Singapore – BBC Worldwide Channels announced the appointment of veteran pay-TV and media industry expert, Deepak Shourie, as director, BBC Worldwide Channels, South Asia. Based in New Delhi, Shourie will take on responsibility for BBC Worldwide Channel operations across South Asia, and will spearhead the management of the channels in the region. Shourie comes to BBC Worldwide Channels with extensive experience in the media industry in India. After being the group general manager at Living Media – publishers of India Today, he conceived and launched a competitive weekly news magazine Outlook. He was then the executive president for The Hindustan Times and CEO at Zee TV. Prior to joining BBC Worldwide, Shourie was EVP and managing director for Discovery Communications India. During his seven years at the helm, he also launched Discovery Travel & Living in India. Working with the senior management strategy team in Singapore and London, Shourie will report into Mark Whitehead, senior vice president and general manager of BBC Worldwide Channels Asia.