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  • IIFA announces technical winners, ADHM & Pink lead

    MUMBAI: The International Indian Film Academy announced the list of winners in the Technical categories of India’s most prominent awards celebration that honors the very best of Indian Cinema with the highest level of achievement seen through the glamorous IIFA statuette. Set to be held at the iconic MetLife Stadium, New York on the 14th & 15th of July, the 18th Edition of NEXA IIFA Awards Powered by VIVO will witness the felicitation of powerhouse performances and films at the highly anticipated Awards night.

    The Nexa IIFA Awards will air exclusively on Colors – the Broadcast Partners, with the Title Sponsor NEXA, and Powered by VIVO.

    Ae Dil Hai Mushkil leads the winners list by walking away with 4 awards in the technical category including Background Score (Pritam), Best Engineer (Shadab Rayeen), Cinematography (Anil Mehta, ISC, WICA) and Costume Designing (Manish Malhotra).

    Other winners in the Technical category features Pink’s Ritesh Shah winning Best Dialogue and Best Screenplay and Bodhaditya Bandyopadhyay for Editing. Larnell Stovall, Parvez Shaikh, `ANL` Arasu winning Best Action and Anuj Mathur winning Sound Mixing for the film Sultan. Kapoor and Sons’s Adil Shaikh earns the Best Choreography Award for the song Kar Gayi Chull and Sound Design being won by Pranav Shukla for film Mirzya. Fan won two awards for Best Make up (Greg Cannom) and Special Effects Visual (Red Chillies VFX) categories. Neerja took an accolade for Production Design (Aparna Sud & Anna Ipe).

    The IIFA Voting process is a stringent and methodical procedure, our official tabulators are Ernst & Young LLP.

    The popular category nominations are available for the global audience to participate in the voting process. The IIFA Global Voting went live on 20 May 2017 and will be open till 18 June 2017. The final winners of the IIFA Awards are revealed on the night of the Awards ceremony. The results are surrounded by secrecy and the credibility of the voting process is one of the key parameters of this prestigious award.

    As IIFA continues to bring together the biggest stars of Bollywood and Hollywood on one stage, the NEXA IIFA Awards Powered By VIVO will play host to some of the most celebrated stars and musicians of the Indian film industry, notable guests, and dignitaries from India and the region, world media and Indian cinema fans from across the globe.

    Wizcraft International, known for pioneering many extravagant and mesmerizing events in India and across the world, conceptualized IIFA 17 years ago.

  • Top notch Pro Kabaddi League auction commences; top player bid Rs 93 lakh

    MUMBAI: India’s second most watched sports  league – Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) – has begun the countdown to its fifth season. With Vivo fixed as the title sponsor for the next five seasons, the player auction got underway on 22 May and will end on 23 May. The 12 teams began bidding for players yesterday to constitute their teams who will battle over 130 matches and 13 weeks of matches for the title. Teams have been allowed to keep aside a team purse of Rs 4 crore each for the bidding, taking the 12 teams kitty to Rs 48 crore – 10 teams the scale it was when it commenced in the first season.

    Like earlier, the entire tournament – created by Mashal Sports in which Star India has a 74 per cent stake –  is to be telecast on the Stat Sports bouquet.

    With the older eight teams permitted  to retain only one player, the view was that the bidding would touch new highs. And the team owners did not disappoint. While the figures coughed up for the players have some way to go before they touch the cheques which are written out for the IPL, the numbers are only growing.

    Team Uttar Pradesh paid out Rs 93 lakh for Nitin Tomar, even as the Bengaluru Bulls signed up Rohit Kumar for Rs 81 lakh and the Jaipur Pink Panthers bid Rs 75.5 lakh for Manjeet Chillar.

    Surjeet Singh sold to Bengal Warriors for Rs 73 lakh

    Selvamani K sold to Jaipur Pink Panther for Rs 73 lakh

    Rajesh Narwal sold to team UP for Rs 69 lakh

    Sandeep Narwal sold to Puneri Paltan for Rs 66 lakh

    Amit Hooda sold to Tamil Nadu for Rs 63 Lakh

    Jeeva Kumar sold to UP for Rs 52 Lakh

    Kuldeep Singh sold to U-Mumba for Rs 51.5 lakh

    Ravinder Pahal sold to Bangluru for Rs 50 Lakh

    Abozar Mohajermighani sold to Team Gujarat for RS 50 lakh

    Ran Singh sold to Bengaluru Bulls for Rs 47.5 lakh

    Mohit chillar sold to Haryana for Rs 46.5 Lakh

    Dharamraj Cheralathan sold to Pune for Rs 46 Lakh

    Rakesh Kumar sold to Telugu Titans for Rs 45 lakh

    Sachin Shingade was sold to Patna Pirates for Rs 42.5 lakh

    Vishal Mane sold to Patna Pirates for Rs 36.5 lakh

    Nilesh Shinde sold to Delhi for Rs 35.5 Lakh

    Girish Ernak sold to Pune for Rs 33.5 Lakh

    Joginder Narwal sold to Mumbai for RS 32 Lakh

    AbuFazal sold to Dabang Delhi for Rs 31.8 lakh

    Farhad Rahimi sold to Telugu Titans for Rs 29 lakh

    Rohit Rana sold to Telugu for Rs 27.5 Lakh

    Anil Kumar sold to team Tamil Nadu for Rs 25.50 lakh

    Khomsan Thoingkam sold to team Haryana for Rs 20.4 lakh

    Dongiu Hong sold to U-Mumba for Rs 20 lakh

    Hadi Oshtorok sold to U-Mumba for Rs 18.6 lakh

    Ziaur Rehman sold to Puneri Paltan for Rs 16.6 lakh

    Suliema Kabir sold to team UP for Rs 12.6 lakh

    Yung Kono sold to U-Mumba for Rs 8.1 lakh

    Mohammad Maghsoudlou sold to Patna Pirates for Rs 8 lakh

    Takamitsu Kono sold to Puneri Paltan for Rs 8 lakh

    The auction is showcasing more than 400 players, including over 60 overseas players from Poland, Republic of Korea, England, Sri Lanka, Iran, Thailand, Japan, Pakistan, Mauritius, Malaysia, Bangladesh, China, Taipei, Kenya, Indonesia, Nepal and Oman. 

    PKL season 5 will start in the month of July till October with the new geographies for VIVO Pro Kabaddi – Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have been  chosen primarily for their high affinity towards Kabaddi.

    This expansion adds to an already impressive line-up of 8 franchises based out of the major kabaddi centres  in the country – Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Patna, Pune and Jaipur.

    The new franchises are:

    Team Tamil Nadu: Iquest Enterprises – a consortium) owned by N Prasad & Sachin Tendulkar

    Team Haryana: JSW Sports, JSW Group

    Team Uttar Pradesh: GMR League Games Pvt Ltd, GMR Group

    Team Gujarat: Adani Wilmar, Adani Group

    Star India chairman & CEO Uday Shankar said, “I am delighted to welcome some of India’s finest corporates to our Mission Kabaddi. We believe that with the support of existing and new partners we are well on our course to realizing a socially transformative sports agenda. The interest shown by these corporates is evidence of the immense potential of Kabaddi.”

    International Kabaddi Federation President Janardan Singh Gehlot said, “We laud Star India and Mashal Sports for uniquely transforming and renewing Kabaddi, and their relentless efforts to scale it even higher. The addition of 4 new teams to the ever-growing VIVO Pro Kabaddi League signifies a promising road ahead for the sport in India as well as over the world.”

  • Mashal picks four teams for Vivo Pro-Kabaddi

    MUMBAI: Vivo Pro Kabaddi has become India’s biggest sports league with the inclusion of four new teams that will participate in the league from Season 5 onwards due to be played in July – October this year. The announcement of the four new team owners was made by Mashal Sports, organiser and administrator of the league and its parent organisation Star India.

    The four new franchises announced by Mashal Sports represent some of the leading corporate institutions in India, including prominent owners of teams in the ongoing Indian Premier League as well as the I-League. The new geographies for Vivo Pro Kabaddi Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have been primarily chosen for their high affinity towards Kabaddi with massive fan bases, significant on-ground presence of the sport, and potential commercial value to sponsors and advertisers, primarily Rs 300-crore title sponsorship by Vivo.

    The new geographies and franchises for Mashal Sports are as follows:

    City/State

    Name of the Franchise

    Name of the Owner/Promoter

    Chennai/Tamil Nadu

    Iquest Enterprises Private Limited (Consortium)

    N Prasad & Sachin Tendulkar

    Ahmedabad/Gujarat

    Adani Wilmar Limited

    Adani Group

    Lucknow/Uttar Pradesh

    GMR League Games Private Limited

    GMR Group

    Haryana

    JSW Sports Private Limited

    JSW Group

     

    With this, VIVO Pro Kabaddi is poised to surpass other Indian sports leagues in terms of geographical representation – 11 states, number of matches – 130+ matches and length of the tournament – 13 weeks. This is a reflection of Mashal Sports and Star India’s continuous endeavour to grow the sport from strength to strength every season.

    Uday Shankar, Chairman and CEO, Star India said, “I am delighted to welcome some of India’s finest corporates to our Mission Kabaddi. We believe that with the support of existing and new partners we are well on our course to realizing a socially transformative sports agenda. The interest shown by these corporates is evidence of the immense potential of Kabaddi.”

    Janardan Singh Gehlot, President, International Kabaddi Federation, said, “We laud Star India and Mashal Sports for uniquely transforming and renewing Kabaddi, and their relentless efforts to scale it even higher. The addition of 4 new teams to the ever-growing VIVO Pro Kabaddi League signifies a promising road ahead for the sport in India as well as over the world.”

    The announcement of the four new teams in the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League is a culmination of a detailed exercise carried out by AZB & Partners & PricewaterhouseCoopers India.

    This expansion adds to an already impressive line-up of 8 franchises based out of major metros in the country – Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Patna, Pune and Jaipur.

    Within a short span of 2 years, VIVO Pro Kabaddi has captured the imagination of Indian viewers and established itself as one of the highest impact television properties in key markets. VIVO Pro Kabaddi became an instant hit with Indian sports fans in its very first season in 2014 as 435 million* viewers tuned in. Names such as, Anup Kumar, Rahul Chaudhari, Ajay Thakur have become household names. Its cumulative viewership growth of 51%** over 4 seasons is the highest for any sports league in India. It has even surpassed IPL in Andhra Pradesh and also achieved primetime slot leadership in Mumbai#.

    Earlier this week, Star India announced a breakthrough deal with VIVO India, the global smartphone major — as the title sponsor of the league for five years.

  • Pro-Kabaddi and Vivo sign five-year title sponsorship deal

    MUMBAI: Pro-Kabaddi League has signed on Vivo as the title sponsor for five years. The upcoming fifth Pro-Kabaddi season will have contests with up to 12 teams and more than 130 matches spread across 13 weeks. Vivo Pro-Kabaddi Season 5 will kick off in July 2017 on Star Sports.

    Through this association, Vivo aims to strengthen its consumer connect with the audience across India as Pro-Kabaddi League is the second most followed sport after cricket. This will help in achieving a stronger brand recall and excellent visibility for the brand.

    Speaking about Vivo Pro-Kabaddi, Star India managing director Sanjay Gupta said, “Vivo happens to share a common vision with Star Sports to make Pro Kabaddi one of the finest leagues in the world. Vivo coming on board as the title sponsor is a significant milestone in the growth story of the league. Star Sports will continue its efforts to elevate the stature of the sport further.”

    Pro Kabaddi has seen a phenomenal growth over the last four seasons with packed stadia and record viewership numbers, emerging as a benchmark for sports leagues in India. Significantly, the high popularity of Pro Kabaddi has evoked continually surging sponsor interest. This fast-growing interest from across the ecosystem reflects the national appeal of the sport.

    Speaking on the occasion, Vivo India CEO Kent Cheng said, “This association is important for us as Pro Kabaddi League has reached incredible heights and now proudly stands as one of the most successful leagues in India.”

    Earlier seasons have shown that Kabaddi is a sport the popularity of which cuts across all audience. With this association, Vivo aims to target the right audience and capture the hearts of Indians.

  • Vivo partners Vh1 for eight international award shows

    MUMBAI: Vh1 India once again raises the bar by partnering with leading global smartphone brand Vivo Electronic Corp, for eight of their international awards. 

    The association will have Vivo on board as presenting sponsor for MTV Movie & TV Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Video Music Awards, Europe Music Awards, American Music Awards and Brit Awards and powered-by sponsor for Golden Globe Awards and Grammy Awards. This association starts with the first of the eight International Awards – MTV Movie and TV Awards.

    Touted to be one of Hollywood’s Wildest Nights, the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards recently broke the internet with its bold step towards breaking gender barriers by having gender neutral nominations categories – a move that was appreciated across the world. The awards, which promise to be the biggest party of the year will be aired exclusively on Vh1, one hour post the live show from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for the viewing pleasure of the Indian audience on 8 May, 2017 at 6:30am with a prime time repeat on the same day at 9 PM only on Vh1.

    Vh1 has launched a robust, 360-degree promotional plan for the upcoming awards that connects with audiences across all platforms. The channel has tied up with over 450 on-ground partners, engaging with consumers across multiple outlets of bars, spas, gyms, cafes and more, thereby innovatively reaching out to audiences across 35 cities via customised fitness workshops, blogger makeovers, award-ready grooming tutorials and the largest on-ground linked digital contest across all the above partnerships. 

    Amongst the on-ground partnerships, Vh1 will also be hosting Vivo Award Nights and Vivo Award Trivia Nights at 40 hotspots across 15 cities. The partnership also comprises a strong college connect program, where the MTV Movie and TV Awards would be promoted across 200 colleges in 19 cities through cool contests, Vivo Morning Alarm Parties, Vivo India Award Frenzy- Snapchat Relay, Award screenings at popular youth hangouts. Fun activities like Vivo perfect selfie contests will also be done across multiple college festivals, along with the Vivo  red carpet walk. Going a step further, a few lucky fans will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as Vivo & Vh1 will make it possible for them to attend the international award ceremonies live, at bucket-list destinations like Los Angeles and Las Vegas!

    Vivo India CMO Vivek Zhang said, “We constantly strive to come up with delightful associations to strike a chord with our target audience, that is youth. Vh1 is one of the most popular music channels. Vh1 is also taking special initiative to promote the awards on a wide scale including on-ground activation.”

    Viacom18 head – English and youth entertainment Ferzad Palia said, “We at Vh1 are known for providing creative brand solutions to our partners to drive synergies between the brand and the property they’re associating with.”

    The partnership would range across the illustrious list of awards airing on the channel, such as MTV Movie and TV Awards, Billboard Music Awards, MTV Movie & TV Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Video Music Awards, Europe Music Awards, American Music Awards and Brit Awards, besides Golden Globes and Grammys. The partnership between Vivo and Vh1 reiterates the channel’s position as India’s go-to destination for International Music, entertainment and pop culture.

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  • Vivo is Republic TV prime time presenting sponsor

    MUMBAI: Global smartphone brand, Vivo has come on board as the presenting sponsor for the 9pm prime time show on Republic TV.

    The strategic partnership is aimed at targeting the millennials- a focus point for both Vivo and Republic TV.

    Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani mentioned, “We are happy to announce Vivo as our presenting sponsor for the 9.p.m. prime-time show along with the other evening news bulletin. With a network like ours, which caters to Vivo’s core TG of youth, we make for an ideal partner to provide complete brand solutions to them.”

    Vivo chief marketing officer Vivek Zhang added, “This year has been really exciting for us as we recently launched our latest offering V5s in the market and now we are delighted to associate with Republic TV. It is one of the most awaited news channel of our times which promises a revolution and the emergence of a new generation of content creators. Vivo is associating with its prime-time show and we look forward to be a part of the revolution that is about to change the Indian media.”

    The association between Vivo and Republic TV will be effective on all broadcast and digital platform.

  • Vivo supports #BeBoldForChange

    MUMBAI: Vivo, a premium global smartphone brand, aims at inspiring women to #BeBoldForChange with a tribute video starring popular celebrity Bani J which lends support to the International Women’s Day 2017 campaign. The video focuses on breaking stereotypes and symbolizes a woman’s individuality and her bold side. It highlights how every woman has her own story and she should be bold enough to stand for what she believes.

    Vivo India encourages women to be proud of their individualistic identity even in a mere selfie. A #PerfectSelfie is not about how the world wants to see you but it’s about who you are, so let your picture speak your identity.

    Vivo India CMO Vivek Zhang said, #BeBoldForChange is the campaign that not just breaks the stereotypes that have been prevailing in the society, but also celebrates womanhood and encourages them to take pride in their distinctive identity and embrace their bold side. Bani J is a popular celebrity who has broken the stereotype surrounding women. Her flamboyance, well-built muscular body and popularity among the youth made her an ideal choice for this campaign.”

    Bani J shared her excitement for the campaign and said, “This has been one of the most kickass campaign that I could be a part of and the tagline #BeBoldForChange truly stands for it. I had an absolute blast shooting for this campaign and it stands for everything that I had believed in which is to not really care about other people and how they want you to behave because they judge you no matter what. All women in general when they watch this will feel empowered and do what they wish to do and whatever makes them happy. And at last, I would wish all the women out there a very happy Women’s Day.”

    The campaign further resonates the brand’s belief towards a woman’s individuality and her potential that must be acknowledged and deeply cherished in every society.

  • Vivo partners India Art as mobility partner

    Vivo partners India Art as mobility partner

    MUMBAI: Creating a unique blend of Technology and Art, Vivo mobiles and India Art Fair 2017 has come together to showcase the magnum opus of art during the premier art fair starting from February 2nd in the capital, New Delhi. Vivo, the premium global smartphone has collaborated with India Art Fair 2017 as the mobility partner to showcase art collection through its lens. The four-day art fair scheduled from 2–5 Feb, 2017, will showcase pictures clicked by Vivo’s all new V5Plus featuring the first ever 20MP dual front camera with ‘moonlight glow’.

    This partnership, will bring out a unique collection of vivid images and showcase art clicked through a lens of a smartphone, opening new avenues. India Art Fair is South Asia’s leading platform for modern and contemporary art and portal to the region’s cultural landscape. Founded in 2008, India Art Fair has become the bedrock of a now booming cultural community with connections to every level of the market.

    Sharing his views on Vivo’s association, Vivo India CMO Vivek Zhang said, “We are extremely delighted to partner with India Art Fair 2017 as it displays an array of rich culture under one roof. As a brand our efforts have always been towards constant innovation and now with this partnership our smartphone technology will be used in bringing out the art in a unique manner for India Art Fair.”

    “Selfie lovers would indulge in and enjoy the whole new experience of art displayed at the India Art Fair clicked by Vivo V5Plus, which is loaded with megapixels and comes with interesting features like bokeh, anti-shake & face beauty.” – Idris Ahmed, Photographer

    Speaking on the association India Art Fair Founding Director Neha Kirpal said, “We are excited to have Vivo India join us as our Mobile Partner for the first time for the 2017 edition of India Art Fair. Technology and arts are becoming increasingly integrated and reliant on each other, not just as a means to promote arts and culture but also as an integral part of the artworks themselves through new media and digital art. As such, it is great to see a mobile brand like Vivo India developing this association. As a supporter of the Make in India campaign, it’s encouraging to see Vivo India’s continued commitment to art and design in India through their relationship with the fair and I look forward to seeing our partnership develop.”

  • Vivo partners India Art as mobility partner

    Vivo partners India Art as mobility partner

    MUMBAI: Creating a unique blend of Technology and Art, Vivo mobiles and India Art Fair 2017 has come together to showcase the magnum opus of art during the premier art fair starting from February 2nd in the capital, New Delhi. Vivo, the premium global smartphone has collaborated with India Art Fair 2017 as the mobility partner to showcase art collection through its lens. The four-day art fair scheduled from 2–5 Feb, 2017, will showcase pictures clicked by Vivo’s all new V5Plus featuring the first ever 20MP dual front camera with ‘moonlight glow’.

    This partnership, will bring out a unique collection of vivid images and showcase art clicked through a lens of a smartphone, opening new avenues. India Art Fair is South Asia’s leading platform for modern and contemporary art and portal to the region’s cultural landscape. Founded in 2008, India Art Fair has become the bedrock of a now booming cultural community with connections to every level of the market.

    Sharing his views on Vivo’s association, Vivo India CMO Vivek Zhang said, “We are extremely delighted to partner with India Art Fair 2017 as it displays an array of rich culture under one roof. As a brand our efforts have always been towards constant innovation and now with this partnership our smartphone technology will be used in bringing out the art in a unique manner for India Art Fair.”

    “Selfie lovers would indulge in and enjoy the whole new experience of art displayed at the India Art Fair clicked by Vivo V5Plus, which is loaded with megapixels and comes with interesting features like bokeh, anti-shake & face beauty.” – Idris Ahmed, Photographer

    Speaking on the association India Art Fair Founding Director Neha Kirpal said, “We are excited to have Vivo India join us as our Mobile Partner for the first time for the 2017 edition of India Art Fair. Technology and arts are becoming increasingly integrated and reliant on each other, not just as a means to promote arts and culture but also as an integral part of the artworks themselves through new media and digital art. As such, it is great to see a mobile brand like Vivo India developing this association. As a supporter of the Make in India campaign, it’s encouraging to see Vivo India’s continued commitment to art and design in India through their relationship with the fair and I look forward to seeing our partnership develop.”

  • Asianet ropes in 15 sponsors for Film Awards ’17

    Asianet ropes in 15 sponsors for Film Awards ’17

    BENGALURU: Star India’s Malayalam GEC offering’s 19th edition of its annual film awards function (Asianet Film Awards 2017) was held recently at Cochin. The event will be aired next weekend over two days– Saturday 11 February and Sunday 12 February at 630 PM. The broadcaster has roped in 15 on ground and on air sponsor for the event.

    These include Presenting sponsor -Vivo, Title sponsor- Nirapara, Powered by sponsors Asten Realtors and Josco Jewellers. Associate sponsors include Gateway Beaumonds, Popees, Gonexa Mattress, Yamaha, Bhima Jewellers, Chungathu Jewellery, Nerolac Excel Total. Costume Partner for the event is Swayamvara Silks.

    The channel says that ten thousand people attended the ground event. Several prominent persons from the film industry and socio-cultural spheres were present on the occasion. The event was also attended by cross section of stars from the south Indian film industry and there were colourful programmes performed by leading Malayalam artistes along with a mix of stars from Tollywood and Bollywood. Malayalam film superstar Mohanl Lal’s live action sequences based on his super hit movie Pulimurugan and Nivin Pauly’s magical performances were the main attractions of the ground event.