BANGALORE: Digital Outsourcing Pvt. Ltd (DOPL), the cable TV venture of Citigroup Venture Capital-controlled You Broadband and Cable, has promoted NK Rouse as its chief operating officer.
Rouse replaces Neeraj Bhatia who quit the company and is likely to join a private equity firm. Bhatia joined the company in late 2003, after quitting Hathway Cable & Datacom.
"We have elevated Rouse to the position of COO. Bhatia has quit the company," confirmed You Broadband MD & CEO EVS Chakravarthy.
As COO, Rouse will head the entire operations of the multi-system operator’s (MSO) cable TV business, analogue and digital, working closely with partner cable operators.
Rouse joined DOPL in 2007 as head of content and has worked with major broadcasters. He held the position of VP at DOPL before being elevated.
An industry veteran with over 25 years of experience, Rouse has previously worked with Star TV and Zee Turner.
You Broadband and Cable, which holds 36.24 per cent in DOPL, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise Rs 3.58 billion. It plans to invest Rs 850 million in DOP
