Anil Wanvari
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Anil NM Wanvari (born 1963) is an Indian media entrepreneur[1][2] who is the founder, CEO, & editor-in-chief of the Indiantelevision.com group which he set up in 1999.[3][4] He is a journalist-cum-observer-specialist[5] covering Indian advertising, marketing, cable TV, satellite TV, terrestrial television and OTT ecosystems.
Wanvari has also been involved in creating properties such as The Indian Telly Awards[6][7][8] and The NT Awards.[9][10][11] He has been the producer of indiantelevision.com's The Indian Telly Awards. Wanvari is a member of the New York-based International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[12]
Early life and education
[edit]Anil NM Wanvari was born as the third of four sons of Moolchand Thakurdas Wanvari (1932-2020), an Indian businessman who migrated to India during the partition, and Neelam Wanvari (1938–2009), a homemaker. He received his master's degree in cytogenetics and plant breeding from Bombay University's Ramnarain Ruia College in 1987, after his BSc in Botany from Mumbai's Jai Hind College and getting the highest marks in his class in 1983–84.
Following his masters, Wanvari passed his diploma in journalism and mass communications from Mumbai's Xavier Institute of Communications[13] in 1988.
Career
[edit]Following his diploma, Wanvari worked for publications such as the Western India Automobile Association's (WIAA's) Motoring magazine and followed it with a six-year stint at then India's number one business news fortnightly – BusinessWorld magazine, where he rose from sub-editor to Assistant Editor in five years. He wrote on topics including entrepreneurship, technology, banking and finance, stock markets, media, advertising, marketing, and brands, to management practices in the corporate world.
After six years of work with BusinessWorld, Wanvari began writing columns for Financial Express, including subjects such as internet, telecommunications, and technology and media, advertising and marketing for Indian financial daily.[14][15][16] He also wrote a column on the media business for Business Standard for a couple of years.
References
[edit]- ^ "The very best of 4K: India adopts 4K Ultra-HD". Sony. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Video interview by Venture Finance with Anil Wanvari
- ^ Munshi, Shoma (15 September 2009). Prime Time Soap Operas on Indian Television (1 ed.). Routledge India. p. 364. ISBN 978-0415553773. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ We've got mail
- ^ How Salman Khan 'helped' Kapil Sharma's show get two-month extension
- ^ Wanvari, Anil (7 July 2001). "The Indian Telly Awards". Rediff.com. No. International. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Wanvari, Anil (February 2009). "The Indian Telly Awards" (PDF). No. International. Eventfaqs.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Wanvari, Anil (22 November 2003). "TV entertainment proves bigger than Bollywood". The Hindu. No. Chennai. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Sixth NT Awards Celebrate the best in News Business". Cable Quest. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Aroon Purie honoured with News Television Lifetime Achievement award". IndiaToday. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "The sixth News Television Awards celebrates the best in news business". EVENTFAQS. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Singh, Saumit. "Daily News & Analysis Siddhant in the race for Emmy". DNA. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Wanvari, Anil. "XXIC – The Xavier Institute of Communication". XIC. XIC. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Wanvari, Anil (6 August 1998). "Pepsi loses cool as Coke Turns on heat". No. Financial Express. Indian Express Newspaper Publishers. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Wanvari, Anil (1 October 1998). "Zee, Star TV in a need-based one-night stand". No. Financial Express. Indian Express News Publishers. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Financial Express". Indian Express. 9 April 1999. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.