ABHISHEK REGE

Abhishek Rege is the Chief Executive Officer of Endemol Shine India.  Abhishek leads Endemol Shine India’s 35m (200 crore INR) television business, business strategy and operations of film business in India.
An accomplished professional in the media industry Abhishek Rege has been pivotal in driving growth at Endemol Shine India. He has a proven success record and is accomplished in leveraging comprehensive markets and industry knowledge to ensure high momentum business growth, build a high performance team and forecast future business needs.
Prior to Endemol Shine,Abhishek was a Director of Business Operations for Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd, New Jersey, USA. In this role Abhishek directed all business operations for the Americas (United States, Canada, Caribbean, and South America) including regional advertising business development and station marketing for Apaka Colors and MTV India. As Director of Business Operations, Abhishek boosted revenues by nearly 50% in less than one year, created brand awareness and grew subscriptions by spearheading strategic, multilingual and local marketing campaigns. He also expanded market reach and footprint by initiating distribution in Caribbean region and established MTV India distribution in United States and Canada by negotiating deals with various platforms and operators.
He is an empowering leader skilled in attracting and retaining industry talent, building positive employee relationships and tailoring management style to accommodate diverse personalities, skill sets and experience levels. Abhishek started his career at Star India where he played a key role in scheduling and acquisition of content for premium and exclusive channels for theTata Sky DTH service in addition to handling key commercial and compliance roles for the STAR group of channels.

Gaurav Gokhale

Gaurav is responsible for all strategic operations related to production and is instrumental in driving business development and identifying new verticals.

Gaurav has over 10 years of experience in the industry and holds an MBA from INSEAD (France/Singapore). Previously, Gokhale has worked with Star India, where he handled distribution for Star Sports across India. He was also instrumental in launching the Indian Super League and Hockey India League, and he played an important role in the business transition and rebranding of Star Sports.

Prior to his work with Star Sports, Gokhale worked with Nimbus Communications Limited as Head of Strategy and Business Development, where he managed corporate strategy, transactions and M&A opportunities for the company. Gokhale began his career with BCG India, where he worked as a management consultant helping organisations solve strategic issues and improve business performance.