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Gilles Demptos

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First name
Gilles
Last name
Demptos
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Short Bio

Gilles Demptos is in charge of building WAN-IFRA's event programmes in the Asia Pacific region and of developing new projects for servicing the Asian news publishing industry. He has been with IFRA since 2002.

2. Business

Job title
Director, Asia
Company name
WAN-IFRA
Company type - Listed
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Member at WAN-IFRA

History

Member for
11 years 9 weeks

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How the South China Morning Post became a digital powerhouse

When the Alibaba Group announced its intention to buy the South China Morning Post (SCMP) in December 2015, the news immediately sparked concerns over the impact this new ownership could have on the state of freedom of expression in the former British territory.

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2017-11-21 13:11

VnExpress records explosive digital growth in Vietnam

While Vietnam often makes the headlines as one of the fastest growing ASEAN economies – the country’s economy is expected to grow in the 6% to 7% range from 2016 to 2018 – its news media industry is little known beyond its borders. 

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2017-04-11 17:45

Shanghai United Media Group finds strength through three-step strategy

Established in October 2013, Shanghai United Media Group (SUMG) was formed through the merger of Shanghai’s two main newspaper groups –Jiefang Daily Group and Wenhui-Xinmin United Press Group – in a bid to accelerate media reform and develop multimedia platforms to drive growth. Two years and a few months down the road, SUMG’s Chairman and President, Qiu Xin, openly discusses with WAN-IFRA's Gilles Demptos the transformations that have been achieved so far and the challenges that remain ahead.

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2016-03-28 14:05

The digital promise: 'In India, we have a brief, valuable window of opportunity'

In a still print-centric Indian market, HT Media, the publisher of the Hindustan Times, Hindi Hindustan and Mint, is currently undertaking a major transformation in the way it produces and distributes its content across platforms, animated by the firm belief that digital practices can drive improvements in its journalism, reshape its relationship with its audiences, and secure its future.

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2015-12-10 11:53

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