Sai Abishek P R

VP of Engineering

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India18 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in content strategy and programming for major networks.
  • Proven track record in stakeholder management and creative ideation.
  • Leadership experience in factual entertainment across South Asia.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media and Entertainment professional with extensive experience in content strategy and programming.

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Skills

Core Skills

Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementContent StrategyProgrammingCuration

Other Skills

AcquisitionsAdvertisingAnalytical SkillsAvidBroadcastBroadcast JournalismBroadcast TelevisionBroadcastingCameraCommercialsCommunicationContent DevelopmentCreative DirectionCreative WritingCustomer Insight

About

Original Content Productions, linear and DTC Content Strategy, Content Curation, Programming, Acquisitions, Scheduling, OAP, Localization, Operations

Experience

Warner bros. discovery

2 roles

Head of Factual Entertainment, Lifestyle & Kids, South Asia

Promoted

Jun 2025Present · 9 mos

Head of Factual & Lifestyle Cluster, South Asia

Jul 2022Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementMake Things HappenCustomer InsightCommunicationAnalytical Skills

Discovery inc

5 roles

Director, Original Content, Factual & Lifestyle Entertainment, South Asia

Promoted

Oct 2020Jun 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementMake Things HappenCustomer InsightCommunicationAnalytical Skills

Director - Content, Factual & Lifestyle Entertainment

Jul 2019Sep 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Content Strategy, Original Content Development & Productions, Programming & Scheduling, Acquisitions, On- Air Promotions, Content Customisation, Content Operations.
  • Brands: Discovery, Animal Planet, TLC, DTamil, Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo, Investigation Discovery
Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementMake Things HappenCustomer InsightCommunicationAnalytical Skills+2

Director, Content Curation, Premium & Digital Networks

Promoted

Mar 2019Jun 2019 · 3 mos

Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementMake Things HappenCustomer InsightCommunicationAnalytical Skills

Associate Director, Content Curation, Premium & Digital Networks

Nov 2017Feb 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Content Strategy & Curation, Programming , Scheduling & Content Acquisitions for premium & digital networks - Discovery, Animal Planet, TLC, Science, Turbo, Tamil
Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementMake Things HappenCustomer InsightCommunicationAnalytical Skills

Associate Director, Content Curation, Real World Products

Mar 2017Oct 2017 · 7 mos

  • Content Strategy, Programming, Acquisitions, Scheduling - Discovery, Animal Planet, Science, Turbo
Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementMake Things HappenCustomer InsightCommunicationAnalytical Skills+2

Fox international channels (fic)

2 roles

Senior Manager, Programming, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild

Promoted

Jan 2016Feb 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementMake Things HappenCustomer InsightCommunicationAnalytical Skills

Manager, Programming, National Geographic Channel

Mar 2015Dec 2015 · 9 mos

Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementMake Things HappenCustomer InsightCommunicationAnalytical Skills

A&e networkstv18

3 roles

Manager, Programme Acquisitions, HistoryTV18

Apr 2014Feb 2015 · 10 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementMake Things HappenCustomer InsightCommunicationAnalytical Skills

Executive Producer, Programming & Acquisitions, HistoryTV18

May 2013Apr 2014 · 11 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementMake Things HappenCustomer InsightCommunicationAnalytical Skills

Executive Producer, Programming, HistoryTV18

Jan 2011Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementMake Things HappenCustomer InsightCommunicationAnalytical Skills

Inx news pvt ltd

Special Programming and Docs

Jan 2009Jan 2011 · 2 yrs · New Delhi Area, India

Creative IdeationStakeholder ManagementCommunication

Economic times now - bennett coleman and co. ltd. (times group)

Assistant Producer, Special Features

Jan 2008Jan 2009 · 1 yr · New Delhi Area, India

Creative Ideation

Cnbc tv18

Assistant Producer, Special Features

Jan 2007Jan 2008 · 1 yr · New Delhi Area, India

Creative Ideation

Education

Asian Academy of Film & Television

Post Graduate Diploma — Film & Television Production

SRM Engineering College (Affiliated To Anna University)

B.E. — Computer Science & Engineering

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School

Modern High School Dubai

High School

Our Own English High School Dubai

High School

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