Mumbai: Westside in association with NCPA brings to you NCPA@thePark, a performance-filled event with acts across theatre, music, dance, and poetry and symphony orchestra. The event will be hosted at Cooperage Bandstand Park, Fort (near army navy store) on 6 and 7 of January 2024, 6 P.M onwards.
NPCA@thePark is a free of cost event that is open to the public. The two-day event is scheduled for this weekend with an exciting lineup of artists.
Know more about the event on NPCA@thePark
Mumbai: Synology, a NAS company recently concluded its anticipated Synology Solution Day 2023 at ITC Maratha in Mumbai. The event held on 6 December provided a platform for IT professionals and partners to explore Synology’s cutting-edge data management solutions including storage, backup, video surveillance, and business productivity. The event has garnered the participation of 420 attendees, encompassing representatives from diverse business organizations, IT specialists from the industrial sector, and key business partners spanning various sectors across India. Noteworthy is the presence of participants from companies listed in the global Fortune 500.
Additionally, the event highlighted a session where experts from prominent organisations in their respective industries shared valuable experiences and insights. Khushi Dama from MRK Foods and Sandeep Maurya from DSK Legal delved into discussions about their successful deployment of Synology’s solutions. Their presentations underscored Synology’s role as a reliable partner in safeguarding business data and ensuring seamless business continuity. Maurya commented: “Synology NAS systems come with built-in backup solutions, supporting scheduled backups, incremental backups, and versioning. Synology also provides backup and snapshot replication to other Synology NAS devices, ensuring data redundancy and quick recovery options through data replication from one NAS box to another.”
Synology India sales manager Russell Chen put an emphasis on the extraordinary growth of Synology’s business solutions over the last three years. He expressed gratitude to the attendees, highlighting how their presence contributed to the success of the event. Commenting on the event Chen said “As we continue to expand our offerings, we welcome interested IT and partners to experience first-hand why our solutions are disrupting cost and maintenance trade-offs demanded by traditional solutions.”
In-Depth Exploration of Synology’s Core Solutions:
Storage and File Management:
The acceleration of digital transformation across industries is becoming more apparent aligned with the advancement of the latest technologies such as generative AI. Organisations are now faced with substantial challenges as the volume of generated and stored data continues to rise and the demands for management and security surpass the capacity of existing IT resources. Synology introduces flexible private and hybrid cloud data management solutions, specifically designed to address the requirements of dynamic business environments. These solutions cater to businesses of all sizes ranging from multinational enterprises to multi-branch offices providing robust security measures against ransomware threats.
Business Productivity:
Efficiency and collaboration took centre stage as Synology presented its private cloud solutions designed to streamline team collaboration. The discussions and live demonstrations interpreted how these solutions ensure data ownership without compromising accessibility and usability. Attendees explored the comprehensive security features of Synology’s business productivity solutions soon-to-be augmented with generative AI capabilities for enhanced control over organisational data.
Data Protection:
Attendees delved into the intricacies of comprehensive data protection as Synology presented strategies beyond conventional backups. The importance of routine drilling and the implementation of a dependable total solution were emphasized to significantly reduce recovery time in worst-case scenarios. The discussions highlighted how Synology’s approach ensures not only data security but also business continuity without imposing exorbitant costs on IT budgets.
Video Surveillance:
In addition to safeguarding businesses against cyber threats, a dependable video surveillance system is not an extravagance but a vital necessity. This system is constructed around the industry-leading video management system, surveillance station, and AI-enabled cameras. For businesses overseeing large industrial complexes or managing multiple retail outlets, Synology’s surveillance solutions offer the scalability and flexibility required.
Solution Day 2023 serves as a catalyst for Synology to reinforce its dedication to leading innovation in data management technology. This annual event not only showcased the latest technological advancements but also signified a strategic move for Synology in meeting and supporting India’s digital transformation requirements. The synergy between advanced technology and dynamic market needs positions Synology in providing adaptive and robust solutions. With a comprehensive range of solutions, spanning from data storage to integrated video surveillance, Synology stands at the forefront of ushering in a safer, more efficient, and productive digital future for businesses and industries at every level in India.
Synology APAC sales head Michael Chang commented on the evolving landscape of business IT stating, “Reflecting on the evolving landscape of business IT, we remain dedicated to expanding our deployments across India. Our commitment is to continue fostering innovation and partnerships within the Indian market.” This underlines Synology’s devoted commitment to not only keeping pace with the changing business environment but actively contributing to the growth and innovation within the Indian market.
Mumbai: The Advertising Club’s most vibrant and entertaining event, M.Ad Quiz, is back with a bang. In association with Brand Quity, M.Ad Quiz will be held on Tuesday, 7 November 2023 at 5.30 pm at Jade Sky, Jade Garden Terrace, third floor, Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai, for the participating teams.
The biggest attraction for the distinctiveness of the show is Derek O’Brien, who is the best in the business and would don the role of the quiz master.
In addition to the participants from the world of media, advertising and marketing industries, bright and curious professionals from any industry sector are also welcome to participate including the students of business school.
In an age of Google search, Chat GPT 4, curiosity which is a key ingredient of a curious and cognitively enriched mind has been the biggest casualty. But human ingenuity far exceeds the technology-led readymade answers that fail to nourish a curious mind and this is where is the attraction of M.Ad Quiz, as an answer to a creative mind that can shun the trap of mediocrity.
The high-octane and immersive programme will have all the ingredients of fun and gratification through attractive gifts from leading brands for both the participants and the audience at large. The winners will stand to win gifts like Haier Refrigerator, Titan Watches, Hampers from Unilever, Garnier, Britannia, Mondelez, Dabur, Bombay Shaving Company, and Nestle.
There will be two members per team. Every team can get five cheerleaders at no cost. The final six teams chosen will go on stage for the final session. One organization can send multiple teams.
Entry fee for participation:
• Entry Fee for Team: Rs 10500/- (two team members plus five cheerleaders)
Donor Passes:
• Gold Member: Rs 650/-
• Silver Member: Rs 850/-
• Ad club senior citizen member: Rs 500/-
The event is followed by cocktails & dinner.
Mumbai: News Nation’s regional channel News State Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh has concluded its conclave specially carved to discuss the development of the state titled “Badhta Madhya Pradesh.”
It witnessed the most desirable line-up of participants that News State Madhya Pradesh is known for in its events, including the heavyweights from the top political parties. The format was strategic and was considered a mix of top personalities being grilled in one-on-one sessions by the top News State anchors.
News State Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh a well established regional channel from the most trusted news network, News Nation, believes in putting forth the issues related to the public in an impartial manner, and the same picture was seen in its special conclave “Badhta Madhya Pradesh.”
News State boldly raised the queries of the public in the form of questions before the veterans and tried to bring every answer in front of the public.
To delight the audience with top-quality content, all political head honchos were present at the event, including Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and various other guests like BJP president Madhya Pradesh Vishnu Datt Sharma, BJP cabinet minister Madhya Pradesh Bhupendra Singh, Congress former president Madhya Pradesh Arun Yadav, BJP cabinet minister Madhya Pradesh Vishwas Sarang, and Congress former minister Jaivardhan Singh.
News Nation Network chief business officer Bhuwan Bhatt said, “We are happy to organise “Badhta Madhya Pradesh,” as the title of the conclave was exactly the way the state has performed in terms of its growth rate, which was the country’s highest in the years 21-22. This special event in Bhopal generated top-notch participation and a full-fledged one-to-one discussion on the future of Madhya Pradesh. The conclave was a huge success.”
Mumbai: Sony Sports Network is all set to broadcast the year’s second grand slam event, the ‘Roland-Garros 2022’. The tournament will be live from 22 May. For the first time in India, the audiences will get to watch the Roland Garros in a language of their choice, English, Hindi, Tamil & Telugu across Sony Six SIX, Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 3, and Sony Ten 4 channels as well as live-stream the tournament on its on-demand OTT platform SonyLIV.
This is the first year that the Sports Network will be showing the prestigious grand slam and the broadcaster is going all out with live coverage of the event in four languages.
Sony Sports Network will provide the viewers with an unparalleled viewing experience of the marquee event with a holistic coverage of the tournament with four language feeds and a live studio show. The tournament will see the return of Extraaa Serve, which is the broadcaster’s flagship show for Grand Slam tournaments. The show will be hosted by Sarthak Lal and will feature expert panelists like Olympian Somdev Devvarman, Davis Cup player Purav Raja, and former tennis player Gaurav Natekar.
The Hindi commentary on Sony Ten 3 channels will be provided by Manish Batavia, Atish Thukral, and Gaurav Natekar. Current Indian players Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Arun Venugopal will be part of the Tamil commentary panel, while Asian Game medalist Vishnu Vardhan and Sandeep Kumar will be seen doing Telugu language commentary on the channel.
Roland Garros has always been circled by tennis fans as this is the only grand slam where they get to watch the top ranked tennis players from across the world perform on the clay court. While the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal is an absolute fan favourite, last year’s champion Novak Djokovic will also look to defend his title and look to join Nadal in the 21 Grand Slam winners club. Apart from the tennis giants, Carlos Alcaraz has also caught the interest of fans with his brilliant performances. In the women’s matches, World No. 1, Iga Swiatek will look to extend her stupendous performance and win her second Grand Slam title against the likes of Barbora Krejcikova, and Paula Badosa. The marquee tournament will also see participation from top-seeded Indian players like Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza among others.
Sony Sports Network has received a huge response from advertisers with brands like Hyundai, Amul, Rolex, Apple, 1x News, Target One, Fairplay News, Lottoland and Dafa News coming onboard.
Mumbai: Goafest returns back once again! For advertising and media businesses, it is one of the important celebrations. 15 years of Goafest is truly a special milestone. What makes it more special is that it is being celebrated after a gap of two years. Many have braved the hard times as it got affected due to covid pandemic.
The pandemic brought forth the superpower within each one of us. When we thought we were down and out, we were compelled to dig deeper and find courage and resilience. Not just people, businesses discovered their own unbeatable spirit to survive and thrive, so did governments and countries. Now, it is time to acknowledge this power within each one of us that makes us unique, that enables us to face challenges with ease and helps us make the world a better place. It is time to celebrate “The Superpower Within”.
The event will bring together under one roof 28 highly accomplished, power-packed speakers, who will share valuable insights of their knowledge on content, creativity, strategies, stories and experiences from new-age media like OTT, social media, gaming, health & wellness along with an attention to policies and regulations.
Goafest will have iconic personalities from Indian Sports and Bollywood inspiring us with their achievements and stories of strength. The festival will focus on the superpower of Bharat and its growing digital reach, and on the rich startup ecosystem with Shark Tank India’s Vineeta Singh of SUGAR and Unicorn builder, Ankush Sachdeva. No growth can be achieved if personal well-being is ignored, and for that, we have the exceptional Rujuta Diwekar, nutritionist and influencer.
There will be the presence of stalwarts like SS Rajamouli, Kash Sree and Menno Kluin amongst others. The story of perseverance from a graceful actress like Madhuri Dixit along with stories from the fearless Kiran Bedi, the indomitable PV Sindhu, the courageous Mithali Raj and the man with the unwavering faith to win, Kapil Dev! In addition to this, leaders like Level Ex founder and ceo Sam Glassenberg, Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Food Distribution’s Secretary, Aqilliz’s Ceo Rohit Kumar Singh, Gowthaman Ragothaman co-founder Web3 Marketing Association, Sandeep Bhushan, Director & Head of GSM (Global Marketing Solutions) India, Meta will share their invaluable insights.
There will also be nine empowering Knowledge Masterclasses this year including topics like ‘The Power of Camera Marketing’, Creative workshops by FCB Ulka, Snapchat, Publicis Groupe and many more interesting workshops from Meta, Sharechat, and Google.
Entertainers like Sukhbir and Shilpa Rao will be performing at the event. The event will take place between 5-7 May at Grand Hyatt, Goa.
Mumbai: News18 India to set to host “News18 India Chaupal – Desh Ka Sabse Bada Manch” on 1-2 December. The event will be telecasted on News18 India channel from 6 p.m onwards on 1 December and 11 a.m onwards on 2 December.
The two-day summit will witness India’s top politicians, thought leaders, policymakers, sports, and film stars come together to discuss, debate, and deliberate the contemporary issues that India faces, said the channel in a statement.
The agenda of this year’s edition is set around themes such as 75 years of Independence, 50 years of Indo-Pak 1971 War (Bangladesh), upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab among others, key socio-political and economic issues, and the way forward, it added.
India’s top leaders such as Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sharma, union health minister Mansukh Mandviya, union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari, union minister of railways, communications and electronics, and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait, and Bollywood actors Ayushmann Khurrana, Vaani Kapoor, Abhay Deol, and many others will grace the event as speakers.
The event will also host impactful debates on the upcoming elections, the role of opposition, the roadmap to 2024 elections, and other issues. The panel will feature top political voices in the country such as Congress leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Randeep Surjewala, Gaurav Vallabh, AAP leader Sanjay Singh, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, and others.
The sessions will be moderated by the channel’s team of leading anchors such as News18 India managing editor Kishore Ajwani, Amish Devgan, Prateek Trivedi, Aman Chopra, Amitabh Sinha, and Preeti Raghunandan.
NEW DELHI: Samsung opened the Consumer Electronics Show 2021 with a crisp, 30-minute keynote, sharing its vision for the future and introducing a slew of new products at the virtual press conference. Among fresh launches is its new range of bespoke refrigerators that you can mix, match and combine into different configurations. Samsung has also launched its first MicroLED TV, which will be commercially available in a couple of months in a whopping, 110-inch avatar.
The South Korean electronics conglomerate also detailed its AI ecosystem and smart home software, as well as its sustainability efforts. Alongside the catchy demos of its smart home gizmos, two of Samsung's sustainability efforts caught the eye. The first is its shift to its DRAMs and SSDs in its data centres and servers, which can apparently make a 7TWh (Tera-Watt-hour) difference in energy consumption. The second is its proposed software updates to older Galaxy range of smartphones, which can turn them into specific use-case devices such as baby monitors or long-range remotes for appliances.
Samsung Electronics president and head of Samsung Research Sebastian Seung said, “Our world looks different, and many of you have been faced with a new reality–one where, among other things, your home has taken on a greater significance. Our innovations are designed to provide more personal and more intuitive experiences that express your personality. We’re hard at work to bring you next-generation innovation, with AI as the core enabler, for your better tomorrow.”
Here are a few highlights and launches at the Samsung event:
Samsung Bespoke 4-Door Flex: The latest version of the Bespoke refrigerator features changeable panels that come with a choice of colours and materials that made the original a success, allowing consumers to adjust their fridge for form and function. The new four-door model will be available in North America this spring.
110-inch MicroLED: This new screen features self-lit inorganic LED with a slim and nearly bezel-less Infinity Screen design that seamlessly blends into the living space. The result is a spectacularly immersive viewing experience with astounding picture quality. The 110-inch MicroLED also adds “4Vue” (Quad View), a four-way viewing option—so you can keep up with multiple sports at once, or stream a tutorial while playing a video game. Also, for US consumers, more than 160 free channels1 are available through Samsung TV Plus. MICRO LED will be rolled out globally beginning this spring.
Lifestyle TV: Samsung’s cutting-edge lifestyle TV lineup includes The Serif, The Frame, The Sero and The Terrace—a recently launched 4K QLED outdoor TV—as well as Samsung The Premiere, a cinema-like quality 4K laser projector.
SmartThings Cooking: A new service from Samsung SmartThings is designed to make your culinary journey seamless. An automatic Meal Planner powered by Whisk’s Food AI recommends meals for the whole week, makes shopping lists with the ingredients you need, and connects to grocery retailers for one-stop shopping straight from the Family Hub refrigerator or your mobile screen. Recipe instructions can be sent directly to synced Samsung cooking devices to minimize hassles and mistakes.
Samsung Health Smart Trainer on Samsung 2021 TVs: Samsung Health seamlessly transforms the home into a personal gym, and the new Smart Trainer4 feature tracks and analyses posture in real time, just like a personal trainer. During and post-workout, Smart Trainer provides feedback on form, helps you count your reps, and estimates calories burned. Also includes video and interactive training via Bixby-enabled voice control.
JetBot 90 AI+: Coming to the US 1H 2021, this new vacuum cleaner uses object recognition technology to identify and classify objects to decide the best cleaning path. LiDAR and 3D sensors allow JetBot 90 AI+ to avoid cables and small objects, while still cleaning hard-to-reach corners in your home. Also outfitted with a camera, JetBot 90 AI+ is integrated with the SmartThings app to assist you with home monitoring.
Samsung Bot Care: Designed to use AI to recognise and respond to your behaviour. It will be able to act as both a robotic assistant and companion, helping to take care of the details in your life. It will also learn your schedule and habits and send you reminders to help guide you throughout your busy day.
Samsung Bot Handy: Will rely on advanced AI to recognize and pick up objects of varying sizes, shapes and weights, becoming an extension of you and helping you with work around the house. Samsung Bot Handy will be able to tell the difference between the material composition of various objects, utilising the appropriate amount of force to grab and move around household items and objects, working as your trusted partner to help with house chores like cleaning up messy rooms or sorting out the dishes after a meal.
Samsung is continuing to build on its Samsung Bot Retail, which would guide users outside the home in retail environments, and GEMS, its health-focused exoskeleton as mobility aide. These innovations allow robots and robotic devices to co-exist with humans, enhancing their lives and catering to a variety of lifestyles and different environments.
MUMBAI: The pitch is open for the brewing companies for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2015. The Council is inviting brewing companies to submit proposals to become the Official Beer Partner of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand.
The brewery that gets the partnership can avail a lot of provisions — it will receive a raft of rights and benefits that will enable it to use valuable ICC intellectual property in association with its beer brand(s); it will also have the right to sell products containing the exclusive ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 event logo, and will also have the right and obligation to supply beer at all 14 venues of the event.
But to be on board to avail all this and more, the company should have a proven track record. The Council is seeking companies that have dealt in large scale sports sponsorship and marketing programs, the supply of beer at major sporting events, and a sound understanding of the Australian and New Zealand markets, as well as sufficient human and financial resources to leverage the promotional opportunity.
ICC General Manager – Commercial Campbell Jamieson said in a release: “Being the Official Beer Partner of ICC is a much bigger opportunity than just being an exclusive supplier of beer to the 49 matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. This will be an attractive marketing and business opportunity for any brewing company, and hopefully the seed of a longer term relationship with ICC. We expect to receive high quality proposals from brewing companies that will both leverage the marketing and media rights package to maximize association with this prestigious global sporting event, and to provide a great product to the spectators in the stands.”
Mumbai: Colors has announced its association with India‘s premier fashion and trade event, Lakme Fashion Week (LFW).
Titled ‘Lakme Fashion Week – Colors Ka Jashn‘, the channel will air the event from 1-5 April at the afternoon time-slot of 3 pm.
Taking fashion to the viewers, this season of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2013 will have artists from Colors‘ popular shows in a whole new designer avatar.
The show will be hosted by Rohit Roy.
Presenting a blend of style and drama a la Colors style, the channel will showcase all the behind the scenes action from the fashion week in a half an hour special episode. Colors‘ artists like Shamim Manan (Bhoomi), Gaurav Chopra (Rathore), newcomers in the Colors family such as Shefali Sharma (Gurbani), Toral Rashputra (Anandi) and Aakansha Singh (Megha) will be seen in a new avatar as they prepare to charm the audiences.
This special association will see Colors‘ artists interacting with the top notch designers of the country.
Colors weekday programming head Manisha Sharma said, “Colors has always persevered to bring new and innovative content for our audiences. With this association, we aim to further strengthen our perseverance and bring to them different type of content with a glimpse into the fashion industry. We hope to open doors and diversify to a new set of audiences that are looking for a mixture of fashion and entertainment – fashiontainment.”