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  • News Nation’s Radio Campaign

    News Nation’s Radio Campaign

    MUMBAI: Country’s premium Hindi News channel News Nation has once again embarked on a brand campaign. The activity will start with a burst on top radio stations across the country. The theme of the campaign is to empower and educate people to take their own informed decision at the ballot box for Lok Sabha election 2014.

     

    The target audience of the campaign is youth and decision making audience who want to bring a change in the society. The campaign will start form 3rd March’14.

     

    Speaking of the campaign Mr. Shailesh Kumar, CEO & Editor in Chief said, “Radio is one of the popular mediums which address our target audience. Our creative conveys the significance of empowerment and informed decisions at the onset of the most important democratic process…Lok Sabha Elections 2014”

     

    It may be noted that News Nation which celebrated its 1st anniversary on 14th Feb’14 has walked up the ladder of ratings and is well placed in the Hindi News genre. News Nation had decided to make itself a reporter led channel with extensive field reporting. The channel has gradually emerged as a serious player with pure news content and traditional style of presentation.

     

    Mr. Abhay Ojha, Sr. VP- Sales & Marketing said “Radio was one of mediums which were used in our launch campaign; the current campaign is aimed to act as reminder of the values of News Nation. This is the most appropriate time for the activity as general elections are close by.”

     

    News Nation today is available on DTH platforms like Tata Sky (LCN-472), Airtel DTH(LCN-294), Dish TV(LCN-568), Videocon D2H(LCN-304),DD Free Dish (LCN-59) apart from all major MSOs/LCOs across the country like DEN, Hathway, GTPL, Fastway, Digicable, Siti Cable, In-digital etc.

  • IAA announces winners of the “2nd edition the IAA Leadership Awards”

    IAA announces winners of the “2nd edition the IAA Leadership Awards”

    MUMBAI: The much-anticipated second edition of the IAA Leadership Awards honouring the best of the best was held at Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on Saturday. The gala event witnessed the presence of the who’s who of the Marketing, Advertising and Media industry as they competed against each other to win the coveted awards.

    The second edition of the IAA Leadership Awards brought together professionals across industries under one roof while rewarding those whose hardwork had brought brands to the limelight while making them the talking point for the nation at large.

    Chief Guest, Manish Tewari who could not be present at the event, in a special audio-visual said, “The IAA Leadership Awards have always received profound appreciation in the industry. They recognize creativity on a large extent which eventually adds to being a source of inspiration. I would like to congratulate all the winners as well as the nominees – each of them has been instrumental in creating a huge difference in the marketing industry. May their future see them rise to even greater heights!”

    Speaking on the occasion Srinivasan Swamy, President IAA India and VP-development, IAA Asia Pacific, and chairman, RK Swamy BBDO said, “While Management is about doing things right, leadership is about doing the right things; Today I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the winners who have outdone themselves this year as well as every nominee for showing what leadership means. I am glad to see another successful year at the event this year and look forward to many more years to come.”

    This year’s edition of the IAA Leadership Awards was presented by leading General Entertainment Channel, COLORS. Speaking about this initiative, Raj Nayak, CEO – COLORS said, “To recognize, encourage and celebrate excellence in leadership – that is what we have done at the IAA, a vibrant association which I have had the opportunity to lead. I would like to thank IAA for giving us the honour to be associated with this event, and congratulate the winners for their outstanding contribution towards the growth of the industry. We look forward to growing this association with the IAA year-on-year and applaud the hardwork of individuals on this national platform.”

    The very successful awards night saw winners emerge from across 21 unique categories:

     

     

     

  • NGTI launched their Summer Holiday Special Issue

    NGTI launched their Summer Holiday Special Issue

    MUMBAI: National Geographic Traveller India (NGTI) magazine from the house of Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd, the publisher of India’s, and the world’s, most widely read travel magazine launched their Summer Holiday Special Issue. The ultimate travel companion, NGTI holiday special offers readers a buffet of ideas to plan a family holiday during summers.

     

    With focus on experiential holidays for Indian families, NGTI is the only travel magazine, which has dedicated its cover page to the kids. This summer special issue helps their readers to plan an unforgettable family holiday along with great photographs of the ultimate travel destination.The issue also features international locations that will provide the readers a global holiday experience.

     

    Manas Mohan, Publishing Director, NGTI Magazine said,”With this Summer Special issue we have focused on content that is family driven. NGTI is known for creating an experience for the family with its unique storytelling quality. This also provides a huge platform for the advertisers to reach out to its target audience. We are glad that NGTI has been enhancing, expressing and inspiring travel for Indian families. We have always emphasized on developing quality content and making it a lot more than a travel magazine. We hope that our efforts of bringing together the legacy and culture of a travel experience will be appreciated by our readers.”

     

    “The summer season is synonymous with fun and summer special issue is full of ideas for lively experiences. The holiday buzz makes us feel the need to gather some friends and take a road trip, plot a family outdoor break, even brave the heat of the jungle to see a big cat. Our suggestions for active escapes will inspire joyous vacations whose memories will last all year long. Besides, we’ve got the Nat Geo Traveller Best of the World list which features destinations, from Argentina to Oz, to hang out in 2014” says the magazine’s Editor Niloufer Venkatraman

     

    Over the years, National Geographic Traveller India has given the Indian families the best travelling experience through best photographs, stories, features and much more.

     

    So get ready to pick up your copy of National Geographic Traveller India’s new Summer Holiday Special issue and plan your getaway this summer with your family.

     

    National Geographic Traveller India’s summer holiday special issue will be available at all book stands from 1st March @ Rs 120

     

    To subscribe, log on to www.natgeotraveller.in and explore new places, read travel blogs, participate in photo contests and step into a world of inspiring travel.

  • Zee Classic celebrates the life and works of renowned Director Basu Chatterjee

    Zee Classic celebrates the life and works of renowned Director Basu Chatterjee

    MUMBAI: Over the past 100 years, Bollywood has made spectacular contributions to the world of art. Beautiful portrayal of human emotions, innovations in the technical aspects of cinematography, actors and musicians of unparalleled talent – India’s film industry has a lot to be proud of. Keeping the mood alive, Zee Classic, India’s only Hindi movie channel shows films from the classic era of Hindi cinema. The channel has taken a step forward to enthral the movie lovers with a robust line up of evergreen movies and experience the magic of the Golden era of Indian cinema.

    Come March and the channel will screen works of Basu Chatterjee – one of the stalwarts of Hindi Cinema every Saturday from 1st March to 5th April 2014.  Basu da, as he is lovingly referred to, is known for his light comical take on issues revolving around the lives of middle class families.  The repertoire of his ‘middle-of-the-road’ films have catered to Indian sentiments of the time he came from and went on to be timeless classics which is enough to describe the legendary filmmaker.

    The film festival – Khatti Meethi Life includes a line-up of movies such as the comedy drama Pasand Apni Apni, romantic comedy musicals follow with Laakhon Ki Baat, moving on to a funny tale of Four old men Shaukeen, the beautiful love story Baaton Baaton Mein and Chitchor. The festival comes to a close with Piya ka Ghar – a movie about the ups and downs of living in India’s city of dreams and Bollywood’s home – Mumbai.

    Commenting on the channel’s endeavour, Mr. Akash Chawla, ZEEL Marketing Head, National Channels said, “Our film industry has grown manifold from where it started. There are new genres being explored and each artist comes with his/her own set of expertise and innovations.  In the field of arts, looking back to one’s roots is always a great source of inspiration. The themes and plots from the golden era are relevant to this very day. Zee Classic believes that such great works of cinema should not go unnoticed and hence we have recreated that evergreen era for the viewers of today. We have a great lineup of some of the best works of Basu Da for the audience and we look forward to offering many such specials in the coming future.”

    Flashbacks to good things of the past are a favourite for all movie buffs. With Zee Classic bringing you the best of one of Bollywood’s greatest movie-makers – this March is going to be a wonderful throwback. Here’s to Zee Classic standing true to the promise of bringing forth ‘Timeless Movies. Timeless Moments’ and many more movies from that unmatched era!

  • SONY SIX launches ‘NBA Inside Stuff: India Edition’

    SONY SIX launches ‘NBA Inside Stuff: India Edition’

    MUMBAI: For the first time in India, SONY SIX, India’s premier sports and entertainment channel, will launch a version of NBA Inside Stuff, the ground-breaking sports and entertainment all-access show, exclusively for audiences in India. The program includes behind the scenes coverage of the NBA and its players along with highlights of the league’s activities in India.

     
    Derived from the popular American television show which airs on NBA TV, the Indian version will have its own local spin of in-depth reporting highlighting some of the NBA’s biggest stars and most exciting teams, all packaged with a fresh new look to enthral Indian sports fan.  The show will air on SONY SIX every Sunday at 12:00pm with the first episode airing on Sunday, 2nd March.   Known for its trademark off-the-court features with NBA players, NBA Inside Stuff will provide fans with a unique perspective of the game. The trailblazing weekly show will tip off its first episode with a unique look at the recently concluded NBA All-Star 2014 in New Orleans.

    The 30 minute weekly show will be co-hosted by Manish Nawani and Neelam Sivia, who will take fans through an inside tour of the NBA which includes behind-the-scenes activities and off-court features about the NBA and its biggest stars. The show is designed to be interactive with the fans of the game and will also act as a platform for sport enthusiasts to sample the best of the NBA globally and basketball in India.

    On the eve of the show’s launch, Mr. Prasana Krishnan, EVP and Business head, Sony SIX said: “The show is a great hit internationally and we are sure that the familiarity supported by our localized content will help permeate the craze for NBA in the country. The show will enable viewers to connect with the sport even further. This introduction signifies our commitment to basketball and we will ensure that the Indian fan has every opportunity to enjoy the sport and its periphery in the best possible way. ”
     

    Yannick Colaco, Managing Director, NBA India, said “SONY SIX is a great partner that continues to provide new ways to bring the NBA and the game of basketball to Indian audiences. This show will provide great insight into the NBA on and off the court, which will help lead to further viewership and generate greater involvement in the game amongst fans.”

    Sony SIX is the exclusive television partner of the NBA in India.  SIX broadcasts 14 games per week during the NBA season as part of its ‘NBA Mornings on SIX’ campaign.  SIX will broadcast over 300 live regular season games in India, as well as NBA All-Star, The NBA Playoffs, and NBA Finals.  This, along with NBA Inside Stuff, represents the most comprehensive programming ever offered to fans in India.

  • Turner Broadcasting system and Trans Media to launch CNN Indonesia

    Turner Broadcasting system and Trans Media to launch CNN Indonesia

    MUMBAI: Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. and PT Trans Media Corpora have today announced a strategic partnership to launch CNN Indonesia, a 24-hour news channel and accompanying website in Bahasa Indonesia. This ground-breaking channel will be the first of its kind for CNN in Southeast Asia, delivering a localized version of CNN’s unique brand of high-quality news to the region’s most populous nation.

     

    Jeff Zucker, CNN Worldwide President, said: “This agreement with one of the country’s largest media corporations puts  CNN  in  a  unique position to  reach millions  of  Indonesians in  a  way that  we  have  not  been able  to previously. The  combination  of  the  strength  of  the  worldwide  newsgathering  power  of  CNN  with  the  local perspective and sensibility that Trans Media will bring to the partnership enables us to provide important news and information to this enormous, non-English speaking audience.”

     

    Chairul Tanjung, Founder and Chairman of Trans Media’s parent company, CT Corp, added: “I believe this partnership will help Indonesians to better understand the world and even more importantly, also help the world to better understand Indonesia. This is a partnership of two like-minded organisations who share common values of quality, integrity and transparency. CNN Indonesia will be the new destination for trustworthy and engaging content.”

     

    The TV channel will be accompanied by a strong digital presence, including CNNIndonesia.com. With more than 100 million Indonesians expected to be online by 2016, a multi-platform brand will be a vital and complementary component to the on-air offering.

     

    In addition to engaging leading local journalists to generate compelling coverage, the channel will also tap into CNN International’s vast pool of journalistic talent and share content from global affiliate partnerships. Trans Media will operate CNN Indonesia from its facilities in Jakarta. A launch date will be announced in due course.

  • IIFA 2014: ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ wins 9 technical awards!

    IIFA 2014: ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ wins 9 technical awards!

    MUMBAI: The International Indian Film Academy today announced the winners of the technical categories of India’s most prestigious international awards, The Tata Motors IIFA Awards.
     

    The IIFA Magic of the Movies and Technical Awards are set to take place on the 25th of April in Tampa. This year’s Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend celebrations are slated for the last weekend of April, from the 23rd to the 26th in Tampa Bay. This will be IIFA’s debut in the United States.
     

    Running laps ahead of the pack, is the Milkha Singh biographical starrer ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ with 9 wins in the technical category, bagging Best Cinematography (Binod Pradhan), Best Screenplay (Prasoon Joshi), Best Dialogue (Prasoon Joshi), Best Editing (P. S.Bharti),Best Sound Design (Nakul Kamte ),Best Sound Mixing (Pranav Shukla),Best Background Score (Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy), Best Costume Designing (Dolly Ahluwalia), and Best Make-Up (Vikram Gaikwad).
     

    With 2 awards is India’s very own superhero flick ‘Krrish 3’. The action-movie won Best Action (Sham Kaushal & Tony Ching Siu Tung) and Best Special Effects – Visuals (Keitan Yadav & Haresh Hingorani – Red Chillies VFX). Rohit Shetty’s blockbuster hit Chennai Express wins Best Song Recording (Vinod Verma for Lungi Dance) and Best Sound Mixing (Anup Dev) along with Bhaag Milkha  Bhaag.
                                                     

    The Technical Award winners and the Popular Award nominations are derived from the IIFA Voting weekend that took place earlier this month. The IIFA Voting process is a stringent and methodical procedure that is closely monitored by KPMG, the official auditors of the event. The popular category nominations have gone live for the global audience to participate in the voting process. Fans across the world can vote online via iifa.com/globalvoting2014   
     

    Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd promotes the IIFA Celebrations globally each year and travel to a new beau locale taking the Film fraternity with it to amalgamate and celebrate the best of both cultures, thereby taking Indian Cinema to a wider audience.
     

    The Videocon D2H IIFA Weekend is presented by Videocon D2H and the Tata Motors IIFA Awards is presented by Tata Motors. The IIFA Weekend &Awards will be broadcast globally on Star Plus, for the 10th year running. Visit Tampa Bay is the Official Destination Partner for the IIFA Weekend and Awards 2014 and Visit Florida, a key partner. Freedom Health Insurance are co-presenting sponsors for the IIFA Celebrations and Tampa Electric Company (TECO), a sponsor.

     

  • LEADER TALK with Stephen Fleming & Manoj Gaur

    LEADER TALK with Stephen Fleming & Manoj Gaur

    MUMBAI: After a successful first season last year, CNN-IBN is back with its second season of Leader Talk, in association with Gulf Oil. The talk show features some of the world’s most well-known corporate giants and sports legends who share their ideas, thoughts, experiences and leadership mantras.

    In the fifth episode of this season, Rajdeep Sardesai speaks to Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s most successful cricket captain, and Manoj Gaur, Executive Chairman and CEO of Jaypee Group. On the show, the two leaders talk about the importance of setting goals and taking risks. While Fleming believes that credit and blame should depend upon the level of ownership assigned to every team member, Gaur says a true leader should show determination and conviction at every step of the way.

    Don’t miss this episode of Leader Talk – Season 2 on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 11:30 AM followed by a repeat telecast on the same day at 10:30 PM and on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 10:00 AM and 6:30 PM, only on CNN-IBN.

    For more information log onto: www.ibnlive.com/leadertalk

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  • Get your Sunday dose of ‘Hollywood in Hindi’ on & Pictures

    Get your Sunday dose of ‘Hollywood in Hindi’ on & Pictures

    MUMBAI: Naye India KaNaya Channel, launched in mid-2013 offers a new dimension to new Indians who nurtures high aspirations while staying rooted. Breaking the cluttered Hindi cinema space in the country,the channel has discovered unexplored territories by making India’s first crowd-sourced film‘Online Milo Saajana’, during its launch phase. & Pictures has emerged as India’s first Interactive Hindi Movie Channelwhich is all set to strengthen its programming line-up.It has acquired rightsfrom Sony Pictures to air 40 Hollywood films dubbed in Hindi and bringing the Asli Desi flavour with ‘Hollywood Sundays’ at 12:00pm, starting March 2, 2014.

    With an exhaustive movie line-up of famous Hollywood films dubbed in Hindi, & Pictures is all set to bring freshness in movie viewing. This extensivelist of films includes action, action-comedy, rom-coms, horror and animated movies.The month of March will see a mix ofaction and action-comedy which include movies such as Hancock, Karate Kid (1984), The Adventures of Tintin, Resident Evil and Terminator Salvation.

    Commenting on the programming line-up, Mr. Akash Chawla, ZEEL Marketing Head, National Channels says, “& Pictures programming line-up caters to the progressive Indian mind-set rooted with traditions. With ‘Hollywood Sundays’ we are offering our viewers the world class experience of Hollywood movies in their comfort zone of Hindi Cinema. Sunday afternoons are usually family time spent together watching television, hence it was the ideal time to showcase Hollywood Sundays”

    Apart from bringing Hollywood Sundays to its viewers, & Pictures offer a robust programming line-up which includes ‘Pictures @ 8’ and Comedy kaSiyapaa. ‘Pictures @ 8’ will see popular Hindi movies that have been recently released. It will showcase films that have been accepted and admired by the audiences. With the release of Total Siyapaa around the corner, & Pictures – the co-producer of the movie is all set to bring a comedy film festival called ‘Comedy ka Siyapaa’. Thisweek-long movie festival will begin from Monday, March 3, 2014 at 2:00pm and will include a comedy riot of movies such as All the Best, Andaz Apna Apna, Double Dhamaal, Apna Sapna Money Money and DeewaneHuyePaagal.

    Hollywood movies will be promoted on social media through a contest which will invite entries for viewers to send Hindi movie names for the Hollywood movies.Twitter hastag: #hollywoodsundays; SMS: AND<space>movie_name_in_hindi<space>your_name and send to 57575.

    Catch the exciting line-up of movies throughout the week as it offers an all dayfare for everyone in the family. So grab your bowl of popcorn and enjoy fully loaded Hollywood entertainment in ‘aslidesi’ flavour with Hancock airing on Sunday, March 2, 2014 on & Pictures

     

  • Times Internet launches Gaana Awards 2014

    Times Internet launches Gaana Awards 2014

    MUMBAI: The much-awaited  awards in the digital music platform is here. Times Internet presents the inaugural Gaana Awards which celebrates music, both Indian and international.

     

    Gaana.com, the largest online music broadcaster in the country which has a catalogue of 3 million songs across various languages, has announced the launch of the Gaana Music Awards 2014. The awards will be determined on the  basis of actual playouts & user consumption across  the digital platforms on Gaana. With over 2 billion minutes of music consumption & over  half a billion song playouts, Gaana is poised to declare the “actual music tastes and preferences of Indians globally.”

     

    The Gaana Music awards will have innovative and interesting award categories like Fastest-to-First Song and the Fastest Growing Music Label in the country. The other categories for which the awards would be presented are Most popular International song, Most popular Hindi song, Most popular Hindi album, Most popular regional song (Tamil and Kannada) and Most popular playback singer (Male and Female). It will honour both Indian and international music, another first in the industry.

     

    On this delightful occasion, Pawan Agarwal, Business Head, Gaana, said, “We are excited, as we launch these much anticipated awards. As a pioneering award in the digital music space, we hope, it will become much bigger in the coming years as the online consumption of music grows. We are extremely delighted to honour the best of the best in the Indian music fraternity.”

     

    On this delightful occasion, Pawan Agarwal, Business Head, Gaana, said, “We are excited to launch these much anticipated award in the digital music space. We hope it will become much bigger in the coming years as the online consumption of music grows. Also, we are extremely  delighted to honour the best of the best in the Indian music fraternity.”

     

     Awards will be promoted across TIL networks with a unique visitor base of more than 45 Million visitors per month.

     

     Gaana.com is India’s No. 1 music broadcasting service with 7.5 million active monthly users. Around 4.2 million apps are downloaded in less than a year. It has 3 million registered users and is growing with a content catalogue of over 3 million songs in more than 21 languages.

     

    TIL is the digital venture of  the Times of India Group which spans news, MVAS, E-Commerce, Music, Video and Location Based Services.