New Delhi, India, 19 August, 2011: It is that time of the year when the best digital advertising innovations will be cheered and celebrated by the Indian advertising fraternity. Yahoo! India, the premier digital media company today opened entries to the second annual Big Idea Chair award, one of the most prestigious awards in the advertising industry. With over 183 entries last year, the Big Idea Chair awards invite contributions by clients, agency strategists, media gurus and individuals who have creatively leveraged the digital advertising platform. The award ceremony will be held in October 2011 in New Delhi. Agencies can submit their entries on www.bigideachair.in by 5th September, 2011.

Celebrating the quest for innovative and impactful advertising campaigns, the Big Idea Chair, a global initiative by Yahoo!, recognizes some of the best work by the online advertising community and also fosters creative excellence that enabled marketing excellence in digital advertising. Advertising agencies can submit entries that have included the use of the Internet as part of their media mix strategy over the last twelve months. All entries will be adjudged on creativity, proven results and flawless execution.

This year?s Big Idea Chair award presents nine interesting award categories ?

• Best Use of Display Advertising: Most creative and innovative use of display advertising
• Best Online Video Advertising: Online video ads or series of videos created for the digital medium
• Best Use of Social Media: Innovative use of social media for brand advertising
• Best Use of Technology: Innovative use of technology for digital advertising on the internet or mobile
• Digital 360? Award: Campaigns that strategically used digital as the core medium and implemented all digital channels including display, search, social, mobile.
• Yahoo! Big Idea Chair Award: The flagship award. The winner will win the prestigious purple Big Idea Chair award.
• Best Use of Mobile Advertising: Campaigns that used mobile as a medium for digital advertising to effectively communicate the brand message, engage consumers or meet a brand objective.
• Best Use of Search: Creative and effective use of search in a campaign
• Best Use of Regional Languages: The best creative use of regional languages (beyond English) in digital advertising.

Mumbai: Investor Ki Kahani Usi Ki Zubani, an initiative by Motilal Oswal Securities and Zee Business is an endeavor to educate the investors about the nuances of investing in stock markets. It is a unique series of on-ground seminars, which are being held in different cities across India and telecast exclusively on Zee Business.

This initiative aims to invite investors to share common problems and mistakes made during investing and in turn get expert advice on how to solve those problems. Shortlisted profiles are invited to get their problems addressed at the seminar. Also, at the seminar, experts from Motilal Oswal will provide insights on Investing v/s Trading & the latest outlook on markets.

The show has been a huge success! Within 10 days since the launch of this show, more than 600 investors have registered to be part of this unique television show. The on-ground seminars kicked off on July 2, 2011 at BSE in Mumbai, followed by Ahmedabad and Kolkata. All three events saw a colossal turnout with more than 700 investors attending the session.

Speaking on the occasion, Motilal Oswal Financial Services CMD Motilal Oswal said, ?Equities have delivered good returns over long period of time and is an important asset class for wealth creation. However, in shorter term it can be volatile and impact one?s portfolio. Hence, it is important for investors to understand the dynamics of equity markets and take informed decisions based on sound advice.?

The next seminar is scheduled on Aug 20, 2011 at India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, Delhi. All retail investors can look forward to receiving solid advice from the expert panel, which we will surely empower them to make informed investment decision.
 

Here?s another plot which is thickening by the day! The eternal lovers, Dev (Avinash Sachdev) and Radhika (Rubina Dilaik), are on the verge of taking their wedding vows and like always, the road to their unison is not going to be a smooth one.

Everybody knows that Dev is the next successor of the Rajpurohit title? To claim the position of ?Rajpurohit?, Dev has to get married and get a ?Chhoti Bahu? in the family. Dadaji, the current Rajpurohit of the family, has not given his consent for Dev and Radhika?s marriage because to the world, Radhika was earlier married to Rohan. Dadaji instructs that Dev should ideally get married to Barkha and make her the Chhoti Bahu of the family.

Dev is slated to marry Barkha on the auspicious occasion of Janmasthami. To make the wedding memorable, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li?l Champs, Azmat, Rimsha, Niladri, Nitin, Sanjana and others will celebrate the rituals of ?Dahi Handi? with the Rajpurohit family.

While the preparations of Dev and Barkha?s marriage are on full swing, Barkha does all that it take for Dev and Radhika to get united. She puts haldi in Radhika?s legs, makes her a part of all the customs and tries to remain in the background. So even though people think that she will be the one marrying Dev, Barkha is preparing for Dev and Radhika?s union. Don?t miss the part when Dev secretly takes Radhika on the terrace and does a waltz on a poignant number!

Barkha lies to Radhika that Dadaji has agreed to get her married to Dev and on the other hand lies to Dadaji that Radhika has accepted the fact that she cannot get married to Dev. This lie helps Radhika seek the Dadaji?s blessings and in turn pave the way for her eternal union with Dev. Radhika is not aware of the fact that Barkha has lied to her and she agrees to dress up as the bride. Barkha gets a confidante and convinces Mona (Sara Khan) of Ram Milaye Jodi to take the bride to the mandap. Mona also gives a fabulous performance at the wedding function that has all on their feet dancing away.

Who will make it to the mandap ? Radhika or Barkha? Who between Radhika or Barkha will Dev end up marrying finally?

Mumbai, August 17, 2011: ET NOW, 24-hr English business news channel brings to you a power packed
edition of Brand Equity featuring exclusive interviews of Martin Sorrell, CEO; WPP and Anand Mahindra,
Vice Chairman & Managing Director; Mahindra & Mahindra. While the former spoke about the global
crisis impact on the advertising sector, the latter shared his thoughts on their new campaign ?Spark the
Rise‘ & the way forward.

Martin Sorrell, during his interview to ET NOW, mentioned that the global crisis impact on advertising
and consumer confidence if any at all would not reflect until the year 2012. Although, he also added
that even then it would be quite hard to anticipate the impact due to a series of global events such as
the London Olympics, European Football Championships & the US Presidential Campaign which attract
significant media spends. Commenting on WPP‘s outlook on the current scenario he said, "We estimate
about $4 Billion in spends on media campaigns one way or another"

The show also features an exclusive interview of Anand Mahindra who spoke about the
company‘s ?Spark the Rise‘ campaign which aims at bringing individuals, groups and organizations, to
promote their community driven ideas on a digital platform.He also mentioned that this campaign
would be customized worldwide on a later date and said that it would be a matter of pride if the new
transnational organizational formats that develop in the next decade come from India.

The last segment of the show is the Brand Equity‘s Special Initiative to develop a campaign to bring
out a powerful message to Government of India to remove corruption and other social evils from the
country and bring in better efficiency and good standard of living for the people of India. This segment
features a panel discussion on the three ad campaigns submitted by the three competing agencies,
Leo Burnett, Mudra and Saatchi & Saatchi. The segment is concluded with the announcement of the
winner by panelists like Prasoon Joshi, Sudhir Mishra, Abhinay Deo and Dia Mirza on the most effective
campaign, based on the national audience votes along with the panelist‘s choice.

Catch the full episode of Brand Equity on Saturday, 20th August, 2011 at 2.30pm. Repeat telecast
on Sunday, 21st August, 2011 at 11.00am & 10.30pm. Only On ET NOW.

Mumbai, August 12, 2011: The captivating and inspirational story of a small town boy who became a pop phenomenon through sheer talent and determination takes the stage when the feature film JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never debuts on Blu-ray? and DVD today, released by Reliance Home Video. JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never follows Bieber‘s journey from his early years to his rise from break-out internet sensation to global superstar, culminating in a sold-out show at the famed Madison Square Garden. Incorporating personal home footage that chronicles Bieber‘s prodigious talent from early childhood, the film also features all-star musical performers, such as Usher, Miley Cyrus & Jaden Smith.

JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never is the highest grossing concert-themed film ever in US history, having earned more than $72.2 million at the US box office, surpassing the lifetime domestic grosses of Michael Jackson‘s This Is It.

JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never is available on Blu-ray? (Rs.1299), DVD (Rs.599) & VCD (English, Rs.299).

New Delhi , August 12TH 2011:

Celebrating the spirit of freedom, NewsX brings an array of special shows for its viewers this weekend.

The details of the special programming are as follows:

Midnight Nations: Can India- Pakistan break new boundaries together? Join us in an insightful debate on ?Midnight Nations?

Telecast Details: Sunday, 14th August @ 7PM

Repeat: Monday, 15th August @ 12.30 PM & 8.30 PM

Living Cars: Celebrate the spirit of freedom as ?Living Cars? takes you for a drive to the Wagah border. An adventure trip with a group of youngsters starting from India Gate, driving all the way to Wagah to witness the evening retreat ceremony.

Telecast details: Saturday, 13th August @ 6.30 PM

Repeat: Monday, 15th August @ 3.30 PM

India Rocks : Nothing says ?Independence? more than music! Watch India rock to the grooves of freedom tunes on ?India Rocks?. Catch electrifying musical acts by Jasleen Royal, Avi & The Uprising & Barefaced Liar.

Telecast details: Saturday, 13th August @ 9.30 PM,

Repeat: Monday, 15th August@ 9.30 AM

Songs Of Freedom: Watch out for a musical expression of patriotism through the melodious songs of freedom.

Telecast details: Saturday,13th August @ 8.30PM,

Repeat: Monday , 15th August@ 10.30 AM & 6.30 PM

Art Talk: Reminisce the patriotic flavours with the crafted richness of classical music with Shubha Mudgal & Desh Raag on ?Art Talk?.

Telecast details: Saturday ,13th August @ 4.30 PM

Repeat: Monday,15th August @ 11.30 AM & 5.30 PM

Let?s celebrate the joy of freedom together! So don?t forget to tune in to our Independence Day specials, this weekend only on NewsX!