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Dare to Dream Awards Season 2: Zee Business lauds India’s entrepreneurial spirit, felicitates achievers
MUMBAI: Zee Business Dare to Dream Awards Season 2 in partnership with SAP ended with a bang! While the participants in the awards were from diverse backgrounds and from across the country, there was one unifying factor in them – they were all high-achievers in life who dared to dream big and saw it through.
The Zee Business Dare to Dream Awards in partnership with SAP reinforced Zee Business' commitment towards transforming India by empowering & mentoring entrepreneurs and helping them take the right decisions. Over the years, Zee Business has inspired innovators to come up with new initiatives while providing guidance in an easy to understand manner.
About the Awards:
Dare to Dream Awards is one such initiative exclusively curated to recognize the contribution of entrepreneurs of SMEs towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mission of making India a $5 trillion economy. The Zee Business team visited 24 different cities and organized over 37 meetings to select the key entrepreneurial turnaround stories and hosting the Awards ceremonies at 8 cities – New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata from 25th Sep to 24th Oct 2019. The entire process of the Awards saw astrong focus on transparency, fairness clubbed with the sharp business acumen of the Zee Business Editorial team to announce the 101 winner names who have dared to dream BIG and make it happen.
The Award Categories were: Company of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Women Entrepreneur, Inspirational Leader, Driving Growth Through Tech Innovation,Young Business Leader, Emerging Company of the year and Business Transformation through Technology.
Throwing light on this special initiative, Market Guru and Zee Business Managing Editor, Mr. Anil Singhvi shares, "In a country like India, there is no dearth of people who dream and also of those who make their dreams come true. But there is a lack of platforms
that recognize known as well as unknown names who have dared to dream big and accomplish their goals. Zee Business Dare to Dream Awards in partnership with SAP is one such initiative and we are thankful to SAP for such an ideology to encourage the shining stars. Such initiatives to motivate start ups, SMEsacross parts of the country can go a long way for the country’s progress. We look forward to igniting the spirit of passion & business while providing guidance on the way."
"Dare to Dream is the formula for new India. In the next decade the winners are either going to start companies which are born digital companies or existing companies who will build internally digital native business models” quotes Mr. Krishnan Chatterjee, Chief Customer Officer & Head of Marketing and, SAP India Subcontinent
Some of the winners were MR Jyothy from Jyothy Labs Limited (Woman Entrepreneur ofthe Year, Mumbai), Varun Agni from Bounce (Young Business Leader ofthe Year, Bengaluru), Manyavar(Company of the Year – Retail, Kolkata), Workafella(Emerging Company of theYear, Chennai), Chirayu Amin from Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Inspirational Leader of theYear, Ahmedabad), GirirajEnterprises (Business Transformation throughTechnology, Pune), Rahul Gautam from Sheela Foam Ltd. (Business Person of theYear, Delhi).
For city wise winner names & details, log on to https://www.zeebiz.com/small-business/news-dare-to-dream-awards-season-2-zee-business-lauds-indias-entrepreneurial-spirit-felicitates-achievers-full-list-of-winners-113197
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Samsung TV Plus launches Kings of Comedy channel
New free FAST channel brings iconic Hindi comedy shows to millions of Samsung Smart TV owners.
MUMBAI: Samsung TV Plus has just turned up the laughter volume and it’s completely free. The leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service in India has launched Kings of Comedy, a premium comedy channel featuring some of the country’s most beloved primetime shows. Available exclusively on Samsung TV Plus, the channel delivers back-to-back hits including Comedy Nights with Kapil, Khatra Khatra Khatra, and Comedy Nights Bachao, with no login or subscription required.
The launch marks a milestone for free streaming in India, offering audiences a dedicated comedy destination directly from their Samsung TV home screen. It arrives as Samsung TV Plus India celebrates its 5th anniversary, during which the service has grown its monthly active users by 42 per cent and more than doubled its total viewing hours. The platform now offers over 180 free channels across 14 languages.
Samsung TV Plus India general manager and head of business development Kunal Mehta said, “Comedy is the heartbeat of Hindi entertainment, and Kings of Comedy brings together the shows Indians already love, completely free on their Samsung TV. Our focus remains the same take the content people know and make it effortless to access.”
Globally, Samsung TV Plus has surpassed 100 million monthly active users across more than 4,500 channels, solidifying its position as one of the world’s leading free streaming services.
Kings of Comedy is now available on all compatible Samsung Smart TVs. For viewers seeking non-stop laughter without any cost, this new channel delivers a royal treat proving that sometimes the best entertainment really does come with no strings (or subscriptions) attached.
