Fox TV appoints Nachiket Pantvaidya as MD

18 Nov 2009

Fox Television Studios India has reportedly appointed Nachiket Pantvaidya as managing director.

The announcement has not yet been made. Fox Television Studios is the TV production unit of News Corp.'s Fox Entertainment Group, and is a leading producer of TV shows globally, alongside companies such as Mediaset-controlled Endemol and Bertelsmann AG's Fremantle Media. News Corp.-owned Star India is the country's leading private broadcaster.

Pantvaidya was, till recently, CEO of Balaji Telefilms' TV content business. Prior to that, he worked at BBC Worldwide as general manager, south Asia, for its global channels business. A graduate of IIM Ahmedabad, he has also worked as executive director, programming and production, at Walt Disney India.