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Havas Media Group India catapults to RECMA top 5 ranking
MUMBAI: Havas Media Group India has catapulted to the top five media agencies in India in RECMA’s India Qualitative Evaluation, June 2015.
It has observed an upward growth from 11th rank to number fifth rank and emerged with a ‘Very good’ profile, the first agency to score with this profile.
Havas Media Group India & South Asia CEO Anita Nayyar said, “We are delighted with this recognition of hard work, commitment and dedication to understand and strategically develop clients businesses. We have clear focus on ideas, digital and integrated nonlinear marketing. Always talking to the connected Indian and using data as building blocks to chart creative solutions across media has proven effective. It is the first time RECMA has given “Very Good” as a profile qualifier. At the group we are strong believers in speed which is of utmost essence and have done a lot of catching up in the industry inspite of being one of the youngest agencies. More over the stability in senior management team has always helped us stay focused on our objective.”
Havas Media Group India managing director Mohit Joshi added, “This is the effort of the whole team working together to best serve our clients coupled with the aggressive approach towards new business. We would like to thank our clients for allowing us the opportunity to be co-partners in growing their brands through the years. You will see us building on this platform and going further up the ranks.”
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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.
