Robert M. Bakish, president and chief executive of Viacom International talks about firm’s future plans
Mar 12, 2013, Mumbai: Robert M. Bakish, president and chief executive of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) since January 2011, is responsible for all Viacom media networks and associated businesses outside the US, including those operating under the multimedia entertainment brands such as Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Channel, VIVA, TMF (The Music Factory) and Game One. Bakish oversees the company’s businesses in South Korea, the UK, Australia, Italy and India where it operates a joint venture with the Network18 group.
In Mumbai to attend the Ficci Frames conference on the media and entertainment industry, he spoke in an interview about the company’s plans to launch new channels in the country and the impact of digitization on the Indian television entertainment sector. Edited excerpts:
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