SPNI appoints Indranil Chakravorty as head of StudioNext

In a recent announcement, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has roped in Indranil Chakraborty as the head of StudioNEXT, its independent production venture, who will be reporting to Danish Khan. A seasoned professional with proven success record, Chakraborty, with Khan will set up the studio business.

Indranil Chakraborty

StudioNEXT has been mandated to create original content and IPs for TV and Digital media. An independent business unit of SPN, StudioNEXT will function as a content creator for SPN media business as well as for other Channels, Networks and OTT players within India and globally. This newly formed venture began its journey with co-producing Season 10 of KBC in partnership with Big Synergy. Going forward, StudioNEXT will produce new IPs whilst leveraging the existing ones under SPN media.

Danish Khan

Chakraborty is an engineer from IIT Kharagpur and has completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Lucknow. He has rich and wide experience of around 30 years, working with organizations across sectors, handling varied job functions across business verticals such as marketing and sales. His most recent stint was as the chief executive officer of Big Synergy where over a period of eight years, he spearheaded its expansion in different geographies while creating high impact properties.

Danish Khan, business head, Sony Entertainment Television (SET), says in a press release, “I am excited to have Indranil spearhead StudioNEXT. I am confident that Indranil, with his excellent understanding of the entertainment ecosystem, along with his abilities to nurture creative talent and build a creative culture, will make StudioNEXT a cutting-edge content creator.”