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  • Docs volunteer to save girl child, open nominations for awards

    MUMBAI: MedscapeIndia-Aryan Medical and Education Trust, a volunteer organisation of medical professionals, has opened nomination for awards on Doctor’s Day focusing on “Save the girl child campaign” and Anokhee Pahal campaign which promotes health, sanitation, and wellbeing of underprivileged sections of society.

    The activities of the organisation and its efforts includes, improving the quality of life of the downtrodden, the underprivileged through campaigns including HIV awareness, Breast cancer awareness, Doctor’s handwriting campaign, education and medical camps.

    MedscapeIndia is soon coming up with ‘MedscapeIndia App’ which will bridge the gap between the doctor, a layman and a patient. Radiologist’s founder chairperson Sunita Dube said, “We need to understand that doctors do a critical job of dealing with lives and every life matters.”

    MedscapeIndia created a new platform that can put doctors in the spotlight as change makers which they actually are. The first ever ‘Doctors’ Anthem’ expresses doctor’s feelings and gratitude towards the society for their well-being. Another important aspect in today’s world is the use of technology and MedscapeIndia strives to bring in technological advancements that can be provided to people from every stage of society in the most convenient manner.

    India is suffering from serious lack of effective health care services and the number of health problems is rising than ever. After looking deeper into the current scenario, the need to bring in a real-time transformation of the health sector, its policies, services, and functioning.

  • Videocon bags National Energy Conservation Award 2016

    Videocon bags National Energy Conservation Award 2016

    MUMBAI: Videocon, the leading consumer electronic and home appliances company, today added another feather to its cap by winning the first prize for Best Manufacturer of BEE Star Labelled Appliances, in the Air Conditioner category, at the National Energy Conservation Award – 2016. This is the second time in a row that the brand has been awarded the most energy efficient brand. Last year during the award ceremony, Videocon bagged the first prize for the refrigerator category. The award aims at giving national recognition to companies who have made significant contributions in creating awareness towards and production of energy efficient appliances.

    Highlighting Videocon’s energy efficient products and practices Videocon Chief Manufacturing and Procurement Officer Abhijit Kotnis said, “It is a moment of pride for all of us at Videocon. We have always worked towards creating high quality and energy efficient Air Conditioners, and it seems that our focus on high-end products has paid off. Videocon extends its sincere appreciation towards the trust of its customers. The award surely would not have been possible without the hard work that the team at Videocon has put in.”

    “We are truly honoured to receive the National Energy Conservation Award for the second time in a row. As a responsible Indian manufacturer, we understand the importance of conserving energy for a brighter and better tomorrow, and that is exactly what this award also encourages us all to do. It is our endeavour to achieve the highest energy standards for our products and for that we relentlessly adhere to best practices. Videocon’s focus is always on the high-end products, and hence products like the BEE-certified 5 star range of Air Conditioners will always remain on of the brand’s key strengths,” Videocon Head of Technology and Innovation Akshay Dhoot.

    Organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, the award ceremony was held in the capital on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day. Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable energy & mines, Shri Piyush Goyal presented the awards to all the winners. The award is presented annually by the ministry of power, Government of India.

  • Videocon bags National Energy Conservation Award 2016

    Videocon bags National Energy Conservation Award 2016

    MUMBAI: Videocon, the leading consumer electronic and home appliances company, today added another feather to its cap by winning the first prize for Best Manufacturer of BEE Star Labelled Appliances, in the Air Conditioner category, at the National Energy Conservation Award – 2016. This is the second time in a row that the brand has been awarded the most energy efficient brand. Last year during the award ceremony, Videocon bagged the first prize for the refrigerator category. The award aims at giving national recognition to companies who have made significant contributions in creating awareness towards and production of energy efficient appliances.

    Highlighting Videocon’s energy efficient products and practices Videocon Chief Manufacturing and Procurement Officer Abhijit Kotnis said, “It is a moment of pride for all of us at Videocon. We have always worked towards creating high quality and energy efficient Air Conditioners, and it seems that our focus on high-end products has paid off. Videocon extends its sincere appreciation towards the trust of its customers. The award surely would not have been possible without the hard work that the team at Videocon has put in.”

    “We are truly honoured to receive the National Energy Conservation Award for the second time in a row. As a responsible Indian manufacturer, we understand the importance of conserving energy for a brighter and better tomorrow, and that is exactly what this award also encourages us all to do. It is our endeavour to achieve the highest energy standards for our products and for that we relentlessly adhere to best practices. Videocon’s focus is always on the high-end products, and hence products like the BEE-certified 5 star range of Air Conditioners will always remain on of the brand’s key strengths,” Videocon Head of Technology and Innovation Akshay Dhoot.

    Organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, the award ceremony was held in the capital on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day. Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable energy & mines, Shri Piyush Goyal presented the awards to all the winners. The award is presented annually by the ministry of power, Government of India.

  • ‘Game of Thrones’ breaks record, bags 38 Emmys

    ‘Game of Thrones’ breaks record, bags 38 Emmys

    MUMBAI: The HBO fantasy drama, Game of Thrones (GoT) has broken records by winning a total of 38 awards at the 68th annual Emmy Awards. The previous all-time record holder, Frasier, had pocketed 37 awards.

    GoT has picked up awards for best writing in a drama series, best directing in a drama series, and best drama on Sunday night. The series became the most-honored drama series after winning nine Emmys at the Creative Arts ceremony, surpassing longtime title holders Hill Street Blues and The West Wing.

    It has only been on six seasons, while Fraiser was on for 11 which makes it stand out.

  • ‘Game of Thrones’ breaks record, bags 38 Emmys

    ‘Game of Thrones’ breaks record, bags 38 Emmys

    MUMBAI: The HBO fantasy drama, Game of Thrones (GoT) has broken records by winning a total of 38 awards at the 68th annual Emmy Awards. The previous all-time record holder, Frasier, had pocketed 37 awards.

    GoT has picked up awards for best writing in a drama series, best directing in a drama series, and best drama on Sunday night. The series became the most-honored drama series after winning nine Emmys at the Creative Arts ceremony, surpassing longtime title holders Hill Street Blues and The West Wing.

    It has only been on six seasons, while Fraiser was on for 11 which makes it stand out.

  • Simulcast, wide spread distribution: Zee Cine Awards 2016 a mass target from ZEE

    Simulcast, wide spread distribution: Zee Cine Awards 2016 a mass target from ZEE

    MUMBAI: The award ceremony by Zee on March 5, the Lux Zee Cine awards 2016 was bigger this time with the introduction of the Jury awards and Integrated National award for cinema. Various regions across the globe executed clutter breaking worldwide campaigns to ensure that the awards reach out to maximum viewers. Lux Zee Cine awards 2016 was a simulcast on fifth March on Zee Cinema, Zee Cinema HD, Zee Anmol, Zee Tamizh and also premiered on prime globally.

    Zee Entertainment Enterprises  Limited (Zeel) managing director  and CEO  Punit Goenka, Zeel chief business officer Sunil Buch,actors  Anil Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Kriti Sanon and the jury members Leena Yadav, Ravi K Chandran, Resul Pookutty and Shantanu Moitra had announced the awards in Mumbai last month.    Rakesh Roshan, Anurag Basu, Leena Yadav, Prasoon Joshi, Ravi K Chandran, Resul Pookutty and Shantanu Moitra were the judges 

    The  channel targeted Tier I and Tier II regional publications with the objective to get maximum conversions for the telecast. It was also promoted on DTH platforms like Dish TV, TATA Sky and Videocon to enhance the recall of the property. Innovative advertising was carried out in over 500 theatre screens across Hindi speaking markets.Apart from this, an extensive social media campaign was executed on Twitter and Instagram.

    Zeel chief business officer  Sunil Buch, said, “Zee Cine awards 2016 is not only a true celebration of Hindi and regional cinema but also brought transparency in the selection of winners through its Jury Awards. Keeping in mind the legacy and credibility Zee Cine Awards commands, we have initiated several marketing innovations and activation to make the event a grand success, both, for the audiences and all our partners. It had been conceptualized, created and produced by Zee Studios, our state-of-the-art film and TV production arm.  Besides, there is a goodness of fit to a film awards show being premiered on Zee Cinema rather than on a GEC.  The channel with an average weekly base of 184 million (18.4 crore) viewers is higher than any other channel across Hindi Speaking Markets (BARC-Urban + Rural India, Average of Week 41’15-Week 3’16, NCCS 4+). The simulcast of the Awards on India’s leading FTA GEC channel, Zee Anmol also adds to its reach in rural India.”

  • Simulcast, wide spread distribution: Zee Cine Awards 2016 a mass target from ZEE

    Simulcast, wide spread distribution: Zee Cine Awards 2016 a mass target from ZEE

    MUMBAI: The award ceremony by Zee on March 5, the Lux Zee Cine awards 2016 was bigger this time with the introduction of the Jury awards and Integrated National award for cinema. Various regions across the globe executed clutter breaking worldwide campaigns to ensure that the awards reach out to maximum viewers. Lux Zee Cine awards 2016 was a simulcast on fifth March on Zee Cinema, Zee Cinema HD, Zee Anmol, Zee Tamizh and also premiered on prime globally.

    Zee Entertainment Enterprises  Limited (Zeel) managing director  and CEO  Punit Goenka, Zeel chief business officer Sunil Buch,actors  Anil Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Kriti Sanon and the jury members Leena Yadav, Ravi K Chandran, Resul Pookutty and Shantanu Moitra had announced the awards in Mumbai last month.    Rakesh Roshan, Anurag Basu, Leena Yadav, Prasoon Joshi, Ravi K Chandran, Resul Pookutty and Shantanu Moitra were the judges 

    The  channel targeted Tier I and Tier II regional publications with the objective to get maximum conversions for the telecast. It was also promoted on DTH platforms like Dish TV, TATA Sky and Videocon to enhance the recall of the property. Innovative advertising was carried out in over 500 theatre screens across Hindi speaking markets.Apart from this, an extensive social media campaign was executed on Twitter and Instagram.

    Zeel chief business officer  Sunil Buch, said, “Zee Cine awards 2016 is not only a true celebration of Hindi and regional cinema but also brought transparency in the selection of winners through its Jury Awards. Keeping in mind the legacy and credibility Zee Cine Awards commands, we have initiated several marketing innovations and activation to make the event a grand success, both, for the audiences and all our partners. It had been conceptualized, created and produced by Zee Studios, our state-of-the-art film and TV production arm.  Besides, there is a goodness of fit to a film awards show being premiered on Zee Cinema rather than on a GEC.  The channel with an average weekly base of 184 million (18.4 crore) viewers is higher than any other channel across Hindi Speaking Markets (BARC-Urban + Rural India, Average of Week 41’15-Week 3’16, NCCS 4+). The simulcast of the Awards on India’s leading FTA GEC channel, Zee Anmol also adds to its reach in rural India.”

  • India-born American filmmaker bags two awards at Manhattan Filmfest

    India-born American filmmaker bags two awards at Manhattan Filmfest

    NEW DELHI: Emmy-nominated America-based filmmaker Tirlok Malik has been honoured with the special Outstanding Achievement in Multicultural Arts in acting, filmmaking, and immigrant advocacy at the International Film Festival in Manhattan.

     

    The Festival held recently showed films dealing with social issues. The festival has the most diverse selection of world class films and a focus on social issues and advocacy as part of the programming and goals.

     

    Malik has made many films starting from Lonely In America, Khushiyaan, On Golden Years, and many more. They all deal with the effects of migration in America.

     

    Malik, who has given a break to many new faces in his films in front or behind the camera, said, “I am happy to be a part of this festival and I feel honored for this awards.”

     

    Malik also received an award for best film award for On Golden Years.

     

     Luis Pedron, co-founder of the festival, said the film On Golden Years deals with social issues of retirement that millions of first generation immigrants face in their lives.

     

    Films from many countries, including Israel, Australia, Philippines, Sweden, Singapore, and the United States were shown at IFFM.

     

    Malik accepted the award on the behalf of the team of On Golden Years and said, “It was team work making this film.”

     

    The film is produced by Golden Movies. The idea of the story is inspired by the book Seeking Roots by Iggy Ignatius who is also the co-director of the film. The film stars among others Ranjit Chowdhry, Jyoti Singh, Reeves Lehmann, Shetal Shah, Noor Naghmi, Tirlok Malik, among others.

     

    The film has been shot at the Indian retirement community Shantiniketan in Florida.

     

    Meanwhile, Malik recently launched a website for streaming Indian-American movies www.nritvfilmclub.com. The website seeks to promote new talents as Malik wants to create what he calls ‘NRI-wood’ just like Hollywood and Bollywood. 

  • SCTE launches awards for technical excellence & innovation in broadband

    SCTE launches awards for technical excellence & innovation in broadband

    MUMBAI: With an aim to raise the standard of broadband engineering in the telecommunications industry, SCTE India has launched awards to honour technical excellence and innovation in broadband for India. 

     

    This initiative is an effort towards promoting excellence in broadband as well as create a skilled pool of technicians to drive India’s broadband movement. 

     

    SCTE India national secretary Rahul Nehra and SCTE president Dr Roger Blakeway announced the awards at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam allowing entries for nominations as well. 

     

    Opening the floor for nominations, SCTE invited submissions from individuals, business leaders and companies that have launched new product, method of technical excellence and innovation and new ways of improving technology till 31 December 2015. The entries will be assessed by an international jury.

     

    “Those who have demonstrated outstanding performance with categories such as Technological Innovation (in several sub-categories), Best Headend Management Services and Network Management Services; Best Convergent Services Provider; Best DAS Compliance and Maximum Upskilling Activity Over the Year will be awarded,” said SCTE India national secretary Rahul Nehra.

     

    “The SCTE India awards will set in motion a new wave of thought leadership and reward innovation as well as fostering the adoption of best practice in the industry,” said SCTE India president Prem Behl.

     

    “The awards will recognise innovation in the cable and broadband domain having the potential for long-term with a significant impact in India at national and regional levels. The innovation may be technological or economic in nature and, preferably, should have created a broad or globally recognized benefit for the telecommunications industry,” he added.

     

    There will be a separate set of individual awards to recognise the individual SCTE India Technician of the Year, SCTE India Member of the Year, Best Customer Manager, Outstanding Services to Broadband Engineering, Honorary Fellowship of SCTE India and SCTE India Engineer of the Year. 

     

    The televised SCTE India awards ceremony will take place during the 24th Convergence India conference on 22 January, 2016 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

  • Kyoorius launches 2014 Kyoorius Awards annuals

    Kyoorius launches 2014 Kyoorius Awards annuals

    MUMBAI: Kyoorius in association with D&AD has launched the 2014 Kyoorius Advertising, Digital and Design Awards annual in Mumbai. The awards annual features the Black and Blue Elephant winning entries along with all in-book winners from the 2014 edition of the awards, providing an invaluable and unrivalled source of creative inspiration. The book was launched in the presence of the industry’s top professionals and influencers.

     

    The annuals go beyond listing the winning agencies and studios, giving exposure and due credit to each and every person involved in every stage of a project, from brief to concept to execution – from creative directors and CCOs, designers and copywriters to post-production studios, sound editors and printers, being a testament to the fact that exceptional work is the result of a team effort. 

     

    The annual was designed as a special box set – 4,000 copies will be distributed to corporate, creatives and all the art and design colleges and institutions in the country to help stimulate future talent.

     

    Keeping the excitement going, the key dates for the 2015 Kyoorius Awards were also announced. This included the dates for the Advertising & Digital Awards night – heralded by many as the most exciting awards ceremony of the year as well as the Design Awards, which recognises exceptional work created across a breadth of disciplines.

     

    Kyoorius founder CEO Rajesh Kejriwal commented, “We are thrilled to announce the schedule for the 2015 Kyoorius Awards and are committed to providing a completely neutral and ethical platform that recognises the very best of Indian creative talent, year after year. The 2014 Awards Annuals are an unrivaled resource for managers and clients looking for the right people who can give a voice to their brands; they offer an overview of the most noteworthy creatives working in India today – the people you will find in these pages are the ones to watch.”

     

    D&AD CEO Tim Lindsay added, “We approach the second Kyoorius Awards supported by D&AD with great optimism concerning the positive impact on the creative community in India. D&AD and Kyoorius are both dedicated to inspiring, celebrating and nurturing the next generation of creative talent – vital for the future health of our industry. The Awards Annual is packed full of inspiration and celebration. This is just the beginning….” 

     

    Advertising & Digital Awards

     

    Call for Entries open: 2 March 2015

     

    Call for Entries close: 10 April 2015

     

    Jury session: 4 – 6 May 2015

     

    Awards Night: 29 May 2015 

     

    Design Awards

     

    Call for Entries open: 4 May 2015

     

    Call for Entries close: 5 June 2015

     

    Jury session: 1 – 3 July 2015

     

    Awards Night: 12 September 2015