Star India CEO to address Paley Media Council in New York!!

The Paley Center for Media, with locations in New York and Los Angeles, leads the discussion about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public. Uday Shankar is the CEO of Star India, one of the largest media and entertainment companies in India that operates 34 channels in seven languages, including its flagship Star Plus. The Star network enjoys market leadership in key geographies, demographics, and time slots, and today reaches more than 650 million viewers in India and across the globe every week. Uday is a pioneer of broadcasting in India, with a background rooted in journalism that mirrors the evolution of the industry. In addition to his leadership of Star, Uday is a leading voice of the media and broadcasting industry in the country, championing reforms for the industry and its consumers. Uday Shankar becomes the first Indian CEO from the Media and Entertainment Industry to speak at the Paley Center of Media in New York on Friday, May 30th 2014. He will be addressing a breakfast session, which will be moderated by Bobby Ghosh, Editor TIME International at PALEY DIALOGUE and introduced to the distinguished guests by James Murdoch, Co-COO- 21st Century Fox. Uday Shankar will discuss STAR India’s Journey to become India’s leading media business and its track record of cultivating forward-thinking programming. The Paley International Council brings together Chief executives of the world’s most important media, entertainment and technology companies to advance the exchange of ideas and to foster community among them, casual discussion about social issues and responsibility of media industry.