Suresh Iyer, Ujjal Bhattacharjee quit Raj TV

Suresh Iyer, chief executive officer, Raj TV, has quit the company after a small one-year stint. At the moment, it is not certain who will be taking over his position. Iyer plans to start his own media venture. He has zeroed in on a few verticals and is exploring business opportunities there. Among these are content generation, the internet space and advertising in multiplexes. Iyer says, "For close to a decade, I was into the media business, and now, I think it's time for me to start something of my own again. I am looking at business to business space. There is no dedicated internet space that caters to trade information related to South Indian films."

Talking about the other verticals that he is exploring, Iyer adds, "There is also no organised source of information that focuses on the programming side of television in the South. Thus, I am trying something in this regard as well." Prior to joining Raj TV in mid-2008, Iyer was with Pyramid Saimira as group president, marketing. He was the founder of New Age Entertainment, an airtime-selling organisation, which he later sold to In House Productions. Another person to leave Raj TV is Ujjal Bhattacharjee, head, sales and marketing, western region. On whether he plans to join Iyer, Bhattacharjee says that, at the moment, it is not confirmed.

Talking about his exit from the company, he says, "I am going to start a venture of my own, which, obviously will be in the media space." Bhattacharjee joined Raj TV in May 2008, along with Iyer. At Raj TV, he was actively involved in acquiring programmes for the channel, and later, in reprogramming the channel. Armed with more than 12 years of experience, he was earlier associated with Pyramid Saimira as deputy general manager, marketing.