Category: Press Release

Seventh Edition of Legal Counsel Congress and Awards Receives Tremendous Response

MUMBAI: IDEX LEGAL, in association with Lex Witness, yesterday hosted the seventh edition of the Legal Counsel Congress Awards in Mumbai.

The IDEX LEGAL Awards marked the first day of the Legal Counsel Congress witnessing top names of the legal industry and felicitating the most meritocratic nominees.

While the first day played host to critical discussions and sessions lined up to offer solutions to business and legal challenges faced by In-house Counsels, the evening was marked by an awards night to celebrate the best in the legal space.

Chaired by Mysore Prasanna, Former General Counsel, Aditya Birla Group, the jury comprised of well known experts such as: Valerie Bowles, Independent Consultant, Rajesh Narang, Vice President Legal & Company Secretary, Mindtree Consulting; Suresh Kumar S, Senior Director – Legal, CRISIL; Saugata Chakravarty, General Counsel – South Asia, Siemens; Amitabh Lal Das, Senior Legal Director & General Counsel, Yahoo! India, to name a few.

While Trilegal bagged the Best Law Firm of the Year (Domestic), P&C Legal won the Best Start up of the Year (Domestic) and HP & Siemens jointly bagged the award for the Best Legal Department.

Mr. Vikas Vij, Managing Director, The Ideas Exchange said, “We at IDEX LEGAL are proud to again be hosting what is becoming recognized as the Indian legal industry’s most credible and integral awards. We’re consistently demonstrating through our independent jury’s critical decision making that it’s not who you are that matters but the quality of your submissions and work that matter most. The IDEX LEGAL award is that platform which gives every legal individual and company an opportunity to win base on merit and effort and we’re committed to the continual championing of that principle as we start planning for 2015 awards.”

March 14, 2014
ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 set to break broadcast records

MUMBAI: Television coverage of the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 is set to break all previous ICC events’ broadcast records.

That coverage, produced and distributed by the ICC’s global media rights partner and host broadcaster, Star Sports, will have a potential reach of more than 1.8 billion viewers with live pictures shown by 29 broadcasters – both figures the highest ever for an ICC event.

And it will be shown in more than 20 languages with pictures going across Europe via Eurosport and as far afield as Norway, Nepal, Afghanistan and the Pacific Islands.

The production will be among the most sophisticated ever too, with 28 cameras, including seven ultra-motion cameras, Spidercam as well as graphics with key analytics, all of which will take the viewer right to the heart of the action.

All 35 matches in the men’s tournament, plus all four of the warm-up matches in Mirpur, will be covered, as well as both semi-finals and the final of the women’s event.

The complete list of broadcasters can be found here.

And a host of legends of the game and experienced broadcasters will be on hand, with Ravi Shastri, Sanjay Manjrekar, Shaun Pollock, Ian Bishop, Sourav Ganguly, Shane Warne, Rameez Raja, Wasim Akram, Russel Arnold, Nick Knight, Nasser Hussain, Harsha Bhogle, Jonty Rhodes, Pommie Mbangwa, Athar Ali Khan, Danny Morrison, Alan Wilkins, Brian Murgatroyd, Isa Guha, Alison Mitchell and Melanie Jones on hand to analyse every moment.

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: “We are delighted that more than a quarter of the world’s population will have access to live coverage from the World Twenty20 2014, thanks to ICC’s broadcast partners.

“In addition to the expanded broadcast footprint, an enhanced production coverage and a world-class commentary team will provide for an excellent viewing experience for fans across the world.”

Nitin Kukreja of Star Sports, said: “We are excited to bring to global cricket fans the fifth edition of the ICC World Twenty20. We remain committed to ever-enriching the viewing experience. This year’s edition will include innovations like LED stumps, increased focus on analytics and contextual graphics. The broadcast will go to 223 territories across the globe and will also be available on starsports.com in certain countries.”

There will also be extensive radio coverage of the ICC World Twenty20. In Bangladesh, coverage will be provided by Betar Bangladesh and Radio Bhoomi. Outside of host country, the event will have radio coverage from Channel 2 (Middle East & North America), All India Radio (India) BBC (UK), SABC (South Africa), Sport Radio (New Zealand), 107 FM (Pakistan), Voice of Asia (Sri Lanka), Klass (Jamaica) and GML Radio (Trinidad). Channel 2 will also do live commentary on the internet via Cricket Radio.

The list of radio broadcasters can be found here.

The ICC has also tied up with news access agencies SNTV, Perform and Thomson Reuters to provide news broadcasters around the world with 90-second match highlights, subject to these highlights being used in bonafide news programmes within 24 hours of end of the relevant match, for editorial purposes only.

March 14, 2014
Blockbuster Overdose: MOVIES NOW unveils Explosive Marketing Campaign

MUMBAI: MOVIES NOW, India’s first High Definition channel brings you an explosive series of super-hit blockbusters, Hollywood’s biggest franchises and never seen before series all through March & April. Watch the complete series of Star Wars, Harry Potter, X Men, Matrix, Hangover, Ocean’s 11, 12 & 13, Lord of The Rings and a blockbuster Shaolin line up in stunning high definition. If you think this wasn’t enough, watch with the world, as MOVIES NOW brings to you the most anticipated series of 2014, the premier of CRISIS, a thirteen part series, simulcast with the US and also an exclusive showcase of Mr. Go for its viewers.

Ajay Trigunayat, CEO of English Channels, Times Television Network said. “In a span of only three years, MOVIES NOW has been successfully taken the category by storm! MOVIES NOW has repeatedly proved that it is The Destination for high adrenaline and heart pumping blockbusters. The upcoming line up in the month of March & April will never get repeated in the English Movie Channel category, given the amalgamation of all the excellent box-office franchises being showcased one after the other. With the launch of our new pan India integrated promotional campaign, MOVIES NOW will engage with its viewers through different mediums. This campaign will help us to amplify the overdose of blockbusters across media. OOH is going to spearhead the campaign and we have activated OOH media on a large scale across all the metros which will be supported by Print, On-Air activations, Social media and PR.”

To promote its mega line up, MOVIES NOW has unveiled a blistering 360 degrees marketing campaign across the 8 metros. Over 200+ high octane OOH units comprising of Billboards, Mall Media, Mobile Vans, Metro branding, Office branding and innovations are splashed across all 8 metros. The OOH is turbo charged with daily adverts in the Times Of India, City Times and Mirrors.

The channel has also taken consumer engagement to another level On – Air and on Social Media with mega contests. MOVIES NOW will fly 2 winners to the Harry Potter world in the USA and all they have to do is watch their favorite Harry Potter movies! If that is not enough, MOVIES NOW will give 6 winners a once in a lifetime opportunity to party with Jackie Chan on his 60th birthday!!

Blockbuster Overdose will keep viewers glued to MOVIES NOW throughout March, April & beyond.

March 14, 2014
Datawind partners with PayUMoney

MUMBAI: DataWind the makers of Aakash and Ubislate Tablet PC, and a leading provider of wireless web access products and services ties up with PayUMoney to benefit its consumer base with the 10% of cash-back deal on the purchase of DataWind products.

The tie up between DataWind & PayUMoney gives consumer liberty of cash back of a 10% for every transaction. Payment can be made though CreditCard, DebitCard and other mobile payment option available on the website.

This Offer can be availed only through PayUMoney payment option on the payment page of the Datawind’s website, buyer need to register them on PayUMoney before making the payment. The Buyer will receive a cash-back for all payments made through PayUMoney. The cash-back will be credited back to the Buyer’s PayUMoney Wallet is valid up to one year, which may then be used for paying for goods or services provided by PayUMoney’s Seller partners. Also the maximum cash-back per transaction will not exceed Rs. 50/- and consumer can utilize it as a discount on the very next purchase as well.

In event the Buyer initiates a refund in respect of a transaction, the amount of cash-back credited to the Buyer’s PayUMoney Wallet shall be debited. In event of initiation of a refund, where the balance credited to the Buyer’s PayUMoney Wallet as cash-back has been utilized by the Buyer towards purchase of goods/services, the Buyer’s PayUMoney Wallet shall be debited by the amount of cash-back and in case the PayUMoney Wallet has zero balance, the PayUMoney Wallet shall show a negative balance equaling the amount of cash-back. Where the cash-back is utilized towards a new transaction and a refund is initiated with respect to such new transaction, the cash-back from the original transaction shall be credited back to the PayUMoney Wallet while the cash-back from the new transaction shall be debited from the PayUMoney Wallet.

March 14, 2014
First hit of 2014, Yaariyan set for World TV Premiere on Star GOLD

MUMBAI: The first blockbuster hit of 2014, Yaariyan is all set for its World Television Premiere on Star Gold, the Home of Bollywood Blockbusters, on Saturday, 22^nd March 2014 at 8 pm. Produced by Bhushan Kumar and directed by Divya Kumar, the coming-of-age romantic film features newcomers Himansh Kohli, Nicole Faria, Rakul Preet Singh and others in lead roles, with scintillating music by Yo Yo Honey Singh

Announcing the premiere, Hemal Jhaveri, Executive Vice President, Star Gold said, “We have always focused on offering a mix of varied movie genres to our audiences, with entertaining content. Being a youth centric film, Yaariyan has connected very will the younger generation &with the music yet being very popular among the audience we are positive of receiving a good response for the premiere”

Star Gold has been entertaining the ardent movie buffs showcasing the best of Bollywood entertainers such as Dabangg, Singham, Bodyguard, Ra.One, Housefull 2, Bol Bachchan, Son of Sardaar, Dabangg 2, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Bullet Raja and others. As a one stop destination for the latest Hindi blockbuster releases, the channel is all set to recreate a youthful entertaining experience for its viewers with the premiere of Yaariyan

World TV Premiere of Yaariyan on Star GOLD, Saturday 22^nd March 2014 at 8pm

March 14, 2014
WWE and ProSiebenSat.1 Announce Multi-Platform Partnership
MUNICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE and ProSiebenSat.1 today announced an expansive multi-year rights deal to deliver WWE’s unique, family-friendly content to the German and Austrian markets through Free TV, Pay TV and SVOD. The partnership includes:
- WWE pay-per-view events on Germany’s largest online video store, www.maxdome.de, including WrestleMania 30 which will be available live to all fans for the first time on Monday, April 7 at 1:00 am and on demand.
- Monday Night Raw, the longest-running weekly episodic program in U.S. primetime TV history, on ProSieben FUN pay TV.
- SmackDown on ProSieben MAXX free TV every Saturday at 11:00 pm beginning April 5.
- NXT on ProSieben FUN pay TV.
WWE combines compelling storylines with an exciting mix of in-ring action, featuring WWE Superstars John Cena, Randy Orton, Alberto Del Rio, Daniel Bryan and many more.This year, WrestleMania 30 takes place on Sunday, April 6 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA and will be televised in more than 100 countries.

“This cooperation with WWE creates tremendous added value for our viewers and customers. WWE is well recognized in Germany and has a loyal and growing fan base,” said COO of ProSiebenSat.1 Digital. “We will be showcasing some of the very best programming WWE has to offer across our various platforms including SmackDown on ProSieben Maxx and the huge event WrestleMania 30 which will be available live as a pay-per-view for the first time on www.maxdome.de.”

“This new deal with ProSiebenSat.1 provides WWE fans with a great choice of platforms with massive reach to follow the storyline of WWE’s flagship programming,” said Stefan Kastenmueller, General Manager of WWE Germany. “Coupled with the increased activities from our team to bring the very best of all of our lines of business to the German market including Live Events, PPV, Consumer Products and Digital Services, we are set to solidify WWE’s footprint in Germany”
March 14, 2014
Quantel acquires Snell to create new force in media technology

Quantel, the market leading innovator in news and sports production systems and high quality post, today announced that it has acquired Snell. Snell is a world leader in broadcast and media technology providing a comprehensive range of solutions for Live TV production and the creation, management and distribution of content for TV everywhere – on tablets, mobiles and web. The acquisition enables the combined business to offer customers a complete product range to create, version and deliver high quality content efficiently across multiple platforms.

“This acquisition brings two great companies together to create a major new force in the global broadcast and media technology market. This will enable us to better serve Quantel and Snell customers around the globe,” said Ray Cross, Executive Chairman and CEO, Quantel. “Our product ranges are entirely complementary so the excellent Snell and Quantel brands and product ranges will continue. We’ll be able to combine the best in class talent and technologies from Quantel and Snell to bring exciting new products and solutions to market to help our customers transform their businesses. More local offices across the world will enable us to build closer relationships with our customers and to offer even better support.”

“Paul Martin, Managing Director of the Snell TV Everywhere division and Robert Rowe, Managing Director of the Snell Live TV division will join the Quantel board to make sure it is business as usual for Snell customers,” continued Cross. Tim Banks, Snell Sales Director and Peter Fredericks, Snell Finance Director are also taking leading roles in the new combined organisation. “I’m really delighted that the Snell and Quantel businesses have come together to increase the scale and scope for both,” said Simon Derry, outgoing CEO at Snell. “Under Ray’s leadership the combined business will be able to write a new and exciting chapter moving forwards. I look forward to supporting Ray during the important period of transition.”

“We will be creating a new world class facility at the company headquarters in Newbury to produce the complete Quantel and Snell product range and we look forward to the new ideas generated when the two R&D teams start to interact,” said Cross.

The new business has the scale, talent and IP to achieve even greater success in the competitive global media technology market. With offices in 16 locations all around the globe and with combined revenues of more than $170m, Quantel and Snell is the new force in the broadcast and media technology market.

March 14, 2014
Vu Luxury Televisions Partners with Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2014

Mumbai: Vu Technologies is pleased to announce their association as the Official Technology Partner with Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2014, to be held in Mumbai from the 12th to the 16th of March at Grand Hyatt.

Celebrities, fashion journalists, first row regulars and designers who can be found tapping away on their phones and tablets between and even during the shows, will now have the most hi tech and stylish platform as a conduit for this exciting fashion and technology merger.

Vu and LFW are going to be at the top of their game for all those who like to update and stay updated on social media. Users can log on to Twitter to ‘Join the Conversations’, use the social media wall, a Google+ hangout zone, pose for selfies at a dedicated photo booth, plus get live feeds, and more. And this season all of this will be done using the stylish Vu luxury 40”, 65” and 84” television screens, video walls, and screens customised especially for the specific venue. If Ellen Degeneres’ Oscar selfie broke Twitter this month, the fashionistas at LFW are sure to create their own records with Vu.

Speaking about the association with Lakme Fashion Week, DevitaSaraf, CEO of Vu Technologies says, “At Vu, we have always believed in extravagance and this is reflected in our products, which beautifully merge style with the most cutting edge technology. With the Lakme Fashion Week we aim to enhance the platform that not only pays homage to the proceedings but also provides a forum for discussion about the future of style and fashion in the country”.

The twitter handle for LFW S/R 2014 is @lakmefashionwk & the twitter trend for this event is #lakmefw.

March 14, 2014
Indian Hospital Revisited by Al Jazeera English

INDIA : Al Jazeera English will premiere its first interactive documentary series ‘Indian Hospital Revisited’ on March 13 & 20, 2014. The two-part series will focus on the transformation of key characters from the original ‘Indian Hospital’ series, and bring stories of new characters to light. Accompanying this, the episodes will feature a range of interactive, web-exclusive elements.

‘Indian Hospital’ and ‘Indian Hospital Revisited’ highlight the complexities and dilemmas of modern India through the extraordinarily varied lives of patients and medical staff at the Narayana Health chain of hospitals.

Directed by Gautam Singh, the ‘Indian Hospital Revisited’ will address questions such as hospital and its benevolent vision including the staff like Dr Rolson, the surgeon who fixes peoples’ faces, and Dr Shetty, who started the hospital. It will also throw light on how have the lives of the patients such as young Prabhu whose body was giving in to a degenerative nerve disease; Rajeshwari, whose lower jaw was rebuilt; and baby Hatesham, who had had a liver transplant changed in the last two years.

Sharing his views, Gautam Singh, Director said, “The documentaries from Al Jazeera English reflect our commitment to never leave the story behind and our outstanding dedication to reveal the stories of patients, doctors and nurses and exploring the rich variety of life in modern India through the prism of hospital life. Indian Hospital Revisited is a journey in continuation. We follow the story for as long as it exists, or for as long as we exist. We don’t believe in parachute journalism and documentary filming, once we start on a story we intend to see it through.”

Tune into Al Jazeera on Dish TV 618 and Tata Sky Channel 518 on March 13 at 2000GMT to catch the premiere of the new series, or go online to view the interactive elements and first series at www.aljazeera.com/indianhospital

Transmission times for the 1st and 2nd episode
Thursday 13th March 2000GMT
Thursday 20th March 2000GMT

March 14, 2014
Election Prime on CNN-IBN & IBN7

New Delhi: As we approach the most complex and crucial elections in the history of India, India’s leading general news channels CNN-IBN & IBN7 are ready to provide their viewers a programming line-up which will be extensive. In order to enable viewers to understand even the minutest nuances, CNN-IBN and IBN7 present Election Prime, an exclusive band during the evening prime time which will have comprehensive elections programming.

The network believes that elections are a celebration of democracy hence through its diverse and unique election based programming it aims to reach out to the most critical fragment of elections – the common man. Fronted by IBN Network’s best known anchors, journalists and experts, this exclusive band on CNN-IBN and IBN7 will offer a range of and variety of shows. From the most scientific poll studied to the most detailed profiling of key leaders, special documentaries, extensive polling and counting day coverage to interesting trivia – our programming package will provide an unmatched overview to the viewers.

Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN-Lokmat, said, “This election season, we at IBN Network are all set with our diverse and extensive line up of election programming. Our prime focus is to provide each and every aspect of elections to the viewers so as to empower them to make informed decisions. We are positioning Election Prime as the single window for our viewers to get all relevant information pertaining to General Elections 2014.”

ELECTION PRIME:-

CNN-IBN: 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM

IBN7: 7:30 PM to10:30PM

March 14, 2014