Times Internet Ltd. (TIL) has once again proved itself as the leading player in the Indian online space. As per the latest comScore data, released for August 2010 for India, Times Internet Limited is the leading Indian internet network, in India. Times Internet limited is ahead of other internet networks like Rediff and Web 18, and comes overall seventh in India, behind networks like Google and Facebook.
Amongst the general English newspaper portals, timesofindia.com tops the chart with significant margin. timesofindia.com had 4.92 million unique visitors, while expressindia.com was at 0.95 million, followed by hindustantimes.com at 0.8 million. The 4.92 million unique visitors make 18 million visits to the site in a month, resulting in 127 million pageviews. These page views and visits numbers, are larger than any single news portal in India. Amongst the financial newspaper portals, economictimes.com remains the leader with 1.13 million unique visitors in India. In the segment of key auto portals, zigwheel.com, has emerged with maximum unique visitors in India with 1.02 million unique visitors, ahead of carwale.com at 0.85 million and gaadi.com at 0.64 million, as per comScore Aug’10 India data.
As per comScore world wide release for August, 2010, TIL stands at 15.8 million unique visitors, with timesofindia.com at 8.3 million, economictimes.com at 1.67 million and zigwheels at 1.1 milion unique visitors.
Commenting on the results Mr. Rishi Khiani, CEO, Times Internet Limited said, “We are very happy with the results. It shows that our continuous efforts to bring innovation and better value proposition are well accepted by the internet audience.”
About Times Internet Limited
Times Internet Limited is a subsidiary of The Times of India Group, the largest media company in India. Driven by its flagship brand Times of India, it has established dominant presences in Print, TV, Radio, Magazines, and Out-of-Home. Times Internet operates the Indiatimes Network, which is the leading online portal for Indians globally. For more information, visit www.indiatimes.com
Instamedia closes $4 Million Series A investment from The Times of India Group
Shimla, India (8th September, 2010) – Instamedia Network, the web's leading content network and creator of Software as a Service (SaaS) based content platform, Instapress, announced today that it has secured $4 Million in Series A funding from Times Internet Limited, a subsidiary of The Times of India Group. It comes after a year of considerable growth in audience, technology, and revenue. The proceeds of the strategic investment will help grow the company's network of writers and accelerate its technology platform development. The company also plans to launch local sites, targeting the European and US audiences, which already today drive over 60% of their traffic.
Instamedia has been at the forefront of the new media revolution by constantly evolving to match today’s substantial shift in content creation. The network runs some of the fastest growing Internet sites in verticals like lifestyle, green living and technology. In addition, its popular citizen journalism platform Instablogs has over 4 million monthly unique visitors. Together, these fifteen sites drive an affluent and passionate community and offer advertisers a great way to connect with their audience.
The in-house proprietary platform Instapress, which drives accountable and measured return on its content without compromising quality, has been one of the key drivers of its growth. Instapress implements efficient workflows to streamline collaboration between various content contributors, with objective measurement tools to track effectiveness.
The company is also launching its fully hosted content solution, called Instapress Content Server (ICS), which will allow other media networks to use the technology to drive greater ROI and performance from existing content production teams. Instapress currently powers a few popular sites of one of the India’s top media & entertainment companies.
“We are excited at the opportunity to help new, emerging media companies develop their businesses and grow the space. The entire Instamedia team has amazed us with their drive, creativity, and clarity, and we are confident that they will continue to create a large presence in the digital content ecosystem globally,” said Satyan Gajwani, Director of Business Development, Times of India Group.
“The Times Group will be a great long-term, strategic partner. They understand this space very well and bring a lot of experience and expertise to the table. We are also honored to have Satyan Gajwani join our Board of Directors. It will be a challenge for us to meet his energy and passion,” said Ankit Maheshwari, CEO and co-founder of Instamedia network.
Instamedia has recently opened its second office in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, as they scale up operations.
About Instamedia
Instamedia is a leading content network publishing over fifteen sites in niche verticals. It is also an end-to-end provider of online media production and distribution solution for media houses through its SaaS based cloud service, Instapress. For more information, visit www.instamedia.com
About Times Internet Limited
Times Internet Limited is a subsidiary of The Times of India Group, the largest media company in India. Driven by its flagship brand Times of India, it has established dominant presences in Print, TV, Radio, Magazines, and Out-of-Home. Times Internet operates the Indiatimes Network, which is the leading online portal for Indians globally. For more information, visit www.indiatimes.com
Instamedia has been at the forefront of the new media revolution by constantly evolving to match today’s substantial shift in content creation. The network runs some of the fastest growing Internet sites in verticals like lifestyle, green living and technology. In addition, its popular citizen journalism platform Instablogs has over 4 million monthly unique visitors. Together, these fifteen sites drive an affluent and passionate community and offer advertisers a great way to connect with their audience.
The in-house proprietary platform Instapress, which drives accountable and measured return on its content without compromising quality, has been one of the key drivers of its growth. Instapress implements efficient workflows to streamline collaboration between various content contributors, with objective measurement tools to track effectiveness.
The company is also launching its fully hosted content solution, called Instapress Content Server (ICS), which will allow other media networks to use the technology to drive greater ROI and performance from existing content production teams. Instapress currently powers a few popular sites of one of the India’s top media & entertainment companies.
“We are excited at the opportunity to help new, emerging media companies develop their businesses and grow the space. The entire Instamedia team has amazed us with their drive, creativity, and clarity, and we are confident that they will continue to create a large presence in the digital content ecosystem globally,” said Satyan Gajwani, Director of Business Development, Times of India Group.
“The Times Group will be a great long-term, strategic partner. They understand this space very well and bring a lot of experience and expertise to the table. We are also honored to have Satyan Gajwani join our Board of Directors. It will be a challenge for us to meet his energy and passion,” said Ankit Maheshwari, CEO and co-founder of Instamedia network.
Instamedia has recently opened its second office in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, as they scale up operations.
About Instamedia
Instamedia is a leading content network publishing over fifteen sites in niche verticals. It is also an end-to-end provider of online media production and distribution solution for media houses through its SaaS based cloud service, Instapress. For more information, visit www.instamedia.com
About Times Internet Limited
Times Internet Limited is a subsidiary of The Times of India Group, the largest media company in India. Driven by its flagship brand Times of India, it has established dominant presences in Print, TV, Radio, Magazines, and Out-of-Home. Times Internet operates the Indiatimes Network, which is the leading online portal for Indians globally. For more information, visit www.indiatimes.com
TAN adds the TV Today Group, Star News, Star Ananda and Star Majha to Live.Indiatimes.com
Times Audience Network (TAN), the digital video arm of the Times Group, re-launched the new design of Live.Indiatimes.com on Friday on-stage with Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft and Rishi Khiani, CEO, Times Internet Limited.
Live has now added Aaj Tak, Star News, Headlines Today, Star Ananda and Star Majha to its existing reportoire of channels live-streamed on the web.
The new design, which incorporates related on-demand videos, a full EPG and social media integration with Facebook and Twitter, crafts an un-paralleled viewing experience. Users can now watch India's premium TV channels in a single window, getting access to the best of Hindi and regional language entertainment besides news in English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali & Business news.
Rishi Khiani, CEO, Times Internet Limited, said: "This is by far the best entertainment product released in the Indian web space. We have and will continue to innovate on product to make this the foremost destination for Indians and the diaspora to consume premium video content on web and mobile."
Ramakrishnan Laxman, Head - Digital, MCCS said: "Very rarely does a product blend the best of technology, content, distribution and scale. TAN provides a great turnkey solution for distributing and monetizing our live videos by combining genre leaders like Star News in front of relevant audiences like those on NavbharatTimes.com."
Like in it's previous avtaar, Indiatimes has teamed with Microsoft to re-tool the video player using the Silverlight 4.0. Sanjay Sinha, Enterprise Evangelism Director, Microsoft said "Silverlight is a powerful platform for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for Web, desktop, and mobile applications when online or offline. We are thrilled to be working with an innovative partner like Indiatimes to bring LIVE broadcast of TV channels to the Indian internet Audience using Silverlight.”
To watch Times Now, Star News, Aaj Tak, India TV, Headlines Today, ET Now, Zoom, Star Ananda and Star Majha, log on to Live.Indiatimes.com.
Live has now added Aaj Tak, Star News, Headlines Today, Star Ananda and Star Majha to its existing reportoire of channels live-streamed on the web.
The new design, which incorporates related on-demand videos, a full EPG and social media integration with Facebook and Twitter, crafts an un-paralleled viewing experience. Users can now watch India's premium TV channels in a single window, getting access to the best of Hindi and regional language entertainment besides news in English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali & Business news.
Rishi Khiani, CEO, Times Internet Limited, said: "This is by far the best entertainment product released in the Indian web space. We have and will continue to innovate on product to make this the foremost destination for Indians and the diaspora to consume premium video content on web and mobile."
Ramakrishnan Laxman, Head - Digital, MCCS said: "Very rarely does a product blend the best of technology, content, distribution and scale. TAN provides a great turnkey solution for distributing and monetizing our live videos by combining genre leaders like Star News in front of relevant audiences like those on NavbharatTimes.com."
Like in it's previous avtaar, Indiatimes has teamed with Microsoft to re-tool the video player using the Silverlight 4.0. Sanjay Sinha, Enterprise Evangelism Director, Microsoft said "Silverlight is a powerful platform for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for Web, desktop, and mobile applications when online or offline. We are thrilled to be working with an innovative partner like Indiatimes to bring LIVE broadcast of TV channels to the Indian internet Audience using Silverlight.”
To watch Times Now, Star News, Aaj Tak, India TV, Headlines Today, ET Now, Zoom, Star Ananda and Star Majha, log on to Live.Indiatimes.com.
Indiatimes (58888) Acquires Aananda Audio Video Digital Music Rights
Close on the heels of Indiatimes’ recent strides in the Mobile music arena comes a significant content acquisition alliance with Aananda Audio Video (AAV), the largest music label in Karnataka. With this move, Indiatimes (58888), a division of Times Internet Limited (TIL), has increased its market share to more than 60% of the Kannada mobile music downloads. Karnataka is the largest regional market in mobile music monetization. This marks a significant step towards TIL's evolution into a major digital music rights manager.
According to TIL CEO Rishi Khiani, “With this recent alliance with AAV, we are expanding our footprint in the mobile music segment, and we will continue to do so going forward. This is a core element of our strategy to grow in the digital entertainment segment. You can expect more to come from 58888,” he added.
“Changing trends in the mobile music business gives us fillip to join hands with an experienced and India’s largest media conglomerate - the Times Group. We are entering into a pact, with an objective of providing quality mobile music and leveraging our partner’s experience in monetization and massive marketing strength,” says Mr. Mohan Chabria, Managing Director of Aananda Audio Video..
About Times Internet Limited:
Times Internet Limited (TIL) is the Internet and Mobile venture of India’s largest media house – the Times Group. Times Internet Network generates over 400mn pageviews per month through their flagship portal Indiatimes.com. In the mobile space, Indiatimes 58888 is the largest direct-to-consumer SMS and IVR shortcode, accessed by over 50mn consumers across all telecom operators in India. 58888 offers VAS services such as news, bollywood gossip, cricket scores, astro information, and a host of other fun, easy-to-use mobile applications.
About Aananda Audio Video (AAV)
AAV, the brainchild of Mr. Mohan Hariram Chabria, has been in the trade since 1999. Currently, AAV boasts of 4000 Kannada film songs, devotional songs and popular music. Besides acquiring audio rights for music, AAV has also produced films, TV soaps and serials and helped corporate and MNCs build their ad campaigns. AAV’s 300-strong dealer networks across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bombay include leading retail chains like Big Bazaar, Landmark, Music World, Temptation M and Planet M.
According to TIL CEO Rishi Khiani, “With this recent alliance with AAV, we are expanding our footprint in the mobile music segment, and we will continue to do so going forward. This is a core element of our strategy to grow in the digital entertainment segment. You can expect more to come from 58888,” he added.
“Changing trends in the mobile music business gives us fillip to join hands with an experienced and India’s largest media conglomerate - the Times Group. We are entering into a pact, with an objective of providing quality mobile music and leveraging our partner’s experience in monetization and massive marketing strength,” says Mr. Mohan Chabria, Managing Director of Aananda Audio Video..
About Times Internet Limited:
Times Internet Limited (TIL) is the Internet and Mobile venture of India’s largest media house – the Times Group. Times Internet Network generates over 400mn pageviews per month through their flagship portal Indiatimes.com. In the mobile space, Indiatimes 58888 is the largest direct-to-consumer SMS and IVR shortcode, accessed by over 50mn consumers across all telecom operators in India. 58888 offers VAS services such as news, bollywood gossip, cricket scores, astro information, and a host of other fun, easy-to-use mobile applications.
About Aananda Audio Video (AAV)
AAV, the brainchild of Mr. Mohan Hariram Chabria, has been in the trade since 1999. Currently, AAV boasts of 4000 Kannada film songs, devotional songs and popular music. Besides acquiring audio rights for music, AAV has also produced films, TV soaps and serials and helped corporate and MNCs build their ad campaigns. AAV’s 300-strong dealer networks across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bombay include leading retail chains like Big Bazaar, Landmark, Music World, Temptation M and Planet M.
Groove to your favourite Bollywood tracks at the tip of your fingers with ZoOm Box
ZoOm India’s hottest destination for Bollywood content has taken a step further in reaching out to its audience with the launch of its latest initiative- ZoOm Box. This video jukebox is an interactive music show wherein viewers can choose their favorite song simply by sendin an SMS to the number provided i.e. 58888 powered by indiatimes. The viewers can also comment on the songs and even dedicate a song through the channel
In the show, ZoOmbox, which will be aired every monday to sunday 11am to 12 noon, audience can vote for their favourite movie songs and the song that receives the maximum votes will be played on ZoOm. There will be contests in which the person who sends the maximum votes in an hour gets the ‘gift of the day’ courtesy ZoOm and to add to the excitement, the name of the winner will be displayed on the screen.
Commenting on the channel’s latest initiative, Bala Iyengar, Business Head, Zoom said, “We are quite excited to announce the launch of ZoOm Box. This latest show from ZoOm is all set to cater to audiences who are constantly looking out for instant entertainment. This show format is created keeping in mind the need to interact more with the viewers and provide them with their favourite Bollywood content.”
“The launch of ZoOm Box is focused at serving the growing consumption of video entertainment via tele devices amongst the youth in India. This service will enable users to listen and comment on their favourite songs of Tinsel Town and enjoy Bollywood even while on the go” added Rishi Khiani, Chief Executive Officer, Times Internet Limited.
WIFW runway shows to hit a new high with online live streaming!
WIFW to partner with Indiatimes.com for the online simulcast, the first of its kind in India
Asia's largest fashion trade event, the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (Autumn/Winter 2010 edition), today announced their partnership with the Times Audience Network, the digital video division of Indiatimes.com as the official web and live streaming partner for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week shows.
WIFW is hosted by the India's apex fashion body, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI). For the very first time this season, users would be able to watch this very exclusive event live on wifw.indiatimes.com. The live event will be hosted from March 24 - 28, 2010 at the NSIC Exhibition Complex, Okhla, New Delhi.
Users will be able to watch exclusive event coverage from the current and past shows, including on-demand videos on http://wifw.indiatimes.com. The show will also be streamed live on http://wifw.indiatimes.com, India’s premier destination for live video content.
Rishi Khiani, CEO, Times Internet Limited said, “We are pleased to partner with WIFW to bring India’s leading fashion shows live on the internet. TAN has made great strides innovating in the digital video space and this further solidifies Indiatimes.com as the premier destination for entertainment content.”
Mr. Sunil Sethi, President FDCI said, "Today WIFW has made a mark in the fashion show industry: since it’s a by invitation event only, we felt the need to give an opportunity to the public to watch the streaming of shows live from the comfort of their homes.
He further added, “Taking WIFW a step further, this innovative technology will help our designers to come closer with the end consumer. We are very excited that FDCI is involved in its initiation of this online engagement for the very first time in Indian fashion industry.”
Atul Chand, Divisional Chief Executive, ITC’s Lifestyle Retailing, said, “We are delighted that WIFW will be streamed live as this will allow the global audience to witness the collections. This is a significant step in developing the digital platform for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week.”
About Fashion Design Council of India – over a decade in the ‘Business of Fashion’
In the last 11 years FDCI has taken the Indian Fashion industry global and secured national pride for the business of fashion. It has been instrumental in promoting the business of fashion and creating new opportunities for all stakeholders. Over the years FDCI has used various marketing platforms, seminars and workshops to promote fashion. FDCI, a not for profit organization, is the apex industry body in the field of fashion in India. Its primary objective is to provide a cohesive platform for Indian designers and act as the mouthpiece of the industry at all relevant platforms, in a bid to promote Indian fashion - at home and abroad. FDCI is actively involved in promoting the 'business of fashion' and working towards corporatisation of fashion labels in India. FDCI is instrumental in facilitating designer-corporate tie-ups, aimed at expanding the fashion market in the country. To mark its 10th anniversary FDCI introduced India’s first couture week in September 2008 and in its 11th year the India Mens Week. For details visit http://www.fdci.org/
About Times Internet Limited:Times Internet Limited, (TIL), is the Internet venture of India’s largest media house - the Times Group. TIL made a foray into the Internet with a mission to create world-class Web products and services. Within a short span of time, the company has emerged as India’s foremost Web entity, running diverse portals and niche websites. Over the years, TIL has led the internet revolution in India, seamlessly integrating content, community and commerce. TIL websites are among the fastest growing web-based networks worldwide. Indiatimes.com is TIL’s flagship brand. India’s largest internet portal encompasses telecom, e-commerce, online advertisement solutions, events and expert seminars. Touted the youngest ever "Business Superbrand", Indiatimes.com is undoubtedly India’s preferred online destination for millions of surfers looking for a rich and diverse online experience. Indiatimes.com, the multi-faceted portal, commands more than 400 Million page views per month.
About Wills Lifestyle:
ITC’s Wills Lifestyle has been established as a vibrant fashion brand for the premium consumer. Wills Lifestyle offers a complete lifestyle wardrobe for the premium consumer, incorporating the latest fashion trends for both men and women. A nationwide chain of 50 exclusive specialty stores in 30 cities provides the Indian consumer a truly 'International Shopping Experience'. For details visit http://www.willslifestyle.com/
Asia's largest fashion trade event, the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (Autumn/Winter 2010 edition), today announced their partnership with the Times Audience Network, the digital video division of Indiatimes.com as the official web and live streaming partner for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week shows.
WIFW is hosted by the India's apex fashion body, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI). For the very first time this season, users would be able to watch this very exclusive event live on wifw.indiatimes.com. The live event will be hosted from March 24 - 28, 2010 at the NSIC Exhibition Complex, Okhla, New Delhi.
Users will be able to watch exclusive event coverage from the current and past shows, including on-demand videos on http://wifw.indiatimes.com. The show will also be streamed live on http://wifw.indiatimes.com, India’s premier destination for live video content.
Rishi Khiani, CEO, Times Internet Limited said, “We are pleased to partner with WIFW to bring India’s leading fashion shows live on the internet. TAN has made great strides innovating in the digital video space and this further solidifies Indiatimes.com as the premier destination for entertainment content.”
Mr. Sunil Sethi, President FDCI said, "Today WIFW has made a mark in the fashion show industry: since it’s a by invitation event only, we felt the need to give an opportunity to the public to watch the streaming of shows live from the comfort of their homes.
He further added, “Taking WIFW a step further, this innovative technology will help our designers to come closer with the end consumer. We are very excited that FDCI is involved in its initiation of this online engagement for the very first time in Indian fashion industry.”
Atul Chand, Divisional Chief Executive, ITC’s Lifestyle Retailing, said, “We are delighted that WIFW will be streamed live as this will allow the global audience to witness the collections. This is a significant step in developing the digital platform for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week.”
About Fashion Design Council of India – over a decade in the ‘Business of Fashion’
In the last 11 years FDCI has taken the Indian Fashion industry global and secured national pride for the business of fashion. It has been instrumental in promoting the business of fashion and creating new opportunities for all stakeholders. Over the years FDCI has used various marketing platforms, seminars and workshops to promote fashion. FDCI, a not for profit organization, is the apex industry body in the field of fashion in India. Its primary objective is to provide a cohesive platform for Indian designers and act as the mouthpiece of the industry at all relevant platforms, in a bid to promote Indian fashion - at home and abroad. FDCI is actively involved in promoting the 'business of fashion' and working towards corporatisation of fashion labels in India. FDCI is instrumental in facilitating designer-corporate tie-ups, aimed at expanding the fashion market in the country. To mark its 10th anniversary FDCI introduced India’s first couture week in September 2008 and in its 11th year the India Mens Week. For details visit http://www.fdci.org/
About Times Internet Limited:Times Internet Limited, (TIL), is the Internet venture of India’s largest media house - the Times Group. TIL made a foray into the Internet with a mission to create world-class Web products and services. Within a short span of time, the company has emerged as India’s foremost Web entity, running diverse portals and niche websites. Over the years, TIL has led the internet revolution in India, seamlessly integrating content, community and commerce. TIL websites are among the fastest growing web-based networks worldwide. Indiatimes.com is TIL’s flagship brand. India’s largest internet portal encompasses telecom, e-commerce, online advertisement solutions, events and expert seminars. Touted the youngest ever "Business Superbrand", Indiatimes.com is undoubtedly India’s preferred online destination for millions of surfers looking for a rich and diverse online experience. Indiatimes.com, the multi-faceted portal, commands more than 400 Million page views per month.
About Wills Lifestyle:
ITC’s Wills Lifestyle has been established as a vibrant fashion brand for the premium consumer. Wills Lifestyle offers a complete lifestyle wardrobe for the premium consumer, incorporating the latest fashion trends for both men and women. A nationwide chain of 50 exclusive specialty stores in 30 cities provides the Indian consumer a truly 'International Shopping Experience'. For details visit http://www.willslifestyle.com/
Indiatimes 58888 ties up with V Rock Mobile to offer mobile contents for IPL 2010
Catch Live the excitement, glamour and analysis of the third season of the world’s largest cricket extravaganza, DLF IPL 2010, with Indiatimes 58888 from Saturday onwards. India’s most popular and single destination mobile value-added services (VAS), Indiatimes 58888, has announced a tie up with V Rock Mobile to offer IPL content to its users.
The tie-up will enable Indiatimes users across India not only to enjoy live IPL action, including live mobile commentary, SMS alerts and interactive voice response, they will also get a chance to participate in contests and win attractive prizes.
The users can subscribe to latest IPL news, take note of match statistics and enjoy cricket gossips . Moreover, there are images, rich MMS multimedia of most exciting moments of the match.
Commenting on the tie-up, Rishi Khiani, CEO,Times Internet Limited, said: "We are proud and excited to be associated with the biggest sporting extravaganza that India has ever seen. The tie-up with v Rock will provide IPL related information and entertainment content to millions of 58888 users. I am sure mobile customers will find it interesting to view, know and enjoy the best moments of matches and their cricketing stars. Moreover, 58888 being India’s only single SMS and IVR shortcode, cricket patrons have only one destination and don’t have to remember multiple numbers circulating today in the market”.
Jatin Ahluwalia, CEO V Rock Mobile, said, “We are very excited to partner with Indiatimes to provide official programming and contents of DLF IPL to millions of cricket loving peoples through 58888. This tie-up will go a long way in extending a complete mobile experience of DLF IPL excitement to 58888 subscribers, commented Ahluwalia. ”
vRock Mobile recently acquired exclusive worldwide rights for mobile contents covering SMS/MMS and IVR of IPL for a period of five years.
Vijay Srinivasan, Director, GCV, said, “The agreement announced today between vRock Mobile and India Times is another example of GCV and its partners commitment to delivering the IPL experience to cricket fans around the world through the use of mobile delivery platforms. This partnership will lead to a wide range of exciting and innovative services becoming accessible to millions of cricket fans through 58888.
So, enjoy the most happening sporting event in India live on Indiatimes 58888.
The tie-up will enable Indiatimes users across India not only to enjoy live IPL action, including live mobile commentary, SMS alerts and interactive voice response, they will also get a chance to participate in contests and win attractive prizes.
The users can subscribe to latest IPL news, take note of match statistics and enjoy cricket gossips . Moreover, there are images, rich MMS multimedia of most exciting moments of the match.
Commenting on the tie-up, Rishi Khiani, CEO,Times Internet Limited, said: "We are proud and excited to be associated with the biggest sporting extravaganza that India has ever seen. The tie-up with v Rock will provide IPL related information and entertainment content to millions of 58888 users. I am sure mobile customers will find it interesting to view, know and enjoy the best moments of matches and their cricketing stars. Moreover, 58888 being India’s only single SMS and IVR shortcode, cricket patrons have only one destination and don’t have to remember multiple numbers circulating today in the market”.
Jatin Ahluwalia, CEO V Rock Mobile, said, “We are very excited to partner with Indiatimes to provide official programming and contents of DLF IPL to millions of cricket loving peoples through 58888. This tie-up will go a long way in extending a complete mobile experience of DLF IPL excitement to 58888 subscribers, commented Ahluwalia. ”
vRock Mobile recently acquired exclusive worldwide rights for mobile contents covering SMS/MMS and IVR of IPL for a period of five years.
Vijay Srinivasan, Director, GCV, said, “The agreement announced today between vRock Mobile and India Times is another example of GCV and its partners commitment to delivering the IPL experience to cricket fans around the world through the use of mobile delivery platforms. This partnership will lead to a wide range of exciting and innovative services becoming accessible to millions of cricket fans through 58888.
So, enjoy the most happening sporting event in India live on Indiatimes 58888.
Madison and Indiatimes create Magic for Airtel at Indian Digital Media Awards 2010
The creative team at Times Internet Limited has done it again, and with aplomb! Laurels for the team came as a pleasant surprise as the creatives for Airtel Digital TV launch on Indiatimes and ET won the award for “Best Use of Online Banner Advertising in Rich Media” at the Indian Digital Media Awards 2010 organized by www.exchnage4media.com. The flash-based shoshkele ad that marked the launch of Airtel Digital TV ran simultaneously on www.indiatimes.com as well as www.economictimes.com, India’s leading infotainment portal and business news website respectively, in August 2009. The winning ad was conceptualized by Madison Advertising and was pitched by them as the participating entry on behalf of Times Internet Limited.
The prestigious Indian Digital Media Awards 2010, organized by Exchange4media and judged by an independent jury, are designed “to recognise, celebrate and encourage the work being done in the ever-growing digital space... specifically, internet, mobile, gaming and social media.” The awards are decidedly the most coveted in the nascent digital media space in India. The Indian Digital Media Awards 2010 “recognise excellence by organisations and individuals for their work in India’s growing digital media sector.” The awards cover various categories including web advertising, microsites, corporate websites and debutante websites besides gaming, mobile VAS, virals, blogs and social media.
The independent jury that gave its verdict on the various entries was headed by Mahendra Swarup of Smile Interactive Technologies Group and comprised industry stalwarts Ms Lynn de Souza of Lintas Media Group, Max Hegerman of Tribal DDB India, Alex Kuruvilla of Conde Nast India, Mahesh Murthy of Pinstorm and Rajesh Sawhney of Reliance Entertainment, among others.
We are delighted to have won this award and this came through as a result of great collaborative work with Indiatimes. We will continue to strive to work with our digital partners to create good digital work which powers our clients’ business. Praveen Sharma , COO , Madison Media Plus
The prestigious Indian Digital Media Awards 2010, organized by Exchange4media and judged by an independent jury, are designed “to recognise, celebrate and encourage the work being done in the ever-growing digital space... specifically, internet, mobile, gaming and social media.” The awards are decidedly the most coveted in the nascent digital media space in India. The Indian Digital Media Awards 2010 “recognise excellence by organisations and individuals for their work in India’s growing digital media sector.” The awards cover various categories including web advertising, microsites, corporate websites and debutante websites besides gaming, mobile VAS, virals, blogs and social media.
The independent jury that gave its verdict on the various entries was headed by Mahendra Swarup of Smile Interactive Technologies Group and comprised industry stalwarts Ms Lynn de Souza of Lintas Media Group, Max Hegerman of Tribal DDB India, Alex Kuruvilla of Conde Nast India, Mahesh Murthy of Pinstorm and Rajesh Sawhney of Reliance Entertainment, among others.
We are delighted to have won this award and this came through as a result of great collaborative work with Indiatimes. We will continue to strive to work with our digital partners to create good digital work which powers our clients’ business. Praveen Sharma , COO , Madison Media Plus
Facebook ties up with ET to offer live budget feeds
The Economic Times, India's largest and most popular business news paper, ET Now – the newly launched business news TV channel and economictimes.com have joined hands with the leading social networking site, Facebook, to let users share their thoughts with the FM regarding the Union Budget for the financial year 2010-11. The new initiative, “ET-Facebook: Talk to FM”, will give users a unique opportunity to post their views/suggestions on the Budget by logging on to www.economictimes.com. ET will then present the same to the FM and take the voice of the nation to the FM.
Shop for valentines at Indiatimes
Roses, choclates, jewellery, teddy...it's that time of the year when love is in the air and you feel like painting the town in red. With Valentine's Day round the corner, are you still searching for a perfect gift for your valentine which will bowl her/him over?
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Indiatimes Shoppping, with its exquisite collection of Valentine’s Day Gifts, makes your job of buying gifts easy. With an astounding variety of gift ideas and products, Indiatimes Shoppping gives you such a wide variety of choice that your beloved will just fall in love with you once again. So, don't hold yourself back. Log in and buy a Valentine Gift @ Indiatimes Shopping & lavish your affection & let your emotions flow towards your sweetheart, friends & family.
ET launches online stock market game
EconomicTimes.com, India’s No.1 Business News and Markets website has launched an online virtual stock market game—Sharebaazi (www.sharebaazi.com) - where investors and traders can play the BSE listed companies without risking their money!And what’s more, one can also get a chance to win weekly and monthly prizes such as laptops, home theatres, portable MP3 players and many more for trading in the virtual stock exchange!
Each participant on Sharebaazi.com gets Rs 10 lakh of virtual money to play the game. The virtual game provides real-time trading environment, so that participants can easily understand the dynamics of the stock market and invest in it without any fear of losing their real money. The game is an initiative from economictimes.com to enable its readers to learn the ropes of the stock market without losing their shirt in the bargain.
A virtual stock-exchange not only helps the beginners to get over the apprehension of investing in shares, it also makes the entire process an exciting and fun-filled experience. It helps them understand market lingo and the nuances of building a winning portfolio of stocks in an interactive manner. For the experts, it’s perfect place to test their skills and show their investment wisdom to everyone by earning maximum profits and wining exciting prizes.
Says Indiatimes CEO,Rishi Khiani,”Stock markets have always been a place where informed choices have made people earn fortunes. In order to make it more democratic so that more people get a chance to invest in India growth story, we have launched a virtual game that makes people learn the nuances of the stock market in a thrilling manner. It also gives players of Sharebaazi a chance to encash their knowledge by winning maximum points and prizes.”
"The Indian Fantasy League is delighted to partner with ET on this stocks & shares game. This is a welcome (and slightly different) addition to our existing portfolio of games on cricket, football, tennis & golf and we hope our players will now enjoy a larger play canvas", says Tarun Chaudhry, marketing head of IFL.
So beginners, get over all fears of losing hard-earned money in stock market. And experts, flaunt your investment expertise to the world. Come and play at sharebaazi - a perfect platform to play virtual stock market game.
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