Suparna Singh Biography
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Education: MA In Television And Film
Nationality: American
Hometown: Delhi
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Profession | Journalist |
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Height (approx.) | 5' 6" (167 cm) |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
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Award | Gold Promax Award for World’s Best News Promo |
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Birthplace | Delhi |
Nationality | American |
Hometown | Delhi |
College/University | Syracuse University, New York (June 1998 - June 1999) |
Educational Qualification | A Master's Degree in Television and Film from Syracuse University |
Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
Hobbies | Reading books |
Controversy | Forced to resign as NDTV's CEO In December 2017, Suparna Singh, who is a citizen of America, was appointed as the CEO of NDTV. As per the rules of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, all the top positions in firms dealing with Television and print media should be occupied by an Indian. In 2019, when the Information & Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) came to know about Suparna's nationality, the Ministry forced her to resign from her position as CEO.[1]Pgurus |
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Some Lesser Known Facts About Suparna Singh
- She started working with NDTV as a head editor in Jan 1994.She worked there for around 5 years.
- Later, she worked as the Development Executive at various LA movie studios.
- In January 2003, she became the creative director of NDTV. She scripted and produced many award-winning promos. She also won several Gold Promax Awards including for “World’s Best News Promo”.
- In 2009, she worked as Content and Business Head for 6 years with NDTV media.
- She became the Chief Executive Officer of NDTV in the year 2015. In 2019, she was made to resign from her position as she was not a citizen of India.
- She led NDTV’s metro station, which was India’s first English language, city-based channel in India in 2007.
- At NDTV, Suparna played a huge role in shaping the digital presence of the company.
- She loves to read books. She has a collection of books.
- She loves flowers. She often posts pictures of flowers on her Instagram account.
- In 2023 she founded the Artificial Intelligence firm Frammer AI.
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