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  • ET NOW & IndiaMART celebrates entrepreneurial spirit of Indian SMEs

    ET NOW & IndiaMART celebrates entrepreneurial spirit of Indian SMEs

    MUMBAI: The fourth edition of ET NOW presents IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow, which is India’s biggest SME awards, awarded the most promising and innovative SMEs from across the country on 30th May 2014 at The Oberoi, New Delhi. The event was graced with the presence of chief guest Mr. K. V. Kamath (Non-Executive Chairman, ICICI Bank) who gave away the awards. Other special guests included notable dignitaries like Mr. Vijay Thadani (CEO, NIIT) and Mr. Kunwer Sachdev (Founder & MD, Su-Kam).

     

    The fourth edition of ET NOW presents IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow garnered enormous response with over 1 lakh nominations. The entrepreneurs were awarded in 17 categories spread across manufacturing, services and special recognition. Prior to this, Regional Awards were held at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru to recognize corporate leaders from different parts of the country.

     

    ET NOW presents IndiaMART- Leaders of Tomorrow aims to recognize and establish the importance of small & medium scale enterprises in sustaining economic growth, increasing trade, generating employment and creating new entrepreneurs in India.

     

    Commenting on the success of the fourth edition of ET NOW presents IndiaMART- Leaders of Tomorrow, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART said, “When we had conceived the idea of bringing recognition to the unsung heroes of our country, we had little idea that our initiative would make such an impact in the SME space. I believe SMEs have the Midas touch when it comes to creating jobs, safeguarding the economy from taking a hit from a slowdown or building a robust economy. Through these awards, ET NOW & IndiaMART have tried to acknowledge the massive contribution they have made to the Indian economy.”

     

    Speaking on this initiative, Mr. Hemant Arora, Business Head, Branded Content, Times Television Network said, “Leaders of Tomorrow was probably our first foray in the Branded Content space.  Today in the 4th year it has become the largest & most recognized exercise of truly celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of India. Spanning over a period of 10 months with integrated marketing efforts across India, Leaders of Tomorrow is looked forward to by the SME’s across categories and anyone who has engaged with the property in the past.  We are glad that we have been able to deliver on the vision and the objectives of IndiaMART as set 4 years ago and in the process have been able to impact the most important segment of the Indian industry in a substantial way”.

  • ET NOW and Capgemini announce Season 3 of ‘Super Techies Show’

    ET NOW and Capgemini announce Season 3 of ‘Super Techies Show’

    MUMBAI: India’s no. 1 business news channel ET NOW and Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, has announced the third season  of the Capgemini ‘Super Techies Show’- a global technology-based reality television show for Information Technology students and professionals. This year, participants from India, United Kingdom, United States of America, Netherlands, Sweden and France are being invited to battle it out and solve real business challenges faced by some of the largest enterprises across the globe.

     

    This year Capgemini Super Techies Show has broad-based its format to include university students with technology background from the 6 participating countries. The participants will get an opportunity to work on real life business challenges faced by some of the largest enterprises across the globe and interact with Capgemini experts and global technocrats across sectors. The winning team will be awarded with a cash prize of USD 25,000.

     

    “In today’s dynamic business environment, companies across the globe understand the need to identify the right talent that can leverage technology to support businesses on their digital transformation journey. The Capgemini Super Techies Show has always strived to be one such platform where young IT professionals have the opportunity to showcase their innovative skills in solving real-life business challenges put forth by global business leaders,” said Aruna Jayanthi, Chief Executive Officer, Capgemini India and member of Capgemini Group Executive Committee.

     

    “The tremendous response we received last year from Indian and North American IT professionals and the enthusiasm and pride that it generated within the Group, encouraged us to extend this platform to participants from other countries. The show had a social media reach of over seven million people. This year’s show will also be the first time where university students can participate and leverage the capabilities of digital tools to solve business challenges,” she added.

     

    Speaking about the announcement of the new season, Hemant Arora Business Head, Branded Content TIMES TELEVISION NETWORK said, “Capgemini ‘Super Techies Show’ has evolved over the period of last 2 years.  It is a one-of its-kind project in India in terms of scale, scalability, global production standards, and meticulous quality. It is the result of an integrated content and communication strategy that we have worked on with a collaborative spirit of partnership with Capgemini.  The previous seasons have met their objectives in terms of business impact as well as in offering a pool of distinct and differentiated content. We are eagerly looking forward to an equally exciting and engaging series this year, as the footprint increases to 6 countries and brings with it  the excitement and energy so far seen only in the entertainment genre of reality series.”

     

    Registrations for the show are open until 30th June ’14 and all eligible applicants can apply online at www.capgeminisupertechiesshow.com

     

    The show will be aired later this year on ET NOW and will also be broadcasted on Capgemini’s official YouTube channel for the global audience. This year, Abhimanyu Radhakrishnan, who has been anchoring the Capgemini Super Techies show from the very first season, will be joined by Ronette Chambers as a co-anchor.

  • ET Now completes 5 years of covering business news

    ET Now completes 5 years of covering business news

    MUMBAI: ET Now has completed five years of broadcasting business news today. The channel has been known for its comprehensive coverage and analysis of markets, business and economy. On the occasion, the channel has come up with a theme titled ‘Five years of Excellence.’

     

    Being a business News channel, some of India’s corporate giants congratulated ET Now for its superior, unbiased and independent coverage.

     

    ICICI Bank chairman K.V Kamath complimented saying, “‘ET Now is not only the default channel but also the go-to channel, when you know something is happening out there and you want to get a grip of it.”

     

    Infosys chairman NR Narayana Murthy added, “Congratulations to ET Now for completing five wonderful years. The channel has scaled up using innovation, hard work and some extraordinary ideas. It has reporters who are enthusiastic, energetic, hungry, inquisitive and very persuasive. Its anchors ask deep, proactive questions and bring out the best in the interviews.”

     

    Bharti enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal too added his good wishes for the channel. “I compliment team ET Now for having built a fine business channel in a very short span of time. I turn to the channel for getting updated about the economy and corporate India.  ET Now can be relied upon for getting news which can be verified by various stakeholders and that makes the channel unique.”

     

     Joining him in wishing the channel was Mahindra and Mahindra chairman and MD Anand Mahindra. “Congratulations and best wishes to ET Now on its fifth anniversary. In an increasingly cluttered media landscape, ET Now stands apart for its insight, initiative and integrity while covering Indian business and the economy. With the country poised yet again at a crossroad, I look forward to watching ET Now as it unveils the next chapter in the story of a nation on the move,” he concluded.  

     

    To drive consumer engagement, the channel had arranged a contest titled ‘You Wish. You Win’ that invited the viewers to share their messages on Facebook, Twitter and Google + using #FiveYearsOfExcellence. The best entries received till 17 June were entitled to win some cool gifts.

  • Times TV Network and DuPont The Power of Shunya bags DMAi and Goafest Awards

    Times TV Network and DuPont The Power of Shunya bags DMAi and Goafest Awards

    MUMBAI: DuPontThePower of Shunya™ and TIMES TELEVISION NETWORKregisters 5 wins at the recently concluded Direct Marketing Association India (DMAi) Awards and Goa Fest 2014.

    DuPont The Power of Shunya™ is a collaborative and science driven platform consisting of two inspiring television series – The Quest for Zero on TIMES NOW and The Challenge for Zero on ET NOW.The 26 part series showcased companies and individuals that epitomize the spirit of Indian ingenuity and how science-driven solutions can help solve some of the key challenges facing India. The TV series were developed in collaboration with Ogilvy Entertainment.In addition to Television the initiative encapsulated a mix of multimedia platforms such as Digital Print, Outdoor, PR and Activation to create and build a sustained interest amongst its viewers and relevant target audience.

    The Quest for Zero on TIMES NOW-

    Quest for Zero a stimulating 16 part television series that examined the critical challenges facing a growing India, as well as showcasing the exciting opportunities and solutions that are shaping our future. The series followed the stories of each sector’s best-in-class companies and people who strive to unlock the power of zero everyday through their innovations and ideas.

    Challenge for Zero on ET NOW-

    Challenge for Zero is a motivating 10–episode series which provided a platform for the best student innovations in science and technology across the country. Following a nation-wide search across , an eminent jury selected 16 most impact full innovators and 16 business minds as finalist. to market their innovations on the show. 

    Jitin Munjal, Regional Director – South Asia & ASEAN, Corporate Marketing & Sales, DuPont, said, “At DuPont, we believe in the power of collaboration to address the world’s most important challenges. We co-created The Power of Shunya™ initiative to start a conversation about the various challenges facing India, and how science can play an important role in solving them. It has resonatedwell with our audiences as we saw our business enquiries jump up by more than 60%. The business success of this program and these 5 awards clearly demonstrate the power of branded content and activation efforts to build customer engagement and reinforce DuPont’s position as a preferred innovation partner. Times Television Network and Ogilvy have been great partners for this program and we hope to receive an even better response from our audience in the season 2.”

    Speaking in this context, Hemant Arora, Business Head Branded Content, Times Television Network said, “We are proud to receive the awards and the recognition from the industry.  Delivering value to our advertisers has been our focus at all times. TIMES NOW and ET NOW have always been positively influencing it’s  relevant audiences through quality content coupled with cutting edge production and  marketing which has been the core of our success.  In DuPont and Ogilvy Entertainment we found collaborative partnership and the passion to create The Power of Shunya™ – which has set the Global standards for Branded Content emanating out of India.  

  • World’s biggest fund manager, Mohamed El-Erian speaks exclusively on ET NOW

    World’s biggest fund manager, Mohamed El-Erian speaks exclusively on ET NOW

    MUMBAI: One of the most influential voice in the global market and a veteran economist, today, speaks exclusively on ET NOW, India’s # 1 Business News channel. Catch him as he shares his views on India & Indian Economy post Modi Government and why he thinks a growth rate of sub 5 % in India is equivalent to recession elsewhere onlyon ET NOW’s marquee show ‘FII View’ today, at 7.30pm and 10.30pm.

    Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz Group and Former CEO & Co CIO at PIMC, Mohamed El-Erian is responsible for the global asset allocation strategies. In this exclusive interview which is his first ever interaction with any Indian media, he talks about expectations from the new government, risk to global liquidity in lieu of tapering & potential tightening by the Fedand opportunities to invest in Indian markets amongst many other things.
     

    ‘FII View’ features foreign institutional investors that give the viewers an opportunity to gain insights into the global markets Catch repeat telecast of the special Mohamed El-Erianshow by tuning in to ET NOW on Saturday at 10:30 am.

  • Esha Media Research aims to monitor 200 channels in next 2 months

    Esha Media Research aims to monitor 200 channels in next 2 months

    KOLKATA: Esha Media Research, a media monitoring and research company, has plans of increasing its reach. The media monitoring company, which currently monitors 140 channels, across the nation in all languages, now plans to take this number to 200 channels in the next two months. 

     

    Not only this, the company, which for the past 15 years has been monitoring news channels, is now planning to foray into the entertainment genre as well. Esha Media through this will look at recording, retrieving, transcribing and translating entertainment related content, do celebrity management and movie management.

     

    “Esha Media is a broadcast news monitoring agency and tracks close to 140 channels beamed into India. In next two months, we aim to increase the monitoring to 200 channels,” Esha Media Research managing director RS Iyer told indiantelevision.com.

     

    “News is our bread and butter now but sooner we will monitor entertainment related developments frame by frame,” he added.

     

    The monitoring of channels is done using state of- the-art equipment that allows the agency to record, retrieve, transcribe, translate and deliver reports in formats ranging from CD and DVD to immediate uploads via FTP or a customized web page. “This enables the client to log in and access news of their interest, anytime and anywhere,” he said.

     

    Esha Media tracks Star Jhalsa, ETV Bangla, 24 Ghanta, ABP Anando and Doordarshan Bangla among others in the Kolkata News television market.

     

    The agency had recently conducted a research monitoring television for the banking sector during the period of 1 April-30 April. The research showed that CNBC TV 18 had garnered lion’s share of programme sponsorship by banks followed by ET Now, a distant second. The study revealed that while CNBC TV18 got 39.58 per cent, ET NOW commanded 20.66 per cent.

     

    The ‘Television Monitoring Intelligence Report’ further revealed that private sector banks occupy more television media space than public sector banks.

     

    “Private sector banks enjoy a higher multiple in terms of price to book value over their public sector cousins and thereby a better valuation on the stock market. Our monthly report for April also endorses that the private sector banks have been able to occupy more TV media space than public sector banks, deriving better perception points,” he added.

     

    The research report further found that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) occupies 22 per cent space of the total news in the banking sector on TV. And RBI’s credit policy governs the news coverage. “Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan occupies more space than the vocal deputy governor K C Chakrabarty,” the research further added.

     

    RBI’s share of space in the total news coverage was around 22.16 per cent.  CNBC TV18 has 6.85 per cent, while CNBC Awaaz and ET NOW has 3.08 per cent and 3.87 per cent respectively.

     

    On the other hand, the share for NDTV Profit, Bloomberg TV and Zee Business are 3.73 per cent, 3.45 per cent and 1.18 per cent respectively.

     

    Total coverage of private banks far exceeded the public banks with ICICI Bank garnering 880 clips, HDFC Bank 831 clips and Axis Bank 638 clips. State Bank of India (SBI) commanded 634 clips.

  • Ajay Trigunayat bids adieu to Times Television Network

    Ajay Trigunayat bids adieu to Times Television Network

    MUMBAI: Not too long ago we at indiantelevision.com were the first to report that the former Disney UTV Media Networks MD MK Anand will be taking over as the new MD and CEO of Times Television Network (TTN), stepping into Sunil Lulla’s shoes.

     

    Well, now news is that TTN English entertainment channels CEO Ajay Trigunayat has called it a day. Sources close to the network have revealed that Trigunayat will be shortly moving on from the Times Group and is currently ensuring that the transition is smooth for his team.

     

    The source reveals that there will be centralisation of functions now. While earlier all the functions like – HR, finance, distribution, legal, among other things, reported to Times Now, ET Now and Zoom CEO Avinash Kaul, they will now be directly reporting to M K Anand.

     

    Plans are also afoot for getting in a network sales head, currently for the English cluster (Movies Now and Romedy Now). The network has undergone some major reshuffling. While it has appointed Mandeep Singh as network sales head; Movies Now head of sales for north Arunabh Madhur, will now take charge of national sales for the channel. Not only this, Movies Now head of sales for west Siddharth Chopra has been elevated to Romedy Now national sales head.

     

    “Both these individuals have been around since the inception of Movies Now, which was back in 2010, and have been given the responsibility keeping in mind their commitment and hard work for the network,” says the source.

     

    “The idea is to completely centralise the work flow of the network and to get a chief sales/revenue officer and hold fort and report directly to M K Anand,” reveals the source.

     

    On the marketing front Shantanu Gangane will head it for both Movies Now and Romedy Now; and the programming and content team will directly report to M K Anand.

     

    Prior to joining TTN, Trigunayat was in the Middle East in an entrepreneurial capacity, and has also been the business head of the Zee English Channels bouquet, and put in stints at Lintas, Contract and Rediffusion and at Pepsi in a sales role.

     

    But, that’s not all! In another blow to the network, the source also reveals that Romedy Now associate business head Harsh Sheth is on his way out from the network, but will be handling operations for at least another couple of months.

     

    Sheth has been with the TTN for just over three years; first handling the channel and business strategy for Movies Now for a period of nearly two years and then being acknowledged and elevated as the associate business head for the seven month old English entertainment channel, Romedy Now.

     

    Prior to joining the network, Sheth has had a stint with Star India, starting out by working and handling varied Star properties across genres i.e. Star Gold, Star Movies, Star World, Star Pravah and Channel [V]. His mandate was to use consumer insights for scheduling, on-air presentation, distribution, marketing and content. He also looked after content acquisition and development of fiction as well as non-fiction shows for Channel [V] later on. He started out as an assistant manager – key accounts with TAM Media Research and handled clients like Sony, Sahara, Disney, UTV, MTV.

     

    Both Trigunayat and Sheth were unavailable for comment, even after repeated attempts. Both these individuals have been instrumental in running the English cluster for TTN and will certainly be a loss to the organisation.

  • Vote! Because you must

    Vote! Because you must

    MUMBAI: For every Indian citizen, who is escaping the power to use their own weapon for change, ET NOW India’s #1 Stocks and Business News channel has launched an election special initiative by Brand Equity called ‘Vote, India! with an intent to mobilize voters to cast their franchise.

     

    Under the initiative, three impactful TV films (created by India’s finest advertising agencies – McCann Erickson, Publicis and Leo Burnett) urging India to cast their vote, are now up in the race to be Voted as the Best one.

     

    Practicing democracy to the last bit, the best TV film will be adjudged basis people’s votes; all one needs to do is to log onto the ET NOWs Brand Equity FB page on www.facebook.com/brandequity and cast their vote for the campaign they deem as most effective on or before 1st April.

     

    Along with, the films will be judged by a panel of esteemed jury comprising Akshay Raut, Director General, Election commission of India, Milind Deora – Minister of State Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India), Anupam Kher – Actor, Amitabh Kant –Secretary, Dept of Policy & Promotion & Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman & National Creative Director Ogilvy & Mather India.

     

    Hosted by Sonali Krishna, the election special Brand Equity episode, announcing the winning Film will feature on Wednesday, April 02 at 10.30 pm followed by repeats on Saturday 2.30 pm & Sunday at 11 am.

  • ET NOW and DuPont to begin ‘The Power of Shunya’ – Season 2

    ET NOW and DuPont to begin ‘The Power of Shunya’ – Season 2

    MUMBAI: ET NOW, India’s #1 Stocks and Business News channel, in association with DuPont, the world’s leading science company, is inviting entries for the second season of ‘The Power of Shunya™: Challenge for Zero’. The program willshowcase path breaking revolutionary innovations and marketing strategies by the brightest minds from science, technology and business schools. The first season witnessed some ground breaking innovations and the winners were rewarded with cash prize worth INR 1,000,000 and an all-expense paid experiential trip to the global DuPont headquarters in USA.

     

    ‘The Power of Shunya™: Challenge for Zero’ invites students from leading science, engineering and management institutes to develop a science-based innovation and its marketing plan to help India achieve the aspirational goal of Shunyaor zero – a country with zero hunger, zero malnutrition, zero accidents, zero lives lost, zero carbon footprint. The contestants are judged based on their product’s innovation quotient, its functionality, its potential impact and its ability to achieve the Power of Zero.

     

    The call for entries is open for a month,from March 10 to April 10, 2014across collegesin all metros and other cities like Hyderabad, Pune, Ranchi, Anand, Vadodara, Chandigarh and Kozhikode.

     

    The students can register at the kiosk at their colleges where a ‘The Power of Shunya™’ evangelist will guide them through the procedure and answer any queries related to the show. Entries to ‘The Power of Shunya™: Challenge for Zero’ can also be made online by logging on to www.powerofshunya.com.

     

    Students can also attend ‘The Power of Shunya™’ workshop at their respective colleges to understand the features of the show and the participation process.

     

    Entries will be reviewed and anonymously judged by a grand jury panel of scientists, business leaders and scholars. The jurywill shortlist entries that demonstrate outstanding creativity, ingenuity and originality.

     

    Additional information such as entry guidelines, list of jury members, evaluation criteria and award details can be found at www.powerofshunya.com.

     

  • The Agenda 2014 – Vote on Account only on ET NOW

    The Agenda 2014 – Vote on Account only on ET NOW

    MUMBAI: ET NOW India’s #1 Stocks and Business News channel takes the economic policy debate beyond just a vote-on account,witha day-long live programming onFebruary 17from 8:00am to 10:30pm. Watch a complete analysis of the economic report card of the UPA Government along with the biggest CEOs, economists and market experts.

     

    Stay tuned to ET NOW to watch the sharpest news anchors and finest editorial team Spearheaded by Swaminathan Aiyar, along with Mythili Bhusnurmath and Punita Kumar Sinha, decode the economic agenda for 2014 with a special line up of shows dedicated to the vote-on account.

     

    The special programming line-up is as follows:

     

    About ET NOW: ET NOW, India’s No.1 Stocks and Business News channel, helps you make money every day, by providing breaking news that impacts the market, trading strategies, cutting edge analysis and in-depth interviews. ET NOW is supported by the unmatched resources and expertise of The Economic Times, India’s leading business daily. ET NOW engages with viewers in 16 countries across the globe.

    About Times Television Network: Times Television Network is part of India’s largest media conglomerate, The Times Group.  It houses upscale brands including ET NOW – India’s No. 1 Stocks and Business News channel; MOVIES NOW – India’s leading English Movies channel; ROMEDY NOW – a unique destination for Love and Laughter; TIMES NOW – India’s No. 1 English News channel; and zoOm – India’s No. 1 Bollywood channel. The network delivers segmented and differentiated content under one umbrella. It informs, entertains and engages over 100 million urban affluent viewers in India and is available in 76 countries across the globe.

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