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IPC appoints Dentsu as marketing agency in Japan
MUMBAI: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has appointed Dentsu Inc as its exclusive marketing agency in Japan for the 2015–2020 period.
As such, Dentsu has acquired the exclusive rights to sell IPC partnership packages as well as IPC sponsorship packages for ten of the sports over which the IPC has jurisdiction (IPC sports) to Japanese companies.
The ten IPC sports are: Athletics, Swimming, Powerlifting, Shooting, Alpine Skiing, Snowboard, Ice Sledge Hockey, Cross-Country Skiing, Biathlon and Wheelchair Dance Sport.
In addition to these package sales, Dentsu will provide support for the IPC’s promotional activities in Japan as well as for communications between the IPC and its Japanese sponsors.
Moreover, Dentsu will work together with the IPC to enhance the IPC’s marketing programs with the aim of furthering the spread of Paralympic competitions worldwide.
Founded in 1989 and based in Bonn, Germany, the International Paralympic Committee aims to develop sports opportunities for all people with an impairment.
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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.
