Madhavan named IBF President

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K Madhavan has been named the new President of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation. The Managing Director of Star & Disney India, Madhavan will be taking over from NP Singh, CEO & MD of Sony Pictures Networks. He started his journey with Star in 2009. Prior to his elevation, Madhavan was serving as the Vice President – IBF (Regional Affairs). The decision was announced at the 21stAnnual General Meeting (AGM) of the IBF, held on September 25, 2020.
Speaking on his appointment, K. Madhavan said, “It is my honor to lead IBF at a time when the Indian broadcasting sector is going through a tumultuous time, battling the pandemic and instability in the regulatory space. IBF has played an instrumental role in advocating the interests of the sector, and my predecessors have contributed immensely in evolving the foundation’s stature and purpose. I take on this role with a great sense of responsibility and commitment to champion the cause of the broadcasting sector.”
The IBF Board has also elected the following office bearers of IBF:- Vice President-IBF: Rajat Sharma, Vice President-IBF and Chairman, India TV, Siddharth Jain, Managing Director (South Asia), Turner International, Rahul Joshi, Managing Director, Viacom18
Treasurer-IBF: Shashi S. Vempati, CEO, Prasar Bharati
The other Directors on the IBF Board are as under: Aroon Purie, Chairman, TV Today; N P Singh, MD & CEO, Sony Pictures Networks; I Venkat, Director, Eenadu TV Ltd; Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Media Corp; Punit Misra, CEO-Domestic Broadcast Business, Zee Entertainment; Rohit Gupta, President (Network Sales and International Business), Sony Pictures Networks; Uday Shankar, President, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific and Chairman, Star and Disney India; Megha Tata, Managing Director (South Asia), Discovery Communications India (Co-opted Director); John Brittas, Managing Director & Chief Editor, Malayalam Communications Ltd (Co-opted Director).

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