Discovery appoints Arun Thapar as VP Programming, India

Thapar will be responsible for the overall planning, developing, and execution of programming strategies for DNAP's six brands in India, a company statement said.

Discovery runs six channels in India -- Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo and Discovery HD World.

Thapar will be based in New Delhi and report to DNAP Senior Vice President and General Manager (India) Rahul Johri.

In this new role, Thapar will also manage and lead all aspects of programming functions, including sourcing, on-air promotions, scheduling, and languaging for the networks' portfolio of brands in India, and will supervise the local programming team, the statement added.

"Arun's proven track record makes him an excellent addition to the DNAP team. I'm confident that under his leadership, we will continue to bring the highest quality content to our viewers in India and strategically grow our brands," Johri said.

Prior to joining DNAP, Thapar was VP (Programming) at NDTV Lifestyle.