indu sinha

head of business development - asia pacific

About

Responsible for partnerships with media companies to build reach and revenue for BBC in Asia & the Pacific region - Develop strategy for partnerships with key media outlets in APAC region - Manage 500+ distribution and content syndication partnerships with major media organisations - Responsible for identifying emerging market opportunities and deliver strong business cases to develop new market friendly products for digital and broadcast platforms - Leading a multi-cultural team, based at multiple international locations in APAC and UK - MBA with professional experience in commercial and public service media; broadcast and digital platforms - Unique experience of leadership role in editorial and non-editorial departments including Strategy, Governance, and Business Development - Hands-on experience of desk operations, field reporting and news anchoring

Country

india

City

new delhi

Industry

broadcast media

Skill

journalism, television, editing, editorial, documentaries, international relations, management, leadership, politics, interviews, new media, content management, media relations, writing, internal communications, corporate communications, strategy, radio, digital media, content strategy, broadcast, business development

Experience

associate producer

tv today

1997-1 - 1997-1 · 1 mo

Responsible for India Business Today; a weekly TV Show for CNN

head of business development - india

bbc

2008-11 - 2011-5 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Managed commercial FM operations in India - Launched key content syndication partnerships in multiple languages on TV, FM, Web and Mobile platform.

desk editor

bbc world service

2006-5 - 2008-11 · 2 yrs 7 mos

* Developed and managed programme content and schedule for South Asia * Led output teams, Presented and Produced programmes and Documentaries * Reported news for all media platforms from India, China, Europe and Nigeria. * TRAINING PROGRAMMES ATTENDED: * Essentials in Leadership, for senior managers at the BBC. * International Hostile Environment Course, aimed at training journalists for war reporting. * Editorial Leadership Modules, focused on editorial dilemmas and libel issues. * Training the Trainer, for BBC managers who impart on the job training.

internal communications organiser

bbc

2004-1 - 2005-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Managed key internal communications around organisational changes - One of the core catalysts for Change Management during organisational restructuring

strategy analyst

bbc world service

2002-1 - 2003-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Formulate market specific media strategies for the BBC * Authored ' Critical India Market Review' * one of the first comprehensive media strategies done for India by an International Broadcaster.

news anchor

zee media corporation limited

1999-4 - 2001-4 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* Lead Anchor for India's first 24 7 TV News Channel * Anchored Business News and Prime Time Talk Shows * Actively involved in launching Business Programmes on the channel * Reported big events (Federal budgets, National elections, Gujarat Earthquake, Clinton visit). * Interviews of prominent personalities from the world of politics and business.

senior producer

asian news international (ani)

1998-1 - 1999-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Anchor and Producer In-Charge of daily and weekly news and current affairs programmes. - Documentaries profiling business and political leaders.

business correspondent

the economic times

1995-4 - 1997-2 · 1 yr 11 mos

Reporting for Television programmes of Times TV. - Writing, Editing and Voicing stock market reports for Doordashan News in English and Hindi.

head of business development - asia pacific

bbc

2011-6 - Present · 15 yrs 4 mos

* Identify target market needs * TV, Radio and Digital * Manage media partnerships across all media platforms * Launch BBC on TV in local Asian languages in key markets