27-30 NOVEMBER 2023

The world’s leading development market and conference.

Ravi Ahuja

Chairman of global television studios
Sony Pictures Television
Ahuja is Sony Pictures’ chairman of Global Television Studios and corporate development, leading Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) global production business, including its scripted, nonfiction, kids and game show production divisions, and the studio’s India business.  He also oversees Sony Pictures Entertainment’s (SPE) corporate development and M&A activities along with SPE chairman and CEO, Tony Vinciquerra. Sony Pictures Television and its robust portfolio of production companies produce over 200 award-winning and acclaimed television series around the world, including The Crown, The Boys, Gen V, Cobra Kai, Better Call Saul, The Last of Us, The Night Agent, Twisted Metal, Outlander, For All Mankind, Sex Education, The Wheel of Time, Accused, The Good Doctor, Shark Tank, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, 90-Day Fiancé, Good Morning Football, Watch What Happens Live, Octonauts, SuperKitties, Creature Cases, and many more. Since joining Sony Pictures, Ahuja has led many important M&A transactions for the studio, including the acquisitions of award-winning nonfiction entertainment company Industrial Media, leading UK production company Bad Wolf and VFX company, Pixomondo, the sale of GSN Mobile Games to Scopely, and is currently overseeing the pending merger between Sony Pictures Networks India and Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Prior to joining Sony in March 2021, Ahuja was president of business operations and CFO of Walt Disney Television, which included the ABC Network, ABC News, ABC Owned Stations, Disney Channel, Disney Television Studios, Freeform, FX, Hulu Originals and National Geographic. He played a central role in merging Disney/ABC Television and Fox Networks following Disney’s acquisition of Fox in early 2019.