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  • Garage Worldwide appoints Manish Arora as head of business

    Garage Worldwide appoints Manish Arora as head of business

    MUMBAI: Garage Worldwide – the digital and design arm of Famous Innovations has appointed Manish Arora as head of business. At Garage, his main mandate will be growth and technology specialisation.

    Arora has been in the business for more than 20 years, working with brands like Videocon, Pantaloons, Gitanjali Jewels & Lifestyle, MACHO Innerwear, Goa Tourism, Punjab Tourism, Rajasthan Tourism & Uttaranchal Tourism, SBI, LIC, Reliance Broadcast, Zee International, Godrej Agrovet, Mattel Toys (Hot Wheels, Scrabble, UNO), Asian Paints and across agencies like Quadrant, Ogilvy Mumbai, Percept and Saints & Warriors. He started his own firm Zebras Consulting a few years ago and was successfully leading the SBI brand.

    “Garage brings with it the perfect blend of creative spark, technological innovation and media expertise. There is so much potential in all these areas in India and we may be at the tipping point of India’s digital explosion right now. The last year has really shown us the true power of digital, and I’m excited about harnessing that power at Garage Worldwide,” said Arora.

    Garage Worldwide founder & CCO Raj Kamble said, “Manish’s diverse experience, including being an entrepreneur himself, make him the perfect fit for the culture at Garage. He brings a great balance of business, strategy and creative fervor to the table, and with him we look forward to taking our digital journey to the next level.” 

  • Muthoot Microfin hires 2,300+ employees during pandemic

    Muthoot Microfin hires 2,300+ employees during pandemic

    New Delhi: At a time when businesses worldwide are struggling to retain employees and maintain salaries, Muthoot Microfin has expanded its employee strength by 37 per cent.

    In a statement issued on Friday, the microfinance firm said it has hired more than 2,300 employees while opening as many as 64 new offices across different parts of the country. Most of the new employees were roped in as part of recruitment drives conducted for candidates who had lost their job due to the pandemic.

    The firm has allowed all employees to work from home during the period, apart from providing Covid insurance for all, covering hospitalisation costs as well as expenses on medicine. “Besides, Muthoot Microfin ensured no pay cut and complete job security for all employees. It was on the basis of these aforementioned initiatives that the company was ranked among ‘Best Place to Work’ by GPTW Institute,” said the company.

    Muthoot Microfin CEO Sadaf Sayeed said, “We have always kept employee wellbeing on the top of the pedestal, as they are the backbone of our institution. As the pandemic struck, we issued alerts and opened a full-fledged control room to address the panic and concerns among our employees. Also, we actively engaged with them through skill development programs.”

    The company’s HR head Subhransu Pattnayak added, “Our communication strategy was primarily to keep in constant touch with all employees throughout the lockdown period and keep a tab on their safety and wellbeing. We also rolled out a slew of employee engagement activities, associated with online learning platforms and activated internal LMS for skill training of employees. We invested a lot on providing training to our staff over the past year.” 

    The company has disbursed Rs 2,700 crores worth of loans in FY2021.

  • Bombay High Court stays BARC order against India Today

    Bombay High Court stays BARC order against India Today

    NEW DELHI: The TRP manipulation row has embroiled several parties including news broadcasters, research agencies and police authorities. The row is getting murkier as it goes along.

    Last week, the Bombay high court stayed an order passed by BARC disciplinary committee and directed BARC India not to take any coercive action against India Today Group subject to a deposit of Rs 5 lakh with the court. Now, after various sections of news media purportedly misreported facts in the case, India Today has issued a clarification.

    Referring to the plea it filed against the BARC order, TV Today said in a statement, “The petition filed challenges an order passed by the BARC disciplinary committee on the grounds that it was without an appropriate quorum and without presenting evidence, among other criteria. The court has stayed the order and directed that no coercive action be taken subject to a deposit of 5 lakh with the court– and not with BARC– and without prejudice to our rights.”

    The media house pointed out the misinterpretation of the court order by several news outlets that TV Today must pay a fine of Rs 5 lakh to BARC. “It is unfortunate that certain sections of the media are misreporting the reasons for TV Today approaching the Bombay high court against BARC,” it said.

    The network also clarified that the Hansa report has nothing to do with the case filed by it against BARC. “Similarly, any mention of TV Today's name in the Hansa report is something we are completely unaware of. We are not privy to any such information, and neither has BARC informed us of the report.”

    The TRP manipulation scam was unearthed by the Mumbai police on 8 October. Since then, several news broadcasters have been reeled into the controversy surrounding the matter. Charges and allegations have freely flown and a string of law suits and FIRs have been filed, with no end seemingly in sight.

  • News18 Tamil Nadu announces the third edition of Magudam Awards

    News18 Tamil Nadu announces the third edition of Magudam Awards

    News18 Tamil Nadu is once again proud to present the 3rd edition of our flagship initiative the 'Magudam Awards 2019’. Magudam meaning “crown” in Tamil is an Awards platform for celebrating glory of achievement and excellence.

    Therebythe awards will be a unique platform to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the field of Sports, Business, Arts & Literature, Entertainment, Social Service and Science & Technology. These individuals and organisations have worked relentlessly to create a difference in society and their outstanding success stories have made the state of Tamil Nadu proud.  

    The award distinguishes itself by celebrating not only exemplary individuals and their achievements but also the ideas that have inspired the state and impacted our lives.

    The awards adhere to a transparent and robust selection procedure that includes the News18 Editorial Board drawing up a list of nominees, further leading to the final selection of winners by a Jury comprising a select group of distinguished personalities.

    Juries

    Padma Shri. SudhaRagunathan, Singer

    Mr. D. Jayakumar, State Minister

    Mr. J Jeyaranjan, Economist

    Mrs. Gautami, Actress

    Mr. karupalaniappan, Orator & Director

    Mr. Suresh Mahalingam, Ex- CEO & MD, Tata AIA

    Mr. Vasanthabalan, Director

    Mr. Yugabharathi, Writter&Lyrisist

    Special Guests participated on 18th October at ITC Grand Chola

    Hon’bleDr.TamilisaiSoundararajan, Governor of Telangana

    Mr. Mamooty, Actor

    Mr. Kamal Hassan, Actor

    Mr. Nagarajan, M.D, Ramraj Cotton

    Mrs. KushbooSundar, Actor

    Mr. Vijay sethupathi, Actor

    Ms. Aiswariya Rajesh, Actor

    Mrs. Gowthami, Actress

    A K Viswanathan, IPS

  • Dentsu Webchuntey introduces ‘The Good News Card’

    Dentsu Webchuntey introduces ‘The Good News Card’

    MUMBAI: Business cards are an integral part of any company or individual’s branding. More often than not, they serve as the introduction and as a reminder too. Due to limited wallet space, business cards have really evolved in terms of messaging and creativity.

    Dr. Kiran S. Gautam, a renowned gynaecologist and obstetrician, has released a new business card that also serves as a pregnancy test. Designed by Dentsu Webchutney Innovation Lab, the card goes beyond awareness and information. It has a utility value that makes it not just memorable but also relevant.

    The card is divided into two units: information and pregnancy test. User needs to tear the pregnancy test portion and dip it into urine. The pregnancy test reacts to the urine and tells the user whether she is pregnant or not.

    “My brief to the agency was very clear. I wanted something that could remind women of me when it mattered the most. The agency came back with the idea of a card that tests pregnancy. It is innovative and highly memorable. Even if people don’t use it, I am sure they will keep it,” said Gautam.

    Dentsu Webchutney co-founder and chief creative officer Sudesh Samaria said, “The project came to life after intense research in paper selection and printing techniques. We roped in India’s leading print design and paper expert to work on this project. After creating the first set of prototypes, it took us several weeks to get things right. This card has medical usage which posed challenges of its own. We are happy to have braved them all.”

    The branding has been extended to a direct mailer as well. The mailer too can test pregnancy while providing all the relevant information to the users.

  • Business news most benefitted, English GEC most affected genres: Chrome DM

    Business news most benefitted, English GEC most affected genres: Chrome DM

    MUMBAI: With a growth of 1.04 per cent as compared to last week (35), the Business news genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 36 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media.

    In the business news category, Zee Business gained the highest OTS in six metros with 85.2 per cent whereas NDTV Profit/Prime was the most affected in terms of OTS with 47.5 per cent.

    OTS is the actual census-based percentage connectivity of a channel spread across 81 million homes, reported by Chrome DM, across analogue cable, digital cable and DTH.

    The second position in the gainer’s list of OTS was grabbed by the English movies genre with the growth of 0.50 per cent in six metros. Movies Now was the most benefitted channel in this category with 53.6 per cent whereas Sony Pix was the most affected one with 45.9 per cent OTS.

    Religious genre saw little less growth of 0.16 per cent in week 36 as compared to the last week (35), which was 0.33 per cent. In this category, OTS of Sanskar was leading the genre with 96.2 per cent on an HSM (Hindi-speaking market) excluding 1L-market.

    The youth genre hopped on to the fourth position in the list with 0.12 per cent growth and MTV catered to 88.4 per cent OTS on an HSM (Hindi-speaking market) excluding 1L-market.

    The fifth position in gainers list was bagged by the sports genre with a growth of 0.09 per cent. In this category, DD Sports is topping the OTS chart with 95.6 per cent on an all-India basis in week 36 of Chrome DM.

    Among the losers, the English GEC was the most affected genre with a drop of 0.74 per cent OTS in six metros with AXN recording the highest fall in ratings in the segment with 94.4 per cent whereas Colors Infinity still maintained to keep on the top with 47.7 per cent OTS.

    The Hindi News category recorded a fall of 0.53 per cent OTS on an HSM (Hindi-speaking market) excluding 1L-market. Aaj Tak was the most affected among the top 5 channels in this genre with 94.1 per cent, whereas India TV maintained to be on the top in the list with 99.6 per cent OTS in week 36.

    Infotainment and ‘kids all-India’ pocketed third and fourth positions with a drop of 0.23 per cent and 0.12 per cent, respectively. The Discovery channel in the infotainment genre and Pogo in kids were the most affected channels in the Top 5 chart with 75.8 per cent and 74.3 per cent, whereas NGC and Nickelodeon topped the chart with 91.9 per cent and 88.9 per cent, respectively.

    Hindi Movies genre stood at the fifth position with a fall of 0.11 per cent OTS with Movies OK holding the last position in the Top 5 channels’ chart with 90.4 per cent and Sony Max leading the chart with 93.9 per cent OTS on an HSM (Hindi-speaking market) excluding 1L-market.

  • Guest Column: Dear Me…Be a good loser!

    I failed often, failed bitterly, had my fair share of ups and downs. I had my apprehensions and my faults. I share here the positive convictions I have gained. May be they hold some wisdom for the millennials of today too as they venture for their first inclines.

    A line in a poem by Czeslow Milosz that’s always stuck with me: “Love means to learn to look at yourself/ The way one looks at distant things/ For you are only one thing among many.” The key to happiness, the poem suggests, is to understand that you need to become less self-obsessed – so that you can better relate to the world around you.

    I was fortunate to rise to the job of a CEO within 11 years of take-off.

    24 years since I started and as an athlete at the peak of his game today, here are 7 things I would want my younger self to take care of. 

    1. Seize the moment. Carpe Diem. I would volunteer for the next responsibility and rise to the occasion. I would not make ‘best’ the enemy of ‘better’. No work is too small. I would relish the opportunity to work. If you’re not progressing, you’re regressing; so, keep moving forward. The key to success in any field or endeavor is to keep moving forward. In the block-buster Indian movie Baahubali, the Hero gives the dark horse a piece of advice – “Zindagi Ek Baar Sher banane ka mauka sabko zaroor deti hai” (Life gives you the chance to become a Hero at least once). This one moment must be seized. Also as goes the popular Hindi saying “Behta paani nirmala” – translated into English which is “Rolling Stones gather no moss”.

    2. Take care of myself. Your body is the greatest instrument you will ever have. I would keep it in fit condition. You are beyond your body. The quality and power of your mind will determine how you well you would fare in the wake of challenges. I would train my mind. The importance of constant upgradation of your intellect cannot be emphasised enough.

    3. Kill my ego. Adapt to the world. You need them. They don’t. Simple. Adapt to the situation or the challenge. Not even a whiff of entitlement. Please. Half of my problems is me. The other half is the circumstances. I would find the best combination.

    4. Choose to be happy. I would not be rigid about my wants. I would awake to the truth that I can change my wants. Happiness does not depend on anything but me. Wants are changeable.

    5. Save money. I would start early to create wealth by saving money. A dollar yesterday is bigger than one today. Money grows. The power of the exponential function is one of the most misunderstood!

    6. Be a good loser. I would rise every time I fall. You only fail if you do not get up. I would fail fast, fail often, fail uninhibitedly and fail – not quit – till I succeed. And again… A progressive mentality doesn’t mean that you’ll never experience major setbacks, or even utter failure–which can deliver vital lessons and invaluable experience. Additionally, reflecting on how far you’ve come can provide necessary motivation. Remember, there are no shortcuts. True success is as much about hard work as about resilience–the ability to keep getting up when you’re tempted to throw in the towel. Never give up. Ever.

    7. Find my spiritual center. I would involve myself in spirituality much earlier than I did. To know how to live better, be content and spend life so that it is worthwhile.

    Some of the above are convictions because they invariably stood me in good stead. Some of them I did not practise but would be wise to – were I to do it again! Happy Living.

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    (Piyush Sharma, a global tech, media and entrepreneurial leader, created the successful foray of Zee Entertainment in India and globally under the ‘Living’ brand. The views expressed here are of the writer’s and Indiantelevision.com may not subscribe to them.)

     

  • After high new business ranking, Dentsu Media rebranded as dentsu X

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Aegis Network has launched dentsu X, an integrated agency network combining best-in-class communication and media planning services, content creation, technology, data and behavioural insights, following the rebrand of the Group’s media specialist – Dentsu Media. The rebranding of Dentsu Media to dentsu X is effective today.

    The new proposition, “Experience Beyond Exposure”, relays the brand’s strong belief in the power of experience over exposure. Inspired by the idea that personalised and relevant experiences are key for brands to attract, acquire, convert and retain customers, dentsu X is designed to help brands create integrated and personalised marketing solutions to cut through the noise in the media market and meet rapidly changing consumer demands.

    Bringing Dentsu media’s longstanding success in delivering one-stop integrated solutions in the East, dentsu X will combine high quality creative and strategic capabilities with insight experts possessing cultural and behavioural knowledge. This helps brands come together with people and identify key values and motivations through the use of data.

    Takaki Hibino, Global Brand President of dentsu X, who will continue to lead his successful team within the new dentsu X brand globally, commented: “When Dentsu media was first launched in 1999, the use of the word ‘media’ had a very limited meaning. For close to two decades, Dentsu media alongside its creative agency partners has expanded to offer much more to our clients than that original definition could describe. This is why we evolved its identity to reflect the potential of our brand and selected ‘X’ to represent the importance of delivering unique experiences. By integrating data, technology, creativity and distribution in the dentsu X offering, we can develop these experiences for clients that are truly focused on digital solutions.”

    Nick Waters, CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network Asia Pacific, said: “Dentsu media is unique as a scaled Asian agency network. Integrating within Dentsu Aegis Network portfolio of agencies it has propelled its growth so that it currently leads the Campaign new business tables.”

    “This change of branding serves to better reflect the agency’s capabilities and further enhance its position as a global agency network,” Nick added.

    Divya Karani, CEO of dentsu X India, commented: “Dentsu media has always believed in reaching ahead, anticipating and embracing change. ‘Experience’ is the currency in the brave new world we live in. dentsu X delivers to this.”

  • Tata Communications celebrates ‘spirit of India’

    Tata Communications celebrates ‘spirit of India’

    MUMBAI: Tata Communications, a leading provider of A New World of Communications™, today announced the launch of a major multi-channel brand campaign in India.

    Designed to highlight the company’s diverse services portfolio that enables digital transformation for businesses and its contribution to the ‘Make in India’ narrative, the campaign will roll out in December 2016 through to the end of June 2017.

    Tata Communications partnered with global agencies Initiative (media agency) and Brilliant Noise (marketing & communications agency) for the Indian campaign.

    Unfolding across India’s busiest airports of Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Pune, and reaching over 100 million travelers, this campaign also includes the sponsorship of major industry and technology events in India as well as an extensive online advertising campaign with leading business publications, generating over 100 million impressions on all its digital channels.

    The roll-out of this campaign coincides with Tata Communications’ 15th year anniversary of a successful public-private partnership, which has seen the company evolve into the country’s business transformation leader, with services across network, mobility, cloud enablement and security.

    Tata Communications CMO Julie Woods-Moss said: “India continues to ascend the global competitiveness index. We are committed to playing a role in nurturing the country’s business potential and enabling outstanding customer value by simplifying digital transformation across industries. Our new brand campaign celebrates the spirit of India and showcases our innovative portfolio of products and services across network, cloud, mobility and security.”

    Tata Communications’ portfolio of services is underpinned by the company’s leading global network infrastructure. The company owns and operates the world’s largest and most advanced subsea fibre cable network, including the only wholly-owned fibre ring around the world. This network enables customers and partners to reach 99.7% of the world’s GDP, with connectivity to over 240 countries and territories.

    This campaign builds on the successful campaign in Silicon Valley (2014) and Tata Communications’ ongoing sponsorship of the Heathrow Express in London that started in 2015.

  • Tata Communications celebrates ‘spirit of India’

    Tata Communications celebrates ‘spirit of India’

    MUMBAI: Tata Communications, a leading provider of A New World of Communications™, today announced the launch of a major multi-channel brand campaign in India.

    Designed to highlight the company’s diverse services portfolio that enables digital transformation for businesses and its contribution to the ‘Make in India’ narrative, the campaign will roll out in December 2016 through to the end of June 2017.

    Tata Communications partnered with global agencies Initiative (media agency) and Brilliant Noise (marketing & communications agency) for the Indian campaign.

    Unfolding across India’s busiest airports of Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Pune, and reaching over 100 million travelers, this campaign also includes the sponsorship of major industry and technology events in India as well as an extensive online advertising campaign with leading business publications, generating over 100 million impressions on all its digital channels.

    The roll-out of this campaign coincides with Tata Communications’ 15th year anniversary of a successful public-private partnership, which has seen the company evolve into the country’s business transformation leader, with services across network, mobility, cloud enablement and security.

    Tata Communications CMO Julie Woods-Moss said: “India continues to ascend the global competitiveness index. We are committed to playing a role in nurturing the country’s business potential and enabling outstanding customer value by simplifying digital transformation across industries. Our new brand campaign celebrates the spirit of India and showcases our innovative portfolio of products and services across network, cloud, mobility and security.”

    Tata Communications’ portfolio of services is underpinned by the company’s leading global network infrastructure. The company owns and operates the world’s largest and most advanced subsea fibre cable network, including the only wholly-owned fibre ring around the world. This network enables customers and partners to reach 99.7% of the world’s GDP, with connectivity to over 240 countries and territories.

    This campaign builds on the successful campaign in Silicon Valley (2014) and Tata Communications’ ongoing sponsorship of the Heathrow Express in London that started in 2015.