Dish TV India Limited announced that at its board meeting held on December 18, 2023, the board approved the appointment of Mr. Sunil Khanna, as an Independent Director of the company; and Mr. Ravi Bhushan Puri, as an Executive Director of the company. Mr. Ravi Bhushan Puri is appointed as an Additional Director in the category of Executive Director of the company. The said appointment shall become effective on the date of receipt of the approval of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as stipulated under Policy Guidelines for Uplinking and Downlinking of Television Channels (Up-linking Guidelines) or the date on which the number of Directors on the Board falls below the statutory minimum number of three Directors, whichever is earlier (Effective Date).

The said appointment shall be from the Effective Date till September 30, 2024. The office of the Director shall be liable to retire by rotation. Mr. Puri shall not be entitled to any additional remuneration in respect of the aforesaid appointment and he shall continue to draw remuneration as Corporate Head - Broadcasting of the Company.

The approval of the Shareholders in this regard shall be sought in terms of applicable regulatory provisions. Mr. Ravi Bhushan Puri is a multi-skilled professional with a track record of managing Broadcast projects and stakeholder expectations, while taking full responsibility for delivering the project objectives. Mr. Puri is responsible for managing STB Product development life cycle & Broadcast Operations with Compression, Baseband, Electrical, Playout & RF infra for the Company.

Mr. Puri is currently engaged with the Company in various profile like Project Planning, team Coordination, Budget Management, Quality Assurance, Vendor Management, Risk Management and continuous improvement. Mr. Puri is presently designated as `Corporate Head - Broadcasting', of the Company. Mr. Puri's Technical skill includes Broadcast Systems, Compression Headend, Baseband Systems, Playout & Automation Systems, MPEG, DVBS/DVBS2 Delivery Model, Streaming Protocols, Analog/Digital Video Standard, STB Delivery Mechanism.

Mr. Sunil Khanna is appointed as an Additional Director in the category of Independent Director of the Company. The said appointment shall become effective on the date of receipt of the approval of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as stipulated under `Policy Guidelines for Uplinking and Downlinking of Television Channels' (`Up-linking Guidelines') or the date on which the number of Directors on the Board falls below the statutory minimum number of three Directors, whichever is earlier (`Effective Date'). The office of the Director shall not be liable to retire by rotation and shall be for a period of five years from the Effective Date.

The approval of the Shareholders in this regard shall be sought in terms of applicable regulatory provisions. Mr. Sunil Khanna is B Tech (Hons) from IIT Kharagpur and PGDBM from IIM Bangalore. Mr. Khanna has worked extensively in the media industry in India since the launch of first satellite TV channel in India and has contributed significantly in development of the various scalable and innovative business models in the industry.

In his tenure with Zee Network, he developed the distribution model for organising the fragmented and unorganised cable industry in India and launched the first MSO in India. Subsequent to that he developed the business model for launching Pay TV in India and provided leadership to Zee Turner Limited. He was actively involved in the launch of first direct to home services in India through Dish TV India Limited in the capacity of CEO from 2004 to 2006.

As co-founder to Grey Cells 18 Media Pvt Ltd, he developed the concept and launched the first curriculum linked TV channel in India i.e. Greycells 18. Mr. Khanna is Founder of Songdew Media Pvt Ltd. which is playing an important role in bringing indie music to mainstream. Songdew is engaged in showcasing indie music and is also helping brands in retail industry by helping them develop sonic identity and curating music.