Sony starts the hunt for India’s first Indian Idol Junior

Sony starts the hunt for India’s first Indian Idol Junior

InSearchIndia.com Team

(23 March 2013 7:18 pm)

MUMBAI: Singing talent show Indian Idol will for the first time embark on a search for new young voices as Sony launches Indian Idol Junior. The platform will open its doors to young singers between the ages of 5-15 as Indian Idol Junior starts its mission to showcase the best young singing talent in the country. Sony has brought on board three members of the music industry - female playback singer and performer Shreya Ghoshal who was herself discovered in a talent hunt along with music director duo Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani. Indian Idol Junior will be hosted by actor and anchor Mandira Bedi and television actor Karan Wahi. Sony senior EVP and business head Sneha Rajani said, “Indian Idol has been an exceptionally popular show and a hugely successful format for Sony. The idea was to give the show a fresh perspective as well as discovering newer talent horizons. Tomorrow’s singing superstars is what Indian Idol Junior will endeavour to showcase and we are delighted to have Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani along with Shreya Ghoshal as judges on the show.” Indian Idol Junior is produced by the format owners Fremantle Media.

Max ropes in new faces for its cricket wraparound show

Max ropes in new faces for its cricket wraparound show

Insearchindia.com Team

(23 March 2013 7:54 pm)

MUMBAI: Sony Max and Sony Six, the official broadcasters of the Pepsi IPL, have roped in two fresh faces to host their flagship cricket wraparound show, extraaa innings T20.

This edition of extraaa innings T20 will be co-hosted by Karishma Kotak and Femina Miss India International 2012 Rochelle Maria Rao who will take the audience through facts, analysis and trivia associated with the IPL.

The 2012 edition of extraaa innings T20 was hosted by Samir Kochhar, Gaurav Kapur besides Shibani Dandekar and Archana Vijaya.

To take the entertainment quotient a notch higher, the extraaa innings T20 studio this year will be larger-than-life and the design will strive to recreate the theatrical atmosphere that one associates with a cricket stadium.

Viewers can also look forward to some snazzy moves of professional cheerleaders from the NFL New York Giants team. extraaa innings T20 will also feature entertainment acts and performances throughout the duration of the tournament.

Max Business Head Neeraj Vyas said, “extraaa innings T20 has always been a thrilling entity that brings in-depth cricket analysis to fans in the most entertaining way. This year we have roped in two vibrant and striking personalities Karishma and Rochelle to provide freshness to the show along with our seasoned anchors Gaurav Kapur and Samir Kochhar. They are not only accomplished presenters, but also passionate cricket buffs and will take us through the high octane action of the Pepsi IPL 2013.”

Max will present the in-depth analysis of the game from the extraaa innings T20 studio with an expert panel, which include cricket stalwarts like Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sunil Gavaskar, Ajay Jadega, Harsha Bhogle, Rameez Raja, Isa Guha and, for the very first time on extraa innings T20, Kapil Dev.

Multi Screen Media eyes strong ad rev growth from IPL

(Insearchindia.com Team)

(17 March 2013 3:05 am)

MUMBAI: Multi Screen Media's (MSM) strategy of reducing ad rates for the sixth edition of the IPL appears to be paying off. It has already roped in nine sponsors and is looking for two more. For its wrap around show 'Extraaa Innings', it has also got in seven sponsors compared to six last year. MSM president network sales, licensing and telephony Rohit Gupta said, "We reduced our rates by 10 per cent. This has helped old clients return and we have also got new companies on board. We have managed to get into new conversations. In a slowdown economy, advertisers want minimum risk. We are looking for a revenue increase of at least 25-30 per cent. So far we have sold around 70 per cent and there are still three more weeks to go for the tournament to start. The plan is to hold back 15-20 per cent and sell it at a higher rate once the event starts." The co-presenting sponsors are Pepsi and Vodafone. The seven associate sponsors are Tata Photon, Samsung Mobile, Panasonic, Havells, Usha Appliances, Karbonn Tablets and Godrej. "We are looking for two more associate sponsors since there is a healthy demand. We are happy that our strategy has resulted in Samsung and Godrej coming back. Panasonic and Usha Appliances have come on board for the first time." As far as ‘Extraaa Innings' is concerned, MSM has got Amul, eBay, Titan, Nivea, Renault, V Guard and Nestle as sponsors for the IPL. It has sold packages like fall of wickets which has been taken by Luminous, and action replay which has been taken by ACC and Amity. There are also several spot buyers with whom MSM has done deals with including Coca-Cola, Parle Agro, Marico, Nikon, Sony India, Berger Paints, ibibo.com and Airtel. "The IPL's reach has seen a steady growth. If you look at other recent series like India versus Pakistan, it disappointed with the ratings being much less than what was expected by the industry. With Six having a Hindi feed, IPL advertisers will get even more reach. Our marketing campaign has started. Pepsi is also doing a lot of activation. The BCCI is marketing the property. All of this is creating a lot of buzz in the market. The opening ceremony in Kolkata should set the tone for the event," Gupta said. Vivaki Exchange CEO Mona Jain said that MSM should make Rs. 1.5 billion extra this year as their inventory would get sold out. "I expect the IPL to garner around Rs 8.5 billion this year compared to Rs 7 billion last time. A lot of youth and male focussed brands have come on board. What is seen is that Hindi GECs and Hindi news channels lose share during the event. Males watch those genres less when the IPL is on. So clients try to make up for that. Nobody is splurging. It is just that some companies feel that the IPL is a necessary platform to be on. Others who have less marketing outlay are more conservative. Brand visibility is the main reason to be on the IPL. Companies will use the IPL as a platform to launch new products. For a company like Pepsi, this isthe period where their product is consumed heavily." Gupta, however, expects MSM to rake in around Rs 10 billion this year. LodestarUN CEO Shashi Sinha said that it is not just the rate reduction that has seen clients come on board. "The environment is also different. There is no World Cup this time around unlike 2011. Also companies have put their marketing plans in place. The channel will do well."

Sony to buy out private equity firm's residual 6% stake in MSM

By SIBABRATA DAS & ASHWIN PINTO

(13 March 2013 10:11 pm)

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) will buy out private equity firm Capital International's six per cent stake in Multi Screen Media (formerly known as Sony Entertainment Television India) to take full ownership of the Indian broadcasting company which is on a growth path. Earlier, SPT had bought out 32 per cent stake of the Indian shareholders in Multi Screen Media (MSM) for $271 million, taking its shareholding to 94 per cent. "We are going to buy out the six per cent stake of Capital International in MSM. We hope to do it by the end of this year," Sony Pictures Television president Worldwide Networks Andy Kaplan tells Indiantelevision.com. Kaplan, however, ruled out a public listing of the company. In 2000, Capital International had picked up eight per cent stake for $200 million. Sony's aggressive growth plans in India include the acquisition of regional broadcaster Maa Television Network. "We are working on it. It is a bit complicated. The acquisition will give us a foothold in the Telugu market," avers Kaplan. In 2012, SPT entered into a strategic alliance with Hyderabad-based Maa Television Network to acquire a 30 per cent stake. Maa TV Network operates four Telugu-language channels. Sony will also eye other regional acquisition opportunities in India. "We are looking at building on our own and acquiring companies. We are weighing both the options. We are looking at each region and trying to figure out what the best strategy is," Kaplan says. In 2009, SPT acquired Bengali channel, Channel 8. MSM's other new growth pillar would be its sports broadcasting business. The company launched Six, a sports entertainment channel, last year. It has the Indian Premier League (IPL), cricket's most lucrative property, as its driver content. “We are also looking at other sports in which the audience interest will grow. We have the NBA rights and UFC, among others. We will be aggressive for the right property if we feel that it will be a good fit for our channel. But we will not overbid,” says Kaplan. In terms of rights, he said that both cricket and movie acquisition costs from an industry perspective are on the higher side. “We try to be aggressive but disciplined at the same time. India is the only market where we are in the sports genre. So it is unique for us in that sense." Kaplan admits that India is a big international market for Sony. "As a TV market, India has been friendly towards outsiders," he says.

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The advertising slot rates Rs 4-4.5 lakh in IPL 6 down by 20% than earlier year

BCCI’s million-dollar tournament Indian Premier League (IPL), broadcasters are finding it tough to find advertisers for the tournament. However, they consider it as a consequence of the country’s slump economy growth rate or fading popularity of IPL6.
According to Rohit Gupta, president (network sales) of the Multi-Screen Media (MSM), which runs SET Max, the official broadcaster of the IPL, the advertising slot rates have gone down to as less as Rs 4-4.5 lakh for per ten seconds for the tournament which will run from April 3 to May 26. In previous IPL season, the broadcasters were charging Rs 10 lakh for a ten second ad slot during the final stages. This year the slot rate has decreased as much as 20% compared to last year’s figure.

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Videocon D2H is lead sponsor of Mumbai Indians.. Published in ET

By Nikhil Sivadas

Videocon D2H has just signed a one-year lead sponsorship deal with the Mumbai Indians IPL team for a record $6 million (Rs 32 crore). The deal comes after existing sponsor Hero MotoCorp walked out of its contract ($15 million for three years) a year ahead of schedule.

Venugopal Dhoot, chairman, Videocon India, confirmed the development and said, "I am happy with the sponsorship deal with the Mumbai Indians. The team has a player like Sachin who is the pride of Mumbai and the world. I also believe that the team this time is very solid and has a good chance of winning the IPL cup."

This is Videocon's second innings as the lead sponsor of the Mumbai Indians and sources say that it is aimed at giving Videocon D2H as large a platform as possible before the deadline for cable TV digitisation comes into effect on March 31. As lead sponsor, the Videocon D2H logo will be prominently displayed on players' jerseys. The sponsor will also be given preferential access to promotions and activities happening on the field as well as on the ground.

IPL 6 Schedule 2013

IPL 2013 will be the sixth edition of the Indian premier League. It is also termed as IPL 6. It will start on April 3^rd and will end on May 26^th. DLF were the title sponsors of the previous premier leagues. PepsiCo is the new title sponsor of this season. Sunrisers Hyderabad is the new team in the tournament in IPL 6. This new team is the replacement for Deccan Charges.

The opening ceremony and the opening match will be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The opening match will be between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Dare Devils. The second match will be between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. The closing ceremony will also be held at Eden Garden, Kolkata.
A new venue is added to IPL6. That is Ranchi’s JSCA stadium. It is the home venue for  Kolkata Knight Riders. Two games will be held there. Here are the teams participating in IPL6, Delhi Dare Devils, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Pune Warriors India, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. These nine teams will play against other eight teams twice, at home and away venues. The time table is same as the 2012 match. Sunrisers Hyderabad will begin their tournament against Pune Warriors India at home venue on April 5^th.

Date	IST	Details	Venue
03-Apr	8:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils	Kolkata
04-Apr	8:00 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians	Bangalore
05-Apr	8:00 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Pune Warriors	Hyderabad
06-Apr	4:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals	Delhi
06-Apr	8:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians	Chennai
07-Apr	4:00 PM	Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab	Pune
07-Apr	8:00 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Hyderabad
08-Apr	8:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Jaipur
09-Apr	8:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils	Mumbai
10-Apr	8:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings	Mohali
11-Apr	4:00 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Bangalore
11-Apr	8:00 PM	Pune Warriors vs Rajasthan Royals	Pune
12-Apr	8:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Delhi
13-Apr	4:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors	Mumbai
13-Apr	8:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Chennai
14-Apr	4:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors	Kolkata
14-Apr	8:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab	Jaipur
15-Apr	8:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors	Chennai
16-Apr	4:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Mohali
16-Apr	8:00 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils	Bangalore
17-Apr	4:00 PM	Pune Warriors vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Pune
17-Apr	8:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians	Jaipur
18-Apr	8:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings	Delhi
19-Apr	8:00 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab	Hyderabad
20-Apr	4:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata
20-Apr	8:00 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals	Bangalore
21-Apr	4:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians	Delhi
21-Apr	8:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors	Mohali
22-Apr	8:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals	Chennai
23-Apr	4:00 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors	Bangalore
23-Apr	8:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils	Mohali
24-Apr	8:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians	Kolkata
25-Apr	8:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Chennai
26-Apr	8:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab	Kolkata
27-Apr	4:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Jaipur
27-Apr	8:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mumbai
28-Apr	4:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai
28-Apr	8:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors	Delhi
29-Apr	4:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Jaipur
29-Apr	8:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab	Mumbai
30-Apr	8:00 PM	Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings	Pune
01-May	4:00 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians	Hyderabad
01-May	8:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Delhi
02-May	4:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab	Chennai
02-May	8:00 PM	Pune Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Pune
03-May	8:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals	Kolkata
04-May	4:00 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils	Hyderabad
04-May	8:00 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab	Bangalore
05-May	4:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai
05-May	8:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors	Jaipur
06-May	8:00 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Bangalore
07-May	4:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils	Jaipur
07-May	8:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai
08-May	8:00 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings	Hyderabad
09-May	4:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals	Mohali
09-May	8:00 PM	Pune Warriors vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Pune
10-May	8:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi
11-May	4:00 PM	Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians	Pune
11-May	8:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mohali
12-May	4:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Ranchi
12-May	8:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings	Jaipur
13-May	4:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab	Delhi
13-May	8:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai
14-May	8:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors	Ranchi
15-May	4:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils	Chennai
15-May	8:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals	Mumbai
16-May	8:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Dharmasala
17-May	8:00 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals	Hyderabad
18-May	4:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians	Dharmasala
18-May	8:00 PM	Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils	Pune
19-May	4:00 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings	Bangalore
19-May	8:00 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Hyderabad
21-May	8:00 PM	TBC vs TBC	Chennai
22-May	8:00 PM	TBC vs TBC	Chennai
24-May	8:00 PM	TBC vs TBC	Kolkata
26-May	8:00 PM	TBC vs TBC	Kolkata

After PepsiCo became the title sponsors for IPL 2013, other companies are competing for sponsorships on spot buying. The last moment advertising money is being put in by companies as the date of IPL’s 6^th season is approaching near. The IPL 2013 is all set to start from April 3, 2013.
The new regulation is set to allow these on-air advertisers to start pitching in for their spot once the IPL starts. These 10 to 20 second spots for sponsorship have brought in a lot of companies like Maruti, Airtel, ICICI, Nokia, Coca Cola, Reliance Communications, Hyundai, etc. IPL officials have decided to allow these companies to pitch in once the IPL starts and the ratings start pouring in.
PepsiCo has also stated that they will try and keep their rival soft drinks company coca cola out of the league if they can but Coca Cola has already said that they are ready to go in for spot buying as soon as the tournament begins. The same plan has been made by automobile company Maruti and they are in competition with big wigs like Hyundai.
According to reports, companies like Vodafone, Tata DoComo and Havells and Samsung have confirmed their spot for IPL 6 and there is going to be a showdown for second spots for the rest from April 3, 2013.

Fear of increased taxes made markets crash

 Fear of increased taxes made markets crash

MAMTA SEN  MUMBAI | 2nd Mar 2013

ixed reactions are pouring in from the business fraternity over the Budget and more importantly the one and a half hour stock market crash that followed. Rakesh Samatha, an investor from Dalal Streetsays, "The market started functioning irrationally after the Foreign Investment Institutions (FII) saw that instead of making more profits they're forced to pay more taxes. This shows that in spite of the BSE having many ndian investors, the market clearly depends on foreign investors. It's high time that Chidambaram identifies small investors to avoid such situations," he says. Debashish Basu, editor of Moneycontrol.in, says, "One of the reasons the markets reacted was because there is a lot of disbelief about the way the FM has projected the figures and growth. Then there was confusion about the Mauritius tax angles, which was not that important, but enough to create chaos for one-and-half hour in the market," he also added that this shows that the upward movement of the market has been broken. On a different note, Robin Banerjee, deputy managing director, Bilcare, said that the budget was a good one, keeping in mind the coalition politics involved. He believed the market crash was only a short time phenomenon and will not have future impact. "India has preferential treatise with various countries, like Mauritius. When investors from this country buy shares in the stock market, there is a preferential tax treatment. In fact, it pertains to Capital Gains tax, which is eligible on shares sold, when the original investment arises from Mauritius. However, in the Budget proposal, it was proposed that the government will not only obtain certifications from the country of origin but would also require 'some other proof' to satisfy the genuineness of the origin of the money. This is known as the 'residency test' and is where the problem lies," he analysed, adding that investors thought that through the new proposal of verification of tax residency, additional taxes could be levied when shares will be bought and sold in future, as the government may disallow the Mauritian status of certain investments. He added that, when the government clarified this issue, the markets bounced back. Credit policy analyst Makarand Wadekar also says that the stock markets mainly run on foreign investors, who for now believe that it is not a favourable time to invest in India and do not have faith in the government's long term policies.

http://www.sunday-guardian.com/business/fear-of-increased-taxes-made-markets-crash