MUMBAI : Kartavya Healtheon, a leading pioneer in ?patient care management? across the country will soon roll out their chronic disease management services in evolving countries like Dubai and South Africa. The company is also seeking expansion to streamline the benefits of DM services in these countries by enhancing their presence in assisting patients of chronic diseases. They will also provide patient care support programs like counseling, diet and nutrition, disease awareness and medication adherence into disease management hubs.

In addition to this Kartavya Healtheon is eyeing to enlarge their Disease Management portfolio by providing preventive and self-managed care to patients. This will grow the company?s margin and the needs of primary health care in these countries. Kartavya Healtheon?s CEO Mr. Vikram Srivastava said, ?We felt a need as we received many queries that made us to think about it. We see a great potential in these countries as Disease management is gradually picking up pace. We have aimed to make this sector more organized by targeting Africa and middle east. In order to control the viral spread of the chronic illnesses, we at Kartavya Healtheon will soon introduce the concept of self-controlled patient management through subscription based model. In India, by next 1 year we will come out with various programmes for chronic disease which would significantly reduce the healthcare burden cost on patients and provide better outcome of the treatment / therapy"

Chronic diseases like Cancer, hepatitis B, HIV and diabetes are increasing rapidly across the country. Also, there is a continuous gap in chronic care and lifestyle condition awareness, screening and behavioural modification. We are doing this because access to information and disease awareness is very low and healthcare cost is rising day by day.

Mumbai, May 21, 2013: When technology meets creativity, the result is a whole lot of fun. This was precisely what happened in Ogilvy Mumbai last week. A whole lot of fun!

While everyone is talking about going digital, Ogilvy Mumbai has taken a big step forward in this direction. Thanks to an Ogilvy & Google India initiative, Ogilvy Mumbai witnessed some of the coolest digital innovations by Google.

Abhijit Avasthi, National Creative Director, O&M India: From a creativity point of view, the digital era is perhaps the most exciting time to be living in. If you can imagine it, it is possible. We are fortunate to collaborate with Google. We hope to have a lot of fun & to jointly come up with some awesome work for our clients.

The office was transformed into a Mini Digital Zone where Google showcased some of their tech capabilities and gave Ogilvy employees a sneak peek into the world of Google.

Motion sensors to welcome employees, a salad cart that allowed employees to toss up their own salad using an app, augmented reality based games, a hangout zone with a virtual Ping Pong table and lots of goodies to die for?.the games went on, the options went on?..there were Google activities creating excitement across the office.

Navin Talreja, President O&M Mumbai & Kolkata: As an agency we have always believed that the best way to do something new is to actually do it. We could not have found a better collaborator than Google in our endeavor to be creative pioneers in the digital era. We are positive that our people as well as our clients will see great benefit in this coming together of creativity and technology. Watch this space!

John Merrifield (Chief Creative Officer of the ZOO APAC team, Google): Doing something that?s never been done before is one of the most effective ways to grab a larger share of the future. This is why experiments and initiatives such as this - combining the best of Ogilvy with Google in India- can lead to an inspiring (and inspired) collaboration.

MUMBAI : The International Indian Film Academy (iifa) has announced winners of the ?Technical Awards? categories for this year?s IIFA Awards. The 14th VIDEOCON DDB iifa Weekend will be held at The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, the Official Host Destination Partner from the 4th to the 6th July.

Of the 14 Awards, Anurag Basu?s Barfi! has garnered the highest number of awards in the technical category, a grand total of 9, bagging the award for Best Cinematography (Ravi Varman I.S.C.), Best Screenplay (Anurag Basu &Tani Basu), Best Production Design (Rajat Poddar), Best Sound Design (Shajith Koyeri), Best Song Recording (Eric Pillai -Future Sound Of Bombay) for Ala Barfi, Best Sound Mixing (Debajit Changmai), Best Background Score (Pritam), Best Costume Designing (Aki Narula and Shefalina) and Best Make-Up (Uday Serali).

Following that Anurag Kashyap?s Gangs of Wasseypur - 1 won two awards, one for Best Action (Shyam Kaushal) and the other for Best Dialogue (Zeishan Quadri, Akhilesh, Sachin Ladia & Anurag Kashyap) is shared with Juhi Chaturvedi for Vicky Donor.

The award for Best Editing went to the Vidya Balan starrer, Kahaani (Namrata Rao) and Best Choreography was won by Ganesh Acharya for the film, Agneepath for the song, Chikni Chameli.

Salman Khan starrer, Ek Tha Tiger bagged the award for Best Special Effects (Pankaj Khanopur, Sherry Bharda & Vishal Anand - Tata Elxsi)

The winners will receive their trophies at the VIDEOCON DDB iifa Weekend.

CHENNAI : Discovery Tamil brings for its viewers a month long programming line-up- WHERE TIGERS RULE,to celebrate India?s regal national animal, tigers.

Premiering every night at 8 PM in June on Discovery Tamil, WHERE TIGERS RULE will present viewers with engaging programmes on the tigers? behaviour, predatory skills, legends and issues related to its survival. Filmed in breathtaking landscapes in magnificent forests, grasslands and protected reserves, WHERE TIGERS RULE will provide an intimate look into the mysterious world of the tiger.

Joining hands with Discovery Tamil is the famous Indian cricketer - R. Ashwin who is also a wildlife enthusiast and has a passion towards animal conservation in the country. He will share his personal messages with the viewers, raising consciousness on the diminishing number of tigers and the need for conservation.

Announcing the series, Rahul Johri, senior vice president and general manager - South Asia, Discovery NetworksAsia-Pacific said, "Discovery Tamil?s popularity in the region will help create awareness about tiger conservation. The month long programming initiative, Where Tigers Rulehas been customised to intensify the consciousness on the cause."

Speaking on the occasion, cricketer R. Ashwin said, "Tiger is the embodiment of strength, grace and determination. The waning population of tigers is a growing concern and requires collective action.I am delighted to be a part of Discovery Tamil?s initiative to reach out to people and generate awareness."

The month long programme Where Tigers Rulewill enlighten viewers about tigers? behaviour, predatory skills, family life and issues related to illegal poaching. Filmed in breathtaking landscapes located in India?s magnificent forests, grasslands and protect reserves, including Madhya Pradesh?s Bandhavgarh National Park, Rajasthan?s Ranthambore National Park, and West Bengal?s Sunderbans, Where Tigers Ruleprovides an intimate look into the mysterious world of the tiger.

Some of the Episodes Included:

India - Kingdom of the tiger
The film is a historical epic depicting India from 1910 to the modern era. The episode follows in the footsteps of Jim Corbett, the famed English hunter-naturalist, as he races to save an Indian village from the terror of a man-eating tiger. Along his journey he expresses his passion for tigers and explores the issues of tiger conservation. The dramatization stars critically acclaimed Indian actress Smriti Mishra and Christopher Heyerdahi.

Broken Tail
Broken Tail is the name of the most flamboyant tiger cub Colin Stafford-Johnson had seen during many years spent filming India?s wild tigers. After leaving his sanctuary and going on the run, Broken Tail survived for almost a year where many said it was impossible, in the unprotected badlands of rural Rajasthan. Tracking Broken Tail?s extraordinary journey, Colin and his soundman, Salim, piece together the cub?s final days and, through Broken Tail?s story, uncover stark truths about India?s last wild tigers.

Living with Tigers
Tigers are rapidly vanishing from the wild. In fact, there are already more tigers in captivity than there are in their natural environment. At the current rate, experts fear they could all be wiped out within a decade. Thankfully, a dynamic and ambitious program has been developed to reintroduce captive tigers into the wild. Naturalist and filmmaker John Varty and zoologist David Salmoni are the ultimate friends of these beautiful animals. LIVING WITH TIGERS will let audiences in on their grand and noble scheme - to take two sibling Bengal tigers from Cincinnati Zoo - Ron and Julie - and teach them how to fend for themselves.

SINGAPORE ? Branded Ltd. today announced the return of the award-winning Digital & Music Matters, and Music Matters Live from 20th to 24th May 2013 in Singapore, with brand-new exciting firsts for Asia ? the YouTube FanFest with HP and a full-day HP Music Academy mentoring workshops to help today?s budding artists. For the first time, Digital & Music Matters will also be streamed ?live? via the www.allthatmatters.asia website, giving industry players a chance to be part of the conference virtually from anywhere in the world. Altogether, the online audience can look forward to nearly 50 hours of ?live? broadcast across YouTube FanFest with HP, Digital & Music Matters and Music Mattes Live.

Digital & Music Matters 2012 brought together more than 1,200 attendees from close to 400 companies across 30 countries. Hosted at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore, this year?s conference continues to discuss the latest breakthroughs in the world of music and digital entertainment, coupled with high-level discussions on the challenges and solutions facing today?s entertainment companies.

Digital Matters presented by Windows Azure held in association with Movideo and CASBAA, will kick off the exciting week of conferences on 21st May 2013 and provide a platform for digital entertainment businesses to address the latest solutions to content monetisation. Attendees can look forward to industry insights from top executives from Microsoft, Starhub, Google Asia Pacific, Omnifone, M&C Saatchi and more.

?Globally, almost one-third of online consumer data consumption is attributed to video content, and Asia is at the epicenter of that content explosion. Get into the heat of the action at Digital Matters, where visitors will find out how the latest technologies like cloud computing and big data solutions are enabling consumers around the world to watch what they want, when they want, no matter what device they are using,? said Taras Bugir, Worldwide Managing Director of Media & Cable at Microsoft.

For the first time, this year?s delegates will also get the chance to network with today?s rising YouTube stars through the first-ever YouTube FanFest with HP (from 20th to 21st May) to complement the conference.

Featuring a roster of 18 established and breakout global sensations with a combined subscriber base of 12.5 million and over 3.8 billion views, the two-night YouTube FanFest with HP showcase will include ?live? performances and ?live? debuts of new content makers from the United States, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia and more, as well as interactive meet and greet sessions between stars and fans.

Fans who missed the chance to join YouTube FanFest need not fret as they can watch the performances online, which will be streamed ?live? on the YouTube FanFest website (www.youtubefanfest.com) and stars such as Little Boots, GAC, Boyce Avenue, David Choi and Joseph Vincent will also be making their first-ever appearance at Music Matters Live, the three-night music festival held in Clarke Quay in conjunction with the Music Matters conference.

Music Matters, held from 22nd to 23rd May, is a pioneering industry event in the Asia-Pacific region bringing together key players in the global music industry. This year?s programme features more artist showcases while zooming in on the latest in music streaming; global trends in the music industry; monetising content through the entire digital platform value chain and more.

Music Matters attendees can look forward to industry insights from artist manager keynote by Johnny Wright, manager of Justin Timberlake (who managed stars such as Janet Jackson, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC and Britney Spears); a keynote performance by Gurrumul Yunupingu, triple-platinum selling artist who has been described by Rolling Stone magazine as ?Australia?s Most Important Voice?; and performances by Myanmar?s first all-girl, all-singing and all-dancing band, the Me N Ma Girls; Little Boots, Boyce Avenue, and more.

This edition of Music Matters launches the first HP Music Matters Academy, a formalised two-day mentoring programme that connects international music and entertainment industry leaders with today?s budding artists.

A total of 100 passes worth US$100,000 were donated by Music Matters to the local arts community comprising members of the one-year-old Singapore Music Society (SG MUSO), who will meet and learn from industry experts who are attending Music Matters 2013. In addition, e2i have part-funded an additional 50 musicians to attend the Academy.

Academy attendees can look forward to hands-on workshops with industry experts such as Seymour Stein (President, Sire Records), Dan Teree (President and COO Ticketfly) and Nick O?Bryne (General Manager, Australian Independent Record Labels Association) to learn more about effectively marketing themselves in today?s crowded digital and music space.

?We want to help grow the Singapore digital entertainment industry and provide a platform for breakout acts to learn more from our fantastic cast of international music and entertainment leaders and given the opportunity to perform for the international audience gathered here,? said Jasper Donat, CEO of Branded Ltd. and President of Digital & Music Matters.

The grand finale to round off the week that matters is Music Matters Live powered by HP, a ?live? music showcase featuring 52 acts from 18 countries across six venues in Clarke Quay. This year?s exciting line-up includes three brand-new country showcases from Singapore, Japan and Taiwan to complement the staple line-up from Australia, Canada and Korea.

Featuring acclaimed electronic artist Little Boots, award-winning folk singer Gurrumul, indie pop meisters Club Scouts, Eurovision runner-up Prata Vetra and local art rock band The Observatory, this year promises to be a diverse musical event unlike any other.

Music Matters Live powered by HP will be streamed ?live? via YouTube ( so audiences from around the globe can tune in to discover the latest breakout artists. Students from Singapore Polytechnic?s Diploma in Visual Effects and Motion Graphics programme will be producing the ?live? streaming show from the Fountain Square main stage and given the hands-on opportunity to produce the graphics packages, filming and editing show inserts, as well as shooting and mixing the ?live? broadcast of the performances.

?As the first-ever Asian music festival to be streamed ?live? via YouTube, our students from Singapore Polytechnic will have a rare and important chance to learn from the best in the digital entertainment industry. This could be the first ?live? streaming experience they will ever have,? added Jasper.

Digital & Music Matters is proudly supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, Media Development Authority of Singapore, and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. Other key sponsors on board for 2013 are: 88tc88, Accenture, Akamai, AsiaWorld-Expo, Barks, Believe Digital, Audio Network, BMI, Brightcove, CIMA, Channel [V], Eon & Asia Pop 40, Fender, Fox, Google/ YouTube, Gracenote, HP, ICON, Invest HK, Images in Motion, KOCCA, Windows Azure, Movideo, MPAJ, Omnifone, Pacific Beverages, Samsung, Singapore Grand Prix, Sounds Australia and the Singapore National Arts Council.