Mumbai: Sony Pictures Network India (SPN) has appointed Saugata Mukherjee as head of content for SonyLIV.

In his new role, Saugata will lead the content division for Sony digital businesses.

He will report to Sony LIV, Sony Entertainment Television (SET), and Studio Next business head Danish Khan.

Mukherjee said, "I have witnessed the platform's growth and am proud to be part of its growth story once again. SonyLIV has always pushed the boundaries of content by telling stories that have never been told, explored, or shown before, making my role a challenging but exciting one."

A media and entertainment industry veteran, Saugata has over two decades of experience. Saugata has previously led content teams for prestigious media conglomerates. He recently left Warner Bros. Discovery, where he was HBO Max content head.

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In his previous stint with Sony Pictures Networks India, he worked as SonyLIV's original content head for one year, where he was looking after content commissioning, developing, producing, and curating the premium content for the platform.

He has also worked with Disney+ Hotstar for almost two years, where he was head of development and creative for Hotstar Specials.

At Star TV Network, he was senior vice president and editor of the content studio for five years.

He is an alumnus of the Indian School of Business and Jawaharlal Nehru University.