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ZenithOptimedia’s Equinox bags UrbanClap’s media mandate
MUMBAI: ZenithOptimedia Group’s Equinox has won the media planning and buying mandate of UrbanClap, which is inclusive of out-of-home and digital.
UrbanClap has operations in major metropolitan cities such as Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune and Hyderabad. It has over 36,000 professionals on the platform, servicing 4,000-5,000 requests each day across 125 categories. Almost 50,000 customers are using the platform on a monthly basis and this number continues to grow each month.
ZenithOptimedia MD Hari Krishnan says, “The digital medium has re-wired the relationship between consumers and localised service professionals. We are very happy to associate with UrbanClap, which is a well-known on-demand services market place. This is a prestigious win for us. UrbanClap is ambitious and future-facing and is looking at extensive expansion across geographies, categories of services and talent. We will provide them with the right scale, insights and touch points in order to fuel their growth plans.”
UrbanClap co-founder Varun Khaitan added, “We started this company with the vision of making localised services accessible to the Indian consumer, in view of a fragmented and unorganised industry. UrbanClap is really about convenience and comfort, and more importantly, about trust. We needed a credible media partner, one that understands our zeal and approach to the services business and is able to bring in the same kind of fresh thinking to our media plans. ZenithOptimedia has proven expertise in the e-commerce area, and brings in rich consumer insights and data driven planning in order to strengthen our brand further. We look forward to a rewarding partnership with them.”
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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.
