TV9 Network ropes in Sandeep Unnithan as Editor of OTT video magazine service News9 Plus

TV9 Network has appointed India Today’s Managing Editor Sandeep Unnithan as the editor of News9 Plus – the recently announced first in the world Video magazine OTT service by the network.

News9 Plus is billed to be a unique offering that will operate at the intersection of impeccable journalism, world class presentation and next in class technology. The yet to be launched News9 Plus platform is destined to be the go-to app for nuanced news-based content produced with the best in class audio-visual storytelling formats.

Sandeep brings with him a wealth of editorial experience with in-depth reporting on defence and strategic affairs. He is the author of Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11 and the co-author of Operation X – a non-fiction book on India’s covert Naval operations during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

In his new role, Sandeep would be responsible for all day to day news and editorial reportage at News9 Plus, TV Network’s ambitious new platform for rich perspectives, narratives, and debates in a video on demand format. BCS Bureau