ABOUT / NEERAJ JHA

A career built across the full value chain of sport.

Neeraj Jha

I'm a senior sports media executive with over 25 years of experience spanning broadcasting, content strategy, rights acquisition, and business growth across South Asia, MENA, and the Caribbean.

As Head of Sports Business – India & South Asia at Warner Bros. Discovery, I lead strategic initiatives across sports content, partnerships, and revenue growth for premium sports brands including Eurosport. In March 2026, my mandate expanded to cover long-term rights strategy, broadcast operations, digital growth, and business development across the region.

Over the course of my career, I've helped build and scale major sports properties across television and digital platforms. That includes securing and extending exclusive South Asian rights for MotoGP, AEW, and TNA, and helping establish Eurosport as a leading destination for motorsports and wrestling.

My work has also extended across the PGA Tour, FIA World Endurance Championship, IndyCar, and cycling's Grand Tours, leading content strategy, partnerships, and audience engagement. Collaborations with sports personalities including Shikhar Dhawan have helped create locally relevant ways for fans to connect with global properties.

Before Warner Bros. Discovery, I held senior roles at Zee Entertainment Enterprises, IMG, and Ten Sports Network across production, programming, and live broadcasting, including the launch of the daily sports show Sports Night.

I'm also the author of the national bestseller Virat: The Making of a Champion, an alumnus of IIMC and IMT Ghaziabad, and a continuing student of the changes happening where sport, OTT, and AI-driven fan engagement meet.

Outside work, I'm an avid reader, photographer, and writer.

25+

YEARS IN
SPORT & MEDIA

4

GLOBAL
REGIONS

TV→AI

FULL MEDIA
VALUE CHAIN

CAPABILITIES

01Media Rights Negotiation

02Content Acquisition

03OTT Strategy

04Sports Broadcasting

05P&L Management

06Business Development

07Distribution Strategy

08Stakeholder Management

SELECTED SPORTS PORTFOLIO

Global properties.
Local relevance.

Rights, content strategy, partnerships, and audience growth across some of the world's most recognised sports properties.

01MotoGP02AEW03TNA04PGA Tour05FIA WEC06IndyCar07Cycling Grand Tours

INDUSTRY / PHOTOGRAPHY

JURY

World Sports Photography Awards

Judge alongside senior leaders from sport, media, brands, and photography.

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SPORT / COMMUNITY

Road to Old Trafford

A field note shared from the intersection of football, opportunity, and fan culture.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Canon × WSPA26

Photography, judgement, and the images that define sporting emotion.

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INDUSTRY

Sports industry leadership

A conversation with the Association for Sports Industry Professionals.

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SELECTED EXPERIENCE

NOW / CURRENTLY

Warner Bros. Discovery

Head of Sports Business – India & South Asia. Rights strategy, broadcast operations, digital growth, partnerships, and business development.

PREVIOUSLY

Zee · IMG · Ten Sports

Senior leadership across sports production, programming, live broadcasting, rights, and business growth in South Asia, MENA, and the Caribbean.

AUTHOR

Hachette India

National bestseller, Virat: The Making of a Champion.

EDUCATION

IIMC · IMT Ghaziabad

Media, communication, management, and the business foundations behind a career in sport.

SPORTS MEDIA / RIGHTS / DIGITAL INNOVATION

Let's compare notes.

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