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  • GroupM partners with Social Media Week

    GroupM partners with Social Media Week

    MUMBAI: GroupM partnered with the global social media conclave, Social Media Week in its debut outing to India. As the host of the Advertising and Marketing hub and an integral part of the advisory board, GroupM brought together marketers, publishers, influencers and thinkers discussing content, data, insight, mobile, search, platforms and innovations. Over a course of three days, the agenda sought to deep dive into all aspects of social media that affect brands today.

    Day 1:

    Day one of the hub with a spotlight on content focused on two pertinent questions:

    Brands in The Youth & Social equation

    On the high impact panel moderated by Anant Rangaswami Editor, Storyboard on CNBC TV18 and senior editor, Firstpost.com was Rishi Dogra (General Manager – Marketing Digital & Activations at PepsiCo), Alex Oberberg (Head of markets Engagement, Global Social media and Digital marketing); Nickhil Jakatdar (CEO and Founder, Vuclip); Arjun S Ravi (Co-Founder, NH7) & Social Media Influencer Abhishek Ashthna aka Gabbar Singh. From what the best in business are doing to engage a super connected demographic to what the Indian scenario lacks, this session covered it all. The panel extensively debated on where brand conversations and imagery fit in the world of a young consumer.

    Socialization of Branded content

    The next highlight event was an insightful conversation between Prem Panicker (Managing Editor, Yahoo India) and Anant Ranswami as they discussed the evolution of branded content through time, platforms and technology. The session focused on the changed game between content creators, carriers and consumers. Panicker spoke extensively about the changing balance of power between content producers, publishers, distributors and consumers.

    Along with the session, the day saw enormous participation in the interactive workshops by GroupM Social and Search & KRDS. These were aimed at hands on and interactive learning for the topics in discussion.

    Day 2:

    The hub focus on day two were game changers, with discussions on data, cinema and mobile
    Real time data and actionable insights

    The day started with a group of industry leaders that are making numbers work harder. Listening, measurement and technology all served up in hot offering,  the panel moderated by Sandeep Pandey, Mindshare comprised of Lakshmanan Narayan, CEO & Co-Founder, Unmetric Inc; Venke Sharma, Vice President – Digital Marketing, Star TV; Kartik Sharma, Managing Partner Maxus; Ranjit Nair, CEO, Explic8. The session focused on how the best in the business are converting data into actionable marketing insights to drive value like no other. Amongst many intriguing conclusions, the way forward was making beta a strategy, real time optimization and democratic marketing structures
    Cinema in the age of internet

    Another aspect of the changing balance of power was brought to debate by the second panel of the day as Pragya Tiwari Editor-in-Chief, The Big Indian Picture quizzed Rohan Sippy, Film Director and Producer & Guneet Monga, CEO, Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt. Ltd on how social media has revolutionized what they do. This was a live wire discussion about all aspects of film production and marketing from creative, tech, production, marketing, censorship to criticism and box-office collections and how social helps.

    Day 3:
    Day three was full power Advertising hub day and also the closing day of the Social Media Week Mumbai.

    The day opened with an invigorating address by Rohit Varma, Co-Founder, R SQUARE Consulting (CO) and Toby Daniels, Founder & CEO, Crowdcentric; followed by the highlight session of the day, the keynote address by CVL Srinivas, CEO, South Asia GroupM.

    Speaking on the Changing Face of Agencies in the Dynamic Social Media World, Srinivas commented on the paradigms shifts of airing to sharing; digital first thought map and eventually about an adaptive and actionable marketing structure.

    Amongst the many panels on the day, some of the noteworthy sessions were:

    The Art & Science of Social Media Analytics

    A descriptive 101 in how social insights are logical and analytical at the same time. This session by Karthik Nagarajan, National Director – Social Media & Insights, GroupM had it all – solutions, perspectives and best practices. The presentation explained the stages of insight from mere data  to an actionable logic backed inference.

    The Publisher Brand and the rise of Micro-Content
    This session brought to the fore the opportunity shorter forms of content brings. A pacey and heady conversation between four of the most dynamic thinkers of the media and social industry – Anant Rangaswami, Editor, Storyboard on CNBC TV18 and senior editor, Firstpost.com; Ashok Krish, Head – Web 2.0 Innovation labs, Tata Consultancy Services; Lakshmanan Narayan, CEO & Co-Founder, Unmetric; Karthik Nagarajan, National Director – Social Media & Insights, GroupM. The panel concurred how the arrival of micro content and real time responses not just meant a relook at content strategies but also a revision of the brands priorities.

     

  • Transformers prime beast hunters returns to India only on Discovery kids

    Transformers prime beast hunters returns to India only on Discovery kids

    DELHI: Committed to offer a comprehensive viewing experience, Discovery Kids presents the new series- TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS, the global iconic series of all times. Probing adventure and enthralling action, the good and bad fights between Autobots and Decepticons is back on the channel to entertain millions of kids in India.

     

    Starting October 13, TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS is a13-episodes long series and will be aired on Discovery Kids every day at 6 PM with repeat telecast at 3PM.

     

    Speaking about the new series, Rahul Johri, Senior VP and General Manager – South Asia and Head of Revenue, Pan-Regional Ad Sales and Southeast Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific said, “We at Discovery Kids are always excited to present innovative and engaging programmes for our kids audience. Bringing the iconic global series of Transformers to India was a thought through step towards reaching to a much larger children group of different age categories. And we are glad to get such overwhelming response. The new series, TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS is sure to create a new wave of excitement and adventure for all.”

     

    TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS figures are the ultimate warriors in the ancient conflict between the Autobot and Decepticon robots. These mighty soldiers from the planet Cybertron have come to Earth to continue their epic battle, with Optimus Prime and the heroic Autobots fighting to protect our world from the tyranny of Megatron and his Decepticons. And now the savage Predacons have joined the fray, blasting all before them with an inferno of dragon fire.

     

    The new programme is Discovery Kids’ innovative attempt to further ignite the imagination of kids with its splendid animation.

     

    Know more about your favorite characters through the new series- TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS

     

    Optimus- Leader of the Autobots

    Optimus is the leader of the Autobots, a faction of heroic robots from the planet Cybertron who wage their battles to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons, for control of their homeworld, and by extension, peace in the universe. The immensely kind and compassionate leader puts all his talent to use to improve the world around him, and has dedicated himself to the protection of all life, particularly the inhabitants of Earth; he will battle his foes with unyielding resolve to uphold this belief. In power and intelligence, Optimus Prime has no equal, known as one of the greatest heroes on both Cybertron and Earth.

     

    Shockwave- The one-eyed Decepticon scientist

    Shockwave is a Decepticon scientist. He takes damaged Decepticons and turns them into super-soldiers. He transforms into a sleek Cybertronian Jet to travel around to multiple areas to blast the Autobots. Although he is loyal to Megatron and serves as his second in command, Shockwave’s only true master is logic.

     

    Ultra Magnus – The chief lieutenant of Optimus Prime

    Ultra Magnus is the hammer-wielding commander of the Wreckers, and one of Optimus Prime’s closest lieutenants. He’s more than capable of whipping even the worst disarray into military discipline, though he can get rather hung-up on protocol.
    Discovery Kids covers a variety of programming ranging from iconic global content like Transformers, The Amazing spiez, Dinofroz to multiple India-themed series like 1001 Nights, Sally Bollywood and Mystery Hunters India. Discovery Kids programming formats include highest-quality animation and engaging live action series under multiple genres.

  • KTM hosted successful version of Orange Day in Delhi

    KTM hosted successful version of Orange Day in Delhi

    KTM, the European Racing Legend, conducted the third successful version of “Orange day” for customers in Delhi. The “Orange day” is conceptualized to make the customer experience the racing genes of the KTM 200 Duke. It gives the KTM owner an experience of performance of 200 Duke and also an opportunity to interact with the fellow KTM 200 Duke owners on a race track.

     

    With more than 230 world championship titles in the various categories, including the consecutive 12 prestigious Dakar rally titles, racing is integral part of brand KTM. The racing philosophy is demonstrated in the way the bikes are designed. By using light but high strength alloy components, KTM bikes have one of the best power to weight ratio in its class.

     

    The “Orange Day” was organized at Parking Area, Near ATC Tower, Cargo Stand Indira Gandhi International Airport, Terminal 2 Road, New Delhi. The Orange Day started at 06:00PM with the riders registering themselves for the racing. A classroom session was organized by a racing expert on the basics of racing and how to extract the most out of the KTM 200 Duke. This was followed up by a demonstration on the track and then the final race. Podium finishers were awarded and the event ended with a breath taking “stunt show” on KTM 200 Duke.

     

    All the KTM owners and Non-KTM motorcycle enthusiasts in the city were invited to participate in the Orange Day. Besides all the action on the track there was service-camps, stalls for KTM Powerwear and Powerparts, refreshments, music and a general ambience of fun and camaraderie.

     

    Another highlight of the show was the showcase of Superbike 1190RC8-R, 350 SX-f and recently Launched 390 Duke. Also the keys were handed over to the first few customers of KTM 390 Duke.

     

    Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Ishwinder Singh Khurana, DGM- Probiking, Bajaj Auto Ltd. said “The KTM brand has its roots in racing and we want KTM owners to experience the thrills that a KTM bike can provide on a race track.  Orange days are being conducted in every major city and will keep on growing in scale in the next few months. KTM is a an exclusive premium brand and we are keen to ensure we provide KTM customers an experience that is uniquely KTM”

     

    Till now KTM has organized “Orange Day” at Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Noida, Chennai, Vadodara, Jaipur, Kochi and now in Delhi .More KTM “Orange Days” would be organized in other Metro towns of India.

  • Keane announce Berlin show to be broadcast live into cinemas across the world on 6th november

    Keane announce Berlin show to be broadcast live into cinemas across the world on 6th november

    Keane are excited to announce they will be performing at the iconic Goya in Berlin on 6th November 2013, whichwill be the first in a series of music events, presented by Music Screen, to be broadcast live into over a thousand cinemas across Europe, North and South America.

     

    Only 300 tickets will be available for this exclusive show on 23rd September, 10am UK, 11am Euro time at http://keane.seetickets.com

     

    Screening information will be available atwww.keanemusic.comfrom 23rdSeptember.

     

    Over the past ten years Keane have become one of the world’s most successful and admired British bands.  They have sold over 11 million albums worldwide and had many hits including ‘Somewhere Only We Know’, ‘Everybody’s Changing’, ‘Is It Any Wonder?’, ‘Crystal Ball’, ‘Silenced By The Night’ and ‘Spiralling’. They have performed 700 shows in over 40 countries including an acoustic performance on the Great Wall of China.

     

    Throughout their career, Keane have continually embraced technology becoming the first band to release a single on USB stick and the first to stream a live performance in 3D. They have always been passionate about giving fans a unique live experience and this show brings the two together in a city that has been such an inspiration to them over the last ten years.

     

    Bernie Spratt Music Screen’s Chairman says, “We’re delighted to have Keane as our inaugural artist. This concert, produced exclusively for a worldwide cinema audience will deliver a unique experience.”

     

    ‘The Best Of Keane’ features 18 fan favourites, plucked from the band’s five consecutive UK Number One albums, alongside two powerful new songs, ‘Higher Than The Sun’ and ‘Won’t Be Broken’. The Deluxe version of the album will also include a collection of the band’s exceptionally strong B-sides.  The super deluxe edition contains the two discs from the deluxe edition (The Best Of and B-sides) and an exclusive DVD of a special acoustic set, for which the set list has been chosen by Keane fans.

     

    Track listing:

     

    1. Everybody’s Changing

     

    2. Somewhere Only We Know

     

    3. Bend and Break

     

    4. Bedshaped

     

    5. This Is The Last Time

     

    6. Atlantic

     

    7. Is It Any Wonder?

     

    8. Nothing In My Way

     

    9. Hamburg Song

     

    10. Crystal Ball

     

    11. A Bad Dream

     

    12. Try Again

     

    13. Spiralling

     

    14. Perfect Symmetry

     

    15. My Shadow

     

    16. Silenced By The Night

     

    17. Disconnected

     

    18. Sovereign Light Cafe

     

    19. Higher Than the Sun

     

    20. Won’t Be Broken

  • Blackberrys Men suit up on the streets of Mumbai

    Blackberrys Men suit up on the streets of Mumbai

    Blackberrys Sharp Nights, the prime property of menswear brand Blackberrys, gave a sneak preview today of their upcoming event. They unveiled the celebrities who will be walking the ramp for this edition, appropriately themed as Progressive. The unveiling saw bare chested men walk past cheering crowds on Linking Road to the brand store where they were then styled in a formal attire from the brand’s latest F/W 2013 collection. As the men lined up and walked down the Linking Road stretch, they kept unveiling the bus stops carrying the Blackberrys Sharp Nights campaign visuals and finally reached the store to unveil the store facade. From walking bare chested to the red carpet tuxedo look, it was quite a transition for these men. Thus, dressing down to dress up to the hilt was the thought behind the activity. It was quite an evening, with music, lights and crowds cheering on the men.

     

    Through the Sharp Nights concept, Blackberrys has recognized a tribe of sharp men from various spheres of life. The fourth edition of Blackberrys Sharp Nights scheduled on 4th October, 2013 promises a mix up like never before. Themed as Progressive, critically acclaimed Abhay Deol, charming Siddharth Malhotra and stellar performer Aditya Roy Kapoor will strut down the ramp for the biggest ever fashion extravaganza, as they celebrate the best of new age cinema.

     

    To get a chance to be a part of the season’s coolest event, Blackberrys is hosting various activities at their stores, Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/BlackberrysMensFashion?fref=ts and on Twitter https://twitter.com/BlackberrysMens. One can log on to their Facebook and Twitter pages and participate in the ongoing contests to win a fabulous all expense paid VIP trip for two. Blackberrys Sharp Nights (BSN) in the past three seasons, has showcased an interesting mix of celebrities like Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhtar, Ayushmann Khurana, Karsh Kale, Anushka Manchanda, Imtiaz Ali, Rohit Shetty, Kunal Kohli and Madhur Bhandarkar.

     

    Staying true to its mantra “Go Sharp”, the brand showed the world a glimpse of what they can expect at the Blackberrys Sharp Nights event. Be it bare chested men going sharp with Blackberrys or bringing together sharp men from music and cinema, the brand is connecting to the Blackberrys man who is young, fun, edgy and of course very stylish.

     

    Blackberrys is a brand that defines ‘sharp edged clothing’ with their higher-concept feel. Their cachet of being one of the leading formal wear brands in the India is merited with their tailoring silhouettes and unique twist on style. The brand has evolved since its inception in 1991 with its own individual personality bearing strong concepts that are both perfectly executed and cohesively carried off.

  • DJ Roane spins his way to DMC World DJ Championships 2013

    DJ Roane spins his way to DMC World DJ Championships 2013

    Resident DJ at Hard Rock Cafe and Shiro, India to represent India at finale in London

     

    The perfect balance of music and cuisine – this is one of the many reasons Shiro and Hard Rock Cafe, India has maintained a special place with customers across India. The two most popular brands of JSM Corporation Ltd’s portfolio have been known to encourage talent in the music industry.

     

    Resident DJ Roane Acey has proved to be quite the superstar! He will represent India at the Disco Mix Club (DMC) World DJ Championships set to be helped in October this year.  Roane was chosen as the winner by an esteemed jury comprising Luke Kenny, DJ A-Myth and Sumit Shenoy at the India Finale held in August.

     

    One of the most popular resident DJs at Hard Rock Cafe and Shiro, India, DJ Roane has numerous loyal fans walk in on ‘Rock Your Fridays’ night at Hard Rock Cafe  for his collection of the choicest rock and an even larger following at Shiro where he knows exactly which songs get the crowds moving. Roane battled it out with 13 top DJs from all across the country to be crowned national winner.

     

    Roane began his career at the age of thirteen in the city of Mumbai, India. In his early days he experimented with hip-hop and R ‘n’B and the turntable style. His contagious energy and refreshing music earned him accolades at each platform he performed – colleges, lounges, clubs, private parties – DJ Roane had a fast growing fan base.

     

    Having a come a very long way since then, he has opened for a number of international acts such as WHY NOT, Daniel Bedingfield, Simon Webbe from the band Blue, Wyclef Jean, Jay Sean, Prime Circle, Saving Abel, a four city tour with DJ Bob Sinclair, two city tour with ‘Yves La Rock’ as the opening DJ for them, Sean Kingston, Kardinal Official, Karl Wolf, Raghav, ‘DJ Judge Jules’ and many others. His involvement with JSM had given him many golden opportunities to spread the joy of his music across the world. Things can only get louder and better. Here’s wishing our DJ all the very best for the World DJ Championships!

  • Navneet Kaur Dhillon wins Multimedia award

    Navneet Kaur Dhillon wins Multimedia award

    Pond’s Femina Miss India World 2013 Navneet Kaur Dhillon helped India bag the Multimedia Award at the Miss World 2013 pageant in Bali for the second time in a row. The award was first introduced by the Miss World Organization in 2012 when India’s Vanya Mishra clinched it.

     

    The Multimedia Award is adjudged on how contestants presented their web section of the Miss World website and a Facebook page wherein they interact with fans through status updates, photos and videos. The maximum updates, interactions, likes and shares by fans earn fast track points on the Miss World scoreboard and ultimately help the contestant win the Multimedia Award.

     

    Navneet’s active interaction with her fans, her regular updates about the experiences at the Miss World 2013 contest through self-clicked photos and videos on the assigned Facebook page helped her win this prestigious award. Her contributions in particular on the Multimedia Award day were appreciated where she helped raise awareness about the rare Sumatran Tiger as she posted some really clever and prompt updates using pictures and videos through the day.

     

    As of today, Navneet’s page has over 1, 20,000 active fans and the posts reach over 1,000,000 people a week. All of this was achieved with intelligent status updates, interactive photo posts and some stunning cover pictures.

     

    Navneet was closely competing with Miss Thailand and Miss Nepal for the Multimedia Award, however in the end the quality of her work stood out to take her across the finish line.

     

    The Miss World pageant also has a Beauty with a Purpose award which is given to the contestant who makes special dedication to a charitable cause to help those who are less fortunate and has bagged 9th position.  In the endeavor, Navneet joined hands with Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Pureit Brand to spread awareness about the importance of safe drinking water in India. Under its ‘Unilever Pureit Protecting lives’ programme, she and the brand’s key NGO partner Integrated Village Development Program (IVDP), spent a few days in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri district to talk about the cause

  • India tv institutes bravery awards in memory of jyoti Daamini Singh

    India tv institutes bravery awards in memory of jyoti Daamini Singh

    India TV has instituted a bravery award in the memory of Jyoti Singh, the brave girl who lost her life after fighting the gruesome gang rape in a bus in Delhi but awakened the society on crime against women. Jyoti Singh Bravery Award will be presented at a gala ceremony in New Delhi tomorrow(28th September). The award is part of India TV’s effort to honour the bravehearts of the nation with the first edition of the Officer’s Choice Salaam India Awards.

     

    These honours are a tribute to those who stepped forward altruistically, with determination, foresight and perseverance to face the challenge head on, safeguarding someone else’s interest over their own personal safety/well being.

     

    Ritu Dhawan, MD CEO, India TV observed, “Salaam India Awards celebrate the valour and attempts to inculcate a spirit of courage and humanity among our fellow citizens. These Bravehearts deserve our respect, support and admiration for setting an example for others to follow for a safer cordial India.”

     

    The winners have been decided basis a stringent process, including calling in entries from all over the country, short-listing of entries by a high-power editorial board and final selection of winners by a Grand Jury headed by noted Jurist Ram Jethmalani. The Jury included India TV Chairman Editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma, Indias first Woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi, Retired Army Chief, Gen. V.K. Singh and Retired Chief Election Commissioner Dr. S.Y. Querashi.

     

    Apart from most of the winners and their kin, the event will be attended by a powerful battery of personalities that include Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers, MPs, Prominent leaders from the opposition, personalities from Bollywood, Sports, Business and Media.

  • First episode of Homeland season 3 to premiere exclusively on the Star World Premiere website

    First episode of Homeland season 3 to premiere exclusively on the Star World Premiere website

    Star India’s latest offering Star World Premiere HD brings to India some of the world’s best TV shows enabling Indian audiences to watch their favorite TV series along with America, before the rest of the world. Star World Premier HD will air 26 new and returning shows from 4 of the biggest television studios in the world, creating a revolutionary television viewing experience in High Definition (HD). The channel will also air the latest season (S3) of award-winning show Homeland starring Claire Danes and Damien Lewis.

     

    With the brand new GEC debuting on air earlier this week on Tata Sky HD, Star World Premiere HD will showcase an exclusive web premiere of the first episode of the latest season of the drama-thriller several hours before the series airs on television in India.  The critically acclaimed show has won a host of awards including the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, and the 2011 and 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama. Claire Danes also clinched her second consecutive best drama actress Emmy award on Sunday for Homeland along with the late Henry Bromwell who won a posthumous writing Emmy for the show’s intense ‘Q&A’ episode

     

    Tune in to watch the opening episode of the 3rd season of the show on the Star World Premiere HD website www.starworldpremiere.inon Monday, the 30th of September between 11 am to 7 pm.
     

  • Make Your Weekends More Thrilling With AXNs New Movie Slot

    Make Your Weekends More Thrilling With AXNs New Movie Slot

    For all the movie buffs, AXN is all set to make your movie viewing experience bigger, better and more thrilling. Get ready to witness the best of movies as AXN brings ‘Nine Weekends To Die For’ starting 28th September, 2013 on Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm. The slot will offer the best range of action, crime and hi-drama titles adding thrill to your happy hour!

     

    The movie lineup Starts every weekend at 9 pm on Saturday and Sunday with the all-time favorite, Mission Impossible series this Saturday followed with an impressive the line-up which will have the Rocky Fest with the Rocky series, Baseball Weekend with Moneyball and The Fan followed by Transformer Weekend, Crime busters Weekend, Beverly Hills Cop Weekend, Heroic Weekend with Sahara and The Godfather III, Antonio Banderas Weekend and Bruce Willis Weekend.

     

    Talking about the change in the weekend movie slot from 10 pm to 9 pm, Head Programming, AXN India, Arpit Mankar, says “9 pm has become synonymous with ‘big movies on TV’ and viewers have developed the habit of scanning through various channels and seeking the best movie available at that time. We believe that with our strengthened line-up of movies, and with interesting thematic weekends like the Rocky weekend, Godfather weekend etc, we will draw a significant share of the large audience that watches movies at home on weekend evenings by creating appointment viewing in a title-driven viewing environment.”

     

    So get on the couch with popcorns and tune into AXN every Saturday-Sunday 9 pm starting 28th September for a thrilling movie extravaganza.