HT Media inks content deal with WSJ

HT Media and The Wall Street Journal today announced a content sharing agreement.

According to a release issued by HT Media to the BSE today, the company's soon-to-be-launched business newspaper and website will publish Wall Street Journal branded pages, and contain business and business of life news and information from the journal, WSJ.com and marketwatch.com.

The newspaper will be edited by Raju Narisetti who, until June, was deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal in New York and editor of The Wall Street Journal Europe, the release added.

"To create a world-class business paper in India, we need the best global talent as well as compelling and relevant content," Rajiv Verma, chief executive officer of HT Media, said. "This unique content partnership between HT Media and The Wall Street Journal emphasizes our desire to offer a business newspaper to Indian readers at a time when India has become a global player in myriad industries. The Wall Street Journal is the best content partner in this endeavour because of its unmatched journalism and insights into global businesses, markets and economies and its unrivaled journalistic standards worldwide."