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  • The 6th Gionee Colors Gima awards is all set to take viewers on a melodious journey

    The 6th Gionee Colors Gima awards is all set to take viewers on a melodious journey

    MUMBAI: The 6th Gionee Colors GiMA Awards powered by Hungama & Renault has witnessed an array of performances by some of the most celebrated names in the music industry. Adding to the anticipation of the memorable awards show, the GiMA’s will be telecast on Colors TV channel twice on Sunday 5th June 2016 with an afternoon broadcast from 1pm to 4pm and in the evening from 10pm to 1am. Fans can also get to see a one-hour special before the Awards screening with an exclusive GiMA Red carpet telecast on 5th June from 12 noon till 1pm.

    TELECAST DETAILS OF GiMA 2016

    GiMA Red Carpet

    Sunday 5th June, 12noon – 1pm

    GiMA Awards 2016

    Sunday 5th June, 1pm – 4pm & 10pm – 1am

    The Global Indian Music Academy (GiMA) Awards over the years has seen a number of outstanding moments and this year’s host Ayushmann Khurrana along with celebrity co-presenters raised the bar through a mix of humor, dance and singing.  The ceremony certainly will leave viewers in amazement following a number of performances such as ‘Dabangg’ actress Sonakshi Sinha’s glittering dance number to Arjun Kapoor’s dhol act to even Anil Kapoor and Aditi Rao Hydari singing on stage! Adding to the night, Arijit Singh performed a soul-stirring opener while Yo Yo Honey Singh made a comeback as he enthralled the audience through an energetic performance.

    The awards night also saw Amitabh Bachchan honor the Late Shri Aadesh Shrivastava, the talented musician who lost his battle with cancer in 2015 and recognized his contribution towards Indian music. Seen joining the stage was Aadesh’s family as his son, Avitesh Shrivastava paid tribute to his father by singing one of his touching songs.

    While speaking on the GiMA Awards, Sabbas Joseph, Director, Wizcraft International said, “We are incredibly glad that the Gionee Colors GiMA Awards will be telecast on Colors. GiMA has constantly been a unique musical experience that combines Film and Music’s most extraordinary performers on a grand scale. GiMA is truly a must-watch experience that cannot be missed”.

    Raj Nayak, CEO – COLORS, also shared saying, ”At COLORS we are big aficionados of dance and music; and GIMA is a wonderful platform where the entire music industry, from yesteryear’s legends to the current budding talents, come under one roof to celebrate music and celebrate each other. It’s a lovely association, and viewers will be delighted to see so many music maestros come together in support of each other.”

    Arvind Vohra, Country CEO and MD, Gionee India said, “As a brand, Gionee has always tried and connected with its consumers through their passion, be it in the field of music, sports or entertainment. Music is one of the ways which allows any individual to express himself and spread happiness which definitely goes with our brand statement of ‘Make Smiles’. We are proud of being associated with GIMA 2016 as this is one of the most genuine platform for music lovers and we look forward to celebrating Indian music.”

    With the winners of the night including Arijit Singh, Amitabh Bachchan, Nucleya and many more, the Awards are certainly an enjoyable show!

  • 17th IIFA to highlight 60 years of Indian-Spanish diplomatic ties

    17th IIFA to highlight 60 years of Indian-Spanish diplomatic ties

    New Delhi: The seventeenth edition of the International India Film Academy weekend is expected to be one of the biggest with the presence of over 150 film actors and an audience of around 150,000 over four days.

    IIFA founder Sabbas Joseph from Wizcraft said that the event will also be the highlight of the events to mark the sixtieth anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Spain.

    He said a prominent Spanish festival, Mulafest, had been timed to coincide with IIFA as people from Spain had become familiar with Indian cinema and the star craze after the reception the film ‘Zindagi na milegi dobara’ which was the first to be shot in that country received a grand reception.

    Joseph said further that the IIFA weekend which has now covered four continents will also have the tenth FICCI Global Business Forum meet where the Indian delegation is being led by FICCI’s Harshavardhan Neotia

    The IIFA Weekend is from 23 to 26 June and the awards night will be hosted by actors Farhan Akhtar and Shahid Kapoor. The awards evening will have performances among others by Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Sonakshi Sinha, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and Deepika Padukone.

    Spanish Embassy Charge de’Affaires Magdelena Cruz said several events had been held in Spain to mark the anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. Coordinator general of the city of Madrid Luis Custo said cinema was a bridge of the road between the two countries and would bring the people of the two together.

    Colors CEO Raj Nayak said the event would be seen in 135 countries. Revealing a line-up of various programmes, he said that ’24 Part Two’ by Anil Kapoor would be aired this year, apart from the tenth edition of Bigg Boss.

    FICCI Joint Secretary General Ambika Sharma said that a number of chief executive officers of major firms would be attending the Business Forum being held in collaboration with the Spanish and the Madrid Chambers of Commerce. She also hoped there will be ministerial participation both from India and Spain.

    While Videocon d2h is the weekend title sponsor,  Maruti Suzuki India Limited is the title sponsor for the awards. The cause sponsors are Hero Cycles. The event will be telecast on Colors.

  • 17th IIFA to highlight 60 years of Indian-Spanish diplomatic ties

    17th IIFA to highlight 60 years of Indian-Spanish diplomatic ties

    New Delhi: The seventeenth edition of the International India Film Academy weekend is expected to be one of the biggest with the presence of over 150 film actors and an audience of around 150,000 over four days.

    IIFA founder Sabbas Joseph from Wizcraft said that the event will also be the highlight of the events to mark the sixtieth anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Spain.

    He said a prominent Spanish festival, Mulafest, had been timed to coincide with IIFA as people from Spain had become familiar with Indian cinema and the star craze after the reception the film ‘Zindagi na milegi dobara’ which was the first to be shot in that country received a grand reception.

    Joseph said further that the IIFA weekend which has now covered four continents will also have the tenth FICCI Global Business Forum meet where the Indian delegation is being led by FICCI’s Harshavardhan Neotia

    The IIFA Weekend is from 23 to 26 June and the awards night will be hosted by actors Farhan Akhtar and Shahid Kapoor. The awards evening will have performances among others by Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Sonakshi Sinha, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and Deepika Padukone.

    Spanish Embassy Charge de’Affaires Magdelena Cruz said several events had been held in Spain to mark the anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. Coordinator general of the city of Madrid Luis Custo said cinema was a bridge of the road between the two countries and would bring the people of the two together.

    Colors CEO Raj Nayak said the event would be seen in 135 countries. Revealing a line-up of various programmes, he said that ’24 Part Two’ by Anil Kapoor would be aired this year, apart from the tenth edition of Bigg Boss.

    FICCI Joint Secretary General Ambika Sharma said that a number of chief executive officers of major firms would be attending the Business Forum being held in collaboration with the Spanish and the Madrid Chambers of Commerce. She also hoped there will be ministerial participation both from India and Spain.

    While Videocon d2h is the weekend title sponsor,  Maruti Suzuki India Limited is the title sponsor for the awards. The cause sponsors are Hero Cycles. The event will be telecast on Colors.

  • ‘Bigg Boss 10’ to open its doors to invite Indians across the globe

    ‘Bigg Boss 10’ to open its doors to invite Indians across the globe

    MUMBAI:  The tenth Season of Bigg Boss will open its gates to the general public as contestants in its house. For the first time Bigg Boss has opened doors to the common man, Colors is inviting Indians across the globe to showcase their entertaining streak.

    The challenge is now real; some fortunate people will get an opportunity to taste the life of a Bigg Boss contestant, staying in confinement for over hundred days along with other contestants and walk away with name, fame and prize money.

    On this game changing proposition, Colors CEO Raj Nayak said, “Bigg Boss as a show is like a study in human psychology. One can learn so much about human behavior through the actions of the housemates in a given situation. As we take on this interesting content innovation, we look forward to receiving some interesting entries from our increasing viewer base. We will be scouting for some great contestants in the months to come. You could be a doctor, engineer, lawyer, teacher, preacher, banker, entrepreneur, home-maker, taxi-driver, coolie, from any domain, any socio-economic background, have any caliber, if you think you are an entertainer, then this is the break that you have been looking for.”

    He further elaborated, “Bigg Boss’ fan following transcends boundaries; global Indians have followed the show through its various stages. We now invite them to participate in the show, giving us an opportunity to make the experience more personal.”

    Commenting on this development, Indiacast group CEO Anuj Gandhi said, “Bigg Boss is one of Colors’ key properties and is hugely popular and widely anticipated each year. As Season 10 opens its door to the common man, we are glad to announce this unique opportunity to include our viewers from across the globe who has contributed towards makingBigg Boss an international success story. We have always sought to engage with the Indian diaspora and bring them a slice of Indian culture and now with Bigg Boss season 10 we are taking it a step further.”

  • ‘Bigg Boss 10’ to open its doors to invite Indians across the globe

    ‘Bigg Boss 10’ to open its doors to invite Indians across the globe

    MUMBAI:  The tenth Season of Bigg Boss will open its gates to the general public as contestants in its house. For the first time Bigg Boss has opened doors to the common man, Colors is inviting Indians across the globe to showcase their entertaining streak.

    The challenge is now real; some fortunate people will get an opportunity to taste the life of a Bigg Boss contestant, staying in confinement for over hundred days along with other contestants and walk away with name, fame and prize money.

    On this game changing proposition, Colors CEO Raj Nayak said, “Bigg Boss as a show is like a study in human psychology. One can learn so much about human behavior through the actions of the housemates in a given situation. As we take on this interesting content innovation, we look forward to receiving some interesting entries from our increasing viewer base. We will be scouting for some great contestants in the months to come. You could be a doctor, engineer, lawyer, teacher, preacher, banker, entrepreneur, home-maker, taxi-driver, coolie, from any domain, any socio-economic background, have any caliber, if you think you are an entertainer, then this is the break that you have been looking for.”

    He further elaborated, “Bigg Boss’ fan following transcends boundaries; global Indians have followed the show through its various stages. We now invite them to participate in the show, giving us an opportunity to make the experience more personal.”

    Commenting on this development, Indiacast group CEO Anuj Gandhi said, “Bigg Boss is one of Colors’ key properties and is hugely popular and widely anticipated each year. As Season 10 opens its door to the common man, we are glad to announce this unique opportunity to include our viewers from across the globe who has contributed towards makingBigg Boss an international success story. We have always sought to engage with the Indian diaspora and bring them a slice of Indian culture and now with Bigg Boss season 10 we are taking it a step further.”

  • The ad trinity attends Goafest 2016

    The ad trinity attends Goafest 2016

    MUMBAI: A couple of a months ago, ad guru Prasoon Joshi pleasantly surprised the advertising fraternity by announcing McCann Worldgroup India’s presence at the 11th edition of Goafest, after three consecutive years of no show from the agency at the Creative Abbys. The agency sent symbolic token entries to honour the festival in all the categories and their delegates participated and attended the fest in large numbers.

    Naturally anticipation was high to see if the other heavy metals in the industry like Ogilvy and Mather, Lowe Lintas and Leo Burnett, who had long refrained from attending the Creative Abbys, would also follow suit and rejoin the biggest celebration of Indian advertising under Ad club president Raj Nayak’s leadership.

    Though the other two agencies didn’t participate at the Creative Abbys this year either, Goafest 2016 lived up to the anticipation to a certain extent as the top honchos of Ogilvy and Mather and Lowe Lintas graced the conference individually.

    The second day of Goafest 2016 leadership summit saw an auditorium full of creatives and media honchos at the edge of their seats listening to Mullen Lowe Lintas chairman R Balki having a tete a tete with film maker Karan Johar on the stage.

    When the curious audience couldn’t help but ask him — “What will it take to get Lowe Lintas back to Goafest? — Balki’s quick response was “Better ask Arun Iyer this question” before he gave a knowing smile.

    “It’s not about returning to Goafest. Just like Karan is happy just making Hindi cinema, as an advertising agency, we are happy making campaigns that touch people.  We are currently positioned in a way that we can say we are not ‘judged’ to be creative. I don’t think we will be back only because it works for us. We are positioned in a way that we can call ourselves good without recognition, we are doing good work given the credentials that come from clients. So when something like this is handed to us by default, it will be foolish to sort of give it away.”

    It didn’t stop at that. The trinity was finally complete later that day when the advertising fraternity came together to felicitate O&M India creative director and executive chairman Piyush Pandey on receiving the Padma Shri award.

    “We haven’t changed our stand. But, this invitation that has been extended to me pertains to my felicitation  by the organisers for getting the Padma Shri this year. I have accepted it and feel honoured to be part of an industry show such as Goafest,” Pandey informed when asked about his presence at Goafest 2016.

    The industry witnessed something similar when Prasoon Joshi was felicitated last year at the Goafest 2015. Given the indications, the industry is hopeful that the next edition of the advertising festival will see a full participation from all the industry heavy weights.

     

  • The ad trinity attends Goafest 2016

    The ad trinity attends Goafest 2016

    MUMBAI: A couple of a months ago, ad guru Prasoon Joshi pleasantly surprised the advertising fraternity by announcing McCann Worldgroup India’s presence at the 11th edition of Goafest, after three consecutive years of no show from the agency at the Creative Abbys. The agency sent symbolic token entries to honour the festival in all the categories and their delegates participated and attended the fest in large numbers.

    Naturally anticipation was high to see if the other heavy metals in the industry like Ogilvy and Mather, Lowe Lintas and Leo Burnett, who had long refrained from attending the Creative Abbys, would also follow suit and rejoin the biggest celebration of Indian advertising under Ad club president Raj Nayak’s leadership.

    Though the other two agencies didn’t participate at the Creative Abbys this year either, Goafest 2016 lived up to the anticipation to a certain extent as the top honchos of Ogilvy and Mather and Lowe Lintas graced the conference individually.

    The second day of Goafest 2016 leadership summit saw an auditorium full of creatives and media honchos at the edge of their seats listening to Mullen Lowe Lintas chairman R Balki having a tete a tete with film maker Karan Johar on the stage.

    When the curious audience couldn’t help but ask him — “What will it take to get Lowe Lintas back to Goafest? — Balki’s quick response was “Better ask Arun Iyer this question” before he gave a knowing smile.

    “It’s not about returning to Goafest. Just like Karan is happy just making Hindi cinema, as an advertising agency, we are happy making campaigns that touch people.  We are currently positioned in a way that we can say we are not ‘judged’ to be creative. I don’t think we will be back only because it works for us. We are positioned in a way that we can call ourselves good without recognition, we are doing good work given the credentials that come from clients. So when something like this is handed to us by default, it will be foolish to sort of give it away.”

    It didn’t stop at that. The trinity was finally complete later that day when the advertising fraternity came together to felicitate O&M India creative director and executive chairman Piyush Pandey on receiving the Padma Shri award.

    “We haven’t changed our stand. But, this invitation that has been extended to me pertains to my felicitation  by the organisers for getting the Padma Shri this year. I have accepted it and feel honoured to be part of an industry show such as Goafest,” Pandey informed when asked about his presence at Goafest 2016.

    The industry witnessed something similar when Prasoon Joshi was felicitated last year at the Goafest 2015. Given the indications, the industry is hopeful that the next edition of the advertising festival will see a full participation from all the industry heavy weights.

     

  • Goafest 2016: Mindshare and Maxus dominate Media; Dainik Jagran leads publisher category

    Goafest 2016: Mindshare and Maxus dominate Media; Dainik Jagran leads publisher category

    MUMBAI: Goafest 2016’s first ABBY night kick started with healthy dose of laughter well packed in snarky and quick witted jokes delivered by the ever charming Vir Das. Still holding their stomachs, the entire advertising fraternity of India prepared themselves to see who bagged the metals in the Media and Publisher categories.

    Continuing their winning streak two years in a row, Mindshare India were the clear leader in the media category with 17 metals to their name, out of which two were gold, six silver and nine silver. The agency bagged gold in Best Use of Newspaper and Magazine category for their Lakme Lip pouts in Grazia — Play time for your pout campaign for Lakme; and in Best use of Integrated campaign category for  Before Iftar time; It’s Lifebouy Time for Lifebouy.

    The second agency leading Media ABBY was Maxus, with 7 metals to their name. Maxus got their gold for their ‘Get A Job’ campaign for LinkedIn in the Youth Marketing category.Apart from this they bagged two silver and four bronze trophies.

    Extending his congratulations to the winners, The Advertiisng Club president Raj Nayak said, “It is such a pleasure to see such tremendous work from brilliant minds winning much deserved Abbys for their efforts. What we’ve seen and are likely to observe in the next two days are some of the most creative works produced by advertising, media and marketing professionals in the country. It makes me immensely proud to be witnessing the triumph of talent across the board. With Goafest 2016, our aim is to celebrate creativity, originality and innovation and I believe we have begun on the right note today. I’m very happy that the entire industry has come together to celebrate the industry’s biggest event.”

    Apart from them, Pratap Bose’s The Social Street emerged as a powerful contender in the media category winning two golds and two silver trophies on their first year of entering the ABBY.

    A total of 11 golds were given away in the Media ABBY, followed by 36 silver and 30 bronze trophies. In the Publisher category,  Dainik Jagran rose as the clear lead bagging all the three golds given out in the category.

    2016 has proven to be a good year for the ABBY. With total entries clocking at 4500, there has been a clear 25 per cent increase in entries from the previous year. This trend isn’t limited to entries. This year 150 jury members participated in the judging, with 86 for media ABBY alone. In total, 76 media agencies participated this year as compared to 53 last year.

    “Along with giving young enthusiastic talent a platform for their work, it is also our outlook, as the organizing committee of Goafest to curate best in class seminars and conclaves which will provide opportunities for professionals from the industry to learn and grow together. It is our constant endeavor to recognize and felicitate the best of the best creative minds for the unparalleled work that they have been doing. My heartiest congratulations to all our winners tonight,” Goafest Organizing Committee chairman Nakul Chopra added in parting.

     

  • Goafest 2016: Mindshare and Maxus dominate Media; Dainik Jagran leads publisher category

    Goafest 2016: Mindshare and Maxus dominate Media; Dainik Jagran leads publisher category

    MUMBAI: Goafest 2016’s first ABBY night kick started with healthy dose of laughter well packed in snarky and quick witted jokes delivered by the ever charming Vir Das. Still holding their stomachs, the entire advertising fraternity of India prepared themselves to see who bagged the metals in the Media and Publisher categories.

    Continuing their winning streak two years in a row, Mindshare India were the clear leader in the media category with 17 metals to their name, out of which two were gold, six silver and nine silver. The agency bagged gold in Best Use of Newspaper and Magazine category for their Lakme Lip pouts in Grazia — Play time for your pout campaign for Lakme; and in Best use of Integrated campaign category for  Before Iftar time; It’s Lifebouy Time for Lifebouy.

    The second agency leading Media ABBY was Maxus, with 7 metals to their name. Maxus got their gold for their ‘Get A Job’ campaign for LinkedIn in the Youth Marketing category.Apart from this they bagged two silver and four bronze trophies.

    Extending his congratulations to the winners, The Advertiisng Club president Raj Nayak said, “It is such a pleasure to see such tremendous work from brilliant minds winning much deserved Abbys for their efforts. What we’ve seen and are likely to observe in the next two days are some of the most creative works produced by advertising, media and marketing professionals in the country. It makes me immensely proud to be witnessing the triumph of talent across the board. With Goafest 2016, our aim is to celebrate creativity, originality and innovation and I believe we have begun on the right note today. I’m very happy that the entire industry has come together to celebrate the industry’s biggest event.”

    Apart from them, Pratap Bose’s The Social Street emerged as a powerful contender in the media category winning two golds and two silver trophies on their first year of entering the ABBY.

    A total of 11 golds were given away in the Media ABBY, followed by 36 silver and 30 bronze trophies. In the Publisher category,  Dainik Jagran rose as the clear lead bagging all the three golds given out in the category.

    2016 has proven to be a good year for the ABBY. With total entries clocking at 4500, there has been a clear 25 per cent increase in entries from the previous year. This trend isn’t limited to entries. This year 150 jury members participated in the judging, with 86 for media ABBY alone. In total, 76 media agencies participated this year as compared to 53 last year.

    “Along with giving young enthusiastic talent a platform for their work, it is also our outlook, as the organizing committee of Goafest to curate best in class seminars and conclaves which will provide opportunities for professionals from the industry to learn and grow together. It is our constant endeavor to recognize and felicitate the best of the best creative minds for the unparalleled work that they have been doing. My heartiest congratulations to all our winners tonight,” Goafest Organizing Committee chairman Nakul Chopra added in parting.

     

  • Mobile app launched to ensure full participation of delegates to Goafest 2016

    Mobile app launched to ensure full participation of delegates to Goafest 2016

    MUMBAI: Ensuring the largest participation from media, advertising and marketing, the annual Goafest has launched an app this year to keep delegates abreast with all the happenings and excitement of the festival.

    The ain is to ensure that participants do not miss out on all the important development even as they are relax as part of the entertainment provided by the daily events and fanfare.

    The Advertising Club President Raj Nayak said: “Technology must enable a richer user interface. This is another step towards curating a memorable Goafest 2016 experience. The Goafest App will ensure that no one misses out on any Goafest event happenings.”

    Special features like the Goafest Buzz Submit will allow users to ask the speakers questions through the app during the event. The informative travel schedule will help delegates plan their daily itineraries. 

    Presented by The Advertising Club and AAAI, the Goafest ABBYs 2016 will once again see the entire advertising and marketing community join the celebrations in Goa from 7 to 9 April at The Grand Hyatt, at Bambolim in North Goa. 

    The Goafest app is easy to install and can be downloaded by clicking on the icon for the corresponding app store:http://onelink.to/goafest

    Delegates to Goafest will get an app registration code with which they will have access to special features within the app.