Discovery's Vikram Tanna moves on

Tanna had joined Discovery Networks as VP - head of advertising sales and business head of regional clusters, South Asia in 2017.

Vikram Tanna, head of Advertising Sales and Business Head of Regional Clusters, South Asia at Discovery, has stepped down from his role, sources confirmed. Tanna had joined Discovery Networks as VP - head of advertising sales and business head of regional clusters, South Asia in 2017.

With over two decades in the broadcast, gaming and online industries Tanna has had stints with Star India, Zapak and Viacom in the past. Prior to his stint with Discovery, Tanna was Senior VP at Star India where he led product and revenue for three major channel clusters - Hindi Movies and Music, and HSM Regional Channels (West Bengal and Maharashtra). During his stint at Star India, he also led the revenue function for other verticals including digital, events and English premium content.

At Discovery, he headed advertising sales across television and digital platforms in South Asia for a product suite compromising 11 content channels spanning multiple genres including – factual entertainment, lifestyle, and kids entertainment.