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K Madhavan elevated as president of Walt Disney Company and Star India
His new role also includes oversight of channel distribution and advertising sales as well as local content production business that currently is responsible for creating 18,000 hours of content.
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MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company India and Star India on Wednesday elevated K Madhavan naming him the president of both the firms, effective immediately. Since 2019, Madhavan has been the country manager for Star and Disney in India, overseeing their television and studios business.
In this new role, Madhavan will drive strategy and growth of the group in the country, with responsibility for the vast Disney, Star and Hotstar businesses and operations spanning across entertainment, sports, regional channels, and direct-to-consumer businesses, Rebecca Campbell, chairman of international operations and direct-to-consumer businesses at Walt Disney said.
By siliconindia | Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 06:47 Hrs Media and entertainment conglomerate, The Walt Disney Company India and Star India appoints K Madhavan as its President. In his new role, Madhavan is expected to accelerate the strategy and growth of the company in India, with responsibility for the Disney, Star and Hotstar businesses and operations spanning across entertainment, regional channels, sports and direct-to-consumer, states the company. However, Rebecca Campbell, Chairman, International Operations and Direct-to-Consumer, The Walt Disney Company revealed the news of Madhavan’s appointment. The company states, “This includes oversight of channel distribution and advertising sales, as well as a thriving local content production business which currently is responsible for the creation of 18,000 hours of original content across fiction, non-fiction, sports, and movies in eight languages.”
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K. Madhavan has been appointed as president of The Walt Disney Company India and Star India, effective immediately.
The appointment comes following the exit of longtime Star India head Uday Shankar at the end of last year. Madhavan will oversee the Disney, Star and Hotstar businesses in India, including channel distribution and advertising sales, local content production and a thriving direct-to-consumer business.
“For the past several months, I have had the pleasure of working directly with KM and have seen firsthand how he has adeptly managed our India business, which has been and will continue to be critical to our global and regional strategy,” said Rebecca Campbell, chairman of international operations and direct-to-consumer at The Walt Disney Company. “A skilled leader with an extensive background in media, KM has taken our vast Star networks and local content production businesses to new heights d
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