Venugopal Parthasarathy Iyengar has stepped down from his role as Chief Operating Officer – Digital at Planetcast Media Services Ltd., sources close to the development have shared.
His departure comes after a period in which he was involved in shaping Planetcast’s digital and cloud-led growth strategy. During his tenure, he worked on building and scaling the company’s Cloud and SaaS portfolio, aligning Planetcast’s traditional broadcast operations with the requirements of OTT platforms, FAST channels, digital distribution and next-generation content management solutions.
Iyengar has worked across multiple segments of the media value chain, including mobile video, OTT services, direct-to-home television, broadcast television, content acquisition, subscriber and product management, broadcast marketing and franchise development. His career includes leadership roles with Walt Disney and Viacom, as well as Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sun TV Network. He also led Apalya Technologies, where he competed for clients across Asia.
Planetcast has not yet announced a successor or further details related to the transition. (Published Jan 2, 2026)
