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  • Client Associates banks on Mayank Sharma to steer asset allocation

    Client Associates banks on Mayank Sharma to steer asset allocation

    MUMBAI : When it comes to wealth, allocation is everything and Client Associates has made a big one of its own. The multi-family office and private wealth management pioneer, founded in 2002, has appointed Mayank Sharma as director & head of asset allocation and products.

    In his new role, Sharma will chart the firm’s asset allocation strategy while bolstering its product portfolio for India’s affluent set, spanning HNI and UHNI families. His mandate: to deliver forward-looking investment opportunities across traditional assets, alternatives, and global solutions ensuring that portfolios evolve as fast as the markets do.

    With over 15 years of leadership experience, Sharma is no stranger to wealth management’s high-stakes game. His CV features senior stints at Standard Chartered Bank, Nuvama Private and DBS Bank, where he specialised in alternative investments, product innovation, and risk management consistently building strategies with measurable outcomes.

    “Joining Client Associates is an opportunity to bring sharper focus on asset allocation and expand the product suite in line with the evolving needs of Indian HNIs, UHNIs and Family Offices,” Sharma said, adding that his goal is to deliver “long-term, consistent outcomes through a disciplined investment approach.”

    Client Associates co-founder Himanshu Kohli called the move “a significant step forward” in strengthening its ability to deliver sophisticated solutions. “His deep understanding of market dynamics and proven track record in asset allocation will be instrumental in advancing our product capabilities and serving our clients’ diverse investment needs,” Kohli added.

    An alumnus of IIM Calcutta, Sharma brings an analytical rigour honed over years of navigating complex market cycles. His appointment reflects Client Associates’ intent to make asset allocation the bedrock of wealth creation, a philosophy that’s helped it remain a trusted advisor to some of India’s most prominent families for over two decades.

  • M S Walia appointed COO of Capital India Finance, bringing 30 years of expertise

    M S Walia appointed COO of Capital India Finance, bringing 30 years of expertise

    MUMBAI: Capital India Finance Ltd has appointed M S Walia as its new COO, leveraging his nearly three decades of experience in the financial services sector.

    Walia, an expert in regional markets, portfolio management, and customer dynamics, is set to play a pivotal role in strengthening the company’s operations. His expertise will be key in driving efficiency, expanding market presence, and refining financial strategies to fuel Capital India Finance’s growth.

    Before this role, Walia had a distinguished career at Sammaan Capital Ltd (formerly Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd) and spent eight years at Standard Chartered Bank, among other key positions in leading financial institutions.

    His academic credentials include executive education at Insead, a certification from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, an MBA in finance from Pune University, and a graduate degree from Punjab University.  

  • Standard Chartered Bank is #HereForGood of the marginalised

    Standard Chartered Bank is #HereForGood of the marginalised

    NEW DELHI: Standard Chartered Bank recently launched its #HereForGood campaign, featuring brand ambassador Anushka Sharma, which represents the bank's belief of going beyond banking to do good. The film highlights the four key community service initiatives undertaken by the bank that have impacted over four million lives till date. 

    Seeing Is Believing is a programme that makes eye care accessible to low to middle income communities in their fight against avoidable blindness. Standard Chartered opened around 135 vision centers and conducted over 2.36 million cataract surgeries, benefitting close to 14 million people. 

    WASHE (Water Sanitation Hygiene and Education) aims to provide access to clean water, sanitation, and education to adolescent girls in municipal school. Under the initiative, 64 solar water ATMs have been installed across seven states to provide clean drinking water to drought prone areas. 

    Futuremakers is a global initiative that focuses on enabling the next generation to learn, earn and grow. The bank’s helping in providing education and life skills to over 1,30,000 adolescent girls. 

    It also deployed a three-pronged approach to combat the effects of the Covid2019 pandemic on the marginalised communities who depend on daily labour for their survival. The bank provided rations and meals to over a million underprivileged people, particularly migrant labourers and visually impaired women, girls, as well as their families, along with donating 13,000 PPE kits to doctors and health workers fighting the pandemic on the frontline. 

    The film was conceptualised and executed by digital marketing agency, Kinnect.  

  • CNBC-TV18 in association with Standard Chartered Bank announces the 2nd edition of ‘Leadership Collective: India – an Investment Magnet’

    CNBC-TV18 in association with Standard Chartered Bank announces the 2nd edition of ‘Leadership Collective: India – an Investment Magnet’

    The unprecedented public health crisis has set in motion the wheels of change as the world heads towards the road to recovery. India promises to play an integral role as the global economy nears a reset in its scale of operations. In a bid to explore the myriad untapped opportunities for businesses in India, CNBC-TV18, India’s leading English business news channel and Standard Chartered Bank is all set to virtually host the 2nd edition of ‘Leadership Collective: India – an Investment Magnet’ on 13th October 2020, 5 pm onwards.

    Regarded as the last leg of this year’s India Business Leader Awards, the virtual event revolves around harnessing newer avenues that will aid the country in emerging as the most favorable investment destination. The event aims to dive deep into the economic policies that can be implemented to achieve near and long-term growth for various sectors and businesses.

    The Leadership Collective will see Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, GOI as the Keynote speaker and Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog presenting the concluding address to the audiences. It will also host a panel discussion focused on ‘India: World’s New Factory’ and feature business leaders such as Suresh Narayanan, Chairman of CII National Committee of Food Processing Industries; Martin Schwenk, MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India; William L. Blair, Vice President & Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin India, ZarinDaruwala, CEO, India, Standard Chartered Bank, Sharad Tyagi, MD, Boehringer Ingelheim India & President, OPPI.  The panel shall be moderated by Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18, who will also conclude the show encapsulating the takeaways and actionable insights that will help placing India on the world business map.

    To know more about the event you can visit their website: http://cnbc-tv18.leadershipcollective.in/index.html

  • IdeateLabs promotes Porus Jose as CCO

    IdeateLabs promotes Porus Jose as CCO

    MUMBAI: IdeateLabs has recently appointed two senior creative directors to their team – Sajid Dadarkar and Ashwini Vyas. Among their various other responsibilities, the duo will be instrumental in charting a creative strategic roadmap for the agency and transforming the communication approach for its accounts.

    The duo would be reporting to Porus Jose, who has been promoted to the role of CCO for the agency. Jose has been with IdeateLabs for more than 4 years and has driven creative practice with a team of more than 110 people reporting into him.

    Both Dadarkar and Vyas come with close to 15 years of experience each, in leading creative teams in some of the top advertising agencies. The innovative concepts, ideas and impact of the campaigns that they’ve worked on bear testimonials. Some of these campaigns were widely recognized across the Advertising & Marketing sectors.

    Porus Jose said: “Experimentation is the cornerstone of great creative work. It’s one of the beliefs that Ash and Sajid share. The freshness of their thinking and their approach towards work will not only go a long way in bolstering the brands we work with, but will also bring cohesiveness in the team and boost the spirit. It is also an exhilarating time for the agency with a whole host of new initiatives and client wins. I am excited to be leading this team as we go marching into the digital-first future.”

    IdeateLabs director Vrutika Dawda said: “Team IdeateLabs has always been the hub of creative professionals. Porus is an integral part of the think tank at IdeateLabs and has contributed immensely to the growth of the agency. Adding Ash and Sajid to the team will up the ante of our creative offerings. The idea is to make them the brand custodians, and inculcate the sense of ownership, accountability and responsibilities in the creative function. They will be the driving force in taking our clients from ‘satisfied’ to ‘delighted’. I’m sure, the team will benefit immensely from this senior leadership, led by Porus”.

    Having worked on a diverse set of brands such as HUL, Lenovo, MRF, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Tata Motors, Vodafone amongst others, Ashwini strives to deliver maximum ROI for the brands with his creative energies. His mantra is to lend the x-factor to all the work his team delivers. Ashwini has the expertise in all those areas that IdeateLabs was looking for.

    Sharing his reasons for joining IdeateLabs, Vyas said, “Over these years, I have been collecting creative experiences at some of the best advertising agencies in India. My aim is to uplift the art and groom my team for award-worthy ideas by providing them accurate direction. I am excited to work with this fun-loving bunch of people in the creative team. I plan to land some award-winning campaigns in the current year and make that a practice”

    Sajid comes with a rich advertising background across agencies, spanning two countries. Having worked with vast and diverse portfolios from chocolates, baby care to automobile and airlines, he comes with a keen insight into the consumer’s mind and the way he/she behaves. He has worked with clients such as Fair & Lovely, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Parle-G, Pepsodent, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airlines, and Nissan, to name a few.

    Dadarkar said, “I’m glad to be a part of the robust team at IdeateLabs. The kind of freedom I see in this Company is something I haven’t seen in many places. I plan to put my myriad experiences in the industry, working on a large spectrum of categories. Also, it will be a great opportunity to put this knowledge to use for the young and coming generations of creative minds”.

  • Four telcos will emerge from India consolidation, predicts CCS Insight

    MUMBAI: On 27 June, global analyst firm CCS Insight announced the launch of its new report focused on the development of the Indian telecom industry.

    The report – India: Halcyon Days Ahead in a Four-Operator Market – highlights the history, dynamism and consolidation of the Indian telecom market, revealing that:

    A total of 68 per cent of leading telecoms executives surveyed predict that India will consolidate to a four-operator market

    Just over half of respondents to a CCS Insight survey think that Vodafone will still be operational in India in five years’ time
    Market consolidation will be a positive outcome for network operators, consumers and manufacturers of infrastructure and handsets
    India’s population of more than 1.25 billion people represents an enormous market for mobile communications. It has attracted billions of dollars of investment from domestic and international companies over the past 20 years and, with the consolidation process in India now moving at a rapid pace, it has the potential to bring an end to two decades of market chaos.

    The report is written by CCS Insight senior adviser Tony Worthington, the former Global Head of Telecoms, Media and Technology at Standard Chartered Bank. Tony has been involved in the Indian telecoms industry for over 20 years.

    He notes that “the consolidation process in India is now well under way, and the main uncertainty seems to be whether the Ambani brothers — one of whom owns Reliance Communications, and one of whom owns Jio – will be able to live with a merger between the two companies. Most of the survey sample seems to think that, ultimately, they would”.

    CCS Insight CEO Shaun Collins adds, “This report provides some interesting thoughts for consumers, handset providers and mobile operators in India. Consolidation is a reality for operators across the globe and there’s a history of instability in the Indian market, so we’re excited to see the growth and evolution of this sector. CCS Insight looks forward to working with its valued clients in considering the future implications of consolidation in India, fuelled by the mergers of Vodafone and Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications and Aircel and by the ambitions of Jio”.

  • Healthcare products lead in ASCI norms breach, 143 complaints upheld

    MUMBAI: Healthcare products, followed by education category, led in breaching various norms set by Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on advertisements and getting  hauled up for the same in the month of January this year, according to an official statement from the advertising self-regulatory body.

    ASCI yesterday noted that its Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) upheld complaints against 143 out of 191 advertisements. Out of 143 advertisements against which complaints were upheld, 102 belonged to the healthcare category, 20 to the education category, followed by seven in personal care category, six in the food & beverages category and eight ads from other categories.

    Some of the big companies and products pulled up by ASCI include Apple, Amul, Qi Lifecare Pvt. Ltd, Nivea India, HUL, Standard Chartered Bank and Coca-Cola India.

    HEALTHCARE

    The CCC found the following claims of 102 advertisements in healthcare products or services to be either misleading or false or not adequately/scientifically substantiated and violating ASCI’s norms. Some of the healthcare products or services advertisements also contravened provisions of the Drug & Magic Remedies Act and Chapter 1.1 and III.4 of the ASCI code.

    Complaints against the following advertisements, amongst others, were upheld:

    1. Proyurveda Lifescience Pvt. Ltd. (Max ARTHO Capsules, Oil and Gel): The advertisement’s claims that it “helps in protecting joint cartilage by reducing degeneration” and “helps in treating the root cause of joint pain” were inadequately substantiated and are misleading by implication.

    2. Nurture Health Care (Medora Capsules): The advertisement’s claim (in Marathi) as translated into English — “Medora capsules deliver weight reduction without any lifestyle changes” — was not substantiated with evidence of product efficacy and is misleading by exaggeration. 

    3. Qi Lifecare Pvt. Ltd. (Qi Spine Clinic): The advertisement’s claim, “new treatment approach helps 50-year-old achieve complete recovery from 12 years of chronic back pain”, was inadequately substantiated. It was considered that the testimonials did not constitute reliable objective evidence and did not entitle the advertiser to make very broad claims made in the advertisement regarding surgery-free recovery.

    Consumers were likely to understand that the testimonial was genuine representation of complete recovery from chronic back pain by the advertised treatment alone and was representative of the results that could be generally achieved by taking the treatment. Also, since the physiotherapy treatment approach is well established, calling it “new” was considered to be misleading. Further, the claim, “India’s first back pain specialist”, was not substantiated with comparative data versus other similar clinics providing similar treatment to prove this claim.  Also, the claims are misleading by exaggeration.

    4. Shree Maruti Herbal (Stay On Power Capsules): The advertisement’s claim — “clinically 99.99 per cent efficacy proven power capsules” — was not substantiated with clinical evidence of product efficacy.  Also, the claim when read in conjunction with the text in the body copy of the advertisement and product visual is misleading by implication that the product, which as per pack declaration is “herbal supplement for men”, is for improvement in their capacity for sexual pleasure.

    It was noted that this medical product is being presented as an “amazing gift”, which people could exchange for Diwali among friends, and considered to be misleading by ambiguity and a manifestation for a disregard for safety while consumption of the product could encourage negligence. It was further concluded that the advertisement gives a false impression regarding the true character of the medicine and is in breach of the law as it violated the Drugs & Magic Remedies Act (DMR Act).

    EDUCATION:

    The CCC found claims in the advertisements by 20 different advertisers were not substantiated and, thus, violated ASCI guidelines for advertising of educational institutions. Hence, complaints against these advertisements were upheld. Some of the upheld cases are the following:

    1. Vidyamandir Classes: The advertisement’s claim — “cash reward worth (Rs) 2 crore (Rs 20 million)” — was not substantiated with supporting evidence of students who have received cash worth Rs. 2 crore.  Also, the claim (“scholarship up to 100 per cent”) was not substantiated with authentic supporting data such as evidence of 100 per cent scholarships availed by students. The claims were found to be misleading by exaggeration.

     2. Cadd Centre India Private Ltd. (Cadd Centre-Ce): The advertisement’s claims (“First Time Ever In India! 1000 Jobs In 100 Days For Cadd Quest Participants” and “Job Guarantee For 1000 Students”) were not substantiated with verifiable support data such as detailed list of students who have been placed through its institute, contact details of students for independent verification, enrolment forms and appointment letters received by the students, nor any independent audit or verification certificate. The claims are likely to mislead students into believing that the institute is providing permanent jobs.

    PERSONAL CARE

    1. Nivea India P. Ltd. (Nivea Protect & Care Deodorant): The print advertisement has visual of Nivea crème super-imposed on the deodorant can image and claims were considered to be misleading by ambiguity and implication that several other major ingredients (and not only fragrance) of Nivea Crème were added to the deodorant product. The front of the pack claim (“with Nivea Crème ingredients”) accompanied by a visual of cream, and back of pack claim of “with precious Nivea Crème ingredients” is likely to mislead the consumers that Nivea Protect & Care Deodorant has several major skincare ingredients of Nivea Crème. The pre-dominant common element of both the products is the Nivea fragrance. These claims are misleading by ambiguity.

    2. Richfeel Health & Beauty Pvt. Ltd.: The advertisement showcases pictures of results of both pre and post treatment. It was noted that the advertiser did not provide its response specific to the claims/visuals objected to, nor did it provide photographic evidence to prove that the pictures shown in the advertisement (pre and post treatment) are demonstrating the real benefit achieved through the treatment. It was concluded that the efficacy being depicted via images of before and after the treatment are false and misleading by gross exaggeration. Without this evidence, addition of any disclaimers was not considered acceptable.

    3. Hindustan Unilever Limited (Rin Antibac): The advertisement’s claim (“Presenting new Rin Antibac with Ayurvedic extracts removes germs”), accompanied by visuals implying sterile clothes, was not substantiated and is misleading by implication and exaggeration as the advertised product does not have the property to provide germ protection in wear conditions. As clothes will be exposed to different environments, they would be contaminated and would carry germs. Both the claims, that is germ inhibition/sterile clothing in wear conditions and provided only by the advertised product (i.e. other detergent not providing similar benefit), were not substantiated.

    FOOD & BEVERAGES

    1. S.V.Fruit (Go Green Frozen Fruits): It was concluded that while the advertised product may be carbide free, claiming it to “protect from cancer” is misleading by exaggeration.

    2. Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (Amul Butter): The advertisement refers to butter being a rich source of Vitamin A and further states that “eat milk with every meal and live every day, worry-free”. It was considered the latter part of the statement was misleading by implication and encouraging excessive consumption of butter, which may not be advisable from a health point of view.

    3. Coca-Cola India Pvt. Ltd. (Thums Up): The advertisement showcases a rider performing a wheelie on normal streets and traffic conditions amongst a few people.  This is contradictory to the disclaimer made in the advertisement — “the actions are for representational purposes alone and must not be copied by viewers”.  It was concluded that though the overall advertisement is not objectionable, regardless of the disclaimer, the specific visual showing the stunt performed by the rider (wheelie) in normal traffic and/or in presence of bystanders and public encourages dangerous practices and encourages a disregard for safety and negligence.  

    OTHERS

    1. Standard Chartered Bank (Standard Chartered credit card): The advertisement claims that “get up to 10 per cent extra cash back on all spends with your Standard Chartered credit card”. It was considered to be false and misleading by ambiguity as the cash back being offered is limited to Rs.10, 000.

    2. Apple India Private Limited (Apple): The advertisement’s text states that “the amazing iPhone 7 is here”, but shows an image of iPhone 7 Plus variant, which is misleading by ambiguity and implication.  While the advertiser may have a logo/trademark with “iPhone7”, by omission of any reference to the word “series” in the advertisement text and in absence of any visual of iPhone 7 variant, it was concluded that the advertisement is likely to mislead consumers about the product advertised and its corresponding features.

    3. Opera Software Asa (Opera Mini): The advertisement’s claim — “saves data cost up to 90 per cent while browsing” — was not substantiated with supporting data and is misleading by exaggeration.

     ASCI is a self-regulatory organization for the advertising industry to promote, maintain, monitor and uphold fair, sound, ethical and healthy principles and practices of advertising for the protection of interest of consumers and the general public. Established in 1985, ASCI’s role has been acclaimed by various government agencies like the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Ministry of AYUSH.

    ASCI and its Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) deal with complaints received from consumers and industry against advertisements that are considered as false, misleading, indecent, illegal, leading to unsafe practices, or unfair to competition and in contravention of the ASCI code for self-regulation in advertising.

    The full list of companies/adverts hauled up by ASCI for breach of norms could be found here.

  • O&M bags maximum statuettes at IndIAA Awards

    O&M bags maximum statuettes at IndIAA Awards

    MUMBAI: Ogilvy & Mather bagged the maximum number of six awards at the IndIAA Awards, which are organised by theIndia Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA).

     

    O&M was awarded for its creative work on brands such as Titan, Kinley, SBI Life, Hero Indian Super League, BMW and Vodafone.

     

    On the other hand, amongst media agencies, Maxus won four awards for Dabur Vatika, Vodafone, Titan and Hero Motocorp.

     

    IndIAA Awards, which held on 13 October at ST Regis Hotel, saw 16 winners from various creative and media agencies. It also included various agency partners from digital, activation, PR and events.

     

    IndIAA awards chairman Pradeep Guha said, “The IndIAA Award format ensured that ‘ads for awards only’ didn’t come through and this itself was the differentiator.”

     

    IAA India chapter president Srinivasan Swamy added, “With the IndIAA Awards, IAA has added another interesting concept to its existing cache of clutter-breaking events. We attempted IndIAA Awards as an experiment; we wanted to create a different way of awarding creativity. With the response to our call for entries and the turnout today, we know that this concept has been very well accepted.”

     

    On the jury for the awards were Unilever COO and Hindustan Unilever non-executive chairman Harish Manwani, Titanmanaging director Bhaskar Bhat, Standard Chartered Bank group head of brand and chief marketing officer Sanjeeb Chaudhuri, State Bank of India managing director and group executive (national banking) B Sriram and Kelloggs India managing director Sangeeta Pendurkar.

     

    “Great brands are built around insights, not analytics,” said Manwani, while addressing the audience in the ceremony.

  • India leads in pay TV piracy in Asia-Pac

    India leads in pay TV piracy in Asia-Pac

    HONG KONG: Pay television piracy continues unabated in the Asia-Pacific region, with total loss in revenue estimated to be $1.13 billion in 2006, out of which India’s dubious contribution is a whopping $ 668 million.

    According to study on piracy in Asia-pacific released by Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) here today ahead of their three-day annual convention, for the fourth consecutive year pay TV piracy has shown an increase with illegal pay TV subscription across the region growing by 20 per cent in 2006 to 5.2 million.
    The report, undertaken in association with Standard Chartered bank, also highlights that pay TV piracy will result in net estimated tax revenue loss of $ 158 million to the region’s governments in 2006.

    In particular, the piracy situation in India (considered the biggest accessible market, though), Hong Kong and Vietnam continues to worsen, the report said.

    Asked by Indiantelevision.com whether the Indian and foreign players operating in India have undertaken any concrete anti-piracy initiatives in India instead of just blaming the government, Casbaa CEO Simon Twiston Davies said, “The industry is constantly in talks with the government and the regulator on the issue.”

    He added that Casbaa has also exhorted the government to “review” existing regulations and strengthen digital infrastructure.
    The grey market deficit in India due to under-reporting by cable operators has grown from $ 632 million in 2005 to $ 667 million in 2006.

    Thailand also suffers from rising cost of piracy and at $ 160 million revenue loss has the second highest rate of piracy in the Asia-Pacific region

    Other markets facing an uphill pay TV piracy battle include Vietnam and the Philippines.

    The “Greenfield” market of Vietnam has the worst ratio of piracy in the region with one legal pay TV subscriber for every 15 illegal connections.

    In the Philippines, estimated net piracy costs due to illegal distributors, largely in provinces, has risen by 24 per cent in 2006.

    Indonesia is not far behind with revenue leakage of $ 23.8 million as government and industry insiders indicate a substantive piracy growth.

    Singapore is the only market covered by the report that brings some cheer to the industry reeling under piracy.

    As a result of ongoing digitization of cable networks, the number of pirated pay TV subscriptions remains low with a 15.8 per cent decline in piracy costs.

    Macau, covered in the study for the first time, has the unenviable distinction of having the region’s second highest piracy rate with 10 pirated connections for every one legal subscriber.

    The study notes that the Macau government’ anti-piracy measures announced last year have been inadequate to arrest rising piracy.

    The new study estimates that the cost of piracy in Hong Kong for 2006 will be $ 32.4 million, a hike of 29 per cent over last year.

    “This could have a genuine impact on Hong Kong’s reputation as an intellectual property rights hub,” Davies said.

    Pointing out that pay TV piracy is “corrosive” in nature and undermines investments in various markets of the Asia-Pacific region, Davies, however, said growth prospects remain good in the region.

    Interestingly, piracy also results in huge losses to governments too with the study estimating that at least $ 158 million being annually lost to regional governments. The losses corporate profit tax ($ 127 million) and VAT/GST ($ 31 million).

    The governments in the region taking the maximum hits due to loss in tax revenue include those in Thailand ($ 59 million), the Philippines ($ 38 million), Australia ($ 14 million) and Vietnam ($ 12 million). The India figure for this segment was not available.

    No wonder, Standard Chartered head of media and entertainment Lee Beasley said, “Pay TV piracy should raise an alarm not only in the pay TV industry, but also for a range of Asian governments.”

    Meanwhile, the annual Casbaa convention where industry people from the broadcasting and cable industry, investors and regulatory authorities from round the globe are converging kicks off Wednesday.

    Apart from the usual rounds of seminars and debates on issues of relevance, a tech exhibition too is being organized.

  • Hutch lines up host of offerings for Champions Trophy

    Hutch lines up host of offerings for Champions Trophy

    MUMBAI: Cellular provider and ICC Global Partner Hutch has lined up a host of offerings for its subscribers at the ICC Champions Trophy in India.

    Hutch is providing live scores, analysis and live commentary in Hindi and English, SMS updates and Hutch alerts for fans to stay in touch with the action at the Champions Trophy.
    Hutch’s services during the ICC Champions Trophy include: On mobile portal PlanetHutch – Free live scores as well as other paid content like games, wallpapers and themes; also a reverse auction of tickets for the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 Finals; video replays of all ICC Champions Trophy 2006 matches; and coaching techniques with India captain Rahul Dravid.

    On voice portal – Expert analysis in Hindi of all matches by former India player Arun Lal; the same in English for selected matches by former India player Sanjay Manjarekar & Arun Lal. 

    Live commentary – Audio streaming – Live scores and cricket commentary of all matches in English and Hindi; subscribers to this service also get SMS-based alerts of all wickets and every 10 overs.

    On SMS – Subscribers can get the score by sending CKT as a SMS to 123 and get the detailed scoreboard by sending DET as a SMS to 123.

    On Hutch Alerts – Cricket alerts for the latest breaking action.

    In addition to these services, Hutch is beginning a promotion on 15 October with all prepaid subscribers that refill with Rs 250 getting alerts as well as who buy a new Hutch postpaid connection for all cricket matches for the next one month free of cost.

    The promotion starts from the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 and continues for six months, until the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Also, new subscribers – prepaid as well as postpaid – can enter a contest and win an all expense paid trip to see the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies and ICC merchandising. These offers follow a cricket quiz Hutch ran during September with the winners getting tickets and accommodation to the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in Mumbai on 5 November.

    This quiz was available over Hutch’s voice portal – available in 10 India languages – on SMS and on mobile portal PlanetHutch.

    Hutch is one of the ICC’s four Global Partners, along with LG, Pepsi and Hero Honda. The ICC also has four official sponsors, Indian Oil, Cable & Wireless, VISA and Standard Chartered Bank.