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Moneycontrol@Davos 2023: Tracking India's rapid ascent in a slowing world
The World Economic Forum (WEF) will hold its annual meeting at Davos in Switzerland from January 16 to 20, bringing together world leaders from government, business, and civil society to discuss the year's priorities. The five-day meeting is centred around the theme ' Cooperation in a Fragmented World'.
India will be in focus this time at the World Economic Forum due to a confluence of factors—economic and growth outlook stands out amid global fears of a recession and slowdown. Its global heft is on the rise, as it has assumed the G20 presidency and will convene the G20 Leaders’ summit for the first time in the country in 2023.
The IMF recently described India as a bright spot on an otherwise dark horizon because it has been a fast-growing pocket amid a slowing global economy. India is expected to drive a fifth of global growth in the coming decade, with some estimates forecasting that it will be the third-largest economy by 2027, adding more than $400 billion to its GDP every year. India has also led the world in building the public digital infrastructure that can be leveraged to facilitate transactions, ease the cost of doing business and better match buyers and sellers.
Moneycontrol, through its comprehensive and on-ground coverage of the World Economic Forum, will shine a light on the challenges racking the global economy, the outlook for 2023 and why India is a bright spot.
Binoy Prabhakar, Executive Editor, Moneycontrol, said, “Global leaders from business, politics and civil society are gathering at the World Economic Forum and Moneycontrol will again be present in Davos to give a ringside view into what is happening and a peek into behind the scenes at this important event. We will provide our audience an array of conversations with business leaders and policymakers and news and context on the big themes from the big stage. There will be insightful conversations to look forward to from global thinkers, economists, CEOs and business leaders.”
Mondelez India and Ogilvy Group win big at The Advertising Club’s EFFIE India Awards 2022
Grand EFFIE was won by Leo Burnett India for Whisper India’s campaign ‘Whisper: Changing the education system to keep girls in school
Meta presents Special Award for creator marketing was awarded to Mondelez, Wavemaker, and Ogilvy
The Advertising Club hosted the latest edition of the coveted ‘EFFIE INDIA AWARDS 2022’ presented by Meta, Associate Sponsor Colors along with Ultratech Cement Limited as Category Sponsor and Crav/ing Digital as the Celebration Partner. Mondelez India Pvt. Ltd. was judged the EFFIE India Client of the Year, while Ogilvy Group was named EFFIE India Agency of the Year. The coveted Grand EFFIE was won by Leo Burnett India for Whisper India’s campaign ‘Whisper: Changing the education system to keep girls in school.’
Announced at a celebratory event at Taj Lands’ End, Mumbai, the awards acknowledged the impact of success through work done by agencies and clients that set new benchmarks in effectiveness in marketing and advertising communication. Surpassing all its previous records, this year, EFFIE India received 986 entries, the highest ever in 22 years, and saw participation from 53 agencies.
EEFIE India 2022 - Agency of the year
Speaking at the EFFIEs, Partha Sinha, President, The Advertising Club, said, “It is extremely heartening to witness EFFIE become the most coveted trophy within the marketing and advertising fraternity. Like every year, this year too, EFFIE has witnessed significant patronage from industry veterans and category leaders. I’d like to congratulate all the winners for crafting impactful campaigns that are now sheer examples of innovation and effectiveness.”
Elaborating on the awards, Mitrajit Bhattacharya, Chairperson, EFFIE India, said, “It gives me great joy to host the EFFIE Awards once again as a physical event, celebrating the best work of the year with the people who create them. A big thank you to 493 judges who judged a record-breaking 986 entries over three rounds of online judging. I also thank each participating agency and client for their support. And a huge shout out to our sponsors, The Ad Club managing committee, the EFFIE committee, EFFIE New York, and The Ad Club secretariat to make this event a huge success.”
Adding on the enhancements in the award process this year, Pradeep Dwivedi, Co-Chairperson, EFFIE India, added, “We have built a sustainable trajectory as a leading EFFIE organizing body, having successfully implemented the new ACCLAIM Platform for the jury process this year, in tandem with our worldwide peers and EFFIE Global team. The adoption and change management of the same by our industry members has been truly amazing!”
Meta presents Special Award for creator marketing was awarded to Mondelez, Wavemaker, and Ogilvy.
Referred to as a solid acknowledgment of any agency’s power to build brands, EFFIE continues to epitomize the pinnacle of advertising effectiveness by recognizing and rewarding a campaign’s innovation, execution efficiency, and communication impact.
ZEE Ganga's longest-running popular reality show – Memsaab No.1 is back with Season 11, with a new twist
Memsaab No.1 Season 11 will be bringing in a novel concept of Devrani Jethani houses who will compete against each other
New season will see Youth Bhojpuri Superstar Singer sensation Ankush Raja taking on as the host
High novelty season will see Bhojpuri superstar Smriti Sinha pitted against youth sensation Ritu Singh as judges and owners of house Jethani and house Devrani, respectively, aggressively competing against each other ~
32 talented, competitive women contestants, 11 weeks of intense competition, and 1 Maha Taaj of Memsaab No 1
Having entertained audiences throughout its previous 10 seasons, Zee Ganga, India’s Bhojpuri favourite GEC channel, is bringing back one of its most popular reality shows – Memsaab No. 1! Season 11 of this women-only reality show is shaking things up Ek Naya Andaz Me featuring two teams – Devrani and Jethani, led by the gorgeous Ritu Singh and the sensational Smrity Sinha respectively. As one would expect, the competition will be intense, and the contestants will have to bring in their A-game! Also, with popular Bhojpuri singer Ankush Raja taking over as the new host of the show, fans are assured of an exciting ride.
Memsaab No.1 Season 11 is coming with a new concept this time, the show is formatted as a household of Devrani and Jethani. Judges will be this household's Devrani and Jethani, each with their own team. During the 11-week search for the Memsaab No. 1, 32 best handpicked women will be divided into two teams. Yes, Smriti Sinha and Ritu Singh will be judging the competition, but at the same time, both will be competing and pushing for their own teams to win! Expect to see high-energy dance performances, cooking competitions, physical challenges, quizzes, and plenty of twists and turns. Every week, four competitors will compete against each other, and at the end of the week, there will be an elimination with one winner. This will continue until the grand finale, where only four finalists will compete for the Maha Taaj of Memsaab No.1!
The show's novelty would not just stop here but to add humour and twist it will have two additional free radicals in the show called Nanad and Jija. While Nanad Ladli Roy, will bring relief to audience and contestants through our earthy and local humour. Jija Bijendra Singh will be building tension and curiosity as he would be adding unexpected, unheard-of twists in the games to make it tough for contestants to win the games.
Speaking about this unique show, Samrat Ghosh, Chief Cluster Officer – East, ZEEL, said, , “The Bhojpuri entertainment business is expanding as a result of evolving content preferences among viewers. With outmost focus being on consumer needs, our endeavour has been to provide unique and relatable content so as to make us a brand of love and relevance amongst the Bhojpuri audience. We are thrilled to present the new season of Memsaab No. 1, which has become a brand in itself. The new season has been designed in line with changing consumer expectations and family viewing sensibility of the region. The forthcoming season has got a lot more intense and interesting , and we are sure the viewers will enjoy this fun journey.”
Amarpreet Singh Saini, Chief Channel Officer – ZEE Ganga added, “Over the course of 10 successful seasons, we have guaranteed that the popularity of Memsaab No. 1 continues to scale newer heights. The show is not just about entertainment; it offers a platform for everyday Bhojpuri to pursue and achieve their dreams. Every season has something new to offer and similarly, this season has the show format completely revamped on many levels with a production infrastructure never-seen-before on Bhojpuri TV. We are excited about the show's launch and are confident that Memsaab No. 1 new season will once again impress the audience.”
Don't miss the highly anticipated new season of Memsaab No. 1 Ek Naya Andaz Me, starting from 14, Jan on Zee Ganga, every Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm
ZEE Ganga’s endeavour has always been to bring to the fore the rich Bhojpuri culture and heritage. These festive associations and programs are yet another step in that direction. With more such region empowering shows in the pipeline, the channel is all geared up to redefine entertainment and continue its mission to bring original and authentic content for its regional Bhojpuri audiences.
Colors Kannada’s marketing campaign on newly launched show Tripura Sundari goes viral
Colors Kannada recently rolled out a marketing campaign for the launch of its fantasy drama Tripura Sundari. The campaign has become the talk of the town as the video has gone viral and has been shared by netizens and mainstream electronic media in Karnataka.
As part of the initiative and to create intrigue, Divya Suresh, the female protagonist of the show was dressed as a celestial being wandering across the major hotspots in Bengaluru such as Metro stations, malls, shopping avenues, lakes, parks, and others searching for her soulmate. This created curiosity in the minds of people. The two-day campaign was later revealed as a publicity stunt for the launch of their new show Tripura Sundari.
News channels carried the story of a girl dressed up as celestial being searching for her soulmate on the eve of New Year when the whole city was just preparing to welcome the new year in all new excitement. The identity of the girl was revealed on the channel’s social media handles on January 2nd, the launch day.
Speaking about the on-ground campaign of Tripura Sundari, Shriram Ravishankar, Director, Marketing, Colors Kannada said, “As Tripura Sundari is all about creating an experience of its visual treat and a unique storyline of a celestial being landing in earth in search of her soulmate separated from her long ago, we wanted to let people experience all the surprise and fantasy elements of Tripura Sundari by taking her amongst public. We are absolutely overwhelmed by the kind of response that we have received from public.”
Tripura Sundari is a fantasy drama, in which a celestial girl with magical powers lands on earth searching for her soulmate who also hails from the celestial world but was separated from the same world decades ago.
Tripura Sundari was launched on January 2nd at 9.30PM and has very popular faces from the film industry such as Sparsha Rekha, Ananya Kasaravalli, Abhinav Vishwanathan of Nannarasi Radhe, Rohit Shrinath of Malgudi Days, and others in lead roles.
New York Festivals Radio Awards Announces 2023 Grand Jury
100+ Award-Winning Radio Execs, Content Creators, Journalists, Writers, and Presenters Join 2023's Radio Awards Grand Jury
New York Festivals® 2023 Radio Awards has announced the Grand Jury.
"We look for wide experience, demonstrated achievement and geographic diversity in our jury members as a way of quantifying fairness in the selection process. All of our Grand Jury members volunteer their time and are award winners themselves," said Rose Anderson, SVP, Executive Director, New York Festivals Radio Awards.
This year's powerhouse Grand Jury of prominent international radio industry executives represent 19 countries on 6 continents. Populated with some of the most respected content creators, industry thought leaders and most recognizable voices in the industry, these 100+ directors, producers, journalists, writers, and sound artists embody passion and innovation for audio information and entertainment. The 2023 panel's stellar reputation and diverse areas of expertise across ensure that this peer-judging process provides each entry with the attention it deserves.
Emanating from some of the most prestigious and respected companies worldwide, these leaders champion innovative storytelling in news, documentary, entertainment, sports, and corporate image.
The impressive roster of companies our jurors represent include SiriusXM, BBC, Radio Mitre S.A., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, HarperCollins Publishers UK, Radio-Canada Ohdio, Talkers Magazine, Accompany Studios, Bioneers, TBI Media, Penguin Random House UK, Magnum Opus Broadcasting, NASA/JPL, Radio City, New York Philharmonic, Radio New Zealand, CliffCentral, Southern Ocean Media, TBI Media Ltd, and Clare FM.
Just a few of our many prominent 2023 Grand Jury Members:
Richard Baker, Founder/Director, Southern Ocean Media - Australia
Andrew Biggs, Imaging Producer/Director, Eyesound - New Zealand
Benoit Bories, Director/Producer, Faïdos Sonore/Créations sonores - France
Olya Booyar, Head of Radio, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union - Malaysia
Rina Broomberg, Director, CliffCentral - South Africa
Paul Bushnell, Aukland Manager, Radio New Zealand - New Zealand
Diego Cannizzaro, Owner & Director, DMC Studio - Argentina
Jennie Cataldo, Owner & Producer, Accompany Studios - USA
Chris Colbert, Chief Executive Officer, DCP Entertainment - USA
Juan Pablo Cordoba, Productor Artístico, Radio Mitre S.A. - Argentina
Nick Davis, Executive Director, Engagement & Inclusion, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Canada
Padraic Flaherty, Head of Operations & Group Program Director, Clare FM - Ireland
Rebecca Fortuin, Senior Audio Editor for HQ, M&B and Farshore, HarperCollins Publishers - UK
Michael Freedman, Professorial Lecturer - Journalism, Executive Producer - The Kalb Report & 113th President - National Press Club, The George Washington University & National Press Club - USA
Gary Haberfield, Managing Director/Executive Producer, Spiteful Puppet Entertainment - UK
Dylan Haskins, Commissioning Executive for Podcasts, BBC Sounds & BBC Radio 5 Live - UK
Caroline Jamet, General Manager, Radio, Digital Audio & Greater Montreal Radio-Canada - Canada
Geoff Jein, Head of Audio, TBI Media Ltd - UK
James Keyte, Head of Audio Content, Penguin Random House UK - United Kingdom
·Götz Naleppa, Drama Director & Sound Artist, Naleppa Audio Productions - Germany
* Steve Levine, Owner & Producer, Magnum Opus - United Kingdom
·Astha Mandiratta, Head Client Solutions, Network18 - India
. Siobhan McHugh, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Wollongong - Australia
* Leslie Mullen, Producer, NASA/JPL - USA
* Anurita Patel, Vice President, Zonal Programming & Audacity, Radio City - India
* Helen Quigley, Head of Production, B7 Production Limited - UK
* Des Shaw, Co-Founder, Zinc Media - UK
* Helen Shaw, Founder/Director, Athena Media - Ireland
* Lou Simon, Vice President, Music Programming, SiriusXM Radio - USA
* Fyona Smith, Managing Editor, Today FM, Bauer Media Audio Ireland - Ireland
* Mark Travis, Director Media Production, New York Philharmonic - USA
* Carole Zimmer, Journalist & Host, "Now What?" - USA
To view the entire 2023 NYF Radio Awards Grand Jury visit, HERE.
The NYF Radio Awards Grand Jury members view all entries during online judging panels to determine a score based on industry specific criteria. Juries determine Gold, Silver, and Bronze Trophy and Finalist Diploma Winners. The top-scoring entries are honored with the Grand Trophy. Special Industry Awards honor Broadcaster of the Year and Production Company of the Year.
The newly unveiled National Press Club Award will go to the highest scoring entry in the following news program categories: Best Coverage Of Breaking News Story, Best Coverage Of Ongoing News Story, Best Nonfiction Series and News Podcast.
The New York Festivals Radio Awards 65-year legacy provides a showcase to celebrate world-class storytellers from around the globe. Since 1957 the competition has celebrated innovation and excellence in broadcast audio content across all genres and platforms keeping pace with industry developments and global trends. All entries within the competition are judged by international panels of award-winning creative professionals who are respected within the broadcast industry.
The entry deadline for the 2023 Radio Awards competition is January 31, 2023. To enter please visit: HERE For 2023 Radio Awards Categories please visit HERE