VZY, Dish TV’s connected digital entertainment platform, has appointed Uttam Tiwari as Chief Technology Officer and Edwin Charles Albert as Senior Vice President – Product, strengthening its technology and product leadership as it builds out its AI-led entertainment proposition.
The appointments come as VZY focuses on AI-powered discovery, personalisation and connected entertainment experiences across mobile and large screens. Both leaders will work closely with Varun Jha, Chief Business Officer, VZY, on the platform’s technology, product and consumer roadmap.
VZY brings together streaming, live television and connected viewing experiences as entertainment consumption becomes increasingly fragmented across apps, subscriptions and devices. The platform is focusing on content discovery, with an AI-led approach aimed at simplifying how consumers discover, access and engage with content across services and screens.
As CTO, Tiwari will oversee VZY’s engineering, platform architecture, AI infrastructure and technology strategy. He joins from BharatPe, where he was Head of Engineering – Consumer Business. Earlier, he held leadership roles at CARS24, Airtel Payments Bank, Microsoft, Tesco, GE Healthcare and IBM, with experience spanning cloud platforms, distributed systems, platform modernisation, AI strategy and consumer technology.
Tiwari holds an M.Tech in Computational Linguistics from IIIT Hyderabad.
Albert, as SVP – Product, will lead VZY’s product strategy, content experience and consumer engagement charter. He joins from Airtel Digital, where he led Content, Product, Marketing and Partnerships across initiatives including Airtel Xstream, Wynk Music, DTH and IPTV.
Before Airtel, Albert held leadership roles at TikTok (ByteDance) and Times Internet, working across content, product innovation and user engagement. Over his career, he has built and scaled consumer experiences serving more than 130 million monthly active users across entertainment platforms.
Manoj Dobhal, CEO & Executive Director, Dish TV India Ltd., said, “As VZY evolves into a next-generation connected entertainment platform, technology and product innovation will be central to our growth strategy. Uttam and Edwin bring deep experience from some of the most successful consumer technology companies in India and globally. Their expertise in building large-scale digital products, engineering platforms and consumer experiences will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen VZY’s position in India’s rapidly evolving entertainment landscape.”
Varun Jha, Chief Business Officer - VZY, said, “The future of entertainment will be shaped as much by technology and intelligence as by content itself. Consumers today face an unprecedented abundance of content across platforms, making discovery and personalization increasingly important challenges. As we build VZY into an AI-led connected entertainment platform, it is critical that we bring together leaders who have solved complex consumer problems across some of the world’s most innovative digital businesses. Uttam and Edwin have both operated across startup environments as well as large-scale consumer ecosystems. Between them, they bring deep expertise spanning fintech, commerce, content, streaming and platform businesses. More importantly, they bring a builder mindset and a strong track record of creating products and technology platforms that consumers love. We are delighted to welcome them to the VZY leadership team and are excited about the role they will play in helping us build the next generation of entertainment experiences for India.”
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