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  • Prior to his recent stint with CNN News 18 and CNBC TV 18 as CEO, Dhawan was with Star Sports as SVP & Head Emerging Sports

    Twenty First Century Media (TCM) appoints Basant Dhawan as CEO

    By A Correspondent

     

    TCM, a full service sports marketing and management company for over three decades has appointed Basant Dhawan as Chief Executive officer.

     

    Said Lokesh Sharma, Managing Director, TCM: “As a company with expertise in providing holistic solutions to sports marketing and management, Basant’s deep knowledge as a leader in running broadcast business ,creating & managing Sports IPs  with rich experience across functions will help us to further scale up and diversify our businesses.”

     

    Added Dhawan:  “I am excited to be back in the sports industry after my previous stint as CEO of business and English news channels at Network 18. I look forward to contributing towards TCM’s vision of establishing itself as a leader in the sports marketing & management in India & internationally. TCM has been in the sports business for close to three decades and is unique in terms of its services.  It is continuously helping  right holders and brands to leverage sports for driving business & marketing needs. It is further looking at new sporting opportunities in line with the demand & changing consumption of today’s sports fan.”

     

    Prior to his recent stint with CNN News 18 and CNBC TV 18 as CEO, Dhawan was with Star Sports as SVP & Head Emerging Sports. He was part of the team that has delivered the new domestic leagues to India – Pro Kabaddi, Indian Super League, Premier Badminton League etc besides establishing premium sports like English Premier League, Grand slams for Indian viewers.

     

    Before Star Sports, Dhawan was with Vodafone India where he successfully managed its brand sponsorship of the IPL & created activation IPs like Vodafone Superfan and the Zoo Zoos IPL campaigns. He headed the Media function as General Manager.

     

     

  • Nair will be responsible for P&L, business strategy, marketing, content, distribution and overall growth strategy of the channel

    Alok Nair appointed EVP at Bloomberg

    By A Correspondent

     

    Alok Nair

    Bloomberg TV India has appointed Alok Nair as its Executive Vice President. As part of his new portfolio, Nair will be responsible for P&L, business strategy, marketing, content, distribution and overall growth strategy of the channel. He will be working with the board of Business Broadcast News Ltd.

     

    During his tenure at Network 18, Alok’s last assignment was as the National Revenue Head – CNBC TV18 & CNBC Prime HD.

     

    Nair comes with a rich experience in Print, General News and Business News domain. Having worked and interacted with the finest minds in the industry, he has many firsts to his repertoire. At Network 18, he was a part of the initial team and has seen the network grow from one channel – CNBC TV 18 and one portal – www.moneycontrol.com to one of the biggest integrated news network. Alok was instrumental in creating pathbreaking formats and properties across business and general news channels. He eventually went on to head the FOCUS business across the News Network.

     

    Lavneesh Gupta

    Commenting on Alok Nair’s appointment, Lavneesh Gupta, COO – Bloomberg TV India said, “Alok brings a unique blend of talent, experience and deep understanding of the News Channel business and will surely add tremendous value to the group. I am confident that he will be a prodigious asset to the organization and will help us reach the next level through his keen understanding of the business. We endorse Alok’s belief that there is serious value unlocking to be done in the Business News space & Bloomberg TV India, a part of the world’s world’s most influential news network, can surely lead the way. The year 2015 will be exciting with many disruptive and differentiated media products that will be offered by the channel. It will definitely ensure a higher impact for advertisers as well as viewers.”