are to be given new responsibilities with Barkha becoming NDTV's managing editor," the reporter said. New arrangements are now being put in place. "He was indeed the star of our organisation. The fact that NDTV promoter Dr Prannoy Roy has been forced to do stories shows the kind of impact Rajdeep's exit has had." a top NDTV reporter told over the phone on Wednesday. His popular programme The Big Fight has been shelved for the time being. "Rajdeep's exit may not create ripples at NDTV, but it certainly has made a dent in its reputation. Whether or not the new channel would be able to catch the attention of the people is also being hotly debated in the media circles. Two floors have been bought at Videocon Towers in the Jhandewalan in New Delhi to set up news studios and other infrastructure for the proposed channel's operations. Since Bahl is doing work for CNBC television, he hopes that the parent company would also come to their rescue and invest Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.50 billion) to make the venture viable," Rajdeep's aide added.Īccording to sources the new channel is likely to become operational by the middle of September this year, but it could be delayed by a month or two. Manchanda has already spoken to various financial institutions that are willing to put money in the new channel. "Rajdeep, Samir Manchanda (ex-CFO, NDTV) and Sagarika Ghose (Rajdeep's wife) would chip in with the rest of the money. I plan a journalist-driven channel: Rajdeep Sardesai Raghav Bahl's TV 18 is going to pick up 74 per cent of the total stakes," said a close Rajdeep aide. "Raising the funds is not going to be a problem. Experts estimate that Rajdeep will need about Rs 750 crore (Rs 7.50 billion) to turn his dream into reality to launch his 'journalist-driven' channel. That is the question doing the rounds in electronic media circles. How is Rajdeep Sardesai, who quit as managing editor of New Delhi Television on April 17 to begin his own start-up Broadcast News along with TV18 promoter Raghav Bahl, going to raise the funds to manage the channel?
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