Ralph Simon is appointed Board of Directors at Hungama Digital Media

Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd has appointed Ralph Simon to their Board of Directors. Simon is the Chairman Emeritus and Founder of the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) Americas, and in considered an icon in the international mobile content and entertainment business.

Simon is regarded as one of the founders of the modern mobile entertainment industry. Over the last decade, he has been a prominent global trailblazer and innovator, growing the mobile entertainment and content industry, and playing a central role in its impact and presence worldwide. He is also said to have been named as one of the top 50 mobile entertainment executives in the world for two years in a row. He is currently CEO of Mobilium, the international Strategic Advisory Group with business in Asia, India, the US, Europe and Africa.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hungama, said, “We are extremely delighted and proud to welcome Ralph Simon into the board. Over the years, Hungama has created a considerable footprint in the mobile VAS industry across the globe. With insights from an international stalwart in mobile entertainment, Simon brings in a fresh perspective to our mobile entertainment businesses – in India and overseas.”

Simon said, “In a short period, Hungama has created a benchmark in the Indian mobile entertainment and is a strong global entity with regards to Bollywood and Indian content. Together, we hope to do many great innovations in digital entertainment and bring creativity and expansion in the South Asian mobile entertainment industry.”

Neeraj Roy, MD and CEO, Hungama Digital Media, said, “Ralph Simon is credited as being one of the pioneers of the mobile entertainment industry over a decade ago and has over the years worked on some revolutionary initiatives in both, the mobile and entertainment industries. We are very delighted as he now joins us as a director on the Hungama board. With his immense understanding of the global market, we look forward to raising the bar in the digital entertainment in India as well as the rest of the world.”

Hungama Digital is one of the largest aggregator, developer, publisher and distributor of Bollywood and South-Asian entertainment content in the world. With partnerships with over 305 content creators, Hungama has licensed worldwide exclusive digital rights to over half a million music and video titles.