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  • Day 23: Ten cities in FM Phase III inching towards Rs 10 crore mark

    Day 23: Ten cities in FM Phase III inching towards Rs 10 crore mark

    NEW DELHI: Around ten cities that have so far got bids of Rs 6 crore or more are expected to raise the cumulative winnings, going by indications on the twenty-third day in the e-auction for the first batch of FM Phase III cities. The cumulative provisional winning price showed a marginal rise to Rs 1139.3 crore at the end of the 92nd round.

     

    The number of provisional winning channels and cities remained the same as yesterday: 94 channels in 56 cities, but the total bids surpassed the cumulative reserve price by Rs 680.5 crore or 148.3 per cent against the aggregate reserve price of about Rs 459 crore.

     

    The cumulative provisional winning price has thus risen over the total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities – Rs 550.18 crore – by Rs 589.2 crore or 107.1 per cent. 

     

    As per Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources, the e-auction will continue as long as bids are received for any of the 135 channels, including the 13 cities for which no bids have come.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement rose to 100 per cent after the 59th round on 14 August, after being 90 per cent after the 37th round on 7 August.

     

    The winning price has gone up by more than 100 per cent above their respective reserve prices: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nasik, Patna, Pune, Rourkela and Varanasi, which got provisional winning bidders at prices more than double the respective reserve prices. 

     

    A single channel in Bhubaneshwar created a new record by getting the most competitive bidding increment-wise by going up nine times the reserve price.

     

    However, there were still no bids for thirteen cities namely Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The demand in most cities fell by up to three per cent and by four per cent below the excess demand at the price in the 92nd round in Hyderabad.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment applicable for the Next Clock Round rose to five each in Guwahati, Jodhpur and Varanasi but was just one in Shillong.

     

    Provisional winning price in the top three cities reflected no change: Delhi at Rs 169.16 crore (for just one channel); Mumbai at Rs 122.81 crore (for two channels); and Bengaluru at Rs 109.25 crore.

     

    Kohlapur, which appeared to be the next to enter the Rs 10-crore club remained static for the third day with Rs 9.44 crore though cities like Kanpur, Rajkot, Amritsar and Aurangabad do not seem to be far behind.

     

    Chennai at Rs 53.38 crore, Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Pune at Rs 42.03 crore, Jaipur at Rs 28.34 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 19.04 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore, Cochin at Rs 15.04 crore, Nasik at Rs 14.66 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

  • Zee Business Unveils The most promising Budget Survey

    Zee Business Unveils The most promising Budget Survey

    NEW DELHI: Zee Business (part of India’s largest News Network, Zee Media Corporation Limited) India’s No. 1 Hindi business news channel has taken a lead further by digging deeper relating to news for its viewers spread in India as well as abroad. The business news channel has conducted a nation wide survey in nine cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Patna, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Indore and Lucknow) comprising of industry experts as well as common man to capture mood of masses relating to the forthcoming Union Budget.

     

    A quantitative survey, using a structured questionnaire was administered to CXOs from top 500 companies and SMEs to sense and understand the kind of Budget do industry captains and top honchos expect.

     

    The telephonic survey was conducted with the best minds from India Inc., Indian and global markets, industry experts, economists, intelligentsia as well as chief wage earners (CWEs), housewives/ working women and students. Zee Business unravels the initial expectations of India’s economic future and its subsequent impact based on industry reactions, citizen demands, market implications and expert opinions.

     

    As the world is watching, expectations are running high for Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing the Indian economy back on track. It will be a litmus test for the new dispensation as they had promised to millions of Indians before getting the mandate of serving the largest democratic country of the world. Will Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley stand tall with these expectations revealed? The world is watching!

     

    To know more, watch the ‘Big Story’ on 4th July, Friday where nation’s budget expectations will be unearthed by the Nation’s No.1 Hindi Business News Channel Zee Business.

  • Jaipur LCOs to form cooperative, set up own headend

    Jaipur LCOs to form cooperative, set up own headend

    MUMBAI: Local cable operators (LCOs) feel threatened with compulsory digitisation of cable TV services. LCOs own the end subscribers, but do not have the bargaining power with broadcasters and also access to funding.

     

    This has led to an increasing trend towards LCO consolidation, if not through the mergers and acquisitions route then through formation of associations and unions, especially in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka, states the FICCI-KPMG media and entertainment industry report 2014.

     

    Now, nearly 220 of the about 250 LCOs in Jaipur, Rajasthan have decided to come together to protect their business. The LCOs are looking at forming a cooperative and setting up their own headend.

     

    The move comes as many LCOs are unhappy with the monopoly of the multi-system operators with the progressing digitisation.

     

    “It is at a nascent stage, but we are tired of the MSO monopoly here in Jaipur and hence looking at setting up a cooperative and converting into an independent MSO,” says a cable operator from Jaipur who is currently taking feeds from Hathway Cable & Datacom.

     

    The cooperative has been set up under the banner Jaipur Cable Operators Welfare Society. The LCOs are meeting regularly to finalise details.

     

    While the initial investments will be made by the LCOs, they will also approach banks for loans to meet the investment demands. “We are unhappy with the way things are moving in the state. Neither the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India nor the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is ready to listen to us. And so we have decided to take this move,” says the LCO.

     

    As of now, four lakh set top boxes have been seeded in the state. “The Jaipur cable operators are in talks with us as they are looking at setting up a cooperative. We will be meeting in April in Mumbai to discuss further,” informs Maharashtra Cable Operators Federation (MCOF) president Arvind Prabhoo.

     

    It is not only in Jaipur that the LCOs are coming together to form cooperatives. While earlier such cooperatives were set up in Chennai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata, now LCOs are coming together in Mumbai, Jaipur, Jodhpur and parts of Madhya Pradesh to set up their own headends.

  • #WPPStream to discuss India’s digital future

    #WPPStream to discuss India’s digital future

    MUMBAI: If you thought business meetings can only be done in conference rooms and around round tables, it’s time to think again! To make work more than just work, Sir Martin Sorrel founded WPP’s best strategic planners are gathering in Jaipur to think about the digital future and what that means for communications, what it means for creativity and what it means for business.

     

    #WPPStream, an annual (un)conference, organised by WPP Group company is about no keynote presentations, no panel discussions and no ‘networking breaks’.

     

    Being held in India for the first time, Stream will see GroupM India employees along with WPP clients, WPP agencies and the broader technology industry gathering in Jaipur from 12-15 February. WPP Country Manager – India Ranjan Kapur will be playing the host in the country along with critically acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.

     

    The focus of Stream India will be to celebrate and explore the growth and development of digital innovation in India. It will also bring Brands together with regional leaders from media and technology companies for a debate on India’s digital future.

     

    With over one hundred discussion sessions, Ignite talks (15 slides in 15 seconds), pitch show, tech lab, etc Stream India is going to be really prolific.

     

    Some of the topics to be discussed are:

     

    * More mobiles than books in India – can technology be used for better literacy?

    * Are Indian publishers geared up for digital publishing?

    * In Digital age, do we get connected or disconnected?

    * Digital technology is not a substitute to strong communication idea.

    * Mobile, your personal smart screen – how India is evolving

    * Online video – how will it change the concept of communication in India

    * Too much information. Does it lead to clarity or confusion?

    * If Medium is the Message, Can it light a Billion Souls?

    * Mobile – continuation or gradual transition of digital Web : Aren’t we killing the core proposition?

    * Will Mobile marketing be the gateway to digital for most brands in India?

     

    Midnight cooking, cinema, elephant polo and many other things are a part of the plan for an unwinding experience. 

  • ZEE confirmed as Title Sponsor for 2014 Jaipur Literature Festival

    ZEE confirmed as Title Sponsor for 2014 Jaipur Literature Festival

    MUMBAI: The Jaipur Literature Festival has announced ZEE Entertainment as the new title sponsor for the 2014 Festival, taking place next week between 17 – 21 January 2014. The Festival will now be known as the ‘ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival’.

     

    Launched in 1992, ZEE is one of the largest media organisations in the world, entertaining over 700 million viewers across the globe weekly. Their sponsorship of the Festival furthers their commitment to quality entertainment in Indian languages, at home and abroad.

     

    The Festival, which is now in its seventh edition, will welcome a wealth of world-class literary talent next week, including Jonathan Franzen, Jumpha Lahiri, Amartya Sen, Harold Varmus, Tash Aw, Samantha Shannon and Reza Aslan.

     

    Inspired with this thought, “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” – (The World is my Family), ZEE has partnered with the Jaipur Literature Festival to extend its commitment to the Arts and culture, by bringing Festival audience and visitors the best literary minds from across India and the world.

     

    Mr. Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, said, “Literature, as they rightly say, preserves our cultural ideals, customs and morals. ZEE has been the cultural ambassador of our nation to the rest of the world for over two decades. Our traditions and rich culture, weaved into our content, reaches over 700+ million viewers across the globe. Our brand positioning – Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, resonates this effort of ours, to unify the diverse cultures and traditions across the world into one Family. Celebrating this legacy further, we are extremely proud to associate with Jaipur Literature Festival.”

     

    Mr. Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, commented “ZEE has redefined itself from being a broadcaster to a content company. We at ZEE, believe that one has to constantly innovate and offer creative content solutions to audiences to enhance their engagement. The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival association further strengthens our endeavour in creating compelling and engaging story telling for our viewers.”

     

    Sanjoy K. Roy, Producer of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, said: “We are thrilled to welcome ZEE Entertainment as title sponsor to the Jaipur Literature Festival, the world’s largest free literary festival. Their support will allow us to keep the Festival open to all, whilst bringing a wealth of world class talent to Jaipur each year. We look forward to a strong partnership as the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival.”

  • The biggest shopping festival all set to begin excitement builds up in Jaipur

    The biggest shopping festival all set to begin excitement builds up in Jaipur

    An exciting shopping season beckons in Jaipur as the month-long “2nd Jaipur Shopping Festival” (JSF 2013) will get under way on October 5, 2013.

     

    The entire city will light up to millions of lighting and extensive decor. The month long shopping extravaganza will showcase the festive spirit of Jaipur as the city dresses up to welcome visitors from all over the world. Every day will be celebrated as a day of the festival from October 05, 2013 to November 03, 2013 and various mega events, as well as cultural and amusement items will highlight the visitors’ calendars. JSF is not only a retail festival, but also a family festival with a large focus on Deals & Discounts, lucky draws, 360° promotions, decoration, daily entertainment shows and hardly seen before surprises.

     

    Jaipur is known as a shopper’s paradise and it truly lives up to its name during this entire festival. Residents of Jaipur and those visiting the city will be bombarded with a plethora of products along with mammoth array of discounts, bargains, daily lucky draws, prizes, fireworks and entertainment. Visitors to the pink city will be floored by the hospitality of the city known for its tremendous gusto for fests and festivities.

     

    Commenting on the mega initiative, Mr. Saurabh Bhandari, Spokesperson, JSF, said, “It is one of the biggest event in this part of the world. It’s amazing to see that more than 7000 retailers of Jaipur will participate and exert to their utmost for consumer & tourist delight. Every shop will offer something substantial to shopper.

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    Despite its name, the Jaipur Shopping Festival is all about entertainment & celebrating good times together. It will feature mini festivals, including a Rock fest, an Egyptian Theme Party, fashion shows and an evening full of fireworks. This year’s shopping bonanza festival also includes fun filled entertainers such as Dear Father- A renowned play by Paresh Rawal, An Evening of Ghazals with Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan, Royal Regalia, Dandiya, Hasya Kavi Sammelan, Chavi – Photography Competition, SKY Safari, A musical evening with A R Rehman to name a few. Sufi Nights, Polo and Golf are other attractions of the event. Enthusiastic shoppers can look forward to exciting shopping spree with celebrities, lucky draws with wonderful surprises.

     

    Shoppers are treated to The Craft Bazaar which is eagerly awaited by the Jaipur public and is a platform for featuring genuine and good quality crafts and for artisans of national & state level to exhibit their art & artifacts. The Diwali Carnival is purely a shopping carnival offering extravaganza of sorts for everyone.

     

    The Global Village is another major attraction during the JSF 2013 for masses and classes to explore a sequence of variegated events for 10 days. Apart from various workshops and events, visitors will also be treated to the famous cuisines of various places with different hotels.

     

    Jaipur Shopping Festival (JSF) is a unique platform for retailers, vyapaar mandals to facilitate their unified efforts in establishing the brand of the pink city- Jaipur. JSF 2013 will see the participation of vyapaar mandals as M.I.Road, Jayanti Bazaar, Johari Bazaar, Raja Park, Tripolia Bazaar, Bapu Bazaar, Chandpole Bazaar Vaishali Nagar. The vyapaar mandals under the umbrella of JSF present a compact picture of the various socio-economic aspects and rich culture that work towards building an enormous bouquet of experiences. The sheer scale of the Shopping Festival will help promote bazaar culture of Jaipur and thereby promote Jaipur as a shopping destination in the country.

     

    The first edition of Jaipur Shopping Festival last year, transformed the city into a mega centre for shopping & entertainment, thus making it the biggest shopping extravaganza ever. Scores of residents and visitors took home memorable moments of 30-days shopping bonanza. The participating bazaars were flooded with shoppers who were ready to grab the best deals available. The lucky draws at main bazaars were a huge hit among the shoppers. It was instrumental in boosting the entire shopping experience to a different level altogether.

     

    JSF aims to capture the nerve of the shoppers and offers amazing shopping discounts, attracting holiday makers from around the globe keen on grabbing a bargain. “In short JSF 2013 is a great initiative to bring together people from all walks of life and offers something for everyone.”

  • Veena Malik Supermodel city tour

    Veena Malik Supermodel city tour

    Movie Promotion is the most important part of every movie and in this competitive world no actors want to take any chance which fails their movie. Bollywood Supermodel Veena Malik was seen showering her glamour all over the Indian through her city tour for promoting her upcoming movie Supermodel which is stated to release on 27th of September. She reached the city of joy Kolkata to promote her movie where she posed for photographers and after that she travels to Delhi, Jaipur and Ahmadabad where she was seen interacting with the media about her movie. Veena was overwhelmed with the gestures of her fans.

    Veena Malik said, “I am very happy my movie Supermodel is going to release which is based on real story. I am glad to visit different cities of India and happy to meet my lovely fans all over cities. I hope people would love it and appreciate it.”

    Veena Malik is playing a glamorous role in the Movie which is based on the story of Fashion World which reveals truth of Models life. Veena plays the role of a middle class girl who reaches superstardom.

  • Radio City Super Singer returns with Season V

    Radio City Super Singer returns with Season V

    MUMBAI: FM Bole Toh Radio City is back with Season 5 of Radio City Super Singer across India. Taking off from the super success last year, this time Radio City Super Singer assumes a scale larger than ever before.The winner gets felicitated with a prize money of Rs. 1 Lakh and a break with popular music directors across India. The mega talent hunt rolled out carpets on the 8th of September, across India.

    Radio City Super Singer is one of the biggest celebrations of music on an FM radio platform. For the first time, Radio City introduces a WAP site, where participants can upload their audio clips through a simple log-in (http://myradiocity.in) from any mobile phone. Other than this, interested contestants can avail of any of the traditional avenues of auditioning. They can either come and audition at our studios or upload / record voice clips on the Super Singer Tab on our Facebook page. The other options include the on-ground auditions (malls & colleges) & IVRS.

    The auditions are followed by short listing a few contestants who have an edge over the others. Rough edges will be polished off, as the shortlisted few get trained by musical geniuses. The final five across each city will fight it out for the title of ‘Radio City Super Singer’.

    Speaking about Radio City Super Singer, Ms. Apurva Purohit, CEO, Radio City 91.1 FM, says, “Radio City Super Singer started as an experiment & was the first ever talent hunt by a radio station. Through the years it has grown in stature & size to carve a niche & become one of the most awaited engagement activities. Last year we had over 80000 enthusiastic singers across the country registering & auditioning with us. The aim has always been to discover the amazing singing talent from across the country and provide a platform that befits the talent. By the sheer number of touch points we create, we reach out to people like no other property does. Moreover, this is the only singing talent hunt show in India that runs in 5 languages (Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada & Marathi) at the same time. The overwhelming success of the previous years not only justifies our aim but also makes us want to scale newer heights.”

    Radio City Super Singer has emerged as an incubator of talent through the years, bringing India’s latent talent to the limelight. This year, our winners get a head-start in the music industry, with the opportunity to work with eminent music directors across India. Additionally, they get featured on ‘Freedom Hour’ – an hour dedicated to unplugged music on Radio City. Radio City Super Singer wraps up on the last week of September.

    Radio City Super Singer pits singers of contemporary music across a cross-section of genres, to compete against each other.. Through the years, the talent hunt has carved out a fan-base of its own. This time, it just gets bigger and better.

    Stay tuned to Radio City 91.1 FM to get more updates on Radio city Super Singer, This year the hunt for the best voice takes place across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Pune, Jaipur, Baroda, Surat, Ahmednagar, Nagpur, Vizag, Coimbatore. Also log on to www.facebook.com/radiocityindia.

  • DSK Hyosung Super Bikes Rides into Kolhapur

    DSK Hyosung Super Bikes Rides into Kolhapur

    Kolhapur: There is good news in store for bike enthusiast in Kolhapur as DSK Hyosung Motors today announced the launch of their new company owned showroom in Kolhapur. The launch of this showroom marks the launch of 27th Showroom for DSK Hyosung in the country and 4th in Maharashtra, making it the brand with the widest network of Super Bike showrooms which has further enhanced DSK Hyosung’s reach on the Indian super biking Map.

    During the launch, Shirish Kulkarni, Chairman, DSK Motowheels Pvt Ltd said “It gives us immense pleasure to enter this highly lucrative market of Kolhapur and DSK Hyosung is delighted to announce the opening of our showroom for the world class products for the Superbike enthusiast in Kolhapur.”

    Mr. Kulkarni further added, “It is an exciting opportunity for us as DSK Hyosung symbolizes dynamic forward moving people and is among the most coveted premium brands in India. DSK Hyosung firmly believes and is committed to offer Super Bikes of high quality to bike aficionados at affordable price. We are confident that our products and after sales services in Kolhapur will take the super bike experience to the next level.” 

    The showroom will showcase the entire gamut of DSK Hyosung Super Bikes: Aquila Pro (650 CC sports cruiser), GT 250 R (250 CC sports bike), New GT650R (650cc Sports bike), ST 7 (700 cc Cruiser bike) & GT 650 N (650cc Naked sports bike).

    The super bikes would be available for the bike lovers in the city at an attractive prices of Rs.2,76,000 for GT250R, Rs.3,96,000 for GT650N, Rs.4,90,000 for GT650R, Rs.5,38,000 for Aquila Pro and Rs.6,12,000 for ST7 (all ex-showroom price). 

    For the record DSK Hyosung has a strong presence in the tier I & II markets like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur & Pune the brand also has a remarkable presence in cities like Raipur, Nagpur, Indore and Guwahati.

    DSK Motowheels also offers unique 24*7 emergency services. Customers would be offered 24*7 on call breakdown service, onsite emergency repairs, battery jumpstart, Fuel delivery, lost key support, transfer/towing of vehicle and taxi drop facility.

    DSK Hyosung Superbikes showroom strategically located at 343, E Ward opposite Railway Station Bus stop, Station road, Kolhapur.Maharashtra.416001. This company owned ultra-modern showroom is integrated with all after-sales services to the customer. All operations related to sales are efficiently covered from the space, which ensures comfort to the customer at the point of sales.

  • UTV Stars takes “Parachute Advansed Tender Coconut Hair Oil Presents Stars in Your City” on air With Travel Partner – Jet Airways

    UTV Stars takes “Parachute Advansed Tender Coconut Hair Oil Presents Stars in Your City” on air With Travel Partner – Jet Airways

    MUMBAI :In continuation of its efforts to bring Bollywood closer to its audiences, UTV STARS – the official channel of Bollywood will extend its hugely successful on-ground property to an on air show titled “Parachute Advansed Tender Coconut Hair Oil Presents Stars In Your City” premiering on Sunday 19th of May 2013. “Parachute Advansed Tender Coconut Hair Oil Presents Stars in Your City” is a unique format wherein the stars will go on a journey for a day to a city of their choice from across the country. Each episode will feature one star and their journey along with a special meet and greet with five of their biggest fans from the city.

    UTV Star’s and Bollywood fans viewers will get to see their favorite celebrities experience the specialties of cities such as Lucknow, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Indore, Bhopal, Pune, Surat, Kolkata and many more as they try local street foods; go shopping and sightseeing and indulge in various cultural activities much like their fans. The show will be a 10 part series hosted by Garima Kumar, a popular name in the entertainment journalism and a host on UTV Stars.

    “UTV Stars brings Bollywood closer to its audiences and Stars In your City is a continuation of this philosophy. This initiative is a unique opportunity for our viewers to experience Bollywood – Touch Feel believe. ‘Stars in Your City’ has been a successful multi-city on-ground activation the show is a natural extension to take the experience of the stars and their fans on air. The show will reach out to a much larger audience and the fan base of each of the stars featured in the episode”, said Indrajit Ray, Director – Content Disney UTV Media Networks.

    Stars that will be seen on the show are Huma Qureshi, Richcha Chadha, Yami Gautam, Amrita Rao and many more. Huma will be seen visiting the land of Nawabs, Lucknow. Richcha Chadha will be seen enjoying the experiences offered by the pink city of Jaipur. Yami Gautam will be seen exploring her own home town of Chandigarh, and delve into some farming and enjoying the local treats, while actress Amrita Rao enjoys Ahmedabad through a shopping trip at the local markets, a kite making lesson and kite flying with a fan family.

    The property is supported by an extensive marketing campaign comprising outdoor, digital and radio promotions in the respective cities by UTV Stars. While the Travel Partner for this initiative is Jet Airways.