Sameer Nair

Sameer Nair
Born (1965-12-03) December 3, 1965
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Executive, Political Activist, CEO

[1]Sameer Nair (born 1965) is a Senior Indian media executive and business professional currently serving as Group CEO of Balaji Telefilms.[2]

Nair received his Higher Secondary Certificate from Wilson High School in Mumbai.[3] From 1982 to 1984, Nair studied physics at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He later earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Madras via correspondence courses while studying hotel management at the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai.[3][4]

He was the CEO of Star Entertainment India, the entertainment wing of the STAR India Network.[5] He is also the former CEO of Imagine TV.[6] In 2001, Rupert Murdoch hired Nair as programming chief for Star TV in India as part of a revamping to get the network to appeal more to a middle-class Indian audience. Previously, the network lacked Hindi-language programming in favor of foreign programs.[7]

Sameer jumped into politics in India and joined Aam Adami Party (AAP) [8]

References

  1. ↑ "http://dollarweb.in". dollarweb.in. Retrieved 2016-04-20. External link in |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Former Star India CEO Sameer Nair heads to Balaji". Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 Wanvari, Anil (21 July 2001). "Into The Mind Of Sameer Nair - Part II". IndianTelevision.com. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "The Star debonair". The Financial Express. 8 April 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/smallscreen/Sameer-Nair-and-the-new-NDTV-family/Article1-215480.aspx
  6. ↑ "Turner takes full control of Imagine; Nair quits". Biz Asia. 9 May 2011.
  7. ↑ Flegg, Michael (10 September 2001). "India's Star TV Leaps to Top Spot Due to Game Shows, Soap Operas". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on September 19, 2001.
  8. ↑ "Former Star TV CEO Sameer Nair joins AAP, Kejriwal". Hindustan Times. 18 Oct 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

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