Zankhana Das

My responsibilities are to:

• Curated and Acquired Diverse Content: Managing the acquisition of content across various mediums, focusing on regional content- Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati & International Content -Turkish, and Pakistani markets for FAST platforms.
• Legal Coordination: Worked closely with legal team to draft, review, and finalize contracts.
• Deal Execution: Successfully executed deals from initiation through to finalization, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Technical Collaboration: Assisted software team in developing dashboards and scheduling content for optimal platform performance.
• Channel Onboarding: Coordinated with SSAI partners to facilitate smooth and efficient channel onboarding processes.

I was responsible for:

• Led Curation and Acquisition: Oversaw curation and acquisition of YouTube and syndicated content across various genres.
• Content Licensing: Spearheaded end-to-end process of content licensing.
• Negotiation Expertise: Mastered negotiation tactics with content creators and aggregators.
• Meta-Data Management: Managed comprehensive vetting of meta-data for S&P.
• Legal and Financial Oversight: Oversaw legal agreements and payments with content creators and internal team.

I was responsible for:

• Led Acquisition Initiatives: Spearheaded acquisition of diverse content, including films, series, podcasts, and documentaries, tailored to meet content needs of IN10 Media Network.
• Strategic Partnerships: Partnered with YouTubers, Publication Houses, Podcasters, and other content creators to source high-quality, engaging content for network, thereby enhancing app's appeal to on-broad audience.
• Negotiation and Contracts: Managed over all negotiation process and oversaw contract formation with content partners, ensuring mutually beneficial agreements.

I was responsible for:

• Managed Rights Sales: Effectively managed movie and music rights sales.
• Script Readings: Diligently participated in script readings.
• Script and CoP Assessment: Assessed scripts and CoP (Cost of Production) against budget.
• Financial Strategy: Contributed to thedevelopment of financial strategies.

I was responsible for:

• Content Curation and Scheduling: Managed content curation, planning, and scheduling.
• Scheduling: Handled scheduling of linear and non-linear shows in IBMS.
• Channel FPC: Collaborated with research and programming teams to generate the channel FPC (Flexible Programming Calendar).
• Syndication Coordination: Coordinated with Syndication team for in-house content and metadata.

I was responsible for:

• Managed Film & GEC Library: Oversaw Zee Network’s extensive film and GEC library from November 2010 to October 2013.
• Movie Selection and Analysis: Selected and analyzed new Hindi and regional movies.
• Global Collaborations: Handled global collaborations for movie rights acquisitions.
• Budget Management: Negotiated and followed up on movie payments, managed budgets, and ensured that yearly budgets were adhered to.
• Rights Management: Ensured that, scheduled movies had necessary rights.

I was responsible for:

• Program Data Creation: Created easily accessible program data for syndication team.
• Digitization Participation: Actively participated in digitization process.
• Content Provision: Provided content to regional channels in a timely manner for review and dubbing purposes.
• International Coordination: Coordinated regularly with international counterparts for new releases and barcoding.
• Backlog Management: Effectively addressed and completed backlogs.
• Digital Transformation: Contributed proactively to digital transformation initiatives.

I was responsible for:

• Stock Operations Management: Managed stock operations in a diamond manufacturing firm.
• Vendor Management: Worked as a vendor management consultant.
• Export Operations: Gained experience in export-oriented business operations.
• Supply Chain Contribution: Contributed to the company’s supply chain effectiveness.