Mumbai: MediaCom has been named Media Agency Network of The Year at the 2011 M&M Awards, for the third year running. This is the first time in the history of the awards that an agency has retained the title for three successive years.

The M&M Awards recognise and celebrate leading multi-market advertising campaigns, the most innovative and effective work and the finest co-ordination of multi-local advertising strategies.

At the ceremony in London last night, Stephen Allan, Chairman and CEO of MediaCom Worldwide, picked up the award on behalf of the network. MediaCom also picked up 6 awards for individual campaigns for AkzoNobel, P&G, Dell and Deutsche Telekom and received 4 Highly Commended mentions.

The extent of MediaCom?s domination was underlined by the number of campaigns that the network had shortlisted ? 29 entries in total across 10 categories, representing more than 40% of the total shortlist. MediaCom had more than three times more shortlists than its nearest rival.

Stephen Allan said: ?It is an incredible feat to be Agency Network of the Year three times in a row. I?m delighted that MediaCom has been recognised as the No 1 multi-market media agency for 2009, 2010 and now 2011. These wins highlight the genuine cross-market thinking of our network and reward the tremendous efforts of our staff, who work hard to produce excellent work for each of our clients. I am extremely proud of what the MediaCom team has achieved.?

MediaCom?s full list of winners was as follows:

Best Communications Strategy : AkzoNobel, Dulux Let‘s Colour, MediaCom International

Best EMEA Campaign : P&G, Pringles music festivals, MediaCom International

Best Rest of the World Campaign : P&G Gucci Guilty, Indulging Asia in Guilty Pleasures, MediaCom Singapore

Best Business Campaign : Dell, Turning IT from a cost into an Investment, MediaCom International

Best Content Campaign : Deutsche Telekom, Red thread strategy - Life‘s for sharing with local heroes, MediaCom Germany

Campaign of the Year : Deutsche Telekom, Red thread strategy - Life‘s for sharing with local heroes, MediaCom Germany

Highly Commended mentions:

Communications Strategy : P&G, Future Friendly: Less waste, more reward, MediaCom International

CSR Campaign : AkzoNobel, Dulux Let‘s Colour, MediaCom International

Business : Dell, Encouraging Entrepreneurs to take their own path, MediaCom USA

Launch Campaign : Universal Despicable Me, Minion Mayhem, MediaCom International

Mumbai: Reliance Home Video brings to consumers, from the producers of ‘2012‘ and ‘The Day After Tomorrow‘, the sci-fi, action thriller ‘Source Code‘ on Blu-ray (Rs. 1299), DVD (Rs.599) and VCD (Rs. 299).

From Director Duncan Jones (Moon) and starring Jake Gyllenhaal (Prince of Persia), Michelle Monaghan (Due Date, Eagle Eye) and Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Departed), ‘Source Code‘ is the critically acclaimed mind-bender centered on a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown man and discovers he‘s part of a mission to identify the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

The story about one man‘s determination to prevent a deadly terrorist attack and a secret government experiment that defies time, space and matter, ‘Source Code‘ has also been dubbed in Hindi. The dubbed VCD is available for Rs. 99.

Filled with mindboggling twists and heart pounding suspense ‘Source Code‘ - Make Every Second Count is a smart action thriller directed by the visionary director of ‘Moon‘ Duncan Jones. The film revolves around protagonist Capitan Colter Stevens who discovers he‘s part of a mission to find the bomber of a commuter train. He inhabits the body of another person and relives the last 8 minutes over and over again, unearthing clues each time as to the identity of the bomber. The film has been written by Ben Ripley and Billy Ray, the scriptwriters of State of Play, Flight Plan and Breach and produced by Mark Gordon of 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow and Philippe Rousselet of Lord of War.

Sweta Agnihotri, COO of Reliance Home Video said, "‘Source Code‘, is an intelligent thriller that keeps you guessing until the end, movie is intense and devilishly clever. ‘Source Code‘ will be high on everybody‘s wish list as the must-have Blu-ray/DVD."

52 Weeks Entertainment Inc has acquired the India rights of the film that was widely appreciated by critics and ruled the Indian box office for over 6-8 weeks a rare feat for films that have a weekend life during its India release. Says Suniel Wadhwa, 52 Weeks Entertainment Inc "Source Code is inarguably the best in a current crop of intelligent sci-fi flicks out of Hollywood stable". After proving his mantle at successfully distributing and marketing ‘Source Code‘, making it a blockbuster at the Indian box office. Suniel Wadhwa is more than confident that the home video release will receive same or even better response as it did at the box office. "It‘s an excellent opportunity for people who missed it on the big screen, can now catch up with it on home video".

‘Source Code‘ on Blu-ray, DVD & VCD is now available at all leading stores across the country.

MUMBAI : Percept profile has bagged new accounts in diverse categories - Lingerie, Travel and Tourism, Real Estate and Celebrity. Percept Profile will provide integrated marketing solutions and develop strategic PR communication programs that are relevant, effective and compelling to influence the stakeholders. The new accounts added to the kitty are DAIKI - Lingerie brand, Kuoni Travel Group, Ajmera Realty & Infra India Ltd., Lokhandwala Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. and celebrity PR programs for Saurav Ghosal and Sheena Chouhan.

Speaking on the attainment, Rahat Beri, COO, Percept Profile said, ?It?s great to have these clients on board. With our domain strengths, we will definitely help build and position these businesses as per their specific needs and bring in all the extra value required to attain that communication edge.?

DAIKI Brands: DAIKI has launched its two lingerie brands namely Biara and DAIKI, the 3rd brand Pere peri will be launched shortly. DAIKI offers gorgeous, fresh lingerie collection that combines sexy fashion with superb fit, comfort and durability. Biara?s Swish fashion bra range encapsulates design with a strong directional edge. With sensual looks and elegant detailing, Biara?s Swish fashion bras are smoothing yet attractive.

Kuoni Travel Group India: It is India?s largest travel & tourism company with SOTC, Business Travel & Kuoni Academy as it?s sub brands.

Ajmera Realty & Infra India Ltd: The Ajmera Group is in the business of real estate for the past over 45 years and established itself as one of India?s leading construction houses. Having built on a canvas of 21 million sq. ft., the Group has been instrumental in creating over 40,000 flats in and around Mumbai, Pune, Gujarat and Bangalore. Its current Projects are in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Pune.

Lokhandwala Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd ? It is a certified company specializing in Real Estate Development and is one of the leading builders in slums rehabilitation & Redevelopment. The Company has projects both in residential and commercial space. It is counted amongst reputed companies in real estate arena not only in India but abroad too. Its work exudes comfort, magnification and stunning residential complexes.

Saurav Ghosal: Arjuna Award winner, Saurav Ghosal is an Indian professional squash player who has won various laurels for the country at many prominent international tournaments. This 24 year old player currently rank?s #26 in the world, his highest being #22 in December 2010 and with every tournament he is climbing the ladder towards being the best in the squash arena.

Sheena Chohan: Sheena Chohan is a fresh face, upcoming actor is a former Miss Kolkata, a trained contemporary dancer and one of the title winners of Miss Universe India ?I am voice? at I AM SHE, 2010 beauty pageant. She has modeled and walked the ramp for some of the best brands and designers in the industry like Wills Lifestyle, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Recently she dazzled as the showstopper for CVM exports at the India International Jewellery Week 2011. The promising star and talented actor was recently seen and highly applauded in the smashing hit as the lead, in the Malayalam movie ?The Train? opposite the south Indian Superstar Mammootty.

Mumbai, 8th Sept, 2011: IDG India?s CIO magazine has awarded the CIO100 Award to Lowe Lintas at the 6th annual CIO100 awards in Pune on Saturday, August 27th, 2011 at the Marriott, Pune. The annual award program recognizes organizations that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology (IT). This year?s award theme was "The Creative 100," which recognized a hundred IT leaders from leading Indian organizations for their creative use of enterprise technologies to meet their organizations? business challenges.

Lowe Lintas, is the leading Advertising Agency known for many famous creatives like ?What an Idea, Jaago re & Daag Achhe hai?. Lowe Lintas is also a leader in leveraging technology for business advantage. Loweconnect is the corporate intranet portal (based on MOSS 2010) which is used by Lowe Lintas team for various transactions as well as collaboration. The mix of base transactions like leave & attendance, polls & surveys coupled with creative content sharing and collaboration drives the steady usage of this platform with an average of 70% consistent usage. The business & IT team have also worked together on leveraging various variants of the portal framework which cover customer interface as well as an internal knowledge repository. There is a well-defined roadmap to further enhance this platform. Pravin Savant, Chief Technology Officer, Lowe Lintas says ?This is clearly a case of sustained interest & drive - thanks to the Business Leader?s vision of using technology to make a difference.

Vijay Ramachandran, Editor-in-Chief, IDG Media added, ?Our congratulations to the winners of 2011, for not shying away from experimenting with new technologies or finding unique IT solutions to meet their business challenges?

MUMBAI : Marathi TV?s favorite award show ? Waman Hari Pethe Jwellers presents Zee Marathi Awards 2011 is back. The biggest and the unique award show on Marathi television, Zee Marathi Awards is one of the most popular viewer?s choice award show by Zee Marathi. Just like every year, Zee Marathi Awards will felicitate the various nominees from its variety of fiction and nonfiction shows & finally the winner will be decided through viewer?s voting.

Ruling the hearts of every Marathi television viewer from past 12 years, Zee Marathi has offered and continuously offering number of fiction programs along with multiple seasons of nonfiction programs throughout the years successfully. This year too, popular fiction serials like Kunku, Bhagyalakshami, Pinjara ; and new entrants Abhas Ha, Guntata Hriday He, Ekach Ya Janmi Janu and Madhu Ithe An Chandra Tithe will compete with each other. In reality show category, Khupte Tithe Gupte, Idea Saregamapa, Fu Bai Fu, Ekapeksha Ek Apsara Ali and Marathi Paaul Padte Pudhe will compete with each other. In Favourite Actor category, Sandip Kulkarni, Sunil Barve, Chaitanya Chandratre, Bhushan Pradhan, Piyush Ranade ; while in Actress category, Mrunal Kulkarni, Neha Pendse, Apurva Nemlekar, Mrunmayee Deshpande and Sanskruti Balgude will race for the crown. With total 21 categories such as Best Characters, Best Show, Best Judges, Best Pair etc. ; viewer will have immense choices to select from. Though there is a fierce competition, it?s getting better & healthier every year.

Waman Hari Pethe Jwellers presents Zee Marathi Awards 2011 is all set to cherish the Golden Moments once again. It?s not just the celebration ? it?s the ?Festival of Relations?

Zee Marathi Awards 2011 will commence on 16th September 2011, at Bhaidas Hall, near Mithibai College, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai & it will be aired on Sunday, 2nd October 2011 @ 7.00 pm only on Zee Marathi.

MUMBAI : As the events of September 11, 2001 unfolded in New York City, some witnesses were frozen with shock, some helped others, and many ran as fast as they could from the growing disaster. Then there were those who grabbed their video cameras. Despite the chaos and danger, many people kept their cameras rolling throughout the catastrophe.

With footage from more than 100 individual sources, 102 Minutes That Changed America is a gripping documentary which captures that gruesome morning as it happened and the way it was experienced.
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the heinous twin tower attacks, CNN IBN, IBN 7 & IBN Lokmat, in association with HISTORY from the A+E Networks I TV18 JV (soon launching in India), presents a one hour preview show of 102 Minutes That Changed America - a spine-chilling eye witness account of amateur and professional footage, woven together without narration or commentary, to provide the viewer with an immersive and emotional experience.

This special presentation was broadcast exclusively on HISTORY in the US in 2008 and till date remains the highest rated one-off special ever, with a total of 5.2 million viewers for its premiere.

In 2009, 102 Minutes won four (4) Primetime Emmy Awards for the following categories:

? Outstanding Nonfiction Special

? Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming

? Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)

? Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming

Tune in and watch history as it happened.

Tune Ins:
CNN IBN: Sat. 10th Sept. - 8 p.m. and Sun. 11th Sept. - 9.30 p.m.
IBN 7: Sat. 10th Sept. - 8 p.m. and Sun. 11th Sept. - 3 p.m.
IBN Lokmat: Sat. 10th Sept. - 8 p.m. and 11.30 p.m.