CURRICULUM VITAE

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SANJAY PATHAK

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Worked with PAL MEDIA NETWORK (CHANNEL – ONE NEWS, LEMON TV, REPORTER 24X7, CARE and GNN BHAGATI) as DIRECTOR NEWS from March 2013 to August 2015.

JOBS RESPONSIBILITY:

Primarily Content & Programming Style sheet. Did some niche and market friendly programming structure, which was really well appreciated by the media planners and marketers.

I am also credited for cost effective dynamics as a major tool here to make the channel viable and more vibrant. I did a lot of innovative designs for market friendly content canvas also.

Distribution dynamics was also restructure into my tenure for more & smooth visibility of those channels.

Worked with ALCHEMIST GROUP as a GENERAL MANAGER – MEDIA & CORPORATE COMMUNICATION from March 2011 to June 2012.

JOBS RESPONSIBILITY:

I really joined this company at a very critical juncture when the Company was aggressively trying its foray into the media venture & conglomerate! It was Planned to launch 04 news channels simultaneously but unfortunately couldn’t materialize due to some internal policy structure. But I did my level best and meticulously structured the road map and plan structure of entire project!

Meanwhile, I was a key Person to make a framework and execute to 2011 – 12 Assemblies Elections. From selecting, detailing of all constituencies, seat sharing formula and wining equation Strategies were core thrust under my supervision, especially in West Bengal Assemblies Election, in which I was advocating my experiences in favor of TRIN MUL CONGRESS (TMC) and it Got the elections with thumping majority uprooting strong Left rule for last more than 30 Years.

Worked with TV TODAY NETWORK (HEADLINE TODAY) as an ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER from August 2010 to June 2011.

JOBS RESPONSIBILITY

Point person for SIDHI BAAT & CENTERSTAGE. Forward planning and coverage planning for big events. Point person for Election Analysis and coverage Planning. Channel monitoring. Strategy & Counter planning for compete with rival channels.

Worked as NEWS CONTENT EDITOR for SAHARA SAMAY NEWS NETWORK from June 2008 to April 2010.

JOBS RESPONSIBILITY

Heading the Output, Input, Programming and SIT teams Sole in-charge of news gathering and on-air content for Sahara’s national channel,

SAMAY Playing the role of a point-person for all Sahara News Network channels for content

sharing Responsible for forward planning and coverage planning for big events Leading the network’s TRP and channel monitoring and strategising for the state-based

sister channels. Driving channel tie-ups and media partner planning Member of the core group responsible for the Sahara portal’s strategy Working as a bridge among marketing, distribution and editorial teams. Launch new look of channel with new FPC.

COMPANY PROFILE

Sahara India Television Network is India’s largest News Network. Apart from SAMAY, the national channel, Sahara Network has four regional channels in Madhya Pradesh/ Chhattishgarh, Bihar/Jharkhand, Mumbai/ Maharastra and Utter Pradesh/ Uttrakhand. The Sahara News Network has more than 300 reporters, 600 stringers and 40 bureaus all over the country.

Worked with TV TODAY NETWORK (AAJ TAK ) as an EDITOR from Nov. 2002 to JUNE 2008.

JOBS RESPONSIBILITY

Heading the Assignment Forward Planning Bureau that caters to the demands of four channels i.e. Aaj Tak, Headlines Today, Tez and Delhi Aaj Tak.

Working in close association with Assignment Desk, the Bureau acts as a nodal point for keeping abreast with daily news events and documenting them in the form of NEWS SCANS and also generating NEW & EXCLUSIVE/SPECIAL IDEAS for Special shows.

The Bureau proactively prepares COVERAGE PLANS for current & future events along with story line and treatment.

Constant touch with all Bureau Reporters / Anchors for news briefing and in-depth analysis.

RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

Research & Analysis of any upcoming events, making backgrounders in the situation of Breaking News. The team provides background information & data for stories, and relevant and in-depth information in a nutshell.

The research work lends value addition to the stories selected by looking at the stories from various perspectives, prepares profiles of famous personalities, feedback to the Ticker team, and generates chronologies related to various cases & important events.

CHANNEL MONITORING

The purpose of monitoring all the rival channels is to determine the qualitative difference between channels of TV Today Group and its rivals.

The channel monitoring team has set parameters to measure each channel’s performance.

The key aspects taken into consideration while commenting on the stories are story ideas, story angle and script. Attention is also paid on points like story presentation, PTC, sound bytes, graphics etc.

ELECTION Point Person of ELECTION WING, which is responsible for Conceptualization, Co-ordination, Input stories for Election coverage of the Channel.

Specialized in Election Programme (Programming/Production/Graphics/Data & Analysis) Expertise in Election analysis, graphics, data, reports & Pre/Post poll survey.

PROGRAMMING Point Person for Bollywood / Entertainment shows in Delhi office and producing daily half an hour “Movie Masala” and weekly “Cinema Aaj Tak”. Conceptualizing half an entertainment show for all four channels. Also Produced more than 60 episodes of weekly International news based show “Duniya Aaj Tak”.

Worked with POORAV MEDIA as a Sr. Producer for daily news Programme (30 Minutes) on Doordarshan “KHABRON KI DUNIA” from June 200 to October 2001.Here I handled assignment and news coordination.

Worked with TEAM C-VOTER as a Programme Producer and National Coordinator from January 1998 to May 1999.

C-VOTER comprises of a full-fledged psephological unit “Election Analysis Wing”, a television software production unit “Channel News Productions”, a market research wing “First Reaction”, and a dedicated team for rural research and documentary C-ARTS apart from the web division.

PROJECTS RESPONSIBILITIES

TV Production ( Channel News Productions ) Concept Development and Programme Planning. Heading Production and editorial team.

Psephology Handling all the Pre-Poll and Post- Poll Survey & psephological output. Responsible for handling Psephological analysis and predicting electoral verdict. Preparing analytical reports.

Worked with JAIN TELIVISION as a Producer from Feb 1996 to Dec 1997.

Produced and coordinated Opinion today (more than 400 episodes), a panel discussion based daily Program on Current events.

Worked as a Core member of Election team and Special Programming Team.

Worked with the TV LIVE, as an Associate Producer from May 1995 to January 1996.

News stories & Bulletins, Script writing and Graphics. Post-production and News-coordination. Responsible for the day’s main event/story and Special stories.

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

PROJECTS PUBLISHED

Writing an extensive book on Indian election and Party politics with a much known Media group KBK graphics.

“General Knowledge Encyclopedia” (Page 814, Hindi) (in Press). “A Handbook on General Knowledge” (Page-104 - Hindi). “Rajas than – Ek Parichay” (Page 422) (On cultural & Historical Aspects. “State at a glance” on Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh. (Page–102 Hindi “ Hindi Bhasha aur Sahitya ” (for UPSC examination) Publishers: Ramesh Publications,

Nai Sadak & Kalamandir Publications, Nai Sadak,

Jointly written a book for UNI (United News of India) on Lok Sabha elections ’99 and more than 30 Pre-Poll and Post-Poll analysis (Parliamentary Elections’99 and Assembly elections ‘2000) written for UNI and VARTA.

ELECTION BASED PROGRAMMES (Production, Research & Analysis and Graphics)

Apaka Faisala and Kiski Banegi Sarkar, Kaun Banega Sardar - Pre and post Poll program on Aaj Tak for Vidhan Sabha election in Gujarat.

Faisala ’2002- Pre Poll program on Aaj Tak for Vidhan Sabha election in Jammu & Kashmir.

Faisala ’2002- Pre Poll and post poll analysis program on Aaj Tak for Vidhan Sabha election for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttaranchal and Manipur.

Assembly Elections '2001 and 2002 (This included a daily Programme 'Voton Ki Bandarbaant' , Opinion polls & Exit Polls telecast on Aaj Tak).

Election based Programme Chunav Sangram (12 stories) – 2002 for Sahara TV.

Verdict ’2001 - Programme editor (Psephology and Analysis) for Verdict ’2001 on Aaj Tak. It was 10 episodes Programme on Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Assam Vidhan Sabha election.

Zee Report card on Zee TV: 10 episodes based on election survey and analysis for Vidhan Sabha ‘2001.

India Votes Again - Pre Poll and post poll analysis program on Zee TV for 1999 Parliamentary election.

WEB-BASED PROJECTS

Worked as a consultant Editor for the electioninternational.org with a London based company Webyte PLC.

electioninternational.org is an effort to provide statistical information about all the leading democracies of the world and to provide insight into the evolution of democratic processes in the developing world.

MISCELLANEOUS Padhi-Likhi Beti (18 Episodes/ 26 min. each) on Tribal Education in Jhabua district for

ISRO. Research and concept building for 18 documentary, short films & series under various

banners. Associated with All India Radio, Delhi and Ranchi / scripts, talks, interviews etc. / 1994 -

1998

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

Successfully cleared the UNION PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION (UPSC) MAINS Examination and appeared for the Interview in 1993, 1994 and 1995. (The optional subjects - Hindi Language & Literature and History).

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Date of Birth : 29th Aug.1969 Permanent Address : Latehar Railway Station,

Latehar, Jharkhand, Pin – 829 207

(Sanjay Pathak)