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3rd Olive Crown Awards in March 2013
MUMBAI: The third Olive Crown Awards will be presented in March 2013 in Mumbai and 9X Media will continue to align itself with the property as the principal sponsor.
The Olive Crown Awards are for creative excellence in communicating sustainability – communication that projected advertisers’ activities in any area that saved energy, contributed to a cleaner environment or positioned them as custodians of Brand Earth. Advertising appearing in the calendar year 2012 would be eligible to enter. Entries will be invited form 1 January and there would be no entry fee.
The awards were launched at the Goa Fest in 2011, had been scaled up and held in Mumbai in March 2012. International Advertising Association (IAA) president Srinivasan Swamy said, “There has been widespread acceptance for these awards. Corporate see the green message as a key differentiator in a competitive environment. I am pleased to confirm that 9X Media would be our principal sponsor once again. This is a measure of the success of this award and the commitment of the sponsor.”
9X Media CEO Pradeep Guha said, “The Olive Crown awards are not just a salute to creativity in the green space, they are a measure of the advertising industry’s seriousness to get the green message on top of the strategic agenda. We are happy with the way the awards were conducted last year, and our association with Olive Crown mirrors our own commitment to the social space.”
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
