Dec
23
2009
Gul Panag will be the first Bollywood actress to be on the jury panel along with other eminent members like Aspi Bathena( editor car/bike india), Siddharth Patankar (NDTV) and Raymond Banajee.
Gul Panag on her Bike
Gul Panag has well known passion for bikes and cars, owns a Royal Enfield, a BMW F650 Funduro, a custom made 4X4 Scorpio and a BMW 520. She is none other than bollywood actress Gul Panag. Gul will be the first bollywood actor to have been invited to be a jury member of the most credible of all Auto industry awards, the NDTV Car & Bike Awards. The award function will be held on January 6th, 2010 where the winners will be honored.
Last year Priyanka Chopra & Saif ali Khan were felicitated as Brand Ambassadors of the year, but till date no prominent Bollywood personality has made it to the list of jury members. - Bollywood News.
Recently Gul was at the jury briefing dinner and judging in Hyderabad where she had the opportunity to test drive all the nominated cars & bikes “I am a motor enthusiast and personally look into the maintenance of my bikes and cars. I keep a complete up-to-date track of all the cars and bikes being launched around the world. In fact most of my male friends take my guidance before purchasing a new car or bike! It was fun to test drive all the nominated cars & bikes at the meet. I have completely enjoyed the process of selecting the ultimate winners. May the best wins” ends Gul.
Next year, on the 6th of January 2010, the best of the cars & bikes will be awarded with the coveted trophies at Hyatt Regency, Delhi to coincide with the Auto Expo 2010.
Oct
27
2009
NDTV Profit announced the winners of the prestigious NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2009 at a special award ceremony held yesterday at Taj Lands End, Mumbai graced by Union Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee. The award now in its 4th year has emerged as the most credible and distinguished platform for the recognition of exceptional business performance and entrepreneurial abilities in India. The award night brought together the best business minds and bureaucrats of the country under one roof, including Kumarmangalm Birla, Sanjeev Aga, Rajiv Dubey, Nandan Nilekani, Tulsi Tanti, Dr. Tarun Das and Harsh Mariwala amongst others.
The winners of the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2009 are:
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Winners
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Automobile - Four Wheelers
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Tata Motors Ltd
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Automobile - Two Wheelers
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Hero Honda Ltd
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Aviation
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Indigo
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Banking- Private
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Axis Bank
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Banking- Public
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Bank of India
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Consumer Durables
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Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Infosys Technologies Ltd
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FMCG- Food
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Nestle India Ltd.
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FMCG- Personal Hygiene
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Marico Ltd.
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Inclusion and Diversity
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Lasersoft
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Infrastructure
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Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
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LIC of India
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Insurance- Non-Life
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New India Assurance Co.Ltd.
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IT- Hardware
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Wipro InfoTech Ltd
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IT- Software
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Wipro Ltd
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Logistics
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Allcargo Global Logistics Ltd.
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Mutual Funds
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HDFC Asset Mgmt. Co. Ltd.
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Oil & Gas- Public
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Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL)
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Oil & Gas- Private
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Reliance Industries Limited
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Jubilant Organosys Ltd.
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Retail
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Pantaloon Retail India Ltd.
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Telecom
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Bharti Airtel Ltd.
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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Brij Mohanlall, Chairperson, Hero Honda Ltd
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Business Thought Leader Of The Year
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Dr T N Ninan, Editor-in-Chief, Business Standard
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Inspiring Leader in a Crisis Award
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O P Bhatt, Chairman, SBI
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Hope & Inspiration Award
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Nandan M Nilekani
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Indian Business Women Leadership Award
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Shikha Sharma of Axis Bank, Chanda Kochhar of ICICI Bank and Manisha Girotra of UBS India
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Business Leadership Team Award
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Team Satyam – Dr. Kiran Karnik, Dr. Tarun Das, Deepak Parekh, TN Manoharan, C Achuthan, SB Mainak
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Inaugurating the award ceremony, Union Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, said, “It’s not only because of the stimulus packages or policy initiatives but because of the spirit of accepting challenges which have made India weather the international financial crisis. I appreciate the sprit of business leaders and the young entrepreneurs, who recognized the gravity of the situation, took courage and faced the challenges.”
Aug
27
2009
Week 34 stood out as a very strong week for UTVi in the genre. There has been both a reach increase and a rise in time spent over all, as the channel progresses in surpassing other channels (NDTV Profit and ET Now) in 6 metro market.
The genre had dipped for a straight third week with CNBC, Profit and ET Now all declining in channel shares (CS 25+ M AB). UTVi has been the only channel that has gained. Infact in the 6 metro market, the shares have doubled over last week.
In the 6 Metro Market, UTVi has crossed both NDTV Profit and ET Now
It is interesting to note that UTVi was ahead of NDTV Profit and ET Now across time bands: In Breakfast Band, Markets band and Evening Prime Slots.
Thus establishing that the preference in Week 34 was more or less decisive.
The rise in reach has been consistent. Infact, UTVi was at the highest reach point of 2009 this week
Reach : A 37% increase in All India and 49% increase in 6 Metros
Time Spent: A 31% increase in All India and 12% in 6 Metros
Time Spent Details for current week: In the All India market, UTVi enjoyed a time spent of 7.3 minutes per viewer compared to 4.9 minutes of ET Now and 6.5 minutes on NDTV Profit. The corresponding figures for UTVi in 6 Metro Market have been 8.47 minutes for UTVi , 4.95 minutes on ET Now and 5.73 minutes per viewer on NDTV Profit
Special feature Shanghai Surprise this Tuesday & regular programming like India Business Day Plus have helped the channel to boost the ratings this week
