Ashish Kumar

Ashish Kumar is a seasoned media professional currently serving as Senior Media Director at Al Jazeera Media Network since July 2023. Previously, Ashish held the position of Director at BBC News from June 2017 to July 2023, where responsibilities included managing a bilingual service in Hindi and English and overseeing BBC Award events. Ashish also served as Director at Network18 Media & Investments Limited from January 2014 to May 2017, focusing on news shows and vision mixing for multi-camera talk shows and events. Earlier experience includes directing live bulletins at NewsNation and News24. Ashish holds an Advanced Multi-Camera Direction degree from Cyprus Media Academy and a Bachelor's in Mass Communication from Guru Jambheshwar University.