MUMBAI: Uday Sodhi, executive vice-president and head, digital business, Sony Pictures Network India, is leaving the broadcast network.
Sodhi has been heading Sony’s digital business for the past five years and was responsible for the operations of its video streaming service SonyLIV. He will now pursue entrepreneurial ventures in the start-up space, a statement from the company said.
With Sodhi’s movement, the mantle of SonyLIV will now be shouldered by Danish Khan as the newly appointed business head of SPN’s digital business. This will be in addition to Khan’s responsibilities as Business Head of Sony Entertainment Television (SET) and Studio NEXT, the company’s independent content division.
During his stint as head of SPN’s OTT platform, Sodhi was responsible for the relaunch and international launch of SonyLIV’s subscription model. He oversaw the streaming of sports tournaments like Euro 2016, FIFA World Cup 2018 and the India Australia series 2018.
Sodhi remains with the company until 15 November working in consultation and partnership with Khan and relevant stakeholders on a transition plan.
“On behalf of everyone at SPN, we wish Uday success in his future endeavours and continued success to Danish in his expanded responsibilities,” a statement from the company said.
In a career spanning two decades, Khan has played various programming and marketing roles across channels like Sony Max, SET and Star Plus but has no hands on experience either in the OTT space or in sports, which is a key driver for SonyLIV as well as its bigger rival Hotstar from the Star India network.
