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Ormax Media expands Showbuzz coverage to 14 cities
MUMBAI: Ormax Media’s proprietary tool Showbuzz, which measures the pre-launch awareness of new shows on Hindi GECs, has now expanded its market coverage. The tool will cover 14 cities in its research methodology from this April, up from six cities.
The new cities being added are Pune, Kolhpaur, Kanpur, Bareilly, Allahabad, Gwalior, Ludhiana and Jamnagar. It currently covers Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Indore and Jalandhar.
The sample size covered per week has also increased from 600 to 800. The data will be reported for eight market clusters – Mumbai, Delhi, Gujarat, Punjab, Rest Of Maharashtra, MP, UP (Big) and UP (Small).
Ormax Media CEO Shailesh Kapoor said, “Showbuzz scores have become an industry currency for channels and advertisers to track and evaluate launch campaigns of new Hindi GEC shows. It is a product that has been supported by the media community whole-heartedly. As we prepare to enter the fourth year of Showbuzz, a market expansion was the logical next step.”
Showbuzz tracks unaided and total awareness of upcoming and newly launched shows across Hindi GECs in the TG 15-44 years, SEC ABC.
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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.
