It’s ‘Rang Barse’ for FM radio players this Holi

Colours, food, fun, music, contests – shake them all together in a riotous mix and you get an array of Holi fare on FM radio stations in the country. exchange4media speaks to the major FM players to get an idea of what’s on offer for listeners this Holi.

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Published: Mar 20, 2008 8:19 AM  | 5 min read
It’s ‘Rang Barse’ for FM radio players this Holi

Even as the young and old alike all over the country are gearing up for that one day of colourful madness, FM players are busy preparing for Holi with an array of programmes around this festival of colours.

Radio City is celebrating Holi with an on-air mehfil involving its popular ‘Babbar Sher’. The station’s ‘Whatte fun’ mantra also extends to its Holi fare that will see the station airing evergreen Holi melodies, fun shayari and several interactive initiatives. Radio City Delhi has embarked on a 10-day festival involving on air and off activities from March 12-21. ‘City ke Rang’ would conclude with an on-ground activity at a popular mall where listeners would be invited to paint a city mural called ‘City Ke Rang’.

Commenting on the Holi programming, Rana Barua, National Head, Marketing and Programming, Radio City, said, “Being part of the fabric of the city’s rich culture, we greatly cherish the equity we share with radio citizens across the nation. Our bouquet of innovative programming and on-ground initiatives for the season will ensure that Radio City delivers a ‘Whatte Fun’ Holi to everyone. Celebrating the festival of colours with our listeners is just another way of making ‘Whatte Fun’ come alive for them.”

Fever FM will bring its ‘Holi ki Toli’ on air on March 22, where the whole gang would entertain listeners instead of just one RJ. Neeraj Chaturvedi, Station Head, Delhi, Fever FM, said, “Holi is a time of festivity and playful fun. Fever FM is capturing the spirit of Holi celebrations with ‘Holi ki Toli’ and ‘Hoja Rangeela Re’. Both these properties are entertaining and involve the listeners with an innovative way of playing Holi, and that too on air.”

Debojit Saha, Programming Director, Delhi, Radio One, said, “Radio One has always been known for its radical programming, and celebrating Holi is just another excuse for us to express our irreverence and vigour. Just playing Holi songs and gorging on sweets are passé for the ‘Fataafat generation’. This Holi, we want the Fataafat generation to enjoy Holi with the ‘Rangeen girl of the nation’ – Rakhi Sawant, who would tempt the Fataafat generation to play Holi on Radio One with ‘Do me a favour, let’s play Holi’.”

Radio One will also air a special programme, ‘Holi ke peeche kya hai?’, which explores different funny factoids on Holi. In ‘Holi fataafat’, a host of Bollywood artistes would sing their own version of ‘Rang Barse bheege Chunarwali…’, a popular Holi number sung by Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Silsila’ years ago. As Holi coincides with the FM station’s ‘Saturday Request Show’ this time, Delhi listeners can catch the roaming RJ while playing Holi and dedicate their songs on Radio One.

How can food not be a part of Holi? Radio One has tied up with Delhi Tourism for an on-ground event called ‘Flavours of Chandni Chowk’ at Dilli Haat.

Big FM is out to prove ‘Rang Achchey Hain’ this Holi. This on-air contest would invite listeners on March 21 and 22 to get drenched in colours. To take part in this interactive contest, listeners need to answer 100 Chartbuster based questions and get a chance to win exciting shopping vouchers.

Manav Dhanda, Vice-President, Programming, Big FM, said, “Holi is a time for celebration and we are offering listeners a rendezvous with colour, combined with great on-air content and off-air offerings. We are confident of providing listeners a great time through the innovative packaging of our content around the pegs of colour, humour, laughter and much more.”

Radio Mantra is out to play pranks on its listeners as part of its programme ‘Bura na mano Holi hai’. ‘Gile shikve mitao, Holi hai bhai Holi hai’ would celebrate the ‘forgive and forget’ spirit of Holi, wherein listeners can register with the FM station and the RJ would call up their friends or family or anyone that they would like to patch up with and help them ‘forget and forgive’.

Kanwar Sameer, Programming Head, Radio Mantra, said, “Holi is synonym for colour, fun and frolic, and the vibrant and lively programming at Radio Mantra would be precisely reflecting the mood of the festival.”

Radio Mirchi is celebrating Holi with its week-long initiative, ‘Rang Se Rang Milao’. The FM station will also provide its listeners with an opportunity to win ‘Holi Ka Samaan’. To take part in this initiative, listeners have to register themselves by SMSing their names and addresses to the short code 58888. Radio Mirchi RJs would visit a randomly selected winner and engage in several fun-filled activities with the winner and his / her family and also distributes gifts.

In a special segment, ‘Holi Ke Phuarey’, Radio Mirchi Delhi’s popular character ‘Sud’ would encourage listeners to send in their jokes in a typical ‘Sud style’. The winner will feature with Sud all through the Holi week. Apart from this, listeners can enjoy their favourite Holi tracks and know more about how their favourite stars like

Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi, and Neil Nitin Mukesh are planning to celebrate Holi.

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E4M Our strategy is to target younger audiences through Sports: Rajiv Dubey, Dabur

The Head of Media at Dabur India spoke exclusively to exchange4media on the World Cup, associating with Indian Idol, the company’s digital spending and much more

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Published: Oct 27, 2023 6:15 PM  | 1 min read
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With quirky campaigns, memes and moment marketing, timed with the ongoing World Cup and particularly the India-Pakistan matches, Dabur India has got considerable consumer attention for its popular brands – Red Paste, Cool King Hair Oil, Chyawanprash, Dabur Vita and the recently launched Bae Fresh Gel toothpaste.

The 140-year-old company is going big on key sporting events, World Television Premiere (WTP) movies and reality shows. It is now gearing up to become the title sponsor of popular talent show ‘Indian Idol’ on Sony TV for the first time, shared Rajiv Dubey, who leads the media strategy at Dabur.

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Swapan Seth's new book 'COOL' is out

The book is a reflection of the author's 'eclectic taste across categories'

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Published: Oct 27, 2023 6:07 PM  | 1 min read
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Advertising professional and art collector Swapan Seth has announced the launch of his new book COOL. The book is described as "a ready reckoner to the hip and the happening, of the known and the very unknown."

The book is a reflection of the author's "eclectic taste across categories: from boltholes to exotic hideaways."

COOL has been published by Simon & Schuster India and is available on Amazon.

Seth is an ad veteran with a long and illustrious career in the industry. He became the youngest-ever Creative Director at Clarion at age 24. He was VP at 26 at Trikaya Grey. Two years later, he started his agency Equus.

He writes for publications such as The Economic Times, Hindustan Times and India Today. This is his second book and he has previously published THIS IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

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Disney Star signs 9 sponsors for Asia Cup PAK

Charged by Thums Up, Nerolac Paint+, Amazon Pay, Jindal Panther, My11Circle, MRF, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, Wild Stone and Thums Up come on board

e4m by exchange4media Staff
Published: Aug 26, 2023 11:48 AM  | 1 min read
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e4m Staff Disney Star has signed nine broadcast and digital streaming sponsors for the upcoming Asia Cup.

Charged by Thums Up, Nerolac Paint+, Amazon Pay, Jindal Panther, My11Circle, MRF, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, Wild Stone and Thums Up have come on board for the upcoming tournament.
As reported earlier by exchange4media, Disney Star has sought Rs 26 crore for the co-presenting sponsorship on TV and Rs 30 crore for Disney+ Hotstar.

According to industry sources, the associate sponsorship on Star Sports has been priced at Rs 19.66 crore, whereas for the ‘powered by’ sponsorship on Disney+ Hotstar, the broadcaster is seeking Rs 18 crore.

As per the information available with exchange4media, Disney+ Hotstar has three sponsorship tiers-- co-presenting (Rs 30 crore), powered by (Rs 18 crore) and associate sponsorship (Rs 12 crore). The broadcaster is offering an estimated reach of 120-140 million for co-presenting sponsors, 90-100 million for powered by and 60-70 million for associate sponsorship.

A spot buy for 10 seconds has been priced at Rs 25 lakh for the India vs Pakistan matches, while for the non-India matches, the ad rate for 10 second is Rs 2.3 lakh. The India matches plus the final for ODIs has been priced at Rs 17 lakh per 10 seconds.

Asia Cup is scheduled to be held from 30 August, 2023, to September 17, 2023.

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Sorted 360 wins creative & social media mandate of Reliance Mall

The agency will manage offline and online campaigns for Reliance Mall

e4m by exchange4media Staff
Published: Aug 26, 2023 10:54 AM  | 1 min read
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Sorted 360, an integrated creative and social media agency, has won the mandate to providing brand solutions for Reliance Malls across India.

“Sorted 360 is set to enhance Reliance Malls' market presence with their unparalleled creative prowess and strategic thinking,” read a press release.

“Sorted 360's commitment to pushing the boundaries of creative communication aligns perfectly with Reliance Malls' ethos. With a pan-India presence spanning across 19 cities and growing, Reliance Malls has consistently captivated customers by offering an array of Reliance brands and third-party fashion & lifestyle brands. The mall has established an unparalleled connection with its patrons through superior quality, a remarkable value proposition, and an unmatched shopping experience,” it read further.

"We are thrilled to welcome Sorted 360 as our trusted partner in advancing our brand presence across the nation," said the Head of Marketing at Relaice Malls. "Their proven expertise in retail, shopping center management, and innovative creative strategies make them the perfect fit for our vision."

"Partnering with Reliance Malls is a testament to our commitment to shaping extraordinary brand experiences," remarked Prerana Anatharam, Co-founder of Sorted 360. "We are excited to leverage our strategic and creative acumen to further elevate Reliance Malls as the epitome of convenience, choice, and excellence."

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KlugKlug onboards Hemang Mehta as Country Manager for Indias

Mehta was most recently Head of Agency Relationships at Network 18 Media & Investments

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Published: Aug 24, 2023 3:35 PM  | 1 min read
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KlugKlug has appointed Hemang Mehta as its Country Manager for India.

Mehta will play a pivotal role in driving KlugKlug's growth and expansion within the Indian market and be responsible for Sales & GTM Strategy

Prior to that, he has also represented organisations like Exponential (now VDX.tv), India Today Digital and Rediff.com. His expertise spans various domains including digital media sales, mobile marketing, media planning, and buying, social media marketing, and more.

Hemang Mehta expressed his enthusiasm about joining KlugKlug, saying, "I am thrilled to be a part of KlugKlug, a forward-thinking platform that is reshaping the influencer marketing landscape. As much as I look forward to collaborating with the exuberant team at KlugKlug, I am super excited to interact with the brands to deliver powerful data-backed Influencer solutions that will guarantee business outcomes."

Commenting on the appointment, Kalyan Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of KlugKlug, stated, "We are excited to welcome Hemang Mehta to our team as the Country Manager for India. His extensive experience in digital media sales and marketing will be instrumental in driving our efforts to provide influencer marketing solutions to our clients. We believe Hemang's leadership will be key in scaling our operations and expanding our reach within the Indian market."

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