Kartikeya Sharma
Kartikeya Sharma (born May 14, 1981) is an Indian entrepreneur who heads several independent business ventures.[1][2] He is the managing director of ITV Network (Information Tv Pvt Ltd),[3][4] an Indian media company which runs India News, NewsX and The Sunday Guardian.[5][6][7] He is the managing director of Piccadilly Group, a hospitality and industrial venture, which runs the Hyatt branded Hyatt Regency hotels in Gurgaon and Ludhiana, and the Hilton branded Hilton Hotel in Delhi.[8][9][10][11] He is the co-owner, though his company ProSportify, of the Pro Wrestling League and the Indian Arena Polo League.[12][13][14] In 2019 he introduced an Artificial Intelligence voice assistant to the NewsX studios; the NewsX AI is claimed as the world’s first integrated voice assistant to be used in a newsroom;[15] and Sharma has been referred to as a "pioneer of innovative technologies in the media industry".[16]
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Born | May 14, 1981 |
Nationality | Indian |
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Known for | India News, NewsX, The Sunday Guardian, Aaj Samaj, |
Spouse(s) | Aishwarya Sharma (m. 2011–present) |
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Personal life and education
Sharma was born on 14 May 1981.[17]. He graduated from Oxford University in business management with honours[18] and completed a master's degree at King's College London.[19] Sharma married Aishwarya Sharma in 2011 she is the daughter of Indian National Congress politician Kuldeep Sharma, former speaker of Haryana States Assembly.[20][21]
Career
Following his graduation from King's College,[22], in 2007, Sharma launched ITV Media. He also launched a network of regional TV channels through India News; as of 2015 India News operated five regional channels broadcasting across Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand.[23]
Later on, Sharma acquired, through ITV Media, English language news channel NewsX.[24][25] He entered the print media with the acquisition of The Sunday Guardian, an English language Sunday newspaper, and Aaj Samaj, a Hindi language daily newspaper.[25][26][27] He has also been involved with News Wire Services, an Indian TV news wire service.[28]
In 2015, Sharma set up Pro Sportify with Ashish Chadha, CEO of the Sporty Solutionz, a company that runs the Pro Wrestling League.[29][30][31]
Awards
Kartikeya Sharma won the award for the Best CEO of the Year at the 2016 eNBA Awards.[32][13]
References
- "Meet Kartikeya Sharma - Founder and Promoter of Itv Media Network". The Huffington Post. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- "Pro Wrestling League: Olympic Style Greco Roman introduced in richest league for season 3". Times Now. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- "Kartikeya Sharma's iTV Network set to pick up stake in Trilogic Digital | TelevisionPost.com". Television Post. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- "Information Tv Pvt Ltd". bloomberg.com.
- "BBC launches news in Indian languages, ties up with Eenadu and India News". Indiantelevision.com. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- "We will be launching India News Business by next quarter: Kartikeya Sharma". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- Malvania, Urvi. "ITV Network, Trilogic join hands". Business Standard. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- Rajneesh Gangwar (June 2, 2015). "Kartikeya Sharma-led India News' parent co in talks to buyout NewsX". Medium.
- "Karthikeya Sharma's ITV Media snaps up News X". www.indiantelevision.org.in. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- "Web of political links helped Vadra's land deals". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- "India News partners with BBC for international news content". Bestmediainfo.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- Simran Sabherwal. "Pro Wrestling League will be most watched sport other than cricket: Kartikeya Sharma". impactonnet.com.
- Philip Piletic. "Kartikeya Sharma: The Man Behind the Success of ITV Media Network and NewsX". ibm.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02.
- "Kartikeya Sharma owned Pro Sportify to launch Indian Arena Polo League". exchange4media.com. Feb 11, 2019.
- Melissa Thompson (February 15, 2019). "Kartikeya Sharma India's Youngest Media Entrepreneur". newsblaze.com.
- Munawar Gul (July 9, 2019). "Kartikeya Sharma: The Pioneer of Artificial Intelligence Voice Technology in the News Industry". ilounge.com.
- "Kartikeya Sharma Director profile". allcompanydata.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "Advisory Board". India News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- "Kartikeya Sharma". inkhabar.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "Karnal gears up for mega wedding today". www.timesofindia.com. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- Singh, Anita (22 November 2011). "Karnal gears up for mega wedding today - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "Kartikeya Sharma, Promoter - Sunday Guardian, iTV Network". The Sunday Guardian. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- Sabherwal, Simran; Achhpal, Henna (4 Jul 2015). "Story of a Media Entrepreneur: Kartikeya Sharma". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "Tycoons testing their luck in Haryana". The Hindu. 12 October 2014.
- "Quick five with Kartikeya Sharma on NewsX purchase". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "ITV to see NewsX get scale with substance". www.mxmindia.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- "Interview: Kartikeya Sharma, Managing Director, iTV Network". Bestmediainfo.com. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "Advisory Board". indianewsacademy.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- "iTV Network MD Kartikeya Sharma invests in Pro Wrestling League". Indiantelevision.com. 24 Jul 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "Now, a pro wrestling league in India". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- "We will be launching India News Business by next quarter: Kartikeya Sharma". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- "iTV Network wins big at the eNBA Awards 2016". NewsX. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
External links
- Kartikeya Sharma's linkedin profile