Narendra Reddy Named The Africa Channel General Manager

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The Africa Channel has promoted veteran media executive Narendra Reddy to executive vice president and general manager.

Reddy, formerly executive vice president of content & Global Operations for TAC, will be responsible for all operations related to The Africa Channel, including its recently announced production arm TAC Studios, said network officials.

Prior to joining TAC in 2014, Reddy served as general manager for Dream Works Animation India, a division of DreamWorks Animation, SKG, providing oversight for all aspects of the studio’s operations as well as being involved with global strategic planning for the company. 

"Narendra has been instrumental over the last 12 months in laying out a compelling vision for The Africa Channel,” said Elrick Williams, TAC's President & CEO in a statement. “In this short period of time he has demonstrated leadership, fiscal responsibility and a results-driven attitude that makes him a great asset to our senior leadership team. I look forward to working closely with him as we continue to expand TAC¹s footprint globally."

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.