Background
DesiHits is a multi-platform media company that produces and distributes fusion entertainment content aimed at the
South Asian diaspora. The Company was founded in 2006 by Anjula Acharia-Bath, Ranj Bath and Arun Sandhu, and is headquartered in New York.
Jimmy Iovine of Interscope Records and Israeli venture capitalist
Aviv Nevo are strategic investors in the Company, and the Advisory Board includes former President of Epic Records
Charlie Walk, Warner Music's Roger Gold,
Tony Kanal of
No Doubt,
Ogilvy & Mather executive Doug Scott, record producer
Steve Stoute
Steve Stoute (born June 26, 1970) is an American businessman and record executive. Stoute is the founder and CEO of the Translation, a marketing agency, and the author of ''The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the ...
, and Drew Lipscher, partner at
Greycroft Partners
Greycroft is an American venture capital firm. It manages over $2 billion in capital with investments in companies such as Bird, Bumble, HuffPost, Goop, Scopely, The RealReal, and Venmo. Greycroft was founded in 2006 by Alan Patricof, Dana Settl ...
. Anita Chatterjee is the Company's Editor-in-Chief. In January 2008, DesiHits raised a $5 million round of
venture capital financing from
Draper Fisher Jurvetson,
DE Shaw and Trident Capital.
Achievements
The Company's award-winning website DesiHits.in has grown to become a leading online destination for
Desi-flavored celebrity interviews, music videos and radio podcasts, reeling in upwards of 10 million hits per month, and generating more traffic than long-established MTVIndia.com. In November 2008, DesiHits announced a partnership with Warner Music Group to develop and distribute original short form videos showcasing mainstream artists experiencing
Desi culture through cuisine, fashion and Bollywood. The Company inked a similar agreement with Sony BMG in February 2009. Most recently, DesiHits helped facilitate the AR Rahman-Pussycat Dolls
Bollywood remix collaboration of “
Jai Ho”.
Rahman Does A Sexy Number
/ref> The Company is credited with creating original content with the likes of AR Rahman, Sonu Niigaam, Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...
, Aishwarya Rai, Bally Sagoo, Jazzy B, Jay Sean, The Pussycat Dolls, 50 Cent
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, Lady Gaga, Wyclef Jean, T.I., Sean Paul
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques OD (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican rapper and singer who is regarded as one of dancehall's most prolific artists.
Paul's singles "Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the ...
, Sean Kingston
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, and others.
References
External links
DesiHits Home Page
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