Tag: Ganpati Bappa Morya

  • NXTDIGITAL reaches out to new consumers

    NXTDIGITAL reaches out to new consumers

    KOLKATA: As the country gears up to welcome Lord Ganesha, NXTDIGITAL, the media arm of the Hinduja Group, has launched a consumer connect program – ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ to spread the message of joy and safety amidst the global pandemic. 

    As part of this initiative, NXTDIGITAL would encourage consumers, to shoot their Ganpati celebrations at home (their decoration, sthapna and aarti) on their mobile phones and upload it to NXTDIGITAL at https://ganpatibappamorya.nxtdigital.in. Select participants will get a chance to feature on the television channels of INDigital and NXTDIGITAL network as a part of this video contest.

    Video entries will be judged and the top three videos in the category of ‘Best Ganpati Idol’, ‘Best Ganpati Decoration’ and ‘Best Eco-Friendly Ganpati’ stand a chance to win attractive gifts by answering a simple question. Home Theatre System, Wonderchef Tandoor and Wonderchef Non-stick cookware are some of the exciting prizes up for grabs for the winners of this contest.

    Commenting on this initiative, NXTDIGITAL brand and marketing head Rajdeep Rudra said “The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus has impacted the economic, social and mental wellbeing of people across the world. As we approach one of the most revered, loved and celebrated festivals of India – Ganesh Chaturthi, we want to help our audience celebrate their love for Lord Ganesha with the same faith and dedication, as they do each year. As caring brands, through this program, we want to create awareness amongst our audience about taking necessary safety precautions while they celebrate this festival from the comfort of their homes. Our objective is to capture this celebratory mood and engage with consumers as we try and build a safe environment for them.”

    Shortlisted videos will also be edited and broadcast on INDigital and NXT DIGITAL (HITS) channels from 22  Aug to 1 Sep 2020 i.e. the entire Ganesh Utsav.

  • Hathway Cable to debut Divine during Ganesh Utsav

    Hathway Cable to debut Divine during Ganesh Utsav

    MUMBAI: DTH service providers have been providing spiritual services to their subscribers for quite some time now. As have cable operators and MSOs who switch on coverage of local poojas during religious festivals and periods.

    Now here is national cable TV MSO Hathway Cable & Datacom that is all set to launch a spiritual channel come1 September during the festival of Lord Ganesh which is predominantly celebrated in Maharashtra.

    Called Divine, it is to be available on channel 47 on its cable TV network nationally.

    Divine will to operate throughout the year and will be focused on broadcasting live events around religious festivals and on licensed content. Hathway has a bank of licensed spiritual content, which will form the major programming content post-Ganpati Utsav.

    “We have no restrictions on the kind of programmes we will telecast tomorrow ourselves. We intend to bring to viewers fine spiritual content,” says Hathway Cable & Datacom general manager- marketing & communications Akhil Rampal.

    Divine is launching around Ganpati Utsav, therefore initially it will have round the clock live coverage of pandals from Mumbai and outside. Live aartis and darshans are going to be part of the programming strategy.

    “We are attempting to re-brand spiritual content and innovate on how it conventionally is delivered to viewers,” adds Rampal.

    Though not many advertisers have yet signed on to advertise on the channel, at the time of writing, the idea is to reach out to the community of regional local advertisers which are already on the cable TV network.

    Hathway will be rolling out a campaign to push the channel around its launch. It hopes many viewers will tune in to listen to the shouts of Ganpati Bappa Morya.

    It’s over to the elephant God to oblige.

  • Hathway Cable to debut Divine during Ganesh Utsav

    Hathway Cable to debut Divine during Ganesh Utsav

    MUMBAI: DTH service providers have been providing spiritual services to their subscribers for quite some time now. As have cable operators and MSOs who switch on coverage of local poojas during religious festivals and periods.

    Now here is national cable TV MSO Hathway Cable & Datacom that is all set to launch a spiritual channel come1 September during the festival of Lord Ganesh which is predominantly celebrated in Maharashtra.

    Called Divine, it is to be available on channel 47 on its cable TV network nationally.

    Divine will to operate throughout the year and will be focused on broadcasting live events around religious festivals and on licensed content. Hathway has a bank of licensed spiritual content, which will form the major programming content post-Ganpati Utsav.

    “We have no restrictions on the kind of programmes we will telecast tomorrow ourselves. We intend to bring to viewers fine spiritual content,” says Hathway Cable & Datacom general manager- marketing & communications Akhil Rampal.

    Divine is launching around Ganpati Utsav, therefore initially it will have round the clock live coverage of pandals from Mumbai and outside. Live aartis and darshans are going to be part of the programming strategy.

    “We are attempting to re-brand spiritual content and innovate on how it conventionally is delivered to viewers,” adds Rampal.

    Though not many advertisers have yet signed on to advertise on the channel, at the time of writing, the idea is to reach out to the community of regional local advertisers which are already on the cable TV network.

    Hathway will be rolling out a campaign to push the channel around its launch. It hopes many viewers will tune in to listen to the shouts of Ganpati Bappa Morya.

    It’s over to the elephant God to oblige.