MUMBAI: Deepak Jacob, chief Regional Counsel, Direct-to-Consumer & International – India, ME & SEA, The Walt Disney Company, has resigned, just the latest high profile executive to exit the country’s leading broadcast network.
News of the development was broken by exchange4media, which further reported that Jacob is currently serving out his notice period, which runs till mid-May.
Star India’s official website profiling its leadership team describes Jacob thus:
“Deepak has been pivotal in creating transformational legal and regulatory strategies which have guided the business through a decade of turbulent regulatory interventions, while ensuring that Star’s portfolio of channels continue to grow both in terms of revenue and market share.
“Deepak played a significant role in the digitization of the analog TV industry resulting in unlocking of subscribers and revenues. He was one of the brains behind creating the self-regulatory mechanism for TV content i.e. the The Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) for addressing consumer grievances and also preventing the government from censoring television content.
“Deepak has been a part of Star’s growth story and the acquisitions of Asianet, ESPN Star Sports, Maa TV, creation of media pro and the launch of Hotstar. Prior to Star, Deepak served as the Head of Legal for eBay India, where he was responsible for managing risk and driving growth of the e-commerce platform. Previously, Deepak was the Senior Legal Counsel at Reliance Infocomm supporting the Broadband & Corporate Wireless division in building a successful business of bundled telecom services.
“Deepak is an alumnus of University of Madras and has spent considerable time as a litigation lawyer in Delhi High Court.”
