Space TV’s Nalavadi to join Disney as director business development

Tata-Star joint venture Space TV senior vice-president content Shantanu Nalavadi has decided to call it a day. Nalavadi is slated to join Disney as director business development for all the potential lines of businesses across studios, animation, entertainment, parks and merchandise.

Nalavadi, who is yet to put in his resignation letter at Space TV, would be reporting to Walt Disney India MD Rajat Jain. The portfolio that Nalavadi would be handling has been newly created. When contacted by Indiantelevision.com, Jain refused to comment on the appointment.

Prior to hopping over to Space TV, a 80:20 joint venture, Nalavadi was handling business development in terms of all the mergers and acquisitions for Star India and was with the company for five years.

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