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  • Endemol Shine signs first international deal with Australia, Germany for Lego Masters

    Endemol Shine signs first international deal with Australia, Germany for Lego Masters

    MUMBAI: Content creator, producer and distributor Endemol Shine Group has recently announced that the new entertainment format Lego Masters has landed its first international deals with Endemol Shine Australia and Germany. The production house has been commissioned to produce series with this new format Nine in Australia and RTL in Germany.

    It is originally created by Tuesdays Child. The show launched on Channel 4 in the summer 2017, winning an average audience of two million viewers. The launch episode was the number one programme of the day, exceeding the primetime average by 68 per cent. An extended second series will air on Channel 4 later this year.

    “Lego is a globally renowned and much-loved phenomenon that appeals to people of all ages and Lego Masters most definitely has the same pull. It’s a hugely fun and family-friendly format and we expect it to engage Australian and German viewers and other markets in the way in which it has done in the UK,” says Endemol Shine Group CEO of Creative Networks Lisa Perrin as quoted by Rapid TV News.

    The company is also behind new entertainment formats All Together Now that has been sold to six markets. It has produced content for all platforms including global hits Black Mirror, Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, Humans, Hunted, MasterChef, Peaky Blinders, The Island, The Brain, Tin Star and Your Face Sounds Familiar.

    Last year Endemol Shine Group produced more than 800 productions, in 78 territories airing on more than 275 channels around the world.

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  • Instagram introduces a new feature- ‘You’re All Caught Up’

    Instagram introduces a new feature- ‘You’re All Caught Up’

    MUMBAI: Instagram has come up with a new feature named ‘You’re All Caught Up’ that informs the user when they have seen every posts on their feeds in the last 48 hours. A green tick appears on the screen along with the message ‘You’re All Caught Up’ helping the user to have a better understanding of their feed and to inform them that they haven’t missed recent photos or videos.

    This update is a supposed antidote to Instagram’s algorithmic which shows posts in a non-chronological order which was launched about two years back and was widely criticised. People objected that the feature will use information based on user’s interaction in the app to plan its feed which will spoil the usual way of scrolling through the app.

    This feature is also supposed to help users to manage the time that is spent on the app and stop them from ‘over programming’. Not just this, Instagram also might be working on a ‘Do Not Disturb’ feature to help the users.

    Facebook  CEO Mark Zuckerberg  has been vocal about prioritizing well-being over profits, to the point that the network reduced the prevalence of viral videos in the feed so much that that app lost 1 million users in the U.S. and Canada in Q4 2017. “I expect the time people spend on Facebook and some measures of engagement will go down. If we do the right thing, I believe that will be good for our community and our business over the long term too,” said Zuckerberg as quoted by Techcrunch.

    Apple is going to introduce Screen Time in iOS 12. Google’s Dashboard, which is going to be a part of Android P. These features are going to let the user track their usage patterns and understand which apps are taking up most of their time.

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    Instagram crosses 500 million members

     

  • Vice explores India’s gully rap in first documentary for Voot

    Vice explores India’s gully rap in first documentary for Voot

    MUMBAI: Vice India, a leading youth media brand for the first time has produced a documentary on the gully rap scenario in India named Kya Bolta Bantai for the video on demand platform by Viacom18, Voot. Vice India’s first 30-minute standalone long form documentary charts the evolution of gully rap – an emerging genre of music that is slowly gaining momentum and entering the mainstream, being co-opted by Bollywood and other commercial ventures.

    Kya Bolta Bantai is directed by Naman Saraiya and explores the journey of gully rap through the perspective of pioneers, including crew members such as Dopeadelicz, Swadesi and spoof rappers Gari-B, of comedy collective Tadpatri Talkies.

    This partnership comes as part of the company’s “off-platform” strategy after the announcement of full-scale operations under the Vice.com banner in April this year, to allow its select original as well as partner content to be hosted and promoted to viewers across multiple destinations in the digital ecosystem. For instance, Kanchenjunga Calling, a series that explores the journey of a real-life hero Arjun Vajpai as he attempts to climb Mt Kangchenjunga. Vice India’s first foray into partner content creation in India with Mountain Dew, PepsiCo, is also being distributed on Voot as part of this deal. 

    “It is our endeavour as a full-scale media company to be omnipresent; establish strategic partnerships to take what we create to an environment where the relevant viewers are already consuming rich content. Kya Bolta Bantai is an attempt to create content that is relatable to the youth of the country in a unique format of storytelling that is true to the pulse of not only Mumbai, but our country at large,” said Vice India CEO Chanpreet Arora as quoted by Dailyhunt.

    Vice India has been producing local video and editorial content on various topics such as food, music, politics, sports, sex, identity, nightlife, arts, and comedy, in partnership with relevant influencers, brands and artists in the country. In the coming month, it will focus on covering sex-positive stories about sexual identities, sex toys, sex art, and more in India under the banner of ‘The VICE Guide to Sex in India’. 

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    Voot sets its sights on regional & premium ad-free content

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    Chanpreet Arora appointed CEO of Vice Media India

  • Audi CEO Rupert Stadler arrested

    Audi CEO Rupert Stadler arrested

    MUMBAI: German automobile company Audi’s CEO Rupert Stadler has been arrested on suspicion of fraud. The arrest has been made in connection with Audi’s parent company Volkswagen’s role in emissionsgate (dieselgate).

    The Volkswagen emissions scandal began in September 2015, when the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to German automaker Volkswagen Group. 

    The prosecutors’ office recently widened its emissions cheating probe to include Stadler among the suspects accused of fraud and false advertising. The prosecutors also said that the arrest of Stadler was essential as the investigators saw the risk of him trying to suppress evidence in the diesel emissions probe.

    The agency found that Volkswagen had intentionally programmed turbocharged direct injection (TDI) diesel engines to activate their emissions controls only during laboratory emissions testing which caused the vehicles’ NOx (Nitrogen Oxides) output to meet US standards during regulatory testing, but emit up to 40 times more NOx in real-world driving.

    Volkswagen deployed this programming software in about eleven million cars worldwide, and 500,000 in the United States, in model years 2009 through 2015.

    Standler’s home was raided last week where Munich prosecutors based the arrest warrant on concealment of evidence.

    Audi confirmed the news in a statement: “We confirm that Mr Stadler was arrested this morning. The hearing to determine whether he will be remanded is ongoing.”

    Volkswagen has pleaded guilty to the criminal charges pressed against the company where two managers are serving prison time in US.

  • ZMCL appoints Purushottam Vaishnava as editor-in-chief, business head of cluster-1 channels

    ZMCL appoints Purushottam Vaishnava as editor-in-chief, business head of cluster-1 channels

    MUMBAI: Purushottam Vaishnava has been appointed as editor-in-chief and business head for cluster-1 of channels of Zee Media Corporation.

    Vaishnava was elevated as deputy CEO regional news in January 2017. He will look at Zee Kalinga, Zee Bihar-Jharkhand, Zee Rajasthan, and DNA Jaipur, other editors of cluster-1 channels, including Brajesh Kumar Singh for Zee Hindustan, Anirban Choudhury for Zee 24 Ghanta and Sudhir Sharma for Zee Salaam.

    Vaishnava will report to Rajiv Singh, COO and executive director, Zee Media Corporation.

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    Zee Media reports improved numbers for fiscal 2018

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  • Republic TV partners Gramener to enhance election coverage

    Republic TV partners Gramener to enhance election coverage

    MUMBAI: Republic TV has signed on Gramener for real-time media coverage. Powered by Gramener, the channel has lined up real time coverage for all Indian state elections and mainly for the 2019 general elections. Gramener, which has signed a multi-year deal with Republic TV, will help enhance the visual look both on-air and online to present the data in a constructive and meaningful manner.

    Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami said that the Republic Network focuses mainly on covering elections, political debates and election related panel discussions.

    “Our viewers expect us to cover every election in the most accurate and in-depth manner. With the explosion of noise today, it’s becoming more and more crucial to present viewers with the accurate picture and present it in a manner that’s easy to understand and evaluate. Hence we have partnered with Gramener in a continued pursuit to focus on analyzing data and bringing to the audience fantastic visual presentation of election results. Election means Republic TV and Republic TV equals news,” he said.

    Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani said, “As a brand, we want to provide deeper insights to the audience using simple data representation for election coverage. A major reason for us to retain our number 1 spot since the past 52 weeks is our keenness to analyse data with precision and speed. In today’s noisy and complex world, we have the ability to focus on what’s important and draw out results which our users find extremely valuable. I’m glad that Gramener, our strategic partner, will help us further strengthen this ability by decoding complex election data and build a unique experience for our audience with live data graphics and fastest numbers in all Indian state elections and the 2019 General Elections.”

    Gramener, a data science company, forayed into visual data journalism in 2013 and has since conducted multiple projects in visualising election campaign data with clear number-based analyses, including national elections in 2014 and multiple state elections since then.

    Commenting on this collaboration, Gramener CEO Anand S said, “Media and entertainment is a key vertical for growth and we devised intelligent solutions for Global audience. We would bring cognitive and data science expertise to sharpen the election analysis with cutting-edge analytics and visualisation tools in a real-time environment.”

    Republic TV’s election coverage will be telecast on air and will also be available on the website and on the Republic TV app.

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    Republic TV continues to lead as English news genre ratings drop

    Republic TV continues lead as genre ratings rise

  • ZEEL appoints Shariq Patel as CEO of Essel Vision Productions

    ZEEL appoints Shariq Patel as CEO of Essel Vision Productions

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), one of India’s leading media and entertainment companies, has appointed Shariq Patel as the chief executive officer of Essel Vision Productions Ltd. Patel will report to ZEEL MD & CEO  Punit Goenka.

    Along with its other leading businesses, film and television content production have been fundamental business verticals for the media conglomerate, both having immense growth potential.

    Essel Vision Productions produces soap operas, reality TV, comedy, game shows, entertainment and factual programming in several Indian languages. 

    Patel has more than 20 years of experience across various industries spanning financial services, radio, internet, telecom, sports management and films. He has earlier worked with Radio One 94.3 FM as Vice President, Marketing & Station Head, post which he had a short stint with Essel Sports as Senior Vice President, Marketing & Operations – Indian Cricket League. He then moved to Viacom 18 Media as Executive Vice President, (STUDIO18) Production before starting out with his own venture Trigno Media Pvt Ltd. His appointment further enhances ZEEL’s approach in strengthening its films and television content production arms.

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  • Dentsu X appoints Arabinda Ghosh as CSO

    Dentsu X appoints Arabinda Ghosh as CSO

    MUMBAI: Dentsu X, an integrated media specialist from Dentsu Aegis Network, has roped in Arabinda Ghosh as chief strategy officer. He will report to Roopam Garg, chief client officer, dentsu X India and will be based out of Delhi.

    Ghosh brings with him extensive experience in research and planning spanning two decades. He has worked with big research firms in India such as the Kantar brands–IMRB, TNS, Millward Brown, and Nielsen. 

    During his last stint at Kantar, he was the key consultant to Coke and ABInBev for their branding and communication development strategy and has also guided clients on the effectiveness of cross-media impact and how to harness and optimise the consumer journey to achieve the desired brand objectives.

    Dentsu X India CEO Divya Karani said, “Having worked with Arabinda on the Tata group media mandate in the past, I am elated once again to have him aboard at dentsu X. In these intervening years, Arabinda has grown tremendously with his rich experience on BAT, Coke and other business. He brings immense value to the company’s capabilities. We are increasingly bringing on board senior talent who can carry forward the learnings of seamless integrated consumer and brand interaction to bear on our clients’ business.”

    Ghosh added,  “I find dentsu X to be the most cutting edge and innovative media company, which enables me to pursue my dream. I am excited because dentsu X’s vision of ‘experience over exposure’ encapsulates the future of the entire communication eco-system in a pithy way. I look forward to both being able to contribute and learn as we move forward.”

  • Priti Murthy joins OMD India as CEO

    Priti Murthy joins OMD India as CEO

    MUMBAI: Omnicom Media Group-owned agency, OMD India has bolstered its leadership strength with the appointment of Priti Murthy as of CEO.

    In her new role, Murthy will lead OMD across all business functions, with a focus on building and leading future-ready teams, managing client relationships, and securing new business and growth. Her appointment is effective October 2017 and she will report to Omnicom Media Group CEO – SEA and India Torie Henderson.

    Murthy will be joining OMD from GroupM media agency Maxus, where she currently holds the role of the chief strategy officer.

    In a career spanning over two decades (of which 13 has been with Maxus) in media planning, insights and strategy, Murthy’s forte lies in transforming businesses – by facilitating brand teams to work through key challenges and achieving business objectives – and reinvented thinking in terms of product conceptualisation and development.

    At Maxus, Murthy has led the development of a Behavioural Science Lab that merges the disciplines of behavioural science, sociology, and psychology to solve real-life business problems. She is also a certified coach that value adds to her leadership skills.

    “Priti’s appointment will ensure OMD’s accelerated growth that will not only take OMD to the next level, but also stay at the forefront of change,” said Henderson.

    OMD’s APAC CEO Stephen Li said, “A comprehensive and intense search for the right leader, led us to Priti, who is the perfect candidate to spearhead the next phase of development in a critical market like India. A goals-oriented, industry leader with a proven track record of success especially in the realm of data, digital and content, Priti will ensure we continue to deliver on the OMD promise of championing powerful, creatively-led, insight-driven work for our clients.”

    Omnicom media group India COO Harish Shriyan says: “Priti’s role is not only as a key contributor in shaping and strengthening the value-proposition of our already established team, but also in bringing proven expertise that enhances our overall network.’’

    Murthy says: “It’s a great role, with enormous possibilities. It’s going to be an exciting future and I am committed to driving OMD’s continued growth and ambition in India.”

  • Guest Column: Are you good enough to be a CEO: The 4 ‘Selfie’ Check-up

    Guest Column: Are you good enough to be a CEO: The 4 ‘Selfie’ Check-up

    It is within everyone’s grasp to be a CEO.  There are secret opportunities hidden inside every failure.  Life is not really a solo sport – even if you’re the CEO.  Being a CEO is at least twice as hard as the next hardest position in a company.  It is really, really hard.  This is especially true with founder CEOs.
    To become a proven transformational leader and creating a successful track record of building brands, businesses and value requires much more than just an opportunity.

    Working with start-ups exposes one to holding positions of high responsibility and leadership earlier than most of one’s fellow colleagues. Shaping and growing new businesses and building a profitable and large opportunity canvass requires thought leadership, entrepreneurial management style, creative strategy and execution. Most important survival and growth strategy is the ability to reimagine businesses and build innovative business models.

    In delineating the four essential faces for a CEO, I am adapting leading mythologist Joseph Campbell’s description of each of us as “a hero with a thousand faces,” and Erica Fox’s article. A CEO needs to be like a

    Dreamer – this is the visionary face led by intuition – suggestive of an inner CEO.
    Thinker – this is the evaluation face led by reason – suggestive of an inner CFO.
    Warrior – this is the relationship face led by willpower – suggestive of an inner COO.
    Lover – this is the relationship face led by emotion – suggestive of an inner CHRO.

    Everything ultimately becomes the CEO’s problem, no matter where it starts. Reason why some CEOs crack under the pressure.

    A CEO’s job consumes you.

    It should not be looked at as a step-up but as a calling! 

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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.)