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Dream Sports appoints Arpith Kanade to lead Dream Cricket studio
Gaming veteran with 15-plus years joins as mobile title hits 25 million users in first year.
MUMBAI: Dream Cricket just pulled off the ultimate player signing because when your game’s smashing records, you need a veteran to keep the scoreboard ticking. Dream Sports has brought in industry stalwart Arpith Kanade to head the studio behind its breakout mobile cricket title, Dream Cricket, which has surged to 25 million users in its debut year, one of the fastest-growing cricket games worldwide. The appointment, announced on 24 February 2026, puts Kanade in charge of the game’s long-term roadmap, from product tweaks to cracking overseas markets.
With over 15 years in gaming spanning product strategy, live operations, and monetisation Kanade’s CV boasts leadership at Zynga (shaping FarmVille 2) and a founding role at 99Games across multiple genres. His fresh mandate comes as cricket’s global buzz builds, including its Olympic return in 2028, opening doors for digital experiences to hook fans beyond India.
Kanade said, “Cricket’s growing international footprint… presents a fresh opportunity for digital cricket experiences to reach new audiences. The focus will be on building a game that resonates not just with Indian fans but with players worldwide.”
For a title already rewriting mobile cricket’s growth charts, Kanade’s arrival feels like the perfect cover drive poised to turn viral momentum into a boundary-clearing legacy, one swipe at a time.
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Mayank Jain joins Zee Media as senior vice president, digital ad sales
Veteran ad sales leader brings two decades of media experience to Zee
MUMBAI: Mayank Jain has joined Zee Media Corporation Limited as senior vice president, digital ad sales, strengthening the company’s push in the fast-growing digital advertising space.
Jain arrives after a long stint with TV9 Network, where he served as vice president for digital ad sales and also led regional digital sales operations from Noida. During his nearly seven-year tenure, he played a key role in expanding digital revenue streams and strengthening client relationships across the northern market.
With more than two decades in media sales, Jain has built a career across television, radio, print and digital platforms. Before TV9, he spent close to four years with Times Internet, heading media solutions for the Delhi market and driving branded content partnerships across sectors such as education, real estate, retail and healthcare.
His earlier assignments include a stint at NDTV Good Times as associate vice president, as well as several years with Star India where he led ad sales for channels including National Geographic Channel, Fox Traveller and Nat Geo Wild across North India.
Jain began his career in the early 2000s, working with media organisations such as Amar Ujala, Red FM and Eenadu Television.
At Zee Media, Jain is expected to focus on strengthening the company’s digital advertising strategy and building deeper partnerships with brands as news consumption continues to shift online.
