JioHotstar has elevated Sameer Tripathy to the role of Director, marking the latest milestone in his decade-long career across digital media, broadcasting and entertainment. The role was updated on Tripathy’s LinkedIn experience section.
Prior to the promotion, Tripathy served as Associate Director at JioHotstar from November 2025 to May 2026, after joining the platform as Account Director in January 2025, a role he held until November 2025.
Before moving to JioHotstar, he was part of Viacom18 Media, where he served as Vertical Lead from October 2023 to January 2025, following a stint as Senior Manager between December 2022 and October 2023.
Earlier, Tripathy spent over three years at MX Player, working as Manager from January 2020 to August 2021 before being elevated to Senior Manager, a role he held from August 2021 to December 2022.
He also worked at The Viral Fever (TVF) as Manager from April 2019 to January 2020, and at ABP News as Assistant Manager between August 2016 and March 2019.
