Prashant Khanna
Inventor, Masters - Sports Bus & Mktg and Spnship, Cruyff Inst - Barca, Digital Stgy - INSEAD, Field Ops, Studios & Tech Dev, LAB, SAF - Coach, Mntr/Advsr Sports Bus,Seed Invst -Sports & Tech, Man Utd & Disney Sharehldr.
- Role
- Exec Director Head - Field Ops, Design, Studio Mgt and Tech Development - Star Sports & Hotstar at The Walt Disney Company
- Location
- Mumbai, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Prashant Khanna
A generalist and Technocrat with a successful career in the Sports, Entertainment & Media Industry spanning over 20 years. PK – as he is fondly known, has worked with major Broadcasters and Media Houses like News Corporation, NDTV, Turner Broadcasting, Reliance Media Works, Castle Media Asia & Encompass Digital Media. He is also an Ex Mentor/Advisor to Many Sports & Tech Ventures. Currently busy with shaping The division that seeks to service the production & Innovation requirements of Star Sports & Disney+Hotstar. Managing Field Ops, Studio Management & Tech Development teams that drives adoption of improved production tech & workflows, execute Star\'s marquee productions, drive efficiencies, and deliver next-gen consumer experiences along with the development of Star Lab - Star\'s R&D unit while ensuring efficient Production control across properties, Along with execution of special fan engagement initiatives (Gaming, Metaverse & eSports) by leveraging the Cloud and other related workflows. PK is an all sports fan that loves traveling around the world to watch Live Sports and holds a Double Major in International Sports Business and Sponsorship and Marketing from Johan Cruyff Institute, Barcelona, has Football Grassroots certification from FAS & is also a Manchester United & Disney Shareholder.
Experience
Exec Director Head - Field Ops, Design, Studio Mgt and Tech Development - Star Sports & Hotstar
Jan 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN
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Education
Johan Cruyff Institute
International Masters in Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, Sports management
2016 — 2017
Johan Cruyff Institute
International Masters In Sports Management, Sports Management
2013 — 2014
Delhi University
English
2000 — 2002
Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
1995 — 1999
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