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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.
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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.
