ContentLens<\/strong>, an AI-powered content intelligence company focused on music IP protection, has appointed Hari Nair<\/strong>, the former CEO of India\u2019s Tips Music<\/a><\/strong>, as a Strategic Advisor.<\/p>\n Nair<\/strong> is taking on the role pro bono the company said in an announcement on Wednesday (June 10<\/strong>).<\/p>\n ContentLens<\/strong> said Nair<\/strong> is a former client of the platform who chose to back it based on direct experience of its technology.<\/p>\n In his advisory role, Nair<\/strong> will provide counsel on ContentLens<\/strong>\u2018s go-to-market strategy across the media and entertainment industry in India and globally, support its investor relations, and open up his network across music, media and entertainment companies.<\/p>\n \u201cI have spent my career building value across the music and entertainment ecosystem, and I can see clearly that the next frontier of that value lies in AI-driven content protection.\u201d<\/p>\n Hari Nair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Bangalore<\/strong>-headquartered company builds technology across four areas: music IP protection, celebrity likeness detection, content provenance and deepfake identification.<\/p>\n ContentLens<\/strong> says it has filed patents on its fingerprinting, watermarking and audio-visual content intelligence technologies.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen someone of Hari<\/strong>\u2018s standing chooses to back ContentLens<\/strong> \u2013 not for a fee, but out of genuine belief in what we are building \u2013 it is among the strongest forms of validation a company at our stage can receive,\u201d said Rohan Sahu<\/strong>, Founder and CEO of ContentLens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cHis three decades of operating experience across every layer of the music and entertainment ecosystem, combined with his direct familiarity with our platform, gives us both strategic depth and credibility as we scale. We are deeply grateful for his trust and commitment,\u201d Sahu<\/strong> added.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen someone of Hari<\/strong>\u2018s standing chooses to back ContentLens<\/strong> \u2013 not for a fee, but out of genuine belief in what we are building \u2013 it is among the strongest forms of validation a company at our stage can receive.\u201d<\/p>\n Rohan Sahu<\/strong>, ContentLens<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cI have spent my career building value across the music and entertainment ecosystem, and I can see clearly that the next frontier of that value lies in AI-driven content protection. ContentLens<\/strong> is solving a problem that every label, every artist, and every media company in the world already faces: IP infringement in an age where content can be replicated, repurposed, and monetised without consent.<\/p>\n \u201cI have worked with this technology as a client and I know what it can do. I am joining because I genuinely believe this platform will matter \u2013 for record labels, musicians, artists, celebrities and every form of IP owner,\u201d said Nair<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Nair<\/strong> stepped down as CEO of Tips Music<\/strong> on April 30, 2026<\/strong>, after joining the publicly listed Indian label in September 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n During his tenure, Tips<\/strong> struck a direct global licensing deal with TikTok<\/a> and extended partnerships with Sony Music Publishing<\/a><\/strong> and Warner Music Group<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Before Tips<\/strong>, Nair<\/strong> held roles at Sony Music<\/a> India<\/strong> and PPL<\/a> India<\/strong>, and at ByteDance<\/a><\/strong>, where he helped launch streaming app Resso<\/strong> in India and later oversaw TikTok<\/strong>\u2018s distribution service SoundOn<\/strong> across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.Music Business Worldwide<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.musicbusinessworldwide.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ContentLens, an AI-powered content intelligence company focused on music IP protection, has appointed Hari Nair, the former CEO of India\u2019s Tips Music, as a Strategic Advisor. 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