Ajay Vidyasagar
| Ajay Vidyasagar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1969 India |
| Nationality | India |
| Occupation | Regional Director, APAC |
| Employer | Google Inc. |
| Known for | Management of Media and Entertainment |
Ajay Vidyasagar (born 1969 in India) is an experienced executive in the TV and online video industry. He studied Economics in the University of Madras and obtained two post-graduate certificates from the Indian School of Business. He is linguistic in English and several Indian languages, namely Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi.
Career
Ajay started as an account manager at Oglivy & Advertising. He progressed quickly to become the President of Star India Pte Ltd[1] and was awarded STAR Employee of the year in 1997, and STAR Achiever of the year in 2002. He then became the Chief Operating Officer of Sun Network in 2009,[2][3][4] one of the most profitable broadcaster in Asia. Under his leadership, Sun TV launched successful shows such as Robot, starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opposite Rajinikanth.[5] Sun Network also joined Network18 Group to form a new distribution company[6] Sun 18 Media Services which today distributes 32 channels in India.
After quitting Sun TV he joined Google as regional head and based out of Singapore since 2011. He is leading its New Product & Solutions function for YouTube and the Google Video Network in the Asia Pacific.[7][8]
Awards
- Employee of the year at STAR India-1997
- STAR Achiever of the year- 2002[ Including a citation from Mr. Rupert Murdoch the Chairman of Newscorp]
- Winner of the “ Entrepreneur of the year” for corporate innovation and creativity in the India brand summit in 2006
- Media Marketer of the year in 2006 for the record breaking launch of India’s most successful TV show ‘Kaun Banaega Crorepati’ 2,[9] Indian version of” Who wants to be a Millionaire”
Presentations
2007, Seven things that shaped the Indian Television Industry, at event by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
2013, Move People to Choose your Brand with Youtube, keynote address at Think with Google in Seoul
2008, India Conference at Harvard Business School[10]
References
- ↑ "Ajay Vidyasagar Elevated As President, Content and New Media, Of Star India". Paid Content. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Asia Media Journal". Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ↑ "No plans to acquire IPL team: Sun TV Network". Money Control YouTube Channel.
- ↑ "Industry Moves: Former Star India Executive Ajay Vidyasagar Named Sun TV COO". Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Rajini's Robot biggest earning Indian film ever?". Jagran Post.
- ↑ "Network18, Sun form distribution JV". Indian Television Digital Edge. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ↑ "Ajay Vidyasagar joins Google as regional director". Afaqs.
- ↑ "Ajay Vidyasagar joins Google as regional director". afaqs. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Ajay Vidyasagar ends his innings with STAR". Afaqs. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ↑ "Karan speaks at Harvard". INDYA.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.