Amit Achupulaya promoted as manager production services sports at JioStar

MUMBAI: Amit Achupulaya, one of Indian television’s most battle-hardened broadcast technicians, has taken charge as manager, production services sports at JioStar, marking another high-profile move in the fast-consolidating sports media ecosystem.

Achupulaya brings with him more than two decades of experience across live sports, news and large-scale broadcast operations. Best known for his long stint at CNBC-TV18, where he rose from video editor in 2000 to chief video editor by 2007, he spent nearly 12 years running post-production across CNBC-TV18 and Awaaz-TV18, overseeing daily output at scale and under relentless deadline pressure.

In recent years, he has been at the sharp end of live sport. He worked as an EVS operator on Sony Sports’ Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 broadcast, handled Libero and Piero systems for Star Sports’ Indian Super League across multiple seasons with Deltatre, and served as match VT editor during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in the UAE. His freelance portfolio also includes IPL live shows for Mumbai Indians across television, YouTube and Facebook.

Prior to getting the manager production services sports role at JioStar, Achupulaya was designated as manager and chief video editor at Viacom Sports18, where he played a key role in shaping live sports production workflows, graphics integration and editorial packaging for marquee properties.

Fluent across EVS, Piero, Libero and advanced video editing systems, Achupulaya is widely regarded as a rare all-rounder with deep, end-to-end understanding of how modern broadcast and digital sports platforms are built, stressed and delivered.

At JioStar, he will be responsible for strengthening production services across sports properties at a time when rights, technology and viewer expectations are colliding at speed.

From newsroom tape decks to Olympic control rooms, Achupulaya has seen it all. Now, at Jiostar, he is back where the action is loudest, fastest and unforgiving, and that is exactly where he does his best work.