LONDON-BASED RAYMEDIA TO LAUNCH AFFORDABLE INTERNATIONAL WIRE SERVICE FROM AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE
A platform for two-way communication with a leading emerging world country
London, 27 January:
On Sunday 26 January, India’s Republic Day, London-based RAYMEDIA announced its plan to launch in the first quarter of 2014 a niche international wire service from an Indian perspective. This will be a purely internet-generated operation, available on both traditional and new media and on a variety of devices.
The agency will have editorial hubs in London and Delhi. It will gather news of interest to India and India Watchers from every continent from its very inception; phase in its own correspondents in 40 countries; and distribute its content in over 90 countries, including Britain.
India has one of the world’s largest news media and the country’s emergence as a significant economic power has attracted increasing attention from non-Indian media. RAYMEDIA intends to market its service to all G20, EU, Commonwealth and SAARC member nations.
RAYMEDIA will offer an alerts service for businesses, governments, think-tanks and universities.
Ashis Ray, editor-director of RAYMEDIA, said: “We aim to provide a broad-based service at an affordable price.”
He added: “India has been a little reticent about playing a rightful role in the international information order. RAYMEDIA will significantly increase coverage of India and Indians’ in the international arena and highlight internationally-relevant news from within India, thereby providing a two-way service around the world.”
Ray is the longest serving Indian foreign correspondent, having worked uninterruptedly in this capacity for 36 years, principally for BBC and CNN, but also for ITN, India’s Ananda Bazar Group and The Times of India. He still partakes in BBC’s Dateline and remains a cricket commentator on SKY SPORTS. He is also author of a bestselling book, One-Day Cricket: The Indian Challenge and maker of two acclaimed video documentaries, Great Moments of Indian Cricket 1932-86 and 1983: India’s World Cup.
