Rahul Johri

[2] Johri was responsible for the functioning of operations, stakeholder management and building strategies for further promoting the sport.

[6][7][8] In April 2018, Johri led BCCI to conduct a transparent media rights auction for domestic and international cricket.

He submitted his resignation on 27 December 2019 but as per the BCCI Officials due to the Covid-19 situation, the board has taken this decision that late.

He was also responsible for revenue generation, portfolio expansion, affiliate partnerships, viewership, content creation and talent management.

Aiming to broaden the networks’ reach, he implemented localisation strategy and launched multiple language feeds across brands.

His latest initiative was the launch of Discovery Kids; a children's channel nationally broadcast in India.

[14] During his leadership, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific was awarded ‘Best Media and Entertainment Company’ in 2012 by the Indo American Chambers of Commerce.