Disney Star has unveiled a significant restructuring of its management team, appointing Sumanta Bose, the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Star Plus, as the overall head of a broader range of channels and divisions.In his expanded role, Bose will now oversee Star Bharat, the Hindi & English Movies Cluster, Kids & Infotainment Channels, Regional East, Live Entertainment, and Network Business Analytics & Insights. Bose, who is currently the Business Head for Star Plus, Star Utsav, Regional East, and the Content Studio for Disney+ Hotstar (Hindi), will also take on the responsibility of driving the overall Content Studio for Disney+ Hotstar. This includes managing Hotstar Specials (Hindi), AVOD (Hindi) content, and acquisitions of digital movie rights for the platform.An internal email detailed that the respective Business Heads – Harsh Sheth (Hindi Movies & English Cluster), Devika Prabhu (Kids & Infotainment), Koustuvi Ghosh (Star Jalsha), Vikrant Pawar (Live Entertainment), and Rahul Patil (Network Business Analytics) – will report to Bose. For Star Bharat, Ira Choudhary (Programming), Rahul Gandhi (Marketing), and Shivendra Verma (Programming Strategy & Insights) will also report to him in their respective roles.Bose has been a part of Disney Star for over a decade, initially leading Star Jalsha and more recently guiding Star Plus to established leadership positions.
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