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  • TCM appoints Basant Dhawan as chief executive officer

    TCM appoints Basant Dhawan as chief executive officer

    NEW DELHI: TCM, a full-service sports marketing and management company f has appointed Basant Dhawan as CEO. 

    Dhawan will be responsible for leading all the existing business verticals of TCM – sports consultancy, domestic league rights, in-stadia rights, athlete representation, sponsorship management, event operations etc. Additionally, he will be developing and implementing sports content strategies & drive other new business lines for TCM across domestic & international markets.

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

    TCM holds exclusive ground rights across various cricket stadia in India and globally. Outside India, TCM holds the exclusive Naming, Sponsorship, In stadia rights across  New Zealand cricket, Cricket West Indies & Asia Cup tournaments (Asian cricket council). Besides this, TCM has on-ground partnerships with cricket boards of South Africa, Bangladesh, England and Australia.

    Basant Dhawan said “I am excited to be back in the Sports Industry after my previous stint as CEO of business & 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 & 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. ” 

    Dhawan, has a management degree from IIM Calcutta, comes with an experience of over two decades with leadership roles across industries – Media & Entertainment, Telecom, Auto etc.

    Prior to his recent stint with CNN News 18 and CNBC TV 18 as CEO, Dhawan was with Star Sports as SVP and 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 viewer.

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

  • Netmeds is title sponsor for the upcoming India Tour of New Zealand

    Netmeds is title sponsor for the upcoming India Tour of New Zealand

    10th Jan 2018, Chennai: Netmeds.com, India's leading online pharmacy is extremely happy to announce its third and biggest cricket association, the ‘Netmeds India Tour of New Zealand’. Netmeds is the title sponsor for the One Day International (ODI) and T20 series scheduled to be held in New Zealand from January 23 to February 10, 2019.

    After a historic win in Australia, Team India is well established as a world-class team, and Netmeds is pleased to lend its name to yet another exciting international tournament that is sure to showcase the squad’s talent to a global audience.

    Pradeep Dadha, Founder & CEO of Netmeds said, “This is a landmark year in Indian cricket, and Netmeds’ commitment to fitness and good health through association with marquee cricket events is testimony to the brand’s investment in activities that showcase excellence. Contributing to Team India’s success at the historic Australia series was a high degree of focus, commitment, leadership and passion, all qualities that Netmeds strives to emulate in its quest to deliver superior healthcare. We are proud to continue to support Team India in New Zealand and the Netmeds Cup tradition.

    Anand Pathak, Director- Marketing, Netmeds said, “This is a golden period for cricket in India, and we have one of the most dynamic cricket teams that is making the country proud with outstanding performances. That is our goal too – outstanding delivery and superior service. Our successful ongoing partnership with MS Dhoni expresses the ethos of the brand through heart-warming campaigns. The message we want to deliver is, like Dhoni for Team India, Netmeds too is always there for India.”

    Lokesh Sharma, Managing Director of Twenty First Century Media (TCM), commercial partners of NZ Cricket said, “We are delighted to have Netmeds as the Title sponsor for the upcoming India’s tour of New Zealand, a series that promises to deliver the highest quality of limited overs cricket. TCM has always believed in creating unique opportunities for brands to leverage their passion for cricket and this association further strengthens our belief that the Indian Cricket team will always be the primary touchpoint for brands to connect with their consumers.”

    Commenting on the association, New Zealand Cricket Spokesperson said “It’s been a brilliant couple of weeks for the BLACKCAPS with Test and ODI series wins over Sri Lanka and as the might of India’s men and women’s teams come to our shores later this month, it promises to be an exciting month of cricket. With health and wellness forming such an integral part of the sport, we’re excited to have as Title Sponsor of India’s tour of New Zealand, Netmeds – a brand which has been taking giant strides in its quest for superior healthcare.”

  • Jane Fonda to receive AFI life achievement award

    Jane Fonda to receive AFI life achievement award

    Mumbai: Renowned actress Jane Fonda will be the 42 recipient of the AFI life achievement award. The ceremony is to be held on 5 July2014 in Los Angeles.

     

    Henry Fonda was the sixth recipient of the award and this makes the two the first father-daughter duo to get the prize. Fonda is a two time Oscar winner and a seven time nominee. The last nomination was Sidney Lumet’s ‘The Morning After’. She was most recently seen in ‘Mother-in-law’ with Jennifer Lopez in 2005.
    The ceremony will be aired on TNT and a repeat will be shown on TCM.

  • B’cast Bill likely to skip domestic content clause for English movie channels

    B’cast Bill likely to skip domestic content clause for English movie channels

    NEW DELHI: The government is likely to exempt English movie channels from sourcing 15 per cent of their total weekly programming from India.

    “We realize that not enough of English movies are made in India and mandating such sourcing of films from India for English movie channels would be difficult,” an official of the information and broadcasting ministry has told Indiantelevision.com.

    This would mean that the likes of Star Movies, HBO, Zee Studio, MGM and TCM (the last two are available on Dish TV’s DTH service) can breathe easy.

    The draft Broadcasting Bill 2006 had said that all TV channels should source from India 15 per cent of their total content broadcast every week.

    For Indian channels, dishing out primarily Indian entertainment programmes, this clause in the draft Bill should not cause much of a problem, but for foreign news and kids channels (Cartoon Network, BBC, Disney, etc) and niche ones like Discovery Travel and Living, Animax, it would mean reworking programming line ups.

    Channels like Animax, Disney, Toon Disney, Cartoon Network and Pogo would have to make more programmes in India or source them from here, which is not done up to the proposed 15 per cent.

    The government official explained that the proposed clause, which is based on similar laws elsewhere in the world, was more aimed towards addressing the concerns of the Indian animation industry.

    A section of the growing Indian animation industry, led by some big companies, had petitioned the government some months ago that foreign channels, especially kids’, should be directed to source a certain quantum of their programming from India.

    However, the government doesn’t propose to specify the quality of sourced programmes as and when the Broadcast Bill is enacted into a law. “That’s up to a respective channel to decide,” the official said.

    Even foreign news channels like BBC, CNN and Euro News need not worry unnecessarily.

    The proposed 15 per cent local programming does not mean live news, as had been envisaged buy some channels.

    It could be in the form of even current affairs pro