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  • News18 India launches Aaj Ka No.1 campaign – asserts its leadership in Prime-time

    News18 India launches Aaj Ka No.1 campaign – asserts its leadership in Prime-time

    MUMBAI: News18 India, Network18’s general Hindi News channels, has in recent time witnessed unprecedented growth. The channel has emerged as the No. 1 channel in the Hindi News genre in the key prime time band – 7-11pm -in Urban India. Starting with Aar Paar at 7pm a fiery debate anchored by Amish Devgan, Hum Toh Poochnge a substantive discussion on the day’s top story at 8pm anchored by Sumit Awasthi and a fast paced & sharp news bulletin with Kishore Ajwani at 9 pm – Sau Baat ki ek Baat, the channel has a power packed line-up of shows which has allowed it to create a niche for itself amongst Hindi News audiences.

    The Aaj Ka No.1 campaign intends to celebrate the channel’s success in a highly cluttered category with over a dozen channels vying for eyeballs. It directly takes on the competition and asserts that News18 India has altered the pecking order in the category. The 360 degree campaign which will run across various media including TV, print, social and trade media will clearly seek to project that the momentum in the genre is now with News18 India – the Aaj ka No. 1. The campaign will use a visual device & treatment that is meant to ensure high recall and share of buzz for the same.

    Commenting on the campaign Network18, Group Brand Advisor, Rahul Kansal said “News 18 India has grown steadily in the past few months, to emerge as urban India’s leading Hindi News channel in prime-time. We have a line-up of strong anchors who take up issues in a purposeful way with a desire to shed light, not just create sound, (as seems to have become the norm).“

  • With four elections due, networks with regional news channels set to benefit

    With four elections due, networks with regional news channels set to benefit

    MUMBAI: With four key assembly elections lined up towards the end of the year, India’s regional news channels could be laughing their way to the bank. In a bid to maximize their revenues, channels are in the process of sprucing up their programming and hiking ad rates. iTV Network, Network18, Zee News Network will be the ones set to benefit the most because due to their presence in the Hindi, English and regional markets.

    Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram are the our states going to polls ahead of the big 2019 general election.

    iTV Network CEO Varun Kohli says, “If you see, the regional market is growing and the local people want to consume content in local languages. Regional channels in the coming future are going to be the biggest growth areas than anybody else and the coverage will be hyper local. In a national channel the programming will be of an hour or so, but the regional channel will cover the elections for 24 hours a day.”

    News24 editor-in-chief Annuradha Prasad feels, “Three elections in the Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh they are all Hindi heartland channels and national news channels expect a better response from the brands and advertisers unlike the Karnataka elections which didn’t have a great impact on the national news channels because of the local language affinity.”

    The news genre contributes eight per cent to the total TV viewership. It was the third biggest genre on television in terms of viewership in 2017, as per the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data.

    Zee Media CEO- regional news Purushottam Vaishnava says, “We have started four programmes based on the coming elections. Our focus is to reach all the constituencies and give a real picture of the issues. At the time of elections the general entertainment channels (GEC) viewers shift to news channels and we are expecting minimum of 25-30 per cent hike in ad rates for our regional channels.”

    iTV Network has NewsX in English, India News in Hindi and for the regional focus on elections India News Rajasthan and India News MP-CG.

    “The increase in consumption helps in getting advertisers as they look at the eyeballs. Both national and local advertisers show interest at the time of elections and for national advertisers it is not that expensive like the Hindi news channels. Ad rates at the time of elections grow by 25-30 per cent. The regional news channels command half the price  of Hindi news channels”, Kohli adds.

    FMCG, retail and India-based multinational companies are the major advertisers on Hindi news channels, whereas automobile, banking financial services and electronic brands tend to utilize their ad spend on English news channels. FMCG brands and local retail brands are the primary advertisers on regional channels.

    Network18 has dedicated channels – News18 Rajasthan, News18 MP-CG and News18 Assam/North-East –  in all the election-bound states.

    TV18 president- revenue and Forbes India CEO Joy Chakraborthy said, “Every state elections has become the national things these days, in the recent Karnataka elections, the national channels also made good money along with the regional channels.”

    Zee Media’s regional sales team is pitching to national brands and corporates. The state assembly elections are a very big opportunity for companies that are planning enter the tier two, three and four markets.  

    On national brands approaching regional news channel for greater air time Prasad says, “ Yes, that happens because viewers watch the regional channel at the time of elections and get to know about each constituency. But the reach of a Hindi news channel cannot be matched by anyone.”

    Network18 is planning to increase the ad rates 10-12 times for all the English, Hindi and regional channels.

     “The counting day ad rates are sold at a high premium compared to the normal rates. The rates touch Rs 1 lakh mark at some special spots on the counting days”, Chakraborthy points out.

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  • Barkha Dutt to launch her own English news channel?

    Barkha Dutt to launch her own English news channel?

    MUMBAI: Another one bites the bullet. The buzz has been gathering pace that celebrity journalist-editor Barkha Dutt is gradually ammo-ing up to launch her own English-language TV news channel. In doing so, the former face of NDTV’s prime time shows will follow in the footsteps of some of her other famous colleagues like Rajdeep Sardesai (now re-christened CNN-IBN) and Arnab Goswami (Republic TV).

    Apparently, she has found a bunch of backers in New Delhi and Haryana who are willing to fund her foray into a full-fledged TV news channel.  

    While its name and launch date is still in the works, Dutt’s star power is guaranteed to generate plenty of excitement and curiosity in the news industry and among audiences in the days to come. 

    Indiantelevision.com tried reaching out to Dutt for confirmation of the same, but she didn’t respond to queries. 

    It’s interesting that she is taking the news channel plunge at a time when the fortunes are on the way down for her former boss, NDTV’s Prannoy Roy, who has been facing a barrage of intimidating requests from the income tax and other government departments. In recent times, NDTV has had to cut down on manpower too and Dutt was amongst the first ones to let go. 

    This isn’t the first time Dutt – who shot to fame during her Kargil reportage with NDTV in the late 1990s – has been linked with the launch of an English news channel. In 2017, the Financial Express had carried a report about her joining hands with Network18’s founder and former owner Raghav Bahl to set up a news channel.

    Dutt, who continues to draw sharp reactions from TV audiences, has taken quite a diverse set of projects on her plate after her 21-year association with NDTV.

    After the rather abrupt end of her collaboration with former Indian Express editor-in-chief-turned-entrepreneur Shekhar Gupta at the digital venture The Print, Dutt went on to establish a company called MoJo, which some say also has links to mobile journalism.

    Under the MoJo banner, the 46-year-old interviews major newsmakers in her inimitable style. She also writes columns for the Hindustan Times, Washington Post and The Week.

    Known as a frequent baiter of Republic TV boss Arnab Goswami on Twitter, it would be interesting to observe the tone and tenor of the TV news channel helmed by her.

    Other details of the news venture, including the applicant-company’s name, are still a bit sketchy as it is not clear yet whether an application to start a full-fledged TV news channel has already been made by Dutt and her partners at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which has started clearing channel proposals after a nine-month hiatus.

    With over six million Twitter followers, Dutt remains one of media’s most important voices despite severe trolling on social media for her known viewpoints — dubbed controversial by a section of India — on issues linked to Kashmir and Pakistan.

    It now remains to be seen whether she still has it in her to shape the political and social narrative in her second coming.  

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  • Film business boosts TV18 revenue

    Film business boosts TV18 revenue

    BENGALURU: Indian news, entertainment and film company TV18 Broadcast Ltd (TV18) reported triple the revenue from its film business for the year ended 31 March 2018 (FY 2017-18, the year under review) as compared with the previous fiscal. Consequently, the company’s consolidated operating revenue increased by 70 per cent in FY 2017-18 as against FY 2016-017. TV18’s operating revenue, including GST for the year under review, was Rs 1,665 crore vis-a-vis Rs 979 crore. It may be noted that GST was not applicable in FY 2016-17. Revenue for the film business for the year under review was Rs 450 crore as compared with Rs 150 crore in the previous year. The numbers have been rounded off to the nearest Rs crore.

    The company has turned the corner only recently. Profit after tax increased by 33 per cent to Rs 8 crore in FY 2017-18 in comparison with Rs 6 crore in the year before. The company reported total comprehensive income of Rs 9 crore for FY 2017-18 as against loss of Rs 2 crore in the previous year. Operating profit increased by 87.1 per cent to Rs 58 crore during the year under review as compared with Rs 31 crore in FY 2016-17.

    Network18 chairman Adil Zainulbhai said, “We continue to invest into filling whitespaces, and creating the most compelling bouquet for the Indian consumer. This complements the strong performance of our flagships.”

    Based on its current structure of ownership, TV18 has restated its consolidated numbers. Consolidated restated revenue increased by 16 per cent in FY 2017-18 to Rs 4,813 crore from Rs 4,142 crore. Consolidated operating EBIDTA in FY 2017-18 increased by 41 per cent to Rs 240 crore from Rs 170 crore in FY 2016-17.

    Majority of TV18’s income comes from its entertainment business, which comprises Viacom18 and Indiacast. The company says in its earnings press release that entertainment income grew by 10 per cent in FY 2017-18 to Rs 3,781 crore from Rs 3,160 crore. Operating EBIDTA of the entertainment business increased by 43 per cent in FY 2017-18 to Rs 198 crore from Rs 139 crore in FY 2016-17.

    TV18’s standalone business comprises business and general news. Standalone income increased by 10 per cent during FY 2017-18 to Rs 735 crore from Rs 667 crore. Standalone operating EBIDTA declined by 29 per cent in FY 2017-18 to Rs 157 crore from Rs 122 crore in the previous year.

    Regional news (ex-IBN Lokmat) and infotainment revenue decreased by 8 per cent to Rs 297 crore in FY 2017-18 from Rs 316 crore in FY 2016-17. Regional News (ex-IBN Lokmat) and infotainment operating EBIDTA loss was higher at Rs 115 crore in FY 2017-18 as against loss of Rs 91 crore in the previous year.

    Restated fourth quarter numbers

    The company said in its earnings press release that restated consolidated operating revenue grew by 41 per cent in the quarter ended 31 March 2018 (Q4 2017-18, the quarter under review) to Rs 1,540 crore from Rs 1,092 crore. Consolidated operating EBIDTA grew by 41 per cent to Rs 61 crore from Rs 44 crore.

    Entertainment income grew by 51 per cent in Q4 2017-18 to Rs 1,228 crore from Rs 812 crore. Operating EBIDTA of the entertainment business more than doubled (increased by 120 per cent) in Q4 2017-18 to Rs 38 crore from Rs 17 crore in Q4 2016-17.

    TV18’s standalone business consists of business and general news. Standalone income increased by 12 per cent during the quarter under review to Rs 228 crore from Rs 203 crore. Standalone operating EBIDTA declined to 20 per cent in Q4 2017-18 to Rs 50 crore from Rs 63 crore in the corresponding previous year’s quarter.

    Regional news (ex-IBN Lokmat) and infotaiment revenue grew by 8 per cent to Rs 84 crore in Q4 2017-18 from Rs 77 crore in Q4 2016-17. Regional news (ex-IBN Lokmat) and infotainment operating EBIDTA loss was lower at Rs 26 crore in Q4 2017-18 as against loss of Rs 36 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

    Network18 Media and Investments Ltd results

    TV18 is a subsidiary of Network18 Media and Investments Ltd (Network 18). TV18 has taken operational control and has increased its stake in Viacom18 to 51 per cent by acquiring 1 per cent from its joint venture partner Viacom Inc. Besides TV18, Network18’s digital and print business adds to its numbers.

    Network18 reported 16 per cent growth in its consolidated operating revenue to Rs 5,027 crore in FY 2017-18 from Rs 4,333 crore in FY 2016-17. Consolidated operating EBIDTA increased by 42 per cent to Rs 187 crore in FY 2017-18 from Rs 132 crore in FY 2016-17.

    TV18 numbers have been mentioned above. Network18’s digital and print business operating revenue increased by 12 per cent to Rs 213 crore from Rs 191 crore. Digital and print business operating EBIDTA rose by 193 per cent to Rs 31 crore from Rs 10 crore.

    Zainulbhai said about Network18, “We are continuing our investments in digital and regional content and seeing growth in most segments of our business.”

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  • Network18 to launch News18 Bharat

    Network18 to launch News18 Bharat

    MUMBAI: Network18 is adding another feather to its cap. The network is all geared up to launch a new Hindi news channel, News18 Bharat, to its bouquet of 20 news channels. According to a source privy to the information, the channel has begun testing but the launch date is still not clear.

    Network18, however, denied the development when Indiantelevision.com reached out to the network.

    Out of Network18’s portfolio of 20 channels, 14 are regional channels, four are business news channels and the remaining are general news channels. The network already has five regional channels for the Hindi-speaking states—News18 India, CNBC Awaaz, News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand, New18 Madhya Pradesh- Chhattisgarh and News18 Punjab-Haryana-Himachal.

    With New18 Bharat entering the fray, competition in the Hindi news genre is expected to hot up. The channel will be free to air to begin with but may shift to the pay model with 24×7 news programming. The format of the channel will be MPEG4/DVBS2 while the frequency rate is 4035 Hz. The testing of the transmission service has started on Intelsat20 at 68.5 degrees east.

    If we have a look at Broadcast Audience Research Council’s numbers in the Hindi news genre, New18 India is in the top-five list in the Hindi-speaking market (HSM U+R) and urban. News18 Bharat is likely to be targeted at rural India.

    Recently, Network18 elevated Avinash Kaul as the chief operating officer (COO).

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  • Rahul Kansal joins Network18 as group brand advisor

    Rahul Kansal joins Network18 as group brand advisor

    MUMBAI: Network18 announced the appointment of Rahul Kansal as brand advisor for the group.

    Kansal joins Network18 from Future Consumer Ltd. Prior to that, at Times Group, he was the force behind campaigns like ‘Aman ki Asha’, ‘Teach India’ and ‘Lead India’ among others.

    Many of these initiatives have received widespread acclaim, including India’s first-ever Grand Prix at Cannes. In his new role, he will mentor the array of brands within the network and develop innovative properties to strengthen their positioning and connect with the consumers. He will report to Network18, CEO – news and group editor-in-chief Rahul Joshi.

    At Times Group, he was responsible for the financial health, editorial strategy and marketing for the Group’s newspapers: The Times of India, Mirror, Maharashtra Times, Navbharat Times and some smaller regional and English publications. During his tenure of 15 years at the company, The Times of India emerged as the world’s largest-circulated English newspaper.

    Rahul has been an advertising and marketing professional for 38 years.  He graduated from SRCC, Delhi University in 1977, and after an MBA from IIM Calcutta in 1979 worked with some of India’s leading ad agencies such as JWT, O&M, and Mudra DDB before joining The Times Group.

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    Network18 Launches CNBCTV18.com

  • Network18 Launches CNBCTV18.com

    Network18 Launches CNBCTV18.com

    National, 06 April 2018: Network18, India’s most diversified media conglomerate announces the extension of its flagship business news brand CNBC-TV18 in the digital space.  CNBCTV18.com was launched at the Prestigious CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards’ night by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. Other notable personalities present at the launch included Dharmendra Pradhan,  Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, Hasmukh Adhia, Finance Secretary

    Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18 said, “There couldn’t have been a better occasion to launch the digital arm of CNBC-TV18 than at corporate India’s most coveted awards night –The India Business Leaders Awards. CNBCTV18’s promise of providing accurate & actionable information in real-time will now take on a whole new meaning. CNBCTV18.com will be the destination for a truly integrated business newsroom that packs live streaming of CNBC-TV18 content, special shows, videos, and compelling analysis.  The launch of CNBCTV18.com is an important milestone in our evolution as India’s most watched and most trusted Business News brand.”

    CNBCTV18.com is a premium digital platform offering in-depth news coverage, expert analysis and easy-to-consume information on business, stock market and the economy. It offers a good mix of textual, video and audio storytelling formats.

    Manish Maheshwari, CEO, Network18 Digital said, “With CNBCTV18.com, we aim to drive deeper engagement with our audience. We want to break the clutter. Our emphasis will be on quality rather than quantity. We have set up a team that will produce accurate, credible and relevant content that provides distinctive value to the audience. We will invest enough time in decoding the behavior of our readers to offer them an unmatchable experience.”

    The digital destination of India’s favorite business news channel will cater to stock market traders and a discerning audience with a nose for business news, influencers as well as the young business executives in their 30s and 40s who aspire to climb the wealth ladder. The site will offer fresh perspectives on entrepreneurship, leadership, start-ups and other finer aspects of business and economy.

    Binoy Prabhakar, Editor, CNBCTV18.com said, “CNBCTV18.com’s aim is to shine a light on the most important financial trends, leveraging the full power of CNBC-TV18 to deliver sharp news and featuring in-house and outside experts to share in-depth analysis. All the CNBC-TV18 products such as the website, apps, a daily newsletter and podcasts, among others, have been created to deliver news and information efficiently and effectively to our audiences.

    A unique feature will be the weekend edition which will be completely different from other days and will be dominated by specials and columns on food, books, parenting, health and fitness, women’s special, luxury, travel as well as offbeat stories.

    Many corporate houses have come together to partner the launch. Some of the names include Motilal Oswal, Boeing, Bombay Stock Exchange and Vistara. The site went LIVE at (time) on 6th April 2018.

    Social media handle- #cnbctv18dotcomishere

     

  • Aditi Bhatnagar to join Network18 as EVP special projects

    Aditi Bhatnagar to join Network18 as EVP special projects

    MUMBAI:  In a restructuring mode, Reliance Industries-controlled Network18 has not only been shuffling senior executives vesting in them newer responsibilities, but also bringing in professionals from outside. The latest is Aditi Singh Bhatnagar who is joining the group as EVP of special projects.

    Bhatnagar was previously COO-cum-head of special projects and events at NDTV.

    Earlier, Network18 announced the elevation of Avinash Kaul as the chief operating officer of the group with continued and additional responsibility as managing director at A+E Network at TV18 Broadcast, a subsidiary that runs and manages the TV channels of Network18.

    According to company sources, even as more restructuring in Network18 is gradually affected after the controlling stake in Viacom18, Bhatnagar will report to the group’s president for marketing and special projects Priyanka Kaul.

    Having spent about two decades at NDTV, Bhatnagar, an alumnus of Delhi’s prestigious SRCC, has held leadership positions in her previous company driving business and strategies in areas such as content development, revenue and business development, production and sales.

    Network18 Media and Investments Ltd is a media and entertainment company with interests in television, internet, filmed entertainment, digital business, magazines, mobile content and allied businesses. The company manages various digital businesses, including portals such as moneycontrol.com, ibnlive.com, burrp.com, in.com and firstpost.com. It also operates digital commerce properties like HomeShop18 and bookmyshow.com. In addition, Network18 is a leading player in the publishing space having under its wings titles such as Forbes India, Overdrive, Better Interiors and Better Photography. Network18 has also allied investments in Colosceum, Toppers, 24X7 Learning, Yatra and Ubona.

    Through its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast Limited, the group operates news channels such as CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNBC Bajar, CNBC-TV18 Prime HD, CNN-News18, IBN7, ETV channels and IBN-Lokmat (a Marathi regional news channel in partnership with the Lokmat group).

    TV18 also operates a joint venture with Viacom, called Viacom18, which houses a portfolio of popular entertainment channels like Colors, Colors HD, Colors Infinity, Rishtey, MTV India, MTV Indies, Comedy Central, Vh1, Nick, Sonic, Nick Jr, Teen Nick and Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the group’s filmed entertainment business. TV18 operates a factual entertainment channel History TV18 and FYI TV18 through a joint venture with A+E Networks.

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  • Network18 appoints Avinash Kaul as COO

    Network18 appoints Avinash Kaul as COO

    MUMBAI: Network18, one of India’s most diversified media conglomerates, has elevated Avinash Kaul as chief operating officer. In his new role, Kaul will oversee the operations of all national and regional news channels.

    He will continue to remain the managing director of A+E Networks at TV18.

    Kaul joined TV18, one of India’s leading television broadcast networks, in mid-2014 and since then has been responsible for the overall profit and loss responsibilities of all the brands managed by him.

    Network18 recently unveiled India’s largest News Network–News18 Network at a highly successful event Rising India in New Delhi. The event marked an important milestone in the journey of the group as it transitioned the entire general news network under one brand.

    Kaul has nearly 20 years of experience across advertising sales, distribution, programming and marketing. Prior to joining TV18, he was the CEO at Times Television Network managing Times Now, ET Now and Zoom.

    According to his LinkedIn profile, Kaul is a board member of the Media Research Users Council (MRUC), an industry body that owns and manages the IRS (Indian Readership Survey).

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  • Network18 unveils new identity for all news channels

    Network18 unveils new identity for all news channels

    NEW DELHI: Network18 has unveiled a new and common identity for all group news channels, which will be seen across the news stable, and a pledge to focus on and highlight more Indian languages.

    Commenting on the launch, Network18 chairman Adil Zainulbhai said, “As regional markets deepen and the hunger for vernacular news continues to rise inexorably, we have carried our strengths into multiple linguistic geographies through new regional channels and digital properties. Our portfolio of national channels across news genres provides us a platform that places us at a substantial advantage versus competitors.” In short: the reach is the strength.

    The unveiling was done at the group-organised event themed ‘News18 Rising India Summit’ in the presence of national and international luminaries from the fields of governance, arts, business and academia. The occasion was graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who delivered a keynote address outlining his government’s vision for India.

    Dignitaries present included ministers Piyush Goyal, Nitin Gadkari and Suresh Prabhu; CMs Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Jai Ram Thakur, Manohar Lal Khattar; and other public figures like politicians Farukh Abdullah, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Anurag Thakur and personalities such as  Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman, Gautam Adani of Adani Group, Naveen Jindal of Jindal Steel, State Bank of India CMD Rajnish Kumar, Anil Agarwal of Vedanta, Shikha Sharma of Axis Bank, filmstar Kangana Ranaut and adman-cum-CBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi.

    Talking about News18 Network, the network’s president Avinash Kaul said, “The television measurement agency BARC measures viewership pattern of 78 crore people in the country, out of which over 67 crore people watched News18 Network channels in the last one year, which means about 86 per cent viewers watched news channels of our network. News18 Network is not just the largest television news network but is also the largest digital news brand present in multiple languages. In fact, News18 Network has more monthly viewers (41 crore) than the entire claimed readership of newsprint readers in a month.”

    News18 covers 26 states and is present in 15 languages in the country. The network’s flagship English general news channel is CNN-News18 and Hindi general news channel is News18 India. Through Panorama, a subsidiary of TV18, the network operates a bouquet of 13 regional news channels namely News18 Urdu, News18 Rajasthan, News18 Bihar/Jharkhand, News18 Madhya Pradesh/Chattisgarh, News18 Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand, News18 Bangla, News18 Kannada, News18 Gujarati, News18 Odia, News18/Punjab/Haryana/Himachal Pradesh, News18 Kerala, News18 Tamil Nadu and News18 Assam/North East. News18 Network is also present across the globe in countries such as the US, UK, Australia and the UAE.

    TV18 also operates a joint venture with the Lokmat Group, which houses the Marathi news channel News18 Lokmat. To cover the global audience and sizeable NRI population, TV18 operates News18, a twenty-four hour television news channel designed to give global audiences a window into the world’s largest democracy.

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