Danish Khan to move on from SPNI after shaping its tv and streaming playbook

MUMBAI: Danish Khan is calling time on a long, influential run at Sony Pictures Networks India, marking the end of a decade that helped redraw the map of Indian television and streaming.

Khan, currently business head of Sony LIV and studio next, will stay on until March 31 to ensure continuity, the company said. His exit closes a chapter that blended creative ambition with commercial discipline across broadcast, studios and digital.

At Sony LIV, where he took charge in 2019, Khan led a full-scale reboot—Sony LIV 2.0-and turned the platform into a serious contender in India’s crowded streaming race. Over five years, the service clocked more than five-fold topline growth and a four-times jump in monthly active users, contributing nearly 25 per cent of SPNI’s overall revenue, while keeping profitability firmly on the agenda. The run delivered a slate of cultural and commercial winners, including Scam, Maharani, Rocket Boys, Tabbar, Freedom at Midnight and Shark Tank.

Earlier, as business head of sony entertainment television, Khan oversaw some of Indian TV’s biggest franchises, from The Kapil Sharma Show and Kaun Banega Crorepati to Super Dancer and Superstar Singer, alongside successful fiction titles such as Beyhadh and Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai. He also set up studio next as a pipeline for scalable formats and original IP.

Gaurav Banerjee, managing director and chief executive officer of SPNI, said Khan played a key role in building the network’s television, studio and digital businesses, leaving behind a strong foundation.

Khan described SPNI as central to his professional journey, crediting teams, trust and shared ambition for what the group achieved together.

The company will announce succession plans in due course. Khan departs having proved that in Indian media, scale still matters—but storytelling and strategy matter more.