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  • Hungama to live stream Khazana ghazal concert

    Hungama to live stream Khazana ghazal concert

    MUMBAI: Digital entertainment company Hungama will make the most of its live streaming ability by broadcasting ‘Khazana – A Festival of Ghazals’. The company has been the digital partner of the concert for seven long years.

    Users across the globe can tune in to Hungama Music, Hungama Play, Artist Aloud app and the platforms’ respective social media pages to catch the show. Moreover, post-show, it will also provide catch-up content from Khazana on Tata Sky Music, Tata Sky Music+, Airtel DTH, Airtel Linear Channel – Nazrana, Hungama Play, Mi TV and Mi Music.

    The festival which will be held on 27 and 28 July will feature live performances from some of the greatest ghazal voices, including Pankaj Udhas, Talat Aziz, Anup Jalota, Rekha Bhardwaj and Sudeep Banerjee.

    “Our association with Khazana is a unique blend of creativity and technology. It allows us to leverage the power of digital and take the craft of ghazals to an international audience. We are elated to take the festival live on our platforms and also extremely honoured to lend our support to the two charities,” Hungama Digital Media managing director and CEO Neeraj Roy said.

    This year’s concert will also see performances from the most promising talent seen at the contest Khazana Artist Aloud Talent Hunt. The contest which has been executed digitally on Artist Aloud received participation from 75 cities across the country.

    “Through Khazana we aim to help people discover the beauty of ghazals and fall in love with the art all over again. We are excited for this year’s festival as we’ll be introducing four fresh voices that we found through the Khazana Artist Aloud Talent Hunt. I am certain that through our association with Hungama, we’ll be able to take ghazal singing to greater heights,” the renowned Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas commented on the association.

  • Xiaomi adds VAS to aid monetisation

    Xiaomi adds VAS to aid monetisation

    MUMBAI: Xiaomi is leaving no stone unturned to capture the Indian imagination. After wowing the country with its spectacular moderately priced phones, the company is looking at giving value addition to its customers here.

    Considering India as its core market after its home-ground China, Xiaomi became India’s number one smartphone brand in India in Q4 2017 beating Vivo, Samsung and Apple, according to International Data Corporation. Hardly four years since launch, the company today has a whopping 31 per cent market share in the country and has over nine million units shipped in Q1 of 2018. 

    Xiaomi India vice president and managing director Manu Jain believes that the company’s core philosophy is to deliver innovation for everyone by making high-quality, well-designed products accessible to everyone at “honest pricing” and the company is able to do this because of its unique business model, which Xiaomi will monetise from internet services in the long run.

    The mobile handset maker has now announced the launch of Mi Music and Mi Video, marking Xiaomi’s move into offering value-added internet services for local users. Mi Music is Xiaomi’s pre-installed music app which offers an integrated music streaming service along with the ability to store offline music while Mi Video is Xiaomi’s pre-installed video app which provides integrated video streaming across platforms. 

    The music app by Xiaomi is quite similar to other music apps available in the Indian market such as Saavn, Gaana, iTunes, Jio Music. Xiaomi has partnered with digital entertainment organisation Hungama Music wherein Xiaomi mobile consumers will have access to Hungama’s music library. The app will offer over 10 million freemium tracks across 13 Indic language choices. Users can also download music offline from Mi Music app at Rs 899 per annum.

    Hungama Digital Media Entertainment managing director and CEO Neeraj Roy says, “We are delighted to launch Hungama Music on Mi Music. We are committed to delivering the best of content with unlimited playlists to the highly engaged Mi Fan community and with this launch we take our partnership with Xiaomi to the next level.”

    Mi Video functions similar to YouTube. The apps are the first internet services that Xiaomi has brought to India. Mi Music in India has nearly seven million daily active users. Mi Video is designed to be a platform for video content aggregation and a powerful local video player. Mi Video content is powered by Hungama Play, SonyLiv and Voot currently, with more partners coming onboard soon. 

    Currently, Mi Video offers more than 500,000 hours of content with nearly 80 per cent free content. The service currently offers more than 12 video formats such as AVI, MP4, MOV, MKV, and MKA, MPEG, M2TS amongst others. It also supports multilingual subtitles, private folders, and multiple audio tracks. Mi Video also offers one tap cast to any Smart TV with DLNA and Miracast support.

    Roy also announced that in the coming months, Hungama will bring more exciting features including gamification and continue to build on the rich user experience.

    The  apps were announced at the Mi Pop Play event, which is created by Xiaomi to bring Mi Fans from across the country for a day to celebrate with Xiaomi executives.

    The company believes in giving back to its consumers. “We at Xiaomi never make over five per cent of profit on all our hardware devices whether it is a smartphone, a television or any other accessory and if we ever make more than that, we make sure we return it back to our consumers. The philosophy has worked well for our brand in China, India and other parts of the world,” says Jain.

    Xiaomi currently has three manufacturing facilities in India in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The move came after the Indian government imposed a 10 per cent duty on key smartphone components. 

    With a presence in over 70 countries and regions, Xiaomi is expanding its footprint across the world and wants to become a global brand.

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  • IAA awards recognise game-changers, says Viacom18’s Raj Nayak

    IAA awards recognise game-changers, says Viacom18’s Raj Nayak

    MUMBAI: The International Advertising Association’s (IAA) India Chapter has announced the 5th edition of the IAA Leadership Awards presented by Colors.

    The awards recognise excellence towards contribution in marketing, advertising and media sectors as well as celebrate outstanding achievements of individuals and teams. The magnificence of the 5th IAA Leadership Awards will be showcased through an ‘Invite Only’ event on 7 October, 2017, at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai.

    Minister of commerce and industry Suresh Prabhu and Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani will be the chief guests. Government of Israel deputy minister of diplomacy – PM’s office Michael Oren will grace the event.

    The IAA India Chapter will honour the achievements of various groups in the marketing, advertising and media communities, for their outstanding performance, innovation and creativity in delivering high impact initiatives for the fifth successive year. Twenty-three categories have been identified, based on an exhaustive list of quantitative and qualitative parameters at the IAA Leadership Awards 2017 edition.

    IAA president Ramesh Narayan said, “A galaxy of leaders representing advertising, marketing and media will be honoured at the memorable event.”

    Viacom18 COO Raj Nayak said: “We are delighted to partner with a renowned industry forum like IAA that recognises category game-changers.”

    IAA – India chapter past president Neeraj Roy said: “There is a lot of effort that goes into bringing about objectivity and factual data into the judging process.”

  • Ad, M&E stalwarts together in IAA’s Sony-backed first cricketing event in Mumbai

    Ad, M&E stalwarts together in IAA’s Sony-backed first cricketing event in Mumbai

    MUMBAI: International Advertising Association (IAA) recently hosted the IAA Cricket League 2016, one of the most successful and largest cricketing events that brought the M&E and advertising fraternity together.

    Cricket being one of the most popular sports in the country and among corporate circles alike, the IAA Cricket League was a huge success with 24 teams from leading advertising and Media and Entertainment entities battling it out against each other to win the champion’s trophy. Presented by Sony Max, the two day event was held on November 5 & 12 at The Islam and Wilson Gymkhana at Marine Lines.

    With many intense rounds of games and a nail-biting finish, the Mid Day team was adjudged the winner, while The Social Street bagged the runners up title. IAA president Neeraj Roy, and IAA vice president Monica Tata presented the winner’s trophy to the victorious eleven from the Mid-Day team.

    Hungama Digital Media CEO & MD Neeraj Roy said, “Sincere thanks to Sony Max for supporting this event and also to all the 24 companies. The game has truly been a winner and my best wishes to Mid-Day. A special thanks to my colleague Atit Mehta for putting this event and also Sports 360 as well.”

  • Ad, M&E stalwarts together in IAA’s Sony-backed first cricketing event in Mumbai

    Ad, M&E stalwarts together in IAA’s Sony-backed first cricketing event in Mumbai

    MUMBAI: International Advertising Association (IAA) recently hosted the IAA Cricket League 2016, one of the most successful and largest cricketing events that brought the M&E and advertising fraternity together.

    Cricket being one of the most popular sports in the country and among corporate circles alike, the IAA Cricket League was a huge success with 24 teams from leading advertising and Media and Entertainment entities battling it out against each other to win the champion’s trophy. Presented by Sony Max, the two day event was held on November 5 & 12 at The Islam and Wilson Gymkhana at Marine Lines.

    With many intense rounds of games and a nail-biting finish, the Mid Day team was adjudged the winner, while The Social Street bagged the runners up title. IAA president Neeraj Roy, and IAA vice president Monica Tata presented the winner’s trophy to the victorious eleven from the Mid-Day team.

    Hungama Digital Media CEO & MD Neeraj Roy said, “Sincere thanks to Sony Max for supporting this event and also to all the 24 companies. The game has truly been a winner and my best wishes to Mid-Day. A special thanks to my colleague Atit Mehta for putting this event and also Sports 360 as well.”

  • Neeraj Roy elected as IAA India chapter president

    Neeraj Roy elected as IAA India chapter president

    MUMBAI: The India Chapter of International Advertising Association has elected Hungama Digital Media CEO Neeraj Roy as its president.

    Roy said, “We look forward to serving the ever changing needs of the marketing and advertising fraternity as India is at the cusp of a digital transformation that will impact all aspects of life.”

    Further, Monica Tata, COO – BTVi, elected as VP commented, “I am looking forward to be part of the next phase of IAA under the new leadership.”

    Pradeep Dwivedi, former CMO of The Dainik Bhaskar Group, elected as the Hon. Secretary, said, “There has never been a better time for our industry to evolve and transform itself. I am keenly looking forward to working with industry leaders to sustain the rich legacy of past IAA initiatives and contribute to new ones.”

    Jaya Advertising Pvt. Ltd. chairman Jaideep Gandhi was elected as the honorary treasurer.

    In addition, MCCS India Pvt Ltd -ABP News CEO Ashok Venkatramani, Daily Deshdoot director Janak Sarda, Indian National Press director Abhishek Karnani, Mathrubhumi PTG & PBG Co. Ltd director Shreyams Kumar, VRL Media Ltd managing director Anand Sankeshwar, have been elected as members of the managing committee.

    IAA India past president Kaushik Roy said, “With strengthened senior level representation from India and the Asia Pacific, IAA globally is well poised to support and nurture the interests of the advertising, marketing and media fraternity.”

  • Neeraj Roy elected as IAA India chapter president

    Neeraj Roy elected as IAA India chapter president

    MUMBAI: The India Chapter of International Advertising Association has elected Hungama Digital Media CEO Neeraj Roy as its president.

    Roy said, “We look forward to serving the ever changing needs of the marketing and advertising fraternity as India is at the cusp of a digital transformation that will impact all aspects of life.”

    Further, Monica Tata, COO – BTVi, elected as VP commented, “I am looking forward to be part of the next phase of IAA under the new leadership.”

    Pradeep Dwivedi, former CMO of The Dainik Bhaskar Group, elected as the Hon. Secretary, said, “There has never been a better time for our industry to evolve and transform itself. I am keenly looking forward to working with industry leaders to sustain the rich legacy of past IAA initiatives and contribute to new ones.”

    Jaya Advertising Pvt. Ltd. chairman Jaideep Gandhi was elected as the honorary treasurer.

    In addition, MCCS India Pvt Ltd -ABP News CEO Ashok Venkatramani, Daily Deshdoot director Janak Sarda, Indian National Press director Abhishek Karnani, Mathrubhumi PTG & PBG Co. Ltd director Shreyams Kumar, VRL Media Ltd managing director Anand Sankeshwar, have been elected as members of the managing committee.

    IAA India past president Kaushik Roy said, “With strengthened senior level representation from India and the Asia Pacific, IAA globally is well poised to support and nurture the interests of the advertising, marketing and media fraternity.”

  • Vidnet 2016: India’s First Focused OTT Conference

    Vidnet 2016: India’s First Focused OTT Conference

    MUMBAI: In today’s mobile-first-with-the-young-generation scenario, content creation, distribution and consumption is constantly evolving.

    Capturing the rapid emerging mood of innovation is Indiantelevision.com’s breakthrough conference, Vidnet 2016: Content on the Go which is to be held on 24 August at the swanky Westin Hotel in Mumbai’s Goregaon suburb.

    Indiantelevision.com’s Vidnet is a day-long congregation of the OTT ecosystem to discuss business models, tech trends, revenue streams, content creation and consumption patterns, success stories within the ecosystem and the way forward for its various constituents.

    The morning will begin with the Vidnet 2016 Summit, which will be followed / accompanied by a closed door VOD / OTT / broadcast CTO conference called Vidnet Tech.

    Vidnet Tech is chaired by Broadcast Media Consultant and Project Specialist, Vynsley Fernandes, Castle Media Pvt Ltd.

    Industry biggies and who’s who of the media and entertainment fraternity are set to attend the event in different capacities. Some confirmed attendees are Ajit Mohan, CEO, Hotstar, Neeraj Roy, MD and CEO, Hungama Digital, Uday Sodhi, Executive VP and Head, Digital Business, Sony Pictures Network India, Abhimanyu Singh, CEO, Contiloe Entertainment, Ajay Chacko, Co-Founder, Arre, Archana Anand, Business Head, DittoTV, Shamsuddin Jasani, Managing Director, ISOBAR, Mahesh Narayan, Managing Director, Saavn, Salil Kapoor, Managing Director, Hooq India, Vivek Bhargava, MD & CEO, iProspect, Tushar Vyas, CSO, GroupM, Baskar Subramanian, Co-founder, Amagi, Gautam Mehra, Data Stack, Aparna Joshi, Radioandmusic.com.

    Vidnet will begin at 10.30 am with an introductory note by Anil Wanvari, CEO, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Indiantelevision.com Group.

    It will be followed by Presentation on OTT trends in the APAC Region by Vivek Couto, Media Partners Asia.

    The sessions and individual key notes will address holistically many pivotal issues and questions pertaining to the OTT and VOD ecosystem and usher new knowledge paradigms which will set industry trends in time to come.

    For full information on the agenda and list of speakers, visit http://vidnet.in/

    Speaking on the initiative, Anil Wanvari said: “There’s disruption in the video ecosystem, with viewers wanting to consume content wherever and on any device – at home or on the move. The industry has responded through independent or broadcaster affiliated on-demand offerings –either through an ad model or through subscription. Nobody knows what will work, what is needed to make it work and for how long. We hope that Vidnet – Content on the Go will help OTT players, content creators, advertisers, media buyers and planners, brands and the ad delivery measurement guys go a little further in their understanding of the way ahead.”

    In attendance will be major OTT players, individual content creators, advertising and media professionals, tech gurus, writers, journalists among others.

    Akamai is the CDN Partner for the event, Summit Partners include Hotstar and Voot, Elemental is Associate Partner and Amagi is Support Partner. Animationxpress.com, Tellychakkar.com and Radioandmusic.com are Online Partners. The event is executed by ITV 2.0 Productions.

  • Vidnet 2016: India’s First Focused OTT Conference

    Vidnet 2016: India’s First Focused OTT Conference

    MUMBAI: In today’s mobile-first-with-the-young-generation scenario, content creation, distribution and consumption is constantly evolving.

    Capturing the rapid emerging mood of innovation is Indiantelevision.com’s breakthrough conference, Vidnet 2016: Content on the Go which is to be held on 24 August at the swanky Westin Hotel in Mumbai’s Goregaon suburb.

    Indiantelevision.com’s Vidnet is a day-long congregation of the OTT ecosystem to discuss business models, tech trends, revenue streams, content creation and consumption patterns, success stories within the ecosystem and the way forward for its various constituents.

    The morning will begin with the Vidnet 2016 Summit, which will be followed / accompanied by a closed door VOD / OTT / broadcast CTO conference called Vidnet Tech.

    Vidnet Tech is chaired by Broadcast Media Consultant and Project Specialist, Vynsley Fernandes, Castle Media Pvt Ltd.

    Industry biggies and who’s who of the media and entertainment fraternity are set to attend the event in different capacities. Some confirmed attendees are Ajit Mohan, CEO, Hotstar, Neeraj Roy, MD and CEO, Hungama Digital, Uday Sodhi, Executive VP and Head, Digital Business, Sony Pictures Network India, Abhimanyu Singh, CEO, Contiloe Entertainment, Ajay Chacko, Co-Founder, Arre, Archana Anand, Business Head, DittoTV, Shamsuddin Jasani, Managing Director, ISOBAR, Mahesh Narayan, Managing Director, Saavn, Salil Kapoor, Managing Director, Hooq India, Vivek Bhargava, MD & CEO, iProspect, Tushar Vyas, CSO, GroupM, Baskar Subramanian, Co-founder, Amagi, Gautam Mehra, Data Stack, Aparna Joshi, Radioandmusic.com.

    Vidnet will begin at 10.30 am with an introductory note by Anil Wanvari, CEO, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Indiantelevision.com Group.

    It will be followed by Presentation on OTT trends in the APAC Region by Vivek Couto, Media Partners Asia.

    The sessions and individual key notes will address holistically many pivotal issues and questions pertaining to the OTT and VOD ecosystem and usher new knowledge paradigms which will set industry trends in time to come.

    For full information on the agenda and list of speakers, visit http://vidnet.in/

    Speaking on the initiative, Anil Wanvari said: “There’s disruption in the video ecosystem, with viewers wanting to consume content wherever and on any device – at home or on the move. The industry has responded through independent or broadcaster affiliated on-demand offerings –either through an ad model or through subscription. Nobody knows what will work, what is needed to make it work and for how long. We hope that Vidnet – Content on the Go will help OTT players, content creators, advertisers, media buyers and planners, brands and the ad delivery measurement guys go a little further in their understanding of the way ahead.”

    In attendance will be major OTT players, individual content creators, advertising and media professionals, tech gurus, writers, journalists among others.

    Akamai is the CDN Partner for the event, Summit Partners include Hotstar and Voot, Elemental is Associate Partner and Amagi is Support Partner. Animationxpress.com, Tellychakkar.com and Radioandmusic.com are Online Partners. The event is executed by ITV 2.0 Productions.

  • Srinivasan Swamy re-elected as IAA president for the fourth time

    Srinivasan Swamy re-elected as IAA president for the fourth time

    MUMBAI: RK Swamy Hansa group chairman Srinivasan Swamy has been re-elected as International Advertising Association (IAA) India chapter president for the fourth consecutive term.

     

    Swamy, who also holds the post of IAA Asia Pacific vice president development, was elected at the body’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 30 September.

     

    Speaking to Indiantelevision.com Swamy says, “IAA in India is already seen as the most active industry body. We will build further on our strength and bring more programs and initiatives that will be embraced by the industry.”

     

    “I am humbled by the confidence shown by the members in choosing me to head this international body in India. The last three years have been exciting in that we demonstrated to the marketing and advertising community through the initiatives and events we held that IAA is a thought leader in many respects. Further the awards that we have instituted were both relevant and meaningful,” he further added.

     

    Hungama.com managing director & CEO Neeraj Roy was re-elected as the vice president for the third term. HBO India former MD Monica Tata was re-elected as secretary and Deshdoot Publications joint MD Janakl Sarda was elected as the treasurer.

     

    In addition, Abhishek Karnani, Vishakha Singh, Jaideep Gandhi, Anand Sankeshwar and Manish Advani were the five members elected as members of the managing committee. Kaushik Roy continues on the committee as the immediate past president.

     

    IAA Asia Pacific area director Pradeep Guha said, “The last few years have seen considerable momentum in terms of the activities IAA has been involved in. This has been reflected in the World Board recognising the India Chapter as the Best Chapter twice consecutively. I am delighted that Srinivasan Swamy will be steering the India Chapter of the IAA this year as well. It could be a period of continued growth as well as consolidation. The presence of young leaders on the managing committee augurs well for the future of the IAA.”

     

    At the first managing committee meeting immediately after the AGM, five additional members were co-opted as per IAA Constitution including M V Shreyams Kumar, Dr Bhaskar Das, Ashok Venkatramani, CVL Srinivas and Pradeep Dwivedi.

     

    Pradeep Guha, Ramesh Narayan, Sam Balsara, MG Parameswaran, Raj Nayak, Atit Mehta, Vikram Sakhuja and Kunal Lalani are the following senior professionals that were invited to be part of the Committee.