Anil Lale

Anil is a media and technology lawyer with almost two decades of experience and have handled legal roles across organisations like Sony, Zee and Viacom18. He has managed contracts, litigation, regulatory and IP protection for all facets of media businesses including broadcasting, OTT, Music, News, Sports, Live and consumer products. As the General Counsel of Viacom18 and IndiaCast (International), he leads a strong team of lawyers managing the legal function. The team enables all businesses lines of Viacom18 which spans across 46 television channels across the world, the OTT Platforms (Voot & Voot Kids), Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Live Events and Consumer Product licensing. As the General Counsel of IndiaCast (International), he also manages distribution of channels and syndication of content across the world. Previously, as the Group General Counsel for Zee Group, he not only managed the legal and regulatory aspects for its vast portfolio of television channels and other media assets but also was instrumental in setting up Zee’s Music business and managing legal aspects of its print, television and online news media businesses. He believes that law and technology has to go hand in hand with business to unlock true potential of media platforms.