Overview
- SPNI assigned four portfolio leaders with end-to-end responsibility across broadcast and digital: Nachiket Pantvaidya (SET, Sony Marathi, film production), Ajay Bhalwankar (Sony SAB, movie channels, FTA, factual), Rajaraman Sundaram (southern expansion) and Ambesh Tiwari (Sony AATH and kids).
- MD and CEO Gaurav Banerjee will oversee digital operations on an interim basis as the company recruits an external executive to run SonyLIV.
- Danish Khan, who led SonyLIV and Studio NXT, is set to depart next month after his exit was announced in December.
- Rajesh Kaul becomes chief revenue officer, consolidating advertising, distribution, sports rights and international licensing, with Akshay Agrawal, Makarand Palekar, Ranjana Mangla and Manish Aggarwal elevated to lead key sales and syndication roles reporting to him.
- An internal note signaled that some roles may be eliminated during the transition, and local reporting cites potential job reductions, which the company has not confirmed.