Anuj Gandhi is the Group CEO of IndiaCast, a joint venture
between TV18 and Viacom. Aiming to expand the bouquet of the
group’s channels across geographies and distribution platforms
and to monetise Content Assets of the group, Anuj is heading a
team of professionals for Traditional and New Media Platforms. He
has experience in Platform and Content Monetisation businesses
in Linear (traditional TV channels) and Non-linear (VOD,
Syndication etc.) forms.
With a distinct understanding of the content distribution and platform business, Anuj is leading India’s
only Content Monetisation Company. Anuj has built a smart team to generate new revenue streams and
new opportunities in the traditional as well as New Media segment. Having been recognised for doing this
within his more than 20 years’ worth of experience in senior roles, Anuj is now executing some of these
as Group CEO of IndiaCast.
In addition to Anuj’s responsibility at IndiaCast, he is also involved with Reliance Jio as Head of Content
Acquisition for all Jio Video and Audio Apps. Reliance is India’s fastest growing 4G network.
Earlier, Anuj was a media Consultant for media related projects in Cable TV, Mobile and Internet, where
he has consulted for various distinguished companies. Prior to this, Anuj occupied the post of CEO at Den
Networks Ltd, where his responsibilities included setting, building India’s largest Cable TV company,
systems and processes, negotiations, setting up a joint venture with Star India called Star Den Media
services. Earlier, he was President of Set Discovery Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture he spearheaded between Sony
Entertainment and Discovery Communication.
Having been named the Best Distribution Head in 2005 and Best Distribution Executive in 2002, Anuj
Gandhi was also a member of the Digitisation Committee set up by Indian Government/Regulator. A
graduate from the SP Jain Institute of Management in Management Studies, Anuj’s other interests include
travelling to non-commercial destinations like the mountains, or simply listening to music or reading. An
avid movie watcher, Anuj also maintains interests in sport and keeping fit.

Hiren Gada is the CEO of Shemaroo Entertainment Limited. Before being named CEO in March 2018, Hiren joined Shemaroo Entertainment as the Vice President in 2002. He established and led the team for content syndication and distribution of DVDs in the international front. He was instrumental in setting up many new business segments, which are an integral part of the company today. Under his leadership, Shemaroo became one of the early adopters of YouTube for monetization in India. Hiren also guided Shemaroo Entertainment throughout the period it was listing on the stock exchange. He has been at the helm of driving both corporate and financial growth, digital direction, strategy, and the transformation of the company from a family run business to a professional corporate firm. Hiren is keenly associated with organizations such as ‘Indian Council of Impex for Films & TV Programmers’ and ‘The Film & Television Producer’s Guild of India Ltd’. He is also a public speaker and represents the company at various Indian and International events like MIPCOM, IMC, FICCI, CII, CASBAA and TiE in USA. Hiren has been recognized as the ‘CEO of the Year’ at Future Leader Summit and Awards 2018. Hiren is passionate about music and movies, besides being a fitness buff. He runs marathons, practices yoga, and loves trekking and the thrill of adventure sports.

 

Passionate about strategic media planning and insights as well as driving media buying for diverse categories with more than 20 years of experience in lead media agency – Madison. She leads the Madison Media Sigma unit in Mumbai as CEO.