Music and Youth
Vh1 expands its advertiser outreach with Vh1 All Stars
MUMBAI: For any brand, holding onto the mind space of their consumer is of prime importance. Vh1 understands this need perfectly and has crafted Vh1 All Stars – a strategic program for the benefit of advertisers and brands across the country. A program like no other for a TV broadcaster Vh1 All Stars aims to provide customized solutions to clients & brand campaigns taking their message to the relevant TG across on-ground outlets spanning 60 cities.
Speaking more about this initiative, Viacom18 English entertainment cluster head marketing Sabrina D’Souza said, “Vh1 has been a consistent frontrunner in providing innovative solutions to clients and now we are taking things forward with Vh1 All Stars. Vh1 All Stars is a unique strategic program designed to help brands reach out to their audience in an effective and impactful manner. With a program reach of over 3 million people each week via our unique set of more than 870 on ground partners, we are certain that advertisers will find merit in this pioneering initiative providing added width & depth to their marketing efforts”
Through Vh1 All Stars, the channels have established associations with 878 on-ground partners in 60 cities across India. Besides partnerships in tier I cities and metros the program has a 191 partner outlets in Mumbai and 118 in Delhi NCR alone.The program also reaches out to smaller cities such as Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Agra, Indore, Surat and many more, thereby impacting engaging with the relevant TG’s Pan India.
Vh1 All Stars has exciting partnerships with renowned brands such as Costa Coffee, Ginger Hotels, Truefitt& Hill, HaagenDazs, Gold’s Gym, Jean-Claude Biguine and Hoppipola, as well as associations with locally admired venues such as The Humming Tree, Bootlegger, High Spirits, Johnny Rockets, Thalassa, Summer House, to name a few. The on-ground partnership stretches out through diverse categories such as adventure surf schools, sports hubs, book clubs, tattoo parlours, robotics, dance studios, language clubs, gyms, spas, salons, restaurants, pubs, bars, dessert chains as well as hotels. With multiple reputed and nationally acclaimed brands on board, Vh1 All Stars aims at providing brand solutions to advertisers through an all-encompassing approach.
Music and Youth
Mumbai gears up for the ultimate Global Youth Festival this December
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.








