Two Disney-Star execs quit as Viacom18 merger nears

K Madhavan, country manager and president of Disney Star, and Sajith Sivanandan, head of Disney+ Hotstar, have stepped down from their positions ahead of the closure of the Viacom18-Disney Star merger, sources have told FE. The exits will be the first top leadership departures from Disney Star after the merger was announced this February.

Text messages to Disney Star elicited no response at the time of going to press. But sources say that there could be more departures as the integration exercise kicks in following the formal merger by October end.