Tag: Visakhapatnam

  • Ad on the go gets a green glow as ETO and Cashurdrive team up

    Ad on the go gets a green glow as ETO and Cashurdrive team up

     MUMBAI: Billboards are so last decade now, your brand can ride shotgun on an e-rickshaw. ETO Motors, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, has teamed up with transit advertising pioneer Cashurdrive to supercharge the future of green marketing. The duo has rolled out one of India’s largest sustainable advertising initiatives turning over 2,000 electric vehicles into roving, carbon-free ad canvases.

    This eye-catching, eco-conscious fleet includes 3-wheelers, 500-plus 4-wheelers and electric buses that will whizz through Hyderabad, Delhi, Kevadia, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Nagpur, and Bengaluru blending brand storytelling with street-smart climate action.

    “At ETO Motors, sustainability isn’t a buzzword, it’s a commitment,” said ETO Motors chief marketing officer Rajeev YSR. “We’re offering brands more than visibility, we’re offering visibility with values.”

    The move follows the success of a high-voltage pilot campaign at the Kumbh Mela, where an FMCG brand used ETO’s fleet to drive both awareness and impact. Building on that momentum, this initiative isn’t just innovative, it’s accountable.

    Clients can now access a real-time dashboard to monitor impressions, track kilometres driven, and even measure the environmental benefits of their campaigns. Advertising, meet analytics with a conscience.

    Cashurdrive, managing director Raghu Khanna calls it “a leap forward in green advertising.” He adds, “With ETO’s EVs and our expertise, brands get to go bold and green in the same breath.”

    As net-zero ambitions grow louder, this collaboration offers a timely marketing makeover: brand visibility that doesn’t cost the Earth literally. With mobility, measurability, and mission in sync, it’s advertising that hits the road running and leaves only impact, not emissions.

  • Indian navy riders embark on 1,649 km Dare2 rally with Bajaj Auto

    Indian navy riders embark on 1,649 km Dare2 rally with Bajaj Auto

    MUMBAI: In a celebration of daring spirit and patriotism, 15 Indian Navy riders began the 1,649 km Dare2 rally on Bajaj Auto’s Pulsar NS400Z motorcycles. The journey, from Visakhapatnam to Ayodhya, started on 13 January  2025, and aims to connect the armed forces with local communities while inspiring youth to serve the nation.

    Flagged off by vice-admiral Sameer Saxena, AVSM, NM, chief of staff, Eastern Naval Command, at the Eastern Fleet Headquarters, the rally’s route includes key stops like INS Chilka, a vital maritime defense post.

    Bajaj Auto  president of marketing Sumeet Narang  expressed pride in supporting the armed forces, stating, “Our collaboration inspires youth to follow the selfless path of serving the nation.” Vice Admiral Saxena lauded the partnership for fostering unity and patriotism.

    The Pulsar NS400Z, known for its performance and versatility, enables riders to navigate diverse terrains with ease. The rally concludes on  26 January 2025, at the Dogra regiment in Ayodhya, marking India’s seventh sixth Republic Day and honoring the armed forces’ role in national unity.

  • IBF moves Supreme Court over DAS Phase II hold-ups

    IBF moves Supreme Court over DAS Phase II hold-ups

    NEW DELHI: Concerned with the increase in the number of petitions that have been filed in the past two weeks leading to a stay on the spread of cable TV digitisation (Digital Addressable System – DAS) in several states, the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) has knocked on the doors of the country‘s apex court seeking a stay on the stay orders issued by different high courts in the country.

    The IBF petition seeks to ensure that digitisation is implemented as scheduled and without any hindrance. The supreme court has posted the matter for hearing on 23 April.

    The special leave petition filed by the IBF did come up before the SC, however the apex court refused to intervene after it was informed that the Karnataka high court judgment on the case was due.

    The bench comprising chief justice Altamas Kabir therefore felt that the court would wait for the Karnataka High Court judgment before taking up the matter.

    In the meanwhile, the Karnataka and Gujarat high courts have dismissed the petition petitions filed by Karnataka State Cable TV Operators Association (KSCOA) and Cable Operators Association of Gujarat (COAG) respectively paving the way for DAS Phase II to commence.

    However, petitions challenging digitisation are still pending in the Andhra Pradesh High Court and Madhya Pradesh High Court. These affect the cities of Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Bhopal. Indore, and Jabalpur.

    According to IBF president Man Jit Singh, the broadcasters association wants a full and final closure on this issue by the Supreme Court so that digitisation can progress smoothly across its various phases as has been drawn up by the government in conjunction with industry.

    Also read:

    DAS extension pleas quashed in Karnataka and Gujarat

    Gujarat HC dismisses petitions seeking DAS extension

    Karnataka HC dismisses KSCOA petition, paves way for analogue cable switch-off

  • Color Chips to set up facility in Visakhapatnam, plans to invest Rs 350 million

    Color Chips to set up facility in Visakhapatnam, plans to invest Rs 350 million

    MUMBAI: Hyderabad-based Color Chips (India) Ltd is planning to invest Rs 350 million in setting up an animation production centre at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh as part of its expansion plans.

    The company has already acquired three acres of land and in the first phase will develop 40,000 sq. ft. of space which will house 350-450 people. An area of 100,000 sq. ft. will be finally developed with a 1,000-seater facility.

    “The first phase will require an investment of Rs 100 million and should be completed by 2007-end. We expect to set up the 100,000 sq. ft. facility by 2009 and plan to invest a further Rs 250 million for this,” Color Chips chairman and managing director Sudhish Rambhotla tells Indiantelevision.com. The centre will be mainly used to provide high-end graphic solutions, special effects, 2D and 3D animation production and also house an animation-training facility.

    The company has fresh orders worth $18.5 million which it will execute within three years. This is in addition to the $1.5 million contract it has recently announced with Australia-based Albert Tross Productions for providing animation and creative services for a series of 26 episodes.

    “We can’t reveal the name of the companies we have just signed up with. The $18.5 million contract will include our share in the global rights. We will be doing animation and graphics for the movies,” says Rambhotla.

    By setting up a new facility in Visakhapatnam, Color Chips will spread out geographically and tap talent from the neighbouring states of West Bengal and Orissa, adds Rambhotla. The company already has a facility in Hyderabad.

    Color Chips plans to raise up to $10 million through FCCBs (foreign currency convertible bonds). The company is getting into motion pictures business and has lined up two movies for production at an estimated cost of Rs 150 million. While Krishna will be an animation film, Mukhbiir is a live action film. “We expect to release Krishna in early 2007 and the second film later in the same year,” says Rambhotla.

  • Max kicks off Champions Trophy promotions with Gully Cricket

    Max kicks off Champions Trophy promotions with Gully Cricket

    MUMBAI: Movies and events channel Max is back with its flagship on-ground activity Gully Cricket. Launching on 7 September, the initiative will kick off the channel’s promotional activities around the big ticket cricket property ICC Champions Trophy.

    Max brand ambassadors Mandira Bedi, Sameer Khan and the mascot Tiger Deewana will visit the cities of Hyderabad, Nagpur, Kolkata, Mangalore, Visakhapatnam, Coimbatore, Amritsar, Ahmedabad and Lucknow between September 7 and September 30, 2006 to take the cricket fever from the lofty stadiums to the dingy bylanes.

    The fifth edition the Champions Trophy, which is being played in India for the first time, is scheduled for October 2006.

    Commenting on the return of the promotional initiative, Max business head Albert Almeida said, “Cricket is not only for the select few rolling their arms and swinging their bats in the parks and fields. It is our national passion and there’s no greater fun than playing the game on the streets. And with our Max icons for company, I am sure Gully Cricket will make everyone go deewana all over again.”

    Gully Cricket schedule

    Nagpur 7 September

    Kolkata 10 September

    Mangalore 15 September

    Visakhapatnam 17 September

    Coimbatore 20 September

    Amritsar 23 September

    Ahmedabad 26 September

    Hyderabad 28 September

    Lucknow 30 September