STAR NEWS, has appointed Shazi Zaman as senior executive producer. Zaman moves in from Aaj Tak where he was executive producer since November 2002. As senior executive producer, Zaman will take on production responsibilities for the channels' programmes and news related shows.

"We are delighted to have Shazi on our team. With his creative excellence, Shazi would be able to help take STAR NEWS programming to the next level of television journalism", said officiating CEO and editor & director of news, Uday Shankar.

A graduate in History from St. Stephen###SQ###s College, Delhi, Zaman has been trained in electronic media journalism by Thomson Foundation, CNN, BBC World Service Training, and Film and Television Training Institute of India.

Zaman started as a correspondent with Doordarshan in 1988 and has 16 years of journalistic experience. He has worked in large Indian as well as international media companies like ZEE and BBC. He has also worked as a producer with BBC World Service, London, from 1996 to 1999, where he worked on The World Today for the South Asia and Hindi Service.

From BBC, Zaman had moved to ZEE News as the editor. He has also been the editor of the Asia-Pacific Communication Associates (APCA), looking after its radio and television division.