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  • SAB TV extends original programming, launches 7:30 pm show

    SAB TV extends original programming, launches 7:30 pm show

    MUMBAI: For years, SAB TV has been the standout, lean, fit, channel from the Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) stable. However, the Hindi GEC space has being seen competition hotting up with new launches over the past year or so and existing leaders such as Star and Zee extending original fictional programming to seven days a week.

    The SPN management has been taking corrective action to help SAB TV retain its edge. Among the tacks it has been taking is improving distribution and increasing the hours of original programming it airs. Two weeks back it unveiled a new show Khidki, which has begun getting some traction from its viewrs. Come 26 July and another fiction series is slated to make its debut at the 7:30 pm slot on weekdays.

    The show is produced by Dheeraj Kumar’s Creative Eye and has Anirudh Dave in the lead with Rakesh Kapoor and Malini Kapoor essaying pivotal roles. It will track the journey of Y.A.R.O, (Your Aptitude Remote Operator) a humanoid, who is on the path of self-discovery. Created by super genius scientist Govardhan Aggarwal (Rakesh Bedi), who considers it his own son and has programmed the robot – with a human heart – to feel and behave like a 22 year old human. The story takes an interesting turn when Y.A.R.O starts interacting with people around him and how he eventually forges a strong bond with them. He learns the essence of life, love and above all humanity and he soon embarks on an adventurous journey with his family and friends.

    “We have added Y.A.R.O at the 7:30 pm slot for two reasons: most channels are doing well at that timing, and second we are increasing the original programming hours we air to gain parity with others in the Hindi GEC space,” explains SAB TV executive vice-president and business head Anooj Kapoor. “There are two ways to extend our prime time. Go late prime time or early prime time. Since we have a core family audience watching our shows, we felt the 11 pm slot was too late, and chose early prime.”

    Kapoor believes the show’s concept is young and refreshing and is in keeping with the channel’s strategy to differentiate through innovation. “It has a light hearted feel but Y.A.R.O Ka Tashan will help us see relationships with our family, friends, in a new light. Since Y.A.R.O is blissfully unaware of the rules of human society, he would experience the essence of love and humanity and in turn we would learn virtues of selflessness and generosity through his innocence,” he adds.

    SAB’s new show is pitched against Colors’ Sasural Simar Ka, Star Plus’ Saath Nibhana Saathiya, Zee TV’s Meri Saasu Ma and Life Ok’s Rishto Ka Saudagar Bazigar.

    “Even as everyone was relying on dancing and reality shows on weekends, we launched two silent comedies, GuturGu and Rumm Pumm Po back to back on Saturdays and Sundays,” details Kapoor. “Extending the same logic Y.A.R.O is completely differentiated from other shows that are well established and some of them are running for a long time and some fatigue may have set in. ”

    “The subject seems different definitely,” says a media observer. “How the audiences will react to Y.A.R.O will be decided by the treatment and execution by Creative Eye and SAB of the robot with a human heart. Watching the promos of Y.A.R.O Ka Tasha one feels that while the comedy is in the right direction, the visual effects could definitely be improved. However, the comedy could overshadow the VFX and engage viewers. Let us wait and watch.”

    Kapoor is playing a wait and watch game himself and says he is not willing to speculate how the show will do and what ad rates it could attract. “The factors that decide the ad rates are the TRP and audience composition,” he explains. “If the audience is attractive to advertisers and even if the ratings are less, the channel may get a good rate. Some times if the rating is more but the audience is not that attractive the channel may get less. Hence, a decision can be taken once the show is live. This exposes not only the ratings but the composition of the audience.”

    Two weeks back SAB TV had launched a first of its kind show Khidki which revolves around stories sent in by TV viewers.. Some of these select stories are being adapted into mini-series of episodes for the small screen.

    “Not only did the show open well but, in its second week, the ratings have gone up. In the first week, on Friday, ratings were 0.4 and this week from Monday it’s 0.6. It has grown and it’s a good sign for us,” says the ever optimistic Kapoor

  • SAB TV extends original programming, launches 7:30 pm show

    SAB TV extends original programming, launches 7:30 pm show

    MUMBAI: For years, SAB TV has been the standout, lean, fit, channel from the Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) stable. However, the Hindi GEC space has being seen competition hotting up with new launches over the past year or so and existing leaders such as Star and Zee extending original fictional programming to seven days a week.

    The SPN management has been taking corrective action to help SAB TV retain its edge. Among the tacks it has been taking is improving distribution and increasing the hours of original programming it airs. Two weeks back it unveiled a new show Khidki, which has begun getting some traction from its viewrs. Come 26 July and another fiction series is slated to make its debut at the 7:30 pm slot on weekdays.

    The show is produced by Dheeraj Kumar’s Creative Eye and has Anirudh Dave in the lead with Rakesh Kapoor and Malini Kapoor essaying pivotal roles. It will track the journey of Y.A.R.O, (Your Aptitude Remote Operator) a humanoid, who is on the path of self-discovery. Created by super genius scientist Govardhan Aggarwal (Rakesh Bedi), who considers it his own son and has programmed the robot – with a human heart – to feel and behave like a 22 year old human. The story takes an interesting turn when Y.A.R.O starts interacting with people around him and how he eventually forges a strong bond with them. He learns the essence of life, love and above all humanity and he soon embarks on an adventurous journey with his family and friends.

    “We have added Y.A.R.O at the 7:30 pm slot for two reasons: most channels are doing well at that timing, and second we are increasing the original programming hours we air to gain parity with others in the Hindi GEC space,” explains SAB TV executive vice-president and business head Anooj Kapoor. “There are two ways to extend our prime time. Go late prime time or early prime time. Since we have a core family audience watching our shows, we felt the 11 pm slot was too late, and chose early prime.”

    Kapoor believes the show’s concept is young and refreshing and is in keeping with the channel’s strategy to differentiate through innovation. “It has a light hearted feel but Y.A.R.O Ka Tashan will help us see relationships with our family, friends, in a new light. Since Y.A.R.O is blissfully unaware of the rules of human society, he would experience the essence of love and humanity and in turn we would learn virtues of selflessness and generosity through his innocence,” he adds.

    SAB’s new show is pitched against Colors’ Sasural Simar Ka, Star Plus’ Saath Nibhana Saathiya, Zee TV’s Meri Saasu Ma and Life Ok’s Rishto Ka Saudagar Bazigar.

    “Even as everyone was relying on dancing and reality shows on weekends, we launched two silent comedies, GuturGu and Rumm Pumm Po back to back on Saturdays and Sundays,” details Kapoor. “Extending the same logic Y.A.R.O is completely differentiated from other shows that are well established and some of them are running for a long time and some fatigue may have set in. ”

    “The subject seems different definitely,” says a media observer. “How the audiences will react to Y.A.R.O will be decided by the treatment and execution by Creative Eye and SAB of the robot with a human heart. Watching the promos of Y.A.R.O Ka Tasha one feels that while the comedy is in the right direction, the visual effects could definitely be improved. However, the comedy could overshadow the VFX and engage viewers. Let us wait and watch.”

    Kapoor is playing a wait and watch game himself and says he is not willing to speculate how the show will do and what ad rates it could attract. “The factors that decide the ad rates are the TRP and audience composition,” he explains. “If the audience is attractive to advertisers and even if the ratings are less, the channel may get a good rate. Some times if the rating is more but the audience is not that attractive the channel may get less. Hence, a decision can be taken once the show is live. This exposes not only the ratings but the composition of the audience.”

    Two weeks back SAB TV had launched a first of its kind show Khidki which revolves around stories sent in by TV viewers.. Some of these select stories are being adapted into mini-series of episodes for the small screen.

    “Not only did the show open well but, in its second week, the ratings have gone up. In the first week, on Friday, ratings were 0.4 and this week from Monday it’s 0.6. It has grown and it’s a good sign for us,” says the ever optimistic Kapoor

  • Sun TV tops rating across genres

    Sun TV tops rating across genres

    MUMBAI: Sun TV continued its run at the top position in week 27 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data, followed by Star Plus in second place.

    Sun TV reported ratings of 950112 Impression (000s), while Star Plus with a score of 705486 Impression (000s) followed.

    Colors reserved the number three slot in week 27 with 646452 Impression (000s). Zee TV gained fourth place with 608027 Impressions (000s).

    Zee Anmol grabbed fifth space with 474293 Impressions (000s). Star Utsav moved up to sixth place with 459621 Impressions (000’s) , while Sony Max secured seventh place with437187 Impressions (000’s).

    Gemini TV held to eighth place with 433909 Impressions (000s) and Zee Telegu took ninth spot with 430625 Impressions (000s). Sony Pal bagged tenth place with 409663 Impressions (000s).

  • Sun TV tops rating across genres

    Sun TV tops rating across genres

    MUMBAI: Sun TV continued its run at the top position in week 27 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data, followed by Star Plus in second place.

    Sun TV reported ratings of 950112 Impression (000s), while Star Plus with a score of 705486 Impression (000s) followed.

    Colors reserved the number three slot in week 27 with 646452 Impression (000s). Zee TV gained fourth place with 608027 Impressions (000s).

    Zee Anmol grabbed fifth space with 474293 Impressions (000s). Star Utsav moved up to sixth place with 459621 Impressions (000’s) , while Sony Max secured seventh place with437187 Impressions (000’s).

    Gemini TV held to eighth place with 433909 Impressions (000s) and Zee Telegu took ninth spot with 430625 Impressions (000s). Sony Pal bagged tenth place with 409663 Impressions (000s).

  • Travelxp and Prashant Chothani’s 4K drive

    Travelxp and Prashant Chothani’s 4K drive

    MUMBAI: Prashant Chothani is a man on a mission. The veteran cable TV professional-turned-Zee TV-associate-turned TV broadcaster has marked two dates in his calendar – October 2016 and February 2017. The founder and CEO of Travelxp- the Indian travel lifestyle channel  – has set his sights on launching his channel in 4K globally in order  to engage even international viewers by one of those two dates.

    Says Chothani:  “We have shot 100 hours of UHD (Ultra High Definition) 4K content and need another 50 hours of content to launch a full fledged 4K channel.”

    It’s almost as if a race is on. And it’s a race he has ventured into by himself. Ever since he started dabbling in filming travel and lifestyle shows in 4K  and got pole-vaulted into an elite group of 4K content pioneers thanks to MipTV and Mipcom  in Cannes, the format has been coursing through his veins and keeping him awake night and day.

    So much so that he has invested around $2 million in producing his shows in 4K over the past year or so.  That kind of investment – when the entire channel Travelxp is turning over an estimated $3 million in revenues (both advertising and subscription)  –  shows his commitment and optimism about the future of UHD  content and to be a pioneer.

    “The process of 4K is long and time consuming and one needs a lot of investment and patience for this transition. We were amongst the first to begin the shift from Standard Definition to High Definition. And now we are all up for new age of 4k. As an Indian production company, we are setting the standards for 4K. We are very proud of that,” says  Chothani excitedly.

    He and his Travelxp team have shot in about 10 countries including a series in India with a plan to produce more indigenous content.  4K TV productions cost about four times more than a HD shoot. Travel shows take about six to eight months to complete with a crew of six to eight once again.  

    Chothani has invested a few million dollars in the 4K production pipeline. Travelxp owns Sony F5S cameras with Canon lenses. Colour grading is done on DaVinci Resolve machines. 4K requires terabytes of storage and processing the content requires high speed machines  for rendering. The in-house production team at Travelxp is using Apple Pro modified machines to process the heavy raw footage.

    He reveals that he challenge lay in selecting the right equipment which would allow him to maintain image and video quality in natural light. He and his team have done what Indians are known for “juggad” or innovating to get things working in the Indian ecosystem.

    “We are the first ones to attempt this, so the learning was on the job. We made our mistakes, but learned as we went along,” says Chothani “The HD to 4K transformation is not easy for anyone. It will take undoing what is done and unlearning what production houses already know. Old infrastructure is not compatible for such a change.”

    The advantage of 4K is the color quality, picture depth and image sharpness it offers to viewers. The viewer feels like he is experiencing each frame live with his naked eyes. One can see every inch of detail from blossoming flowers to morning dew and each merging shade of rainbow on one’s screen. Sports and travel and lifestyle content come out best when viewed in 4K.

    Chothani has been filming keeping in mind the evolution of UHD standards set by the UHD Alliance recently. These state that for a production to be labeled as High Dynamic Range (HDR) 4K, it has to be shot at a 10 bit rate at 50 frames per second (fps) and 2100 REC with the pixel set at 3,840 X 2,160 and 16:9 format. But he and his team have filmed their 100 hours of content at 4K SDR (standard dynamic range) with the bitrate at 16 and at 50 fps. This Chothani states will allow all the content to be upgraded to 4K HDR rather easily. Says he: “We have kept the shooting quality with both the SDR and HDR options being open to us.”

    It’s not as if the 4K HDR road is going to be easy and paved with gold.  An estimated 30 million 4K TV sets or receivers have been purchased by TV viewers globally.  But these are SDR sets and most will have to be replaced or use Hybrid Log Gamma tech to allow viewers to enjoy the better picture quality that HDR yields. And brands like Sony and Videocon have started manufacturing TVs matching the new 4K HDR standards.

    Then there is the question of distribution via satellite. Each 4K channel requires 25 Mbps of bandwidth on a transponder. That means expenses. Chothani is in talks with satellite capacity providers such as with SES, Eutelsat, Measat and Hispasat. He says 20 distribution platforms worldwide have already agreed to carry Travel Xp 4K once it begins telecasting.

    According to Chothani, it took some time and tedium for the industry and viewers to shift from standard definition to high definition viewing.  Around 50 channels in India out of the 800 odd are beaming in HD, making it an eight to 10 per cent  ratio.  Chothani predicts that 8-10 per cent of HD channels will also likely transition to 4K in the short run.  “The challenge is truly big, but change indeed is the only constant,” he says with a shrug of his shoulders.  “And I indeed want to be ahead of the curve.”

    Spoken like a true pioneer.

  • Travelxp and Prashant Chothani’s 4K drive

    Travelxp and Prashant Chothani’s 4K drive

    MUMBAI: Prashant Chothani is a man on a mission. The veteran cable TV professional-turned-Zee TV-associate-turned TV broadcaster has marked two dates in his calendar – October 2016 and February 2017. The founder and CEO of Travelxp- the Indian travel lifestyle channel  – has set his sights on launching his channel in 4K globally in order  to engage even international viewers by one of those two dates.

    Says Chothani:  “We have shot 100 hours of UHD (Ultra High Definition) 4K content and need another 50 hours of content to launch a full fledged 4K channel.”

    It’s almost as if a race is on. And it’s a race he has ventured into by himself. Ever since he started dabbling in filming travel and lifestyle shows in 4K  and got pole-vaulted into an elite group of 4K content pioneers thanks to MipTV and Mipcom  in Cannes, the format has been coursing through his veins and keeping him awake night and day.

    So much so that he has invested around $2 million in producing his shows in 4K over the past year or so.  That kind of investment – when the entire channel Travelxp is turning over an estimated $3 million in revenues (both advertising and subscription)  –  shows his commitment and optimism about the future of UHD  content and to be a pioneer.

    “The process of 4K is long and time consuming and one needs a lot of investment and patience for this transition. We were amongst the first to begin the shift from Standard Definition to High Definition. And now we are all up for new age of 4k. As an Indian production company, we are setting the standards for 4K. We are very proud of that,” says  Chothani excitedly.

    He and his Travelxp team have shot in about 10 countries including a series in India with a plan to produce more indigenous content.  4K TV productions cost about four times more than a HD shoot. Travel shows take about six to eight months to complete with a crew of six to eight once again.  

    Chothani has invested a few million dollars in the 4K production pipeline. Travelxp owns Sony F5S cameras with Canon lenses. Colour grading is done on DaVinci Resolve machines. 4K requires terabytes of storage and processing the content requires high speed machines  for rendering. The in-house production team at Travelxp is using Apple Pro modified machines to process the heavy raw footage.

    He reveals that he challenge lay in selecting the right equipment which would allow him to maintain image and video quality in natural light. He and his team have done what Indians are known for “juggad” or innovating to get things working in the Indian ecosystem.

    “We are the first ones to attempt this, so the learning was on the job. We made our mistakes, but learned as we went along,” says Chothani “The HD to 4K transformation is not easy for anyone. It will take undoing what is done and unlearning what production houses already know. Old infrastructure is not compatible for such a change.”

    The advantage of 4K is the color quality, picture depth and image sharpness it offers to viewers. The viewer feels like he is experiencing each frame live with his naked eyes. One can see every inch of detail from blossoming flowers to morning dew and each merging shade of rainbow on one’s screen. Sports and travel and lifestyle content come out best when viewed in 4K.

    Chothani has been filming keeping in mind the evolution of UHD standards set by the UHD Alliance recently. These state that for a production to be labeled as High Dynamic Range (HDR) 4K, it has to be shot at a 10 bit rate at 50 frames per second (fps) and 2100 REC with the pixel set at 3,840 X 2,160 and 16:9 format. But he and his team have filmed their 100 hours of content at 4K SDR (standard dynamic range) with the bitrate at 16 and at 50 fps. This Chothani states will allow all the content to be upgraded to 4K HDR rather easily. Says he: “We have kept the shooting quality with both the SDR and HDR options being open to us.”

    It’s not as if the 4K HDR road is going to be easy and paved with gold.  An estimated 30 million 4K TV sets or receivers have been purchased by TV viewers globally.  But these are SDR sets and most will have to be replaced or use Hybrid Log Gamma tech to allow viewers to enjoy the better picture quality that HDR yields. And brands like Sony and Videocon have started manufacturing TVs matching the new 4K HDR standards.

    Then there is the question of distribution via satellite. Each 4K channel requires 25 Mbps of bandwidth on a transponder. That means expenses. Chothani is in talks with satellite capacity providers such as with SES, Eutelsat, Measat and Hispasat. He says 20 distribution platforms worldwide have already agreed to carry Travel Xp 4K once it begins telecasting.

    According to Chothani, it took some time and tedium for the industry and viewers to shift from standard definition to high definition viewing.  Around 50 channels in India out of the 800 odd are beaming in HD, making it an eight to 10 per cent  ratio.  Chothani predicts that 8-10 per cent of HD channels will also likely transition to 4K in the short run.  “The challenge is truly big, but change indeed is the only constant,” he says with a shrug of his shoulders.  “And I indeed want to be ahead of the curve.”

    Spoken like a true pioneer.

  • &TV’s new show ‘Tere Bin’ replaces ‘Meri Awaaz Hi Pechan Hai’ at 8pm time band

    &TV’s new show ‘Tere Bin’ replaces ‘Meri Awaaz Hi Pechan Hai’ at 8pm time band

    MUMBAI: After launching new shows like Waaris, Life Ka Recharge and The Voice India, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)’s other Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) &TV is all set to launch a new show Tere Bin. Starting from 18 July, it will be aired from Monday – Friday at 8 pm.

    Produced by Shree Sidhivinayak Chitra, Tere Bin will replace the Nivedita Basu led House of Originals’ Meri Awaaz Hi Pechaan Hai at the primetime band. Launched on 7 March, 2016 the show is a finite series which marked the television debut of Bollywood actress Amrita Rao, who portrays the character of Kalyani, whereas Aditi Vasudev will be seen as her younger sister Ketaki will come to its logical end in July.

    The new show on &TV, is about a complex mature love story of two people. Tere Bin is based on love and separation. Gaurav Khanna and Shefali Sharma have been roped in as the lead actors of the show.

    &TV’s new offering Tere Bin will be pitched against Zee TV’s Tashan-e-ishq, Colors’ new offering Shakti- Astitva Ke Eshaas Ki, Star Plus’ mythological show Siya Ke Ram, Sony TV’s Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman, Life OK’s Bahu Hamari Rajnikant and Sab TV’s Bal Veer in the 8 pm time slot. &TV seems to be betting high with its new offering but only time will show how it will work for it.

  • &TV’s new show ‘Tere Bin’ replaces ‘Meri Awaaz Hi Pechan Hai’ at 8pm time band

    &TV’s new show ‘Tere Bin’ replaces ‘Meri Awaaz Hi Pechan Hai’ at 8pm time band

    MUMBAI: After launching new shows like Waaris, Life Ka Recharge and The Voice India, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)’s other Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) &TV is all set to launch a new show Tere Bin. Starting from 18 July, it will be aired from Monday – Friday at 8 pm.

    Produced by Shree Sidhivinayak Chitra, Tere Bin will replace the Nivedita Basu led House of Originals’ Meri Awaaz Hi Pechaan Hai at the primetime band. Launched on 7 March, 2016 the show is a finite series which marked the television debut of Bollywood actress Amrita Rao, who portrays the character of Kalyani, whereas Aditi Vasudev will be seen as her younger sister Ketaki will come to its logical end in July.

    The new show on &TV, is about a complex mature love story of two people. Tere Bin is based on love and separation. Gaurav Khanna and Shefali Sharma have been roped in as the lead actors of the show.

    &TV’s new offering Tere Bin will be pitched against Zee TV’s Tashan-e-ishq, Colors’ new offering Shakti- Astitva Ke Eshaas Ki, Star Plus’ mythological show Siya Ke Ram, Sony TV’s Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman, Life OK’s Bahu Hamari Rajnikant and Sab TV’s Bal Veer in the 8 pm time slot. &TV seems to be betting high with its new offering but only time will show how it will work for it.

  • Kyoorius announces the fourth edition of ‘Kyoorius Design Awards 2016’

    Kyoorius announces the fourth edition of ‘Kyoorius Design Awards 2016’

    MUMBAI: The fourth Edition of the Kyoorius Design Awards, held in association with D&AD, opened for entries from Monday 27 June 2016. Kyoorius called for entries from across India for a total of 10 categories and 56 sub-categories.

    The fourth edition of the Kyoorius Design Awards, brings to fore the brightest talents and best works in the field of design. Across multiple categories, the Awards cover the world of design from branding, editorial, product, and spacial design to writing for design. Not only do they celebrate design, but every year the Awards dig out undiscovered gems, new studios and designers – talent just waiting to be recognised.

    The awards can be entered by any company or individual, entry is not restricted to design studios or advertising agencies. Kyoorius will promote the awards across corporate, Design Houses, Event companies, Brand Consultants etc. Kyoorius, for the first time ever, introduced the concept of Open Jury – the jury sessions are open to the industry people to watch, learn, check and benefit from the discussions and display of entries. The Jury session will be held from 2nd September to 4 September to May in Mumbai at Ecole Intuit Lab.

    In coordination with D&AD, the jury will be a mix of International (West and East) and local jurors. Like every year, the awards will uphold the zero- tolerance policy for scam ads. Gabor Schreier, Executive Creative Director, Saffron Brand Consultants will head the jury.

    Kyoorius founder & CEO Rajesh Kejriwal commented, “Awards are primarily to inspire and motivate the industry achievers. At Kyoorius Design Awards, the name does not matter – Merit does. We know that Designers are a terribly undervalued kind; and we are out to prove them all wrong. Because we love you more. I am also happy with the response that we have always got for having a transparent open jury process and we shall continue to do so. I personally feel that many studios/agencies have done brilliant work in the last year and hence I am expecting a lot more participation of more agencies.”

    The Kyoorius Design Awards show will be held on October 1 2016 at Designyatra held this year at Fairmont Hotel, Jaipur. The awards show will be attended by well over 1250 professionals.

    The Kyoorius Creative Awards are presented by ZEE TV.

  • Kyoorius announces the fourth edition of ‘Kyoorius Design Awards 2016’

    Kyoorius announces the fourth edition of ‘Kyoorius Design Awards 2016’

    MUMBAI: The fourth Edition of the Kyoorius Design Awards, held in association with D&AD, opened for entries from Monday 27 June 2016. Kyoorius called for entries from across India for a total of 10 categories and 56 sub-categories.

    The fourth edition of the Kyoorius Design Awards, brings to fore the brightest talents and best works in the field of design. Across multiple categories, the Awards cover the world of design from branding, editorial, product, and spacial design to writing for design. Not only do they celebrate design, but every year the Awards dig out undiscovered gems, new studios and designers – talent just waiting to be recognised.

    The awards can be entered by any company or individual, entry is not restricted to design studios or advertising agencies. Kyoorius will promote the awards across corporate, Design Houses, Event companies, Brand Consultants etc. Kyoorius, for the first time ever, introduced the concept of Open Jury – the jury sessions are open to the industry people to watch, learn, check and benefit from the discussions and display of entries. The Jury session will be held from 2nd September to 4 September to May in Mumbai at Ecole Intuit Lab.

    In coordination with D&AD, the jury will be a mix of International (West and East) and local jurors. Like every year, the awards will uphold the zero- tolerance policy for scam ads. Gabor Schreier, Executive Creative Director, Saffron Brand Consultants will head the jury.

    Kyoorius founder & CEO Rajesh Kejriwal commented, “Awards are primarily to inspire and motivate the industry achievers. At Kyoorius Design Awards, the name does not matter – Merit does. We know that Designers are a terribly undervalued kind; and we are out to prove them all wrong. Because we love you more. I am also happy with the response that we have always got for having a transparent open jury process and we shall continue to do so. I personally feel that many studios/agencies have done brilliant work in the last year and hence I am expecting a lot more participation of more agencies.”

    The Kyoorius Design Awards show will be held on October 1 2016 at Designyatra held this year at Fairmont Hotel, Jaipur. The awards show will be attended by well over 1250 professionals.

    The Kyoorius Creative Awards are presented by ZEE TV.