STAR India has finally got a new CEO. Close to four months after the high-profile exits of Peter Mukherjea and Sameer Nair, STAR has appointed STAR News CEO Uday Shankar as new chief executive.

Senior executives of STAR India and STAR News confirmed the development to ET on Sunday. A formal announcement is expected in the next few days from Hong Kong. However, the STAR spokesperson feigned ignorance when contacted for an official response.

A veteran in the news business, this will be Mr Shankar’s first stint in the general entertainment broadcasting segment. A senior print and television journalist, Mr Shankar joined STAR News in February 2004. (more…)

Finally, it’s official. Star Entertainment India CEO Sameer Nair is joining NDTV to head its Hindi general entertainment channel business.

Nair joins NDTV Imagine Ltd as CEO and director, the company said in a statement. A subsidiary of NDTV Networks Plc, NDTV Imagine, a Hindi mass entertainment channel in which film director Karan Johar is a partner, will have an investment outlay of $106 million.

Nair, currently serving his notice period, signs off from his position as head of India’s largest broadcast network on 26 March. (more…)