Shilpa Javeri joins Sun TV Network as Head of Content

Shilpa Javeri joined Sun TV Network Limited as the Head of Content. She started her career as a Freelance Production Assistant at Yash Raj Films, and held the position of Asst Manager Artiste and Repoirtre at T-series. She was the Assistant Manager at Times Music, later assuming the position of Sr Manager Label Relations/Content Acquisition at Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd. She was also the Sr Manager Acquisition – Digital at Shemaroo Entertainment Pvt Ltd. She subsequently was the Manager Digital at Bling! Entertainment Solutions and the Manager – Commercials and Procurement at Star India. She was the Manager Content Partnerships (Entertainment) at Hotstar and the Lead – Acquisition & Partnerships at ZEE5. She served in ShareChat as the Director Media & Entertainment. She did a diploma in Counselling Psychology in Times of India. She is a media professional with more than 14 years of experience covering media platforms for music labels, TV, celebrity/Influencers and OTT. Her specialization areas are studio/artist relations, partnerships and content acquisition.

In a Linkedin post she wrote: “Through years of dedication and immersion in the industry, I have gained a profound understanding of the intricacies and nuances of the South market. Today, as I embark on a new role at the SUN NETWORK overseeing content across Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, and Bengali for the SUN NXT platform, I am filled with gratitude for the acceptance and recognition I have received.”

She further added: “As I bring together my experience of Bollywood, and a passion for South Indian content, I am hoping to sharpen the edges that remain, by being in the very heart of Tamil Nadu and gaining experience first-hand instead of dreaming about it from a distance. Content is and shall always remain King, to all content providers, publishers, digital creators, web series owners, movie makers, and aggregators, lets collaborate, please reach out to me to figure synergies.”