Television production major Endemol Shine India has announced management changes with Abhishek Rege replacing Deepak Dhar as the CEO.

After 11 years with the company, Dhar has decided to move on from his position of MD and CEO to pursue new ventures.

Endemol Shine India is one of the leading producers of unscripted television shows. Besides it has an extensive slate of drama, film and online content.

Over the last decade the company has produced over 6,000 hours of programming in eight languages, including Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telegu, Malyalam, Bangla, Marathi and English.

The company’s credits include Big Boss, the top-rated local version of Big Brother, which is now a hit in five regional languages across India, and Fear Factor, which recently completed its ninth season as the number one Hindi show across all channels.

Other unscripted hits include local productions of MasterChef, Deal or No Deal, So You Think You Can Dance, The Voice and many more.

Since diversifying into drama and film, Endemol Shine India’s credits also include hit TV series such as Geet, Miley Jab Hum tum and Sabki Ladli Bebo, as well as scripted output for OTT platforms and major movies, including Brothers, Traffic, TE3N and Anaamika.

Endemol Shine India is majority-owned by Endemol Shine Group, with the remaining share held by CA Media.

As CEO of International Operations at Endemol Shine Group, Nicola Bamford oversees the Indian business as part of her remit and has now become Chair of the Endemol Shine India board.