Tarun Katial was born on 7 January 1975 and is an Indian media executive and businessman, known for his work in Indian television.
12 Facts About Tarun Katial
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Tarun Katial is the founder and CEO at Coto, and was CEO of Reliance Broadcast Network and ZEE5.
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Tarun Katial is an investor in the media-tech space and invests in edutech and media-tech businesses.
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Tarun Katial was a senior advisor at Lomotif during the sale for 120 million.
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Tarun Katial received the Indian Telly Awards in 2002 for Best TV Programming Executive of The Year category.
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Tarun Katial studied Master of Management from University of Mumbai.
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Tarun Katial worked as a business head and executive vice-president of Sony Entertainment Television.
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Tarun Katial was head of channels at Star Network before joining the Sony Pictures as business head and executive vice-president in 2004.
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Tarun Katial worked as a CEO of Reliance Broadcast Network till 2016, then joined ZEE5 in November and became its CEO in May 2018.
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Tarun Katial resigned his position from ZEE5 in November 2020.
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Tarun Katial was responsible for several successful Indian television shows which include Indian Idol, Kaun Banega Crorepati, Bigg Boss, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi and Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin.
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In 2019, Tarun Katial participated in the 24th Paley International Council Summit, and became the first Indian CEO from the OTT industry to speak at the Paley International Council Summit.