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Kartikeya Sharma
Kartikeya Sharma
Kartikeya Sharma
Born (1981-05-14) May 14, 1981 (age 43)
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Occupations
Known forIndia News, NewsX, The Sunday Guardian, Aaj Samaj, Piccadily Group
Spouse(s)Aishwarya Sharma
(m. 2011–present)
Parents
  • Venod Sharma
  • Shakti Rani Sharma

Kartikeya Sharma (born May 14, 1981) is an Indian business executive and entrepreneur. He is the managing director of ITV Media network,[1] an umbrella company that runs several television, print and online media in India.[2] He is also the owner of the Pro Wrestling League.

Personal life and education

Sharma was born on 14 May 1981.[3] He is the youngest son, and has one brother, and one sister. He graduated from Oxford University in Business Management with honours[4] and completed Master's degree from King's College London.[5] On 22 November 2011, Sharma married to Aishwarya Sharma, the daughter of Haryana States Assembly's former speaker Kuldeep Sharma.[6][7]

Career

Following his graduation from King's College,[8] Sharma was appointed Piccadily Group's managing director in 2004.[9] 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.[10]

Later on, Sharma acquired, through ITV Media, English language news channel NewsX.[11][12] 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.[12][13][14] He has also been involved with News Wire Services, an Indian TV news wire service.[15]

Apart from his business in the media sector, Sharma is the promoter of the Hyatt Regency, Gurgaon and Hyatt Regency, Ludhiana, and Hilton Hotel in Delhi.[16] In 2015, Sharma set up Pro Sportify with Ashish Chadha, CEO of the Sporty Solutionz, a company that runs the Pro Wrestling League.[17][18][19]

Awards

  • Won the award for the Best CEO of the Year at the 2016 eNBA Awards.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Kartikeya Sharma's iTV Network set to pick up stake in Trilogic Digital | TelevisionPost.com". Television Post. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ Malvania, Urvi. "ITV Network, Trilogic join hands". Business Standard. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Kartikeya Sharma Director profile". allcompanydata.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Advisory Board". India News. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Kartikeya Sharma". inkhabar.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Karnal gears up for mega wedding today". www.timesofindia.com. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. ^ Singh, Anita (22 November 2011). "Karnal gears up for mega wedding today - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Kartikeya Sharma, Promoter - Sunday Guardian, iTV Network". The Sunday Guardian. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  9. ^ Pushkarna, Shruti (17 July 2012). "ITV to see NewsX get scale with substance". mxmindia.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  10. ^ Sabherwal, Simran; Achhpal, Henna (4 Jul 2015). "Story of a Media Entrepreneur: Kartikeya Sharma". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Tycoons testing their luck in Haryana". The Hindu. 12 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  12. ^ a b "Quick five with Kartikeya Sharma on NewsX purchase". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  13. ^ "ITV to see NewsX get scale with substance". www.mxmindia.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  14. ^ "Interview: Kartikeya Sharma, Managing Director, iTV Network". Bestmediainfo.com. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Advisory Board". indianewsacademy.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Web of political links helped Vadra's land deals". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  17. ^ "iTV Network MD Kartikeya Sharma invests in Pro Wrestling League". Indiantelevision.com. 24 Jul 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  18. ^ "Now, a pro wrestling league in India". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  19. ^ "We will be launching India News Business by next quarter: Kartikeya Sharma". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  20. ^ "iTV Network wins big at the eNBA Awards 2016". NewsX. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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