Paprika Media deals in editorial, designing, production, distribution and marketing solutions.

Additionally, Paprika has taken on several strategic publishing projects from producing a monthly magazine for Mumbai’s premier shopping destination (High Street Phoenix) to producing a bimonthly tourism magazine for the Rajasthan Tourism Board.

Paprika Media marks the Essar Group’s foray into the publishing industry. The Essar Group is one of India’s largest corporate houses, straddling business in both the manufacturing and consumer sectors, in both the old and new economies.

Essar provides Paprika Media with innumerable support, namely a strong financial backing, general business know how & knowledge of the Indian market as well as important support from a legal & governmental perspective.

Paprika Media is a separate business entity with a young, creative & dynamic team.

The Essar Group:  
Essar Group is a diversified business corporation with a balanced portfolio of assets straddling the manufacturing and services sectors of Steel, Energy, Power, Telecommunications, Shipping Ports & Logistics, Construction and Mining & Minerals. Essar Group has a firm value of approximately USD 50 billion (INR 200,000 crore) and employs 40,000 people across offices in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
 
With a firm foothold in India, the Essar Group has been focusing on global expansion with projects/investments in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia. Privately owned and professionally managed, the Group is judiciously invested in the commodity, annuity and services businesses. Forward and backward integration, as well as the use of state-of-the-art technology and in-house research and innovation have made Essar Group a leading player in each of its businesses. Group’s abiding philosophy is to be a low cost, high quality, technology driven group with innovative customer offerings.

Paprika Media – Portfolio:

Magazines:

• Paprika Media has tied up with UK-based publishing company, Time Out, to publish Indian editions of the magazine.
• Time Out Mumbai, a fortnightly magazine, launched in September 2004. Since then, Time Out Mumbai has become an integral part of the city’s art and entertainment scene.
• Paprika Media has brought Time Out Delhi, to universal acclaim.
• Expanding it’s reach, Paprika Media has started Time Out Bengaluru.

Books:

• Paprika Media has launched the Time Out Kids Guide, the indispensable guide for parents who want more for their children.
• It also undertakes projects for third-party clients.

Contract publishing:

• Paprika Media has done several projects for state tourism departments in India.
• It also undertakes publishing projects for corporates and publishes in-house magazines for retail as well.

International content creation and syndication:

• Paprika Media undertakes third-party projects.

Consultation:

• Projects include events, brand building, corporate communications, HR practices and systems and processes.

Head Office:

Paprika Media,
Essar House,
P.O box 7964,
11 K.K. Marg,
Mahalaxmi,
Mumbai – 400 034,
India.

Tel: +91-22-66601111
Fax: +91-22-66601112

http://www.paprikamedia.com

Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments – electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other. These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony’s principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Ericsson, and Sony Financial. As a semiconductor maker, Sony is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. The company’s current slogan is make.believe.

Sony’s Story:

It was in 1946 that Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita together with a small team of passionate and committed group of employees started to build “Tokyo Tsushin Kenkyujo” (Totsuko), or “Tokyo Telecommunications Research Institute” into the billion dollar global conglomerate that it is today. The main objective of the company was to design and create innovative products which would benefit the people.

From early attempts at creating products like the rice-cooker to the later success of creating Japan’s first magnetic recorder, the innovative company went on to create other hit products which won the company widespread recognition and international acclaim as a truly global company known for its quality and innovative products. Significant product milestones included Japan’s first transistor radio (1955), Trinitron colour television (1968), Walkman personal stereo (1979), Handycam videocamera (1989), PlayStation (1994), Blu-ray Disc recorder (2003) and PlayStation 3 (2006).

Sony in India:

One of the most recognized brand names in the world today, Sony Corporation, Japan, established its India operations in November 1994, focusing on the sales and marketing of Sony products in the country. In a span of 15 years Sony India has exemplified the quest for excellence in the world of digital lifestyle becoming the country’s foremost consumer electronics brand. With relentless commitment to quality, consistent dedication to customer satisfaction and unparalleled standards of service, Sony India is recognized as a benchmark for new age technology, superior quality, digital concepts and personalized service that has ensured loyal customers and nationwide acclaim in the industry.

With brands names such as BRAVIA, Xplod, Sony hi-fi, Handycam, Cyber-shot‚ VAIO, Walkman, Memory stick‚ PlayStation. Sony has established it self as a value leader across its various product categories of Audio/Visual Entertainment products, Information and Communications‚ Recording Media, Business and Professional products.

In India, Sony has its footprint across all major towns and cities through a distribution network comprising of over 4000 dealers and distributors, 240 exclusive Sony outlets and 19 direct branch locations. Manned by customer friendly and informed sales persons, Sony’s exclusive stores ‘Sony Center’ are fast becoming the most visible face of the company in India. [Figures as of January 2010].

Sony India also has a strong service presence across the country with 20 company owned and 190 authorized service centers.

Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures:

• 1987: On 18 November, Sony acquired CBS Records Group from CBS. It was renamed “Sony Music Entertainment” in 1991.
• 1989: 28 September; Acquired Columbia Pictures Entertainment from The Coca-Cola Company for US$3.4 billion. It was subsequently renamed “Sony Pictures Entertainment” in 1991.
• 1989: 29 September; Acquired The Guber-Peters Entertainment Company for $200 million.
• 1993: Acquired Psygnosis Limited a computer games company based in Liverpool, UK. Psygnosis director Ian Hetherington was made Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
• 1995: Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation of America and Michael Jackson.
• 1997: ST Liquid Crystal Display Corporation (STLCD), a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Toyota Industries.
• 2001: Sony Ericsson, a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Ericsson AB, was established on 1 October.
• 2002: Aiwa Corporation in October.
• 2004: S-LCD, a joint venture of Sony Corporation and Samsung Electronics (Samsung Electronics: 50% plus 1 share, Sony: 50% minus 1 share) was established in April.
• 2004: On 20 July, the European Union approved a 50–50 merger between Sony Music Entertainment and BMG. The new company was named Sony BMG Music Entertainment and, as of 2005, holds a 21.5% share in the global music market, behind worldwide leader Universal Music Group, which has a 25.5% share.
• 2005: On 8 April, The MGM Company (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists) was acquired by a Sony-led consortium (Providence Equity Partners 29%, TPG Capital 21%, Sony 20%, Comcast 20%, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners 7% and Quadrangle Group 3%) finalized the deal to purchase the film studio for about $4.8 billion, including $2bn in debts from Armenian-American Kirk Kerkorian.
• 2006: Sony NEC Optiarc Inc, a 55:45 (Sony 55%, NEC 45%) joint venture of Sony Corporation and NEC Corporation, was established in April.
• 2006: Obtained an option to acquire half of Michael Jackson’s 50% stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
• 2006: Acquired digital Single Lens Reflex (Digital SLR) cameras section from Konica Minolta including digital camera support and servicing.
• 2006: Acquired Grouper Networks (now Crackle, Inc.), a Sausalito-based startup company that created a user generated video sharing platform and P2P technology for $65M.
• 2006: Field Emission Technologies Inc., a carve-out of Sony’s nano-Spindt FED technology. Established in December 2006 by Technology Carve-Out Investment LLP (62.2%) and Sony (37.8%).
• 2007: Qreatic Design Inc, a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Qimonda AG.
• 2007: Moversa GmbH, a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and NXP Semiconductors.
• 2008: Acquired Gracenote, Inc. for $260M.
• 2008: Acquired Bertelsmann AG’s 50% stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
• 2009: Sharp Display Products Corporation (SDP), a joint venture of Sharp Corporation (92.96%) and Sony Corporation (7.04%). Sony plans to make additional capital injections to SDP, resulting in a maximum 34% ownership by Sony of SDP by the end of April 2011. SDP produces large-sized LCD panels and modules using the 10th generation glass substrates at the Sharp Green Front Sakai in the Sakai-Semboku Industrial Complex, Sakai, Osaka.
• 2010: Acquired Convergent Media Systems Corporation.
• 2010: Acquired iCyt Mission Technology, Inc., a producer of flow cytometers.
• 2010: Acquired Surrey, England-based Media Molecule of for an undisclosed price.

Sony India Registered Office:

A – 31,
Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate,
Mathura Road
New Delhi – 110044

Tel: +91-11-66006600
Fax: +91-11-26959141

List of branch offices in India

http://www.sony.co.in

Network Channels:

CNBC-AWAAZ
AWAAZ is India’s first channel focusing on consumer related information. AWAAZ has become the choice of the Hindi speaking affluent masses, small businessmen, entrepreneurs, and a cross section of people with varied information needs. AWAAZ is fast becoming the single authoritative source for making informed decisions on investing, saving, purchasing and career choices.

The Times Group is the largest media services conglomerate in India. It is headed by brothers Samir and Vineet Jain. It reaches out from 11 publishing centers, 15 printing centers, 55 sales offices, over 7000 employees, 5 dailies including two of the largest in the country with approx 4.3 million copies circulated daily, 2 lead magazines, 29 niche magazines reaching 2468 cities and towns, 32 Radio Stations and turnover in excess of USD 700 million. (Figures as of 2008).

The Times of India publishes a daily newspaper in India. The company was founded in 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce and changed its name to The Times of India in 1861. The company is based in New Delhi, India. The Times of India is a subsidiary of Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. The first edition of the newspaper appeared on November 3, 1838, then known as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. The newspaper was published twice a week under editor J.E. Brennan. It was basically a city paper reflecting the interest of Bombay’s business community.

Its major brands include:

• The Times of India, India’s largest English daily.
• The Economic Times, India’s largest financial daily, and the world’s second largest after The Wall Street Journal.
• Maharashtra Times, India’s largest Marathi daily and Maharashtra’s No.1 Newspaper.
• Navbharat Times, the largest Hindi Daily in Delhi and Bombay.
• Mumbai Mirror India’s largest circulated compact newspaper.
• Pune Mirror.
• Bangalore Mirror, Bangalore’s first morning compact daily.
• The Times of India – Kannada.

Times Group’s subsidiary companies include:

Times Infotainment Media Limited (TIML) & Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) that together control:

• Radio Mirchi – National network of Private FM stations.
• 360 Degrees – Event Management.
• Times Outoors – Outdoor Advertising & Billboard Marketing.
• Mirchi Movies Limited – Movie production, Entertainment.

Times Internet Limited (TIL), which has:

• Indiatimes portal
• Times of Money – an online payments portal specializing in remitting money to India and other parts of the world.

Times Global Broadcasting Limited - This was a Joint Venture with Reuters untill Reuters exited. The company heads:

• Times Now – A News Channel
• ZOOm – A Lifestyle Channel
• A new business channel which is the broadcast version of Economic Times is planned to be launched early in 2009.

Times Business Solutions controls:

• TBSL – corporate website of TBSL.
• Times Jobs – A jobs portal.
• SimplyMarry – A matrimonial portal. (earlier known as TimesMatri).
• Magic Bricks – A real estate portal.
• Yolist – Free classifieds portal.
• Ads2Book – Online classifieds booking system for print publications.

World Wide Media – A magazine joint venture between BCCL and BBC magazines. WWM heads:

• Filmfare
• Filmfare Awards
• Femina
• Femina Miss India A Beauty Paegent
• Top Gear India
• Hello
• BBC Good Homes

TIML Golden Square Limited which purchased Virgin Radio (soon to be called Absolute Radio) in the United Kingdom. This company is a direct subsidiary of BCCL (not through TIML or ENIL).

Regestered Office:

Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd

7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,

New Delhi – 110 002.

Tel: +91-11-23302000

http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Ogilvy & Mather has seven divisions: (CRM and interactive), OgilvyInteractive (interactive; under OgilvyOne), Neo@Ogilvy (digital and direct media; under OgilvyOne), Ogilvy PR (public relations), Ogilvy Healthworld (health care communications and marketing), and OgilvyAction (analytics and experiential marketing).

Ogilvy & Mather was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy, as “Hewitt, Ogilvy, Benson & Mather.” The company became a leading worldwide agency by the 1960s. Central to its growth was its strategy of building brands like American Express, BP, Ford, Barbie, Maxwell House, IBM, Kodak, Nestlé and Unilever brands Pond’s & Dove. Integrated in the firm’s corporate culture is Ogilvy’s concept of “360 Degree Brand Stewardship”, defined as “a willingness to use the broadest array of tools and techniques to understand, develop and enhance the relationship between a consumer and a brand.”

In 2004 the OgilvyOne division launched a digital summit called Verge. This has become a major agency-led forum for clients and industry experts to discuss the challenges and possibilities of digital marketing. The agency has taken the conference to over 20 of the world’s leading markets. In documents made available to the public through the tobacco industry’s 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, Ogilvy and Mather played a key role in promoting the image of the Tobacco Institute.

Some of the clients of O & M:

• American Express
• BP
• Cisco
• Coca-Cola Company
• DHL
• DuPont
• Ford
• Gillette
• GlaxoSmithKline
• IBM
• Kodak
• Kraft
• Lenovo
• Mattel
• Motorola
• Nestle
• NexCen Brands
• SAP
• Tobacco Institute (ended 1998)
• Unilever

India Office:

Ogilvy & Mather
Tower ‘A’, 6th to 8th floor, Global Business Park,
Mehrauli – Gurguaon Road,
Gurgaon – 122 002.
Haryana.

Tel: (124)4760760

Complete list of offices

http://www.ogilvy.com

At home, NDTV 24X7, the flagship English news channel is the market leader with an unrivalled reputation for excellence. NDTV 24×7 is available in the UK on the Sky Digital platform, in the US on DirecTV, and throughout other parts of the world, such as the Middle East, through various platforms and providers. NDTV is also available in Australia and New Zealand on the Vision Asia platform.

NDTV India, the company’s 24-hour Hindi news channel, is respected for its integrity and commitment to real journalism. NDTV 24×7 and NDTV India are the only two Indian news channels which are broadcasts live on Worldspace Satellite Radio within India.

NDTV Profit, a 24-hour business channel, has established new standards for simple, clear and transparent reporting on the world of business. NDTV Profit is the only Indian Business Channel to be brodcated outside the Bombay Stock Exchange, in Mumbai, India. NDTV has launched its first channel outside India in partnership with Astro, a leading South East Asia media group. “Astro Awani”, launched in Indonesia, is a 24 hour news, infotainment and lifestyle channel.

In August 2007, NDTV announced the launch of its first lifestyle television channel NDTV GOOD TIMES in alliance with UB Group. The channel features ACTVE Cooking, a round the clock cooking recipes and demonstrations along with tips and trivia on television exclusive for TATA Sky customers.

In September 2007, NDTV announced the launch NDTV Arabia, a 24-hour news and infotainment channel that will mark its entry into the Middle East and North Africa region. Also the same month, NDTV launched NDTV MetroNation, India’s first English city channel.

In January 2008, NDTV launched NDTV Imagine, it’s first general entertaintement channel. The company is working on the launch of an International movie channel NDTV Lumiere under NDTV Imagine Ltd.

Recently broadcaster NDTV and Genpact launched a 50:50 joint venture, NGEN Media Services, to offer media outsourcing services to enterprises worldwide in areas such as editing, digitisation and closed captioning. NGEN leverages the offshoring experience and global delivery capabilities of Genpact with NDTV’s domain knowledge and world class media skill sets.

NDTV Channels:

• NDTV 24×7
• NDTV India
• NDTV Profit
• NDTV Imagine
• NDTV Imagine Showbiz
• NDTV Lumiere
• NDTV GOOD TIMES
• NDTV MetroNation
• NDTV Arabia
• ACTVE Cooking

Regestered Office:

NDTV Ltd.
Archana Complex
Greater Kailash Part 1
New Delhi – 110048
INDIA.

Tel: +91-11-26446666

http://www.ndtv.com

Draftfcb+Ulka can trace its lineage in India to Ulka Advertising, which was founded in 1961. Starting out as a creative hotshop Draftfcb+Ulka hit the top ten within the first decade. Draftfcb+Ulka made a smooth transition from a creative hotshop to a large mainstream agency. By the mid-seventies Draftfcb+Ulka had become the fifth largest agency in India and has continued to be among the top five agencies.

Draftfcb+Ulka’s commitment has always been to create advertising that works in the market place. Advertising that is noticeable. Advertising that is relevant to the potential buyer, not necessarily the seller. Advertising that reflects the brands needs and not the agency’s personality.

Today 53 of Draftfcb+Ulka brands are category leaders. Brands built from scratch and nurtured over 25 years. Brands that were non-existent when Draftfcb+Ulka was assigned the business, but are today case studies in marketing and advertising. Santoor toilet soap, where research and focused advertising saw sales grow four-fold against stiff competition from Levers and P&G brands. Indica V2, which took on the mighty Maruti and Hyundai to firmly establish itself as the leader in its class. Not surprisingly, Draftfcb+Ulka is seen as a turnaround specialist. An agency that does brand building and more.

Some of the recent ads made by FCB-Ulka:

Naukri.com
Hero Honda
Santoor Glycerine
Sunfeast Golden Bakery
Tata Indicom
99 acres.com
Amul
ICL
Indica Vista
John Players

Some of FCB-Ulka’s Classic Ads:

Amul Manthan
Tata Indica
Operation Flood
Whirlpool
Zee Cinema

Corporate Office:

DRAFTFCB+Ulka Advertising Pvt. Ltd.
Nirmal, 4th Floor,
Nariman Point,
Mumbai – 400 021
India.

Tel: +91-22-22026884,22852184,22836068
Fax: +91-22-22836072

http://www.draftfcbulkacomstrat.com

Early in Zee’s history, Subhash Chandra and the STAR group of companies entered into a joint venture for television broadcasting in India. When News Corp Limited acquired the satellite distribution business of Star, News Corp de facto became a partner of Zee. To further develop the relationship, News Corp and Zee subsequently co-founded Siticable one of the leading cable MSOs. In March 2000, after a six-year joint venture, Zee bought News Corp’s stake in both the broadcasting business and Siticable.

Zee has an integrated range of businesses, encompassing the content-to-consumer value chain of media and entertainment business. Zee is a pioneer in India, in every aspect of content aggregation and distribution through satellite, cable and Internet.

Zee is the largest producer and aggregator of Hindi programming in the world, with more than 30,000 hours of original programming in the library one of the most popular entertainment brands in India. It was ranked as the ninth most popular brands by India’s leading marketing publication ‘A&M’, within a decade of its launch. It has one of the largest Indian multiple distribution platforms with an estimated reach of 500 million viewers in over 120 countries globally including USA, Canada, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand

Zee has many firsts to its credit such as, it was the first listed media company in India and also the first to launch a Hindi general entertainment channel in India – Zee TV. Zee was the first to launch a Hindi cinema channel in India – Zee Cinema. The company became the pioneer by launching a 24 hour Hindi News Channel in India – Zee News, now operating as a separate company called Zee News Limited (ZNL). The company was the first to set up MSO operations at a national level – Siticable. It has now transferred its business to a separate company called Wire and Wireless (India) Limited (WWIL).

Alliances / Partnerships
Zee Entertainment Enterprises have entered into joint ventures to gain access to content and technology:

Zee Turner: A 74:26 joint venture between Zee and Turner International to distribute the Zee Turner pay channel bouquet in India and neighboring countries.

ETC Networks: ETC Networks Limited (ETC.BO) is a media company listed on the Bombay stock exchange operating two television channels, ETC Music and ETC Punjabi in India. Zee acquired a 51% stake in June 2002.

Ten Sports: During the quarter ended December 31, 2006 Zee Sports International Ltd., Mauritius an overseas subsidiary of the Company has acquired 50% controlling stake in Taj TV Ltd., Mauritius (Taj TV) which owns Ten Sports’ channel and the Company has acquired 50% controlling stake in ‘Taj Television India Private Ltd’ a distribution arm of Taj TV. Results of both the companies have been consolidated from the date of acquisition i.e. November 13, 2006.

Zee entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) and its services are available today in over 120 countries via highly advanced networking facilities and technology tie-ups with satellite and cable system operators. This places Zee ahead of any other South Asian broadcast network in terms of availability and local content ingestion.

Zee has been at the forefront in the use of satellite networking, secure encryption, subscriber management services & call centre technologies. Zee introduced encryption to India in year 2000 with Mediaguard (a Canal Plus Technology) Encryption System, which covers its entire Asian footprint. The encryption system is hosted at the Noida uplink facility in India and provides encryption services to both the Noida and Singapore uplinks.

The Network uses Iredato Access in Europe. Other channels are encrypted depending on which DTH platform they are provided through. Zee operates its own subscriber management services & call centres for its European operations, while it has outsourced subscriber management services to third parties in other jurisdictions. In 2003, the Zee Network established an integrated subscriber management services & call centre for its worldwide operations from India.

Zee broadcasts a bouquet of channels spread across genres such as general entertainment, movies, news and music across languages such as Hindi, English, Marathi, Bangla, Punjabi and Gujarati. Zee’s Portfolio of brands include:

Zee TV: India’s pioneering Hindi General Entertainment Channel, Zee TV showcases super-hit offerings in every genre -fiction, celebrity shows, comedy shows, game shows etc.
Zee Cinema: One of India’s best Hindi movie channel, Zee Cinema boasts the largest library of over 3,000 Hindi movies in the Indian Satellite TV industry.
Zee Music: Dial M for Music on this channel. This ever-young channel is slated for a complete make over very soon.
Zee Cafe: Currently having the best English language programming in India, Zee Cafe is gaining popularity with the urban and young audiences.
Zee Studio: Zee Studio has acquired an enviable library from MGM. It is getting slotted as the best English movie channel for family viewing.
Zee Gold: The first 24 hour South Asian movies and music channel in the USA.
Zee Trendz: A 24-hour premium fashion and style channel targeting the fashion conscious Indian consumer.
Zed: One of India’s most comprehensive learning solutions network, with many ground learning centers across the country.
ZICA: One of the premier animation studios of the country with more than 100 animators has produced India’s first full length animation movie – “Bhagmati – The Queen of Fortunes”.
etc: A popular Music channel
etc Punjabi: One of India’s best Punjabi language channel
Kidzee: An undisputed leader in pre-primary segment having 225 + centers across 100 cities in India, Middle East, Singapore and Indonesia.
Zee Action: It is a 24-hour movie channel featuring action movies, both new and old Hindi movies.
Zee Smile: Zee Smile is a light General Entertainment channel.
Zee Classic: Zee Classic currently showcases old black and white classic movies. In due course of time this channel will also be showing old movies post the b/w era.
Zee Premiere: Zee Premiere is a 24-hour movie channel featuring the latest Hindi movies.
ZIMA: An abode of state-of-the-art media education in the field of Direction, Acting, Writing, Cinematography, Editing, Sound, Production, Film Animation & Visual Effects.
Ten Sports: One of the most popular sports channel for South Asians.

Registered & Corporate Office:

Zee Entertainment Enterprises,
Continental Bldg,
135, Dr. Annie Besant Road,
Worli,
Mumbai – 400018.
India

Tel: +91-22-66971234
Fax: +91-22-24900302, 24900213

Complete list of branch offices

http://www.zeetelevision.com

Since its debut in 1995, Sony Entertainment Television Asia, popularly known as SET Asia, is one of India’s popular Hindi-language based international general entertainment broadcasters. Based in the United Kingdom, it is a venture promoted by Sony Pictures Entertainment since 1998. SET Asia is available in several countries and regions, including Australia, Canada, Europe, Pakistan,the Middle East, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. SET Max, the network’s Bollywood movie channel, is available in the Middle East, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Sony Entertainment Television, commonly known as Sony TV or SET, is one of the India’s most popular Hindi-language based general entertainment channel. Based in Mumbai, it is owned by Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd. (MSM, formerly SET India Private Limited), a joint venture promoted by Sony Pictures Entertainment since 1995. MSM’s family of channels in India includes SAB TV, SET Max, SET PIX, AXN and Animax, distributed by MSM Discovery Private Limited (a distribution joint venture between MSM and Discovery Communications India). The international feed of SET, branded Sony Entertainment Television Asia, is visible to viewers outside of India. SET’s programming is targeted towards family audiences. The programming covers genres including drama, reality, comedy, horror, Bollywood, and live events.
Today, SET faces stiff competition from other players in the market, especially STAR Plus, Zee TV and Colors. Therefore, in an attempt to lure audiences with reality shows, the channel recently aired Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, the Indian adaptation of Dancing with the Stars. The channel tried to regain its lost ground in the Hindi general entertainment space with the launch of new dramas and shows. Sony once again is launching some new dramas to draw in audiences.

The company have built a rich library of over 40,000 hours of original programming, which has received national and international acclaim, garnering successful ratings and viewership. They also have a huge library of Drama, Soaps, Costume drama, Sitcoms, Thrillers, Game shows, Bollywood related programs and much more. SET India, also caters to the movie lovers, showcasing the country’s best premium Hindi movies. The company today boasts of an enviable library of more than 800 of the finest film titles from the stables of Yash Chopra, Karan Johar, Rakesh Roshan, Mukesh Bhatt, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and many more. Apart from their repertoire of classic films, SET India have recently added to their bouquet, some of the greatest Bollywood hits of 2007 and 2008. To name a few Om Shanti Om, Chak De India, Welcome, Heyy Babyy, 36 China Town, Salaam-E-Ishq, Namastey London, Jaan-E-Mann, Cheeni Kum, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Fanaa, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Apna Sapna Money Money, Partner, Omkara, Dhoom 2, Kabul Express, Provoked, Eklavya, Gandhi My Father, No Smoking, amongst others.

Re-debut in August 1, 2008, Sony Entertainment Television (SET) Asia in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia is an 24/7 english entertainment channel from SPE Networks – Asia, which owns and operates cable channels AXN and Animax, and is part of Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI). SET in Hong Kong and Singapore is devoted to serving the interests of discerning, urban career women. This trendsetting channel provides smart entertainment – sexy, chic, sophisticated and witty shows – with strong female leads, and features a variety of programme genres such as lifestyle, drama, comedy and reality.
Delivering top-notch, first-run programmes and all-time-favourites from the U.S., SET was launched in Singapore on SingTel’s mio TV platform in July 2007. SET is hosted too on now TV platform in Hong Kong.

Set India is all-ready to use the brand name of ‘Sony Entertainment Network’, to reinforce its identity of a television network with a bouquet of channels (Set, Max, Sab and Pix). The new network and channel packaging will be in tune with Sony’s positioning of being “contemporary, young and vibrant.” The network will also unveil the new logo which will be its corporate identity.

Corporate Office:

Sony Entertainment Television
Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd.
(Formerly SET India Pvt. Ltd)
3rd Floor,
Interface,
Building No. 7,
Off Malad Link Road,
Malad (W),
Mumbai – 400 064.
India.

Tel : +91-22-67081111
Fax : +91-22-66434748

http://www.setindia.com

Satellite Television for the Asian Region (STAR) is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. It is based in Hong Kong, with programming offices in India and Australia, as well as in other south Asian countries. Launched in 1991 with five television channels, STAR pioneered satellite television in Asia and in the process catalysed explosive growth in the media industry across the entire region. According to the STAR website, their service has more than 300 million viewers in 54 countries and is watched by approximately 100 million viewers every day. STAR’s revenues have increased from $220 million in 2003 to $245 million in 2004. STAR has emerged as India’s second-largest media company after Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. which is the publisher of Times of India.

The company was launched in 1990 as part of Hutchison Whampoa group. It started broadcasting five television channels in 1991 from AsiaSat 1 Satellite. Launch of StarTV pioneered satellite television in Asia and in the process catalysed explosive growth in the media industry across the entire region. In 1993 Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation purchased 63.6% of STAR for over $500 million, followed by the purchase of the remaining 34.6% in July 1995.

Today STAR broadcasts over 60 services in nine languages. Shows include entertainment, sports, movies, music, news and documentaries. STAR controls over 20,000 hours of Indian and Chinese programming. STAR owns an extensive library of multi-language content that has successfully captured the hearts of millions across Asia and beyond. STAR’s library includes Fortune Star, the world’s largest contemporary Chinese language feature film library. The Fortune Star library includes over 600 major motion picture titles that showcase superstars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh and come from a list of renowned filmmakers that includes John Woo, Yuen Woo Ping and Ronny Yu. STAR also syndicates and distributes its 20,000 hour library of top-rated Indian and Chinese television programming. Among the titles in this library are India’s most watched daily dramas as well as No. 1 Taiwanese music variety programs Lollipop and Blackie’s Teenage Club. In partnership with leading companies in Asia, STAR businesses extend to filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems and wireless and digital services.
In 1994 STAR removed BBC World Service Television (now BBC World) from the network following demands from the government of the People’s Republic of China. It is alleged that the PRC government was unhappy with BBC coverage and threatened to block Star TV in the huge mainland Chinese market if the BBC was not withdrawn. This is despite technology that is capable of blocking BBC World in China, while making it available in other countries they serve.

Star Ventures:
Over the years, STAR has established strategic alliances with a formidable array of companies, working closely together to explore business opportunities in the unique business environments of countries across Asia. These relationships help STAR to break new ground in content creation, distribution and sales.

• ESPN STAR Sports: (50%) A joint venture with ESPN Inc, ESPN Star Sports is Asia’s leading sports network with 17 sports channels offering an array of compelling sports content.
• STAR DEN: (50%) A joint venture with DEN Digital Entertainment Networks Pvt Ltd to create a platform for distributing television channels in India via all fixed networks including cable, DTH, IPTV, HITS and MMDS.
• Fox STAR Studios: (50%) A joint venture with Twentieth Century Fox to produce world-class local-language films in Asia for worldwide distribution.
• Channel [V] Thailand: (49%) A joint venture with TrueVisions and GMM Media, Channel [V] Thailand is a leading music and youth entertainment channel at Thailand?s youth market.
• Media Content and Communications Services (MCCS): (26%) A joint venture with ABP Pvt Ltd, MCCS broadcasts three news and current affairs channels in India, namely STAR NEWS (in Hindi), STAR ANANDA (in Bengali) and STAR MAJHA (in Marathi)
• Hathway Cable: (22.2%) Established by the Rajan Raheja Group, Hathway Cable isone of the largest multi service operators in India.
• Tata Sky Ltd.: (20%) A joint venture with the Tata Group and Temasek, Tata Sky offers unprecedented direct-to-home satellite TV service in India, offering a host of programming choices and interactive features
• ANTV: (20%) A joint venture with with the Bakrie Group, antv is a national terrestrial broadcaster in Indonesia.
• Phoenix Satellite Television: (17.6%) A publicly listed company based in Hong Kong, Phoenix Satellite Television is a five-channel platform catering to the global Chinese community with general entertainment, financial news / current affairs and Mandarin movies services.

STAR Brands:

• STAR PLUS
• STAR ONE
• STAR CHINESE CHANNEL
• STAR WORLD
• STAR UTSAV
• VIJAY
• XING KONG
• ANTV
• PHOENIX CHINESE CHANNEL
• STAR GOLD
• STAR PRAVAH
• STAR JALSHA
• STAR CHINESE MOVIES
• STAR CHINESE MOVIES 2
• STAR MOVIES
• PHOENIX MOVIES CHANNEL
• Channel [v]
• STAR SPORTS
• ESPN
• STAR CRICKET
• PHOENIX INFONEWS CHANNEL
• STAR ANANDA
• STAR NEWS
• STAR MAJHA
• PLUS

Head Office:

STAR Group Limited
8th Floor, One Harbourfront,
18 Tak Fung Street, Hunghom,
Kowloon,
Hong Kong

Tel: +852-26218888
Fax: +852-26218000

India Office:

Star India Pvt Ltd,
STAR House,
Off Dr. E. Moses Road,
Mahalaxmi,
Mumbai – 400 011.
India

Tel: +91-22-66305555
Fax: +91-22-66305050

Star India Pvt Ltd.,
1st Floor
Central Wing,
Thapar House,
124 Janpath,
New Delhi – 110001.
India.

Tel: +91-11-42494900
Fax: +91-11-41049490

List of Branch Offices

http://www.startv.com

JWT consistently ranks among the top agency networks in the world and continues its dominant presence in the industry by staying on the leading edge-from producing the first-ever TV commercial in 1939 to developing award-winning branded content for brands such as Freixenet, Ford and HSBC. JWT’s pioneering spirit enables the agency to forge deep relationships with clients including Bayer, Cadbury, Diageo, DTC, Ford, HSBC, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg’s, Kimberly-Clark, Kraft, Nestlé, Nokia, Rolex, Schick, Shell, Unilever, Vodafone and many others. JWT’s parent company is WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY).

JWT India was awarded the Grand Prix in the Direct category at the 2008 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival for “Lead India,” a campaign developed for The Times of India. This Grand Prix, the first for India ever, is living proof of the power of advertising and JWT’s strength in both the medium and the message across India.

Key Clients:

• Bayer
• Cadbury
• Diageo
• De Beers
• Ford
• HSBC
• Johnson & Johnson
• Kellogg’s
• Kimberly-Clark
• Kraft
• Microsoft
• Nestle
• Nokia
• Rolex
• Royal Caribbean
• Royal Dutch Shell
• Unilever
• U.S. Marine Corps
• Vodafone

India Corporate Office:

Peninsula Chambers,
Ganpat Rao Kadam Marg,
Lower Parel,
Mumbai – 400 013.
Maharashtra
India.

Tel: (22)40985555.

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