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|birth_date = 1968
|birth_place = India
|known_for = Management of Media and Entertainment
|occupation = Regional Director, APAC
|employer = [[Google Inc.]]
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'''Ajay Vidyasagar''' (born 1969 in India) is an experienced executive in the TV and online video industry. He studied Economics in the [[University of Madras]] and obtained two post-graduate certificates from the [[Indian School of Business]]

== Career ==
Ajay started as an account manager at Oglivy & Advertising. He progressed quickly to become the President of Star India Pte Ltd<ref>{{cite web|title=Ajay Vidyasagar Elevated As President, Content and New Media, Of Star India|url=http://paidcontent.org/2007/04/25/419-ajay-vidyasagar-elevated-as-president-content-and-new-media-of-star-ind/|publisher=Paid Content|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> and was awarded STAR Employee of the year in 1997, and STAR Achiever of the year in 2002. He then became the [[Chief Operating Officer]] of [[Sun Network]] in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|title=Asia Media Journal|url=http://www.asiamediajournal.com/pressrelease.php?id=1068|accessdate=4 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222545/http://www.asiamediajournal.com/pressrelease.php?id=1068|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=No plans to acquire IPL team: Sun TV Network|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTSi0yTHO1M|publisher=Money Control YouTube Channel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Industry Moves: Former Star India Executive Ajay Vidyasagar Named Sun TV COO|url=http://paidcontent.org/2009/06/15/419-industry-moves-former-star-india-executive-ajay-vidyasagar-named-sun-tv/|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> one of the most profitable broadcaster in Asia. Under his leadership, Sun TV launched successful shows such as Robot, starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opposite Rajinikanth.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rajini’s Robot biggest earning Indian film ever?|url=http://post.jagran.com/Rajinis-Robot-biggest-earning-Indian-film-ever-1296572679|publisher=Jagran Post}}</ref> Sun Network also joined Network18 Group to form a new distribution company<ref>{{cite web|title=Network18, Sun form distribution JV|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k10/july/july101.php|publisher=Indian Television Digital Edge|accessdate=4 March 2013}}</ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125145755/http://www.sun18.in/ Sun 18 Media Services] which today distributes 32 channels in India.

After quitting Sun TV he joined Google as regional head and based out of Singapore since 2011. He is leading its New Product & Solutions function for YouTube and the Google Video Network in the Asia Pacific.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ajay Vidyasagar joins Google as regional director|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/30420_Ajay-Vidyasagar-joins-Google-as-regional-director|publisher=Afaqs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ajay Vidyasagar joins Google as regional director|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/30420_Ajay-Vidyasagar-joins-Google-as-regional-director|publisher=afaqs|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref>

==Awards==
* Employee of the year at STAR India-1997
* STAR Achiever of the year - 2002 (including a citation from [[Rupert Murdoch]], the Chairman of [[Newscorp]])
* Winner of the " Entrepreneur of the year" for corporate innovation and creativity in the India brand summit in 2006
* Media Marketer of the Year in 2006 for the record breaking launch of India’s most successful TV show ''[[Kaun Banaega Crorepati]]'' 2,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ajay Vidyasagar ends his innings with STAR|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/23628_Ajay-Vidyasagar-ends-his-innings-with-STAR|publisher=Afaqs|accessdate=4 March 2013}}</ref> Indian version of" Who wants to be a Millionaire"

==Presentations and interviews==
*2007: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110531203722/http://www.assocham.org/events/recent/event_201/AjayVidyasagar.pdf Seven things that shaped the Indian Television Industry], at event by [[Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India]]
*2008: India Conference at Harvard Business School<ref>{{cite web|title=Karan speaks at Harvard|url=http://www.indya.com/news/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2008/April/News_20080418_179|publisher=INDYA.com|accessdate=4 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003194602/http://www.indya.com/news/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2008%2FApril%2FNews_20080418_179|archive-date=3 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2013: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=862njWjeaeI Move People to Choose your Brand with Youtube], keynote address at Think with Google in Seoul
*2016: [https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/how-video-consumption-in-india-changed-youtube-honcho-explains/341727/ How video consumption in India changed; YouTube honcho explains]
*2017: [https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/be-blogs/may-we-have-your-attention-please/2258 YouTube’s Ajay Vidyasagar on the change from an attention plentiful to an attention scarce era]
*2017: FICCI Frames India: Google’s Ajay Vidyasagar decodes online video revolution in India<ref>https://www.adgully.com/google-s-ajay-vidyasagar-decodes-online-video-revolution-in-india-71652.html</ref>
*2018: Malayali head of YouTube stands out with fresh ideas Our Correspondent NOVEMBER 16, 2018 04:13 PM IS...<ref>https://english.manoramaonline.com/business/news/2018/11/16/ajay-vidyasagar-youtube-regional-director-techspectations.html</ref>
*2018: Rural women powering internet revolution: YouTube's Ajay Vidyasagar...<ref>https://english.manoramaonline.com/business/news/2018/11/24/youyube-ajay-vidyasagar-techspectations-2018-speech.html</ref>
*2018: When YouTube made Jackie Chan and Mohanlal to tango ...<ref>https://english.manoramaonline.com/business/news/2018/11/24/when-youtube-made-jackie-chan-and-mohanlal-to-tango.html</ref>

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