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IPL5 opening ceremony fails to mesmerise viewers
MUMBAI: Blame it on overdose of cricket, lacklustre performance of Indian cricketers or simply bad presentation, but the opening ceremony of the fifth season of the Indian Premier Leage (IPL) has failed to enthral the viewers.
Despite the presence of Bollywood Badshah Amitabh Bachchan and a host of other celebrities, the event on 3 April remained a disappointment with a TVR of 1.11 in the six metros, as per data provided by TAM Sports (C&S, 4+).
Incidentally, this is the lowest rating garnered by the opening ceremony in India. Only in the second season when IPL was conducted in South Africa, the rating for the six metros was lower at 0.29 TVR.
In the first season, the opening night had clocked a TVR of 2.9. In the third and fourth seasons also, the ratings stood at 2.9 and 3.3 TVR respectively.
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Collective Artists Network reshuffles talent leadership
Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee take expanded roles in core division.
MUMBAI: Collective Artists Network just handed the talent baton to its homegrown stars because when your agents have been building careers this long, it’s time to let them run the show. Collective Artists Network has announced the next phase of leadership for its talent management business, elevating senior agents Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee to expanded roles within the division. The move strengthens the company’s foundational talent arm while it continues to grow into content creation and production-led ventures.
Each of the three has played a significant part in shaping artist careers across films, digital platforms and brand partnerships. Together they now represent the next generation of leadership for Collective’s talent operations, with a continued focus on long-term career building, strong partnerships and adapting representation to a fast-changing media landscape.
Collective Artists Network founder and Group CEO Vijay Subramaniam remains actively involved in guiding artist strategy and key relationships. He said, “Talent management has been the foundation on which Collective was built, and that philosophy continues to guide how we grow the company. As we enter this next phase, it’s important that the people leading this business have both deep context and long-term convictions.”
Collective Artists Network partner and head of talent Janahavi Rawal added, “Collective’s talent business has always been built on trust, long-term thinking, and a deep understanding of where artists want to go next. Fiona, Jinal, and Arjun have each played an important role in shaping the careers of the artists we represent, and this phase is about empowering our senior agents further while building the right support systems around them.”
The leadership evolution reflects Collective’s belief in promoting from within and creating clear ownership across verticals. In a talent world where yesterday’s agent is tomorrow’s partner, Collective isn’t just reshuffling chairs, it’s handing the spotlight to the people who’ve been quietly directing the show all along.
