Kartikeya Sharma
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| Born | May 14, 1981 |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Known for | India News, NewsX, The Sunday Guardian, Aaj Samaj, Piccadily Group |
| Spouse(s) | Aishwarya Sharma (m. 2011–present) |
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Kartikeya Sharma (born May 14, 1981) is an Indian business executive and entrepreneur. He is the managing director of ITV Media network, an umbrella company that runs several television, print and online media in India. He is also the owner of the Pro Wrestling League.
Sharma was born on 14 May 1981 to Venod Sharma, and Shakti Rani Sharma. He is the youngest son, and has one brother, Manu Sharma, and one sister. He graduated from Oxford University in Business Management with honours and completed Master's degree from King's College London. On 22 November 2011, Sharma married to Aishwarya Sharma, the daughter of Haryana States Assembly's former speaker Kuldeep Sharma.
Following his graduation from King's College, Sharma was appointed Piccadily Group's managing director in 2004. In 2007, Sharma launched ITV Media. He also launched a network of regional TV channels through India News; as of 2015 India News operated five regional channels broadcasting across Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand.
Later on, Sharma acquired, through ITV Media, English language news channel NewsX. He entered the print media with the acquisition of The Sunday Guardian, an English language Sunday newspaper, and Aaj Samaj, a Hindi language daily newspaper. He has also been involved with News Wire Services, an Indian TV news wire service.
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