MUMBAI: Taj Television India has announced the promotion of Rukin Kizilbash, to vice president advertising sales.

Kizilbash will continue to lead Taj’s national sales team, which markets India’s leading sports channel - Ten Sports.
 

 
In a statement issued from Taj Television Kizilbash was instrumental in building a very strong revenue base for Ten Sports. He has expanded sales on sports from high profile cricket events into a much broader array of live product as well as into sports entertainment, such as the WWE.

 
 
On his promotion, Taj Television India managing director Sharmista Rijhwani said, "I am very pleased to announce the promotion of Rukin Kizilbash to vice president – ad sales. Rukin brings with him an unparalleled ability to optimize the sales of Indian cricket, which requires tremendous skill and poise, along with a keen understanding of how to craft lesser known sports product into win-win solutions for advertisers who want more than cricket.

"I know that with Rukin leading our team of sports specialists, who I firmly believe are foremost in the industry, that Taj will realize excellent growth."

 
 
Kizilbash adds, "With 2005-06 poised to be Ten's best year yet in terms of live content offering, I am looking forward to driving our revenue generation to new heights."
Prior to joining Taj Television India, Kizilbash worked with ESPN-Star Sports and IMG.