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Asia TV appoints Kaushik Izardar as Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Asia TV is a platform initiated to engage the British born Asians and the ethnic immigrants to stay informed with ongoing Local community updates to strengthen community networking. Superstar TV is in the Bollywood and Lifestyle space . MITiVi OTT Platform offers a very engaging user interface with popular categories for live streaming, VODs, Movie library, overseas content with live TV and education.
Kaushik has been tasked with leading the charge of two channels apart from creating the B2B media business on Asia television Network and B2C on MiTiVi platform . Kaushik comes with a robust body of experience spanning almost two decades across Television,digital, media and entertainment and pharmaceutical sectors.
Prior to joining Asia Television, Kaushik has worked with industry leaders including Viacom18 Media, Zee Tv, INX Media, Fulford India Limited ( Subsidiary of Merck & Co,USA ) and so on, while also testing entrepreneurial waters.
Commenting on the new appointment, Taha Coburn Kutay, CEO – Asia Television India/ Chairman –United Kingdom Asian Business council, says, " We are thrilled to have Kaushik join us to strengthen the team. He brings invaluable insights that will be instrumental in shaping our journey towards achieving the leadership position in the media space."
Speaking about his role, Kaushik , " It has indeed been a pleasure to be a part of such an esteemed organisation. Having a natural flair for commercial and sales, I look forward to add more value to the firm with my abilities in managing large scale business operations. I am glad to join the leadership team and am sure this is going to be an interesting and learning journey ahead."
Kaushik has a Doctorate in Philosophy(PhD) and completed the thesis under Dr Piyush Sinha ( IIM- Ahmedabad ) and has a MBA in marketing . Apart from that he has completed his senior strategic management from IIM Calcutta.
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Devika Prabhu joins Sony Pictures Networks India as business head – Hindi movies
Former Disney Star executive returns to SPNI to steer the network’s Hindi movie business
MUMBAI: Devika Prabhu is heading back to familiar turf. The veteran media executive has joined Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) as business head – Hindi movies, marking a return to the broadcaster where she began her early leadership journey.
Prabhu announced the move on LinkedIn, calling it both a new beginning and a homecoming. Earlier in her career, she spent several years at SPNI—then Multi Screen Media—working on strategic planning for Sony Entertainment Television.
The appointment brings to SPNI a media strategist with more than 25 years of experience across content, programming, brand strategy and platform growth. Most recently, Prabhu served at Disney Star as vice-president and business head – kids, youth and infotainment TV, where she led the Disney Kids and National Geographic portfolios following the Disney–Fox merger.
During her tenure, she oversaw a Rs 400-crore P&L while pushing digital expansion, partnerships and operational efficiencies. Earlier roles at Disney Star included leadership across programming, acquisitions, marketing and product strategy for multiple networks, including the UTV movie channels and youth brands.
Prabhu’s career has also spanned building cross-platform intellectual property, developing kids and family content ecosystems, and forging international format partnerships. She was closely involved in bringing global formats and franchises to Indian audiences and is widely credited with helping shape India’s anime fandom into a mainstream youth phenomenon.
At SPNI, she will now lead the Hindi movies business at a time when film channels are rethinking their role in a fragmented viewing landscape. With audiences discovering cinema across television, streaming and digital platforms, the challenge is not just programming films but reimagining how they reach viewers.
Prabhu believes movies still hold a unique cultural power, sparking conversations and creating shared moments long after the credits roll.
Now back where part of her journey began, she is set to write the next act, this time from the business seat of Hindi movie television. Lights, camera, strategy.
