Get Your AC Servicing Done Before Summer for Better Cooling

With summer around the corner, this can be an excellent time for their residential and commercial customers to get their AC units serviced for optimum performance

Like all the other electrical appliances, air-conditioning units also undergo natural wear and tear. Regular servicing is the most effective solution to ensure optimal functioning. Experts from Hitachi Cooling & Heating, one of India’s leading AC brands, recommend that their customers get their ACs serviced before the summer arrives and the mercury starts soaring.

With its wide range of energy-efficient products, the customer-centric brand offers professional AC maintenance services to deliver enhanced convenience to the customers.

People rely on air-conditioning units to keep their homes and offices cool and comfortable during the summer months. But for the AC unit to deliver the expected cooling performance, all the vital components inside the unit should function flawlessly. Therefore, we recommend our customers to get their ACs regularly serviced by the company authorized service team, especially before the summer, for optimal cooling.

The brand already has an extensive presence across the country and makes use of high-tech, automated, and non-automated mediums to ensure that customers can effortlessly get their ACs serviced by the company.

Our technicians periodically clean the AC unit during a service visit and lubricate the internal components to ensure the AC is clean and functions flawlessly. In case of emergencies, we also offer priority responses. To make it easy for our customers, we have a robust customer care team that ensures every service request is attended to promptly. Customers can reach us 24/7 by calling on a dedicated customer care number, visiting our website, emailing us, downloading our App, or even sending a message on WhatsApp.

It is always wise to get an air conditioner serviced by qualified professionals for the best results. Hitachi customers can raise service requests through any of the following mediums – Download AppAndroid and iOS.

About Johnson Controls Hitachi Air Conditioning India Ltd.

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited is a joint venture company of Johnson Controls, US and Hitachi Appliances, Japan. Through this joint venture, we have combined the rich heritage and innovative technology of Hitachi with industry-leading expertise and a global network of Johnson Controls. The partnership is aimed at addressing the cooling needs faster, smarter and much more efficiently than ever before. Our customers will stand to benefit from our world-class R&D centres, where our researchers work tirelessly to provide innovative solutions and quality products that are designed to meet every expectation. Johnson Controls – Hitachi Air Conditioning Company has a global presence, out of which India unit is called “Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited”.

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited manufactures a wide range of products under the Hitachi brand, such as room air-conditioners (Split & Window ACs) to commercial air-conditioners including Chiller, Cassette Air conditioners, Ductable air-conditioners & VRF systems. Our company is not just limited to making air conditioners but also, into trading of Refrigerators.

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited’s headquarter is situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat with a manufacturing plant in Kadi, Gujarat. Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited is amongst the top air-conditioning companies in India.

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Channelier FMCG Awards 2021 Honour India’s Best FMCG Brands

India’s first and biggest networked distribution management platform, Channelier hosted the Channelier FMCG Awards on 18th December 2021, one of the world’s biggest accolades honouring the brands and products of the Consumer goods industry. The annual Channelier FMCG Awards recognizes and celebrates the success of FMCG companies across India and is a recognition of the sweat and tears that went into driving the nation’s economic engines of the country.

Channelier FMCG Awards 2021 honour the best FMCG brands of the country

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The 2nd edition of the Channelier FMCG Awards, kicked off with a welcome address by Ankur Gupta, Founder, Channelier“Our entire life at Channelier revolves around the FMCG sector and today, we are here to recognize these brands and appreciate the roles they play in enriching the lives of our families, amidst all the challenges that FMCG industry has faced due to the pandemic,” he said, setting the tone of the event.

Channelier FMCG Awards 2021 received more than 1000 nominations by FMCG brands across the award categories of Product Launch of the Year, Product of the Year and Brand of the Year. The Product Launch of the Year Award celebrates the efforts of FMCG companies who continuously develop new products, brand extensions and packaging updates to meet the new industry standards and demands of the consumers. The Product of the Year Award celebrates the best products in the market in different categories of FMCG products and rewards manufacturers for quality, strategy, marketing and other parameters. The Brand of the Year is a distinctive and premier recognition for a brand recognized as a champion in its industry category based on current year market standing and consumer preference. The brands and products cater to the categories of kitchen essentials, bakery and milk products, beverages, snacks and packaged foods, beauty and hygiene, cleaning and household, pet care, meat and poultry, baby care, pleasure goods and many more.

The jury consisting of top business leaders, business leaders, investors and startup entrepreneurs had a difficult call to decide the winners. The judging process was impeccable, completely transparent and thoroughly rigorous, and factors such as strategy and vision, packaging, marketing strategies, product quality, operations, social responsibility and innovation helped the respected jury members to finalise the winners.

Although there is no value that can be placed on accolades for recognition and respect. Channelier FMCG Awards awarded the winners with digital seals that can be used to highlight their win on their website, product packaging, social media pages, and any other promotional material for an entire year, awards of excellence, certificates and coffee table book featuring the brand stories and achievements to be shared with over 100 leading FMCG retailers.

Channelier FMCG Awards provided a unique opportunity for FMCG brands to get recognized and showcase themselves and their products to the Indian market. The winners shared their winning posts across all the social media platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook with the hashtag #FMCGawards and it was trending for weeks post the event. The team congratulates all the winners and wishes them all the best for their future endeavours.

Channelier is a highly configurable distribution management platform with integrated sales force automation. Channelier has worked with numerous FMCG companies allowing them to reach billions of Indians through a network of millions of distributors, stockists, wholesalers and other channel partners. Everyday thousands of sales executives across the length and breadth of this country operate Channelier on their smartphones adding buyers, taking orders, enquiries, recording payments, recording stocks, and the backend ensures that the systems of their brand managers, account managers, sales managers are updated real time. The D2C division of Channelier allows D2C brands to manage their entire dashboards through a single dashboard. Channelier’s vision for the consumer goods industry is to leverage the use of technology to enable smoother and efficient operations to help the FMCG brands and companies achieve their true potential.

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The Crypto Launchpad; One-stop Solution for all your Crypto Projects

Blockchain is just a platform, and its technology allows those cryptocurrencies and their digital tokens to operate within it. Essentially, any transaction capable of being recorded can look to the use of blockchain, whether they be medical records, immigration information, birth certificates, insurance policies – all of that data can be stored and guaranteed over a blockchain.

The Crypto Launchpad Team

Here comes the part of a leading agency “The Crypto Launchpad” that has partnerships with leading giants of the crypto space. Let’s have a look at how it’s helping crypto projects to achieve their desired success.

With the crypto Launchpad, we can imagine a world in which contracts are embedded in digital code and stored in transparent, shared databases, where they are protected from deletion, tampering, and revision.

The Crypto Launchpad is a Dubai-based crypto solution providing company run by four determined and dynamic youngsters – Mr. Vinay Chandra Lal, Mr. Inayat Hussain, Mr. Rohit Prakash, and last but not the least Mr. Harshit Bhatt.

The Crypto Launchpad has a team of cryptocurrency and blockchain experts. These experts have years of experience in the technology and marketing domain. They provide a client with a complete facility of token development, deployment, and customization with effective marketing. They understand the importance of strong tokenomics and share their experience with clients.

In this world, every agreement, every process, every task, and every payment would have a digital record and signature that could be identified, validated, stored, and shared. Intermediaries like lawyers, brokers, and bankers might no longer be necessary. Individuals, organizations, machines, and algorithms would freely transact and interact with one another with little friction. This is the immense potential of blockchain.

Consider how business works now. Keeping ongoing records of transactions is a core function of any business. Those records track past actions and performance and guide planning for the future. They provide a view not only of how the organization works internally but also of the organization’s outside relationships.

So, the question which we must now ask ourselves: whatever we call it, do cryptocurrencies, really deserve this much attention. Should we care this much? What will the impact of crypto be in the long term? The only answer is the Crypto Launchpad one-stop solution for all.

For more information, please visit: thecryptolaunchpad.com.

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PLDT BREAKS GROUND FOR 11TH AND LARGEST HYPERSCALE DATA CENTER

MANILA, Philippines, March 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — PLDT has commenced construction of its 11th and largest hyperscale data center facility to expand its network of world-class data centers and position the Philippines as the next digital hub and destination in Asia Pacific.

VITRO Sta. Rosa underscores the PLDT Group’s commitment to constantly invest and elevate the digital infrastructure readiness of the country through the sustained expansion of its international and domestic fiber capacities, 5G roll-outs, and world-class data center facilities.

VITRO Sta. Rosa will rise as the country’s largest data center campus by far – a five-hectare PLDT property in the booming industrial city of Sta. Rosa. It is the first in a series of data center builds totaling to a power capacity of 100MW. The data center facility is designed to be energy efficient utilizing the latest innovations in cooling and power redundancy, Tier-3 certified and Tier-4 ready, and with the highest level of network diversity and resilience with at least three fiber routes from PLDT and augmented by routes from other carriers.

It will host the country’s richest internet ecosystem and premiere internet exchanges, making it the most ideal location for Availability Zones and Points-of-Presence of hyperscalers, as well as for critical systems of Enterprises.

“The PLDT Group is one with the nation in building a digitally advanced Philippines and making our country the next hyperscaler destination in Asia Pacific. With VITRO Sta. Rosa, we aim to set the benchmark in infrastructure resilience, operational excellence, global competitiveness and world-class sustainability,” shared PLDT and Smart President and CEO Alfredo Panlilio.

PLDT has partnered with Meralco to build a dedicated substation on-site that will directly supply the data center’s power requirements, ensuring higher levels of system reliability, and a more efficient delivery of electricity.

PLDT has partnered with RED Engineering a leading provider in green infrastructure design and engineering. PLDT and RED will co-develop the design of the facility based on global LEED standards and the PLDT Group’s UN Sustainable Development Goals.

With over 20 years of operational experience, the PLDT Group’s data center expertise and globally certified engineers through VITRO Data Center operations come next to none in the industry. It affirms the PLDT Group’s vision of being a prime enabler of the country’s digital economy through world-class digital infrastructure and services that place the Philippines in the leading edge of the hyperscale Asia Pacific arena.

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Yamaha Revolutionizes Portable Music with the Launch of ‘PSR-E473’ 61-key Keyboard

An ideal starter kit for budding musicians with 820 voices, quick sampling, groove creation, and a lot more

Yamaha Music India a leader in Musical Instruments, Pro Audio & Audio-Visual Equipment announces the launch of PSR-E473 – a 61-key touch-sensitive keyboard with a powerful sound engine. The Yamaha PSR-E473 is a great investment for those who are looking for an all-rounder and economical starter kit for their musical career. However, the PSR-E473 is not only meant for beginners but can also be used by professionals since it delivers the same pro-quality sound that is found in high-end models.

Yamaha PSR-E473

Speaking on the occasion of the new keyboard launch, Rehan Siddiqui, Business Head Musical Instrument Yamaha Music India said, “With a strong focus on the developing market, Yamaha takes pride in introducing yet another Made in India product from our Chennai Factory. The PSR-E473 is aimed at helping budding and professional music artists to take their work to another level. The keyboard is completely loaded with all the augmented effects and a wide range of styles, including all the latest hits and grooves from around the world. Be it for practicing or for taking your performance live on a stage, the Yamaha is destined to help every music artist to reach their glory.”

Introducing the latest in music power, the Yamaha PSR-E47E is a powerful all-rounder keyboard that can be your partner for life. Whether you are a beginner, brushing up your old skills, or a complete professional, the PSR-E473 is a superb investment with a very economical price tag.

The new Yamaha PSR-E473 features a plethora of functions that can boost your performance from the time you lay your hands on it. A revamped control panel and LCD now take the place of the old-style numeric pads and get direct access buttons. An optimized control panel makes it even quicker to access voices, styles, and functions allowing you to focus completely on your skills and creativity. Additionally, there’s individual L/R channel outputs and Mega Boost available for better sound performance.

The keyboard features 820 Voices, 290 Styles, Digital sound field Processing Effects, World Content, and Super Articulation Lite to enhance your music creation with ease. Twin Live Control Knobs for easy manipulation and quick response, Motion Effects, a Pitch Bending Wheel, Direct Directory access, Groove Control, and Quick Sampling are all available at your fingertips for instant music composition so you don’t lose out on your performance. And lastly, you can also connect the keyboard to your laptop and tablet for recording or plug out into a PA system with the microphone input for vocal effects so your performance can take centerstage.

So, go ahead, combine your skills, expand your talent and create music with the all-new revolutionary Made in India Yamaha PSR-E473 Portable 61-Key Keyboard.

Pricing and Availability:

The Made in India Yamaha PSR-E473 61-key Keyboard is available at an MRP of INR 19,990/- through Yamaha authorized outlets and Online Store of Yamaha Music India.

About Yamaha Music India Pvt. Ltd.

Established in 2008, Yamaha Music India Pvt. Ltd. has made a name for itself in the list of top suppliers of Musical Instrument, pro-audio & audio-visual equipment. The company is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana with its factory being in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Yamaha Music India is one of the leading sellers of musical instruments providing excellence in our products and services. Yamaha commits to caring for end-users by providing the best quality product.

For more information, please visit: yamaha.com.

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Onco.com Makes Quality Cancer Care More Affordable

BANGALORE, India, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Most cancer patients and caregivers agree that the financial aspect of cancer treatment is often the most stressful one. To counter this problem, Onco.com has introduced a subscription plan called Onco Care Plus. It provides access to quality cancer services at discounted rates, helping the patient save upto INR 50,000.

Onco Care Plus is available at just INR 399 per month, and provides services like free doctor consultation, 15% off on cancer treatment costs, 25% off for diagnostic tests, free nutrition plans, among many more.

It also gives cancer patients and caregivers access to a dedicated care manager who will hand-hold them through their treatment journey, providing guidance, information, and help as required.

Onco Care Plus is designed to help patients benefit from world class facilities in cancer care, while simultaneously reducing the financial burden of cancer treatment. From diagnosis to after-treatment follow-ups, all stages of a cancer journey are covered under this plan.

Sharing the vision behind Onco Care Plus, Rashie Jain, CEO and co-founder of Onco.com, said, “Cancer treatment requires an integrative approach as patients need not only medical guidance but care on side effect management, nutrition, counseling and other financial needs. With Onco Care Plus, we bring to our patients a plan that allows them to get access to medical as well as ancillary care all under one umbrella and even between their doctor visits have 24*7 guidance available from the comfort of their home.”

Dr Amit Jotwani, Co-founder and Chief Oncologist, Onco.com said, “Onco Care Plus program helps patients and their families with discounts on tests and treatments in addition to uninterrupted support, information and guidance through the smartphone app and trained, dedicated care manager thus simplifying the cancer treatment journey for them.”

With an estimated 1 out of every 10 Indians likely to be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, cancer has become a colossal health and humanitarian issue in India. Better access to evidence-based and multidisciplinary treatment plans can help improve treatment outcomes drastically.

Since a majority of the services under Onco Care Plus can be accessed online, it helps patients avoid unnecessary travel and exposure to viruses. Patients can choose from Onco’s pan India network of over 1500 oncologists and 500+ treatment centers for these services.

Onco Cancer Plus can be availed at 10% cashback by downloading the free app here.

About Onco.com

Onco.com is India’s leading cancer care management platform that empowers cancer patients and their families with the right information on their treatment, and provides them with the care they deserve. With a strong focus on a patient-centric approach, Onco.com has served over 100,000 patients, in over 18 countries, so far.

For any questions on cancer treatment, contact a Care Manager through the Onco Cancer Care app, or by calling +91 79965 79965.

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Cosmofeed raises US$1.5 Million in seed round led by growx ventures, Waveform Ventures and 9 Unicorns

– Founded by Vivek Yadav & Vishnu Pathak, the community & content monetization platform has grown rapidly to a strong user base of 50K, with a 25% paid cohort

– Cosmofeed is set to ramp up its product offering and focus on sustainable growth with new hires for Product, Engineering & Customer Success

MUMBAI, India, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Cosmofeed, a dynamic content monetization & consumption platform that enables creators to digitally and seamlessly optimize, monetize, and manage their audiences has announced raising US $1.5 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by growventures, Waveform Ventures, & 9 Unicorns with participation from Singapore-based investment holding company Silk Bridge Partners (SBP). Industry leaders like Swati Mohan (CBO – Heads Up For Tails, former CMO – Netflix India), Rannvijay Singha (actor, influencer) & Subhadip Nandy (trader, financial educator) also participated in the round.

The funding will allow Cosmofeed to extend its network to a wider audience of relevant end-users while constantly innovating to provide a hassle-free end-to-end experience. The startup will also use the funding to ramp up its team and hire people for Product, Engineering and Customer Success.

Founded in September 2021 by Vivek Yadav & Vishnu Pathak, Gurgaon-based Cosmofeed helps content creators make money and brings them closer to their community. It does this through its app that allows creators to build premium groups with ease, manage or host online events with one click, and connect with audiences instantly.

Using cutting edge technology, Cosmofeed aims to be a one stop shop for content creators by eliminating all the inherent problems of the creator workflow and distribution system currently and offering a scalable, seamless platform with a suite of products that can be monetized.

Creators can monetize via premium subscriptions, gated content, and webinars while enjoying a real-time seamless payout. Since its launch, Cosmofeed has grown rapidly to a strong user base of 50K, with a 25% paid cohort.

“The content creator community has grown exceptionally in the recent past, creating an opportunity for millions of new-age creators to earn passive income through micro-community creation. Cosmofeed has been designed with the aim of monetizing the efforts of such creators in a systematic, scalable, and hassle-free manner using technology,” said Vivek Yadav, Founder & CEO, Cosmofeed at the funding announcement.

Cosmofeed’s differentiation lies in identifying and empowering the new-age creators. The competitive talent seeks discovery and guidance which is supported by deploying technology. The platform enables them to monetize their content from the very onset and provides the relevant tools for sustainable growth and scalability of these creators of tomorrow,” added Yadav.

Commenting on the announcement, Sheetal Bahl, Partner at growventures said: “The creator economy is one of the important facets of the digital revolution story, but the lack of tools for creators to manage and monetize their content poses a major bottleneck. Cosmofeed is pioneering one such revolution by building a platform to help creators fill this gap seamlessly. The team is chasing a grand vision with a very promising early traction. We are excited to back them in their rocketship growth journey.

Arun Tadanki, Lead Investor at Waveform Ventures added, “CosmoFeed makes it super-easy for premium content creators to build communities and effectively monetize them. We have been very impressed by what the founders have built even as they were bootstrapped, and the early traction is exciting!”

While Dr. Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, Co-Founder at 9 unicorns also commented on the announcement, “There are 1.5 billion WhatsApp and Telegram groups globally with a $50 billion opportunity but creators are unable to monetise the content they create on free groups while struggling to manage private groups. CosmoFeed is solving this major problem and helping these creators and professionals by effectively helping them enable the monetisation channels in an optimal manner. We feel Content is king and there is immense opportunity in this segment.”

About Cosmofeed:

Cosmofeed is a platform offering a suite of products for the creators enabling them to monetize both bits & full offering of their content across their audiences while building deeper engagement in communities. The unique creator-first approach in product building has allowed Cosmofeed to be a platform that solves all the inherent problems of the creator workflow and distribution. It seamlessly solves the issues in the current ineffective setup that requires different tools and platforms for distribution, payments, community, and engagement making scalability and sustainability a big issue for the creator.

Founded in 2021 and based in Gurgaon, Cosmofeed counts amongst its users some of the top informative creators as it advances its mission to be the end-end platform for the creator – user interactions.

Visit us at www.cosmofeed.com, Twitter, or LinkedIn to learn more about how we are empowering creators to create the best possible ecosystem for creators – users engagement & monetisation.

About growventures:

growx is a seed-stage venture fund focused on B2B and emerging technologies. It works closely with investee firms at both strategic and operational levels to drive scale and success. growinvests across a wide range of sectors, and has invested in about 40 companies, including Fynd (exited to Reliance), Locus (exited to Series C investors), Mad Street Den, Pixxel, Progcap, Quandl (exited to Nasdaq), Wellthy Therapeutics, and Zipolan among others.

Find out more at www.growxventures.com/, or follow us on LinkedIn.

About Waveform Ventures:

Website: https://waveform.vc/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/waveform-ventures

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaveformVC

About 9 Unicorns:

Website: https://www.9unicorns.in/

Linkedin: https://in.linkedin.com/company/9unicorns

Twitter: https://twitter.com/9UnicornsVC

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New Proof of Financial Support Solution Adds Trust and Efficiency for Indian Students Applying for a Canadian Study Permit

A new digitally verifiable Guaranteed Investment Certificate solution from ApplyBoard and Royal Bank of Canada delivers greater trust and efficiency for Indian students’ Proof of Financial Support required for a Canadian study permit

ApplyBoard, the global education technology platform revolutionizing the international student journey, and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), one of Canadas largest financial institutions, today announced a joint Proof of Financial Support solution. This unique collaboration will help Indian students looking to fulfill their dreams of higher education in Canada.

A key element of the Canadian study permit application process is for students to demonstrate an ability to support themselves financially during their studies abroad. By using ApplyProof, ApplyBoard’s document verification platform, eligible Indian students can now submit their study permit application to the Government of Canada’s Student Direct Stream (SDS) program with the added trust and security of a digitally verifiable Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) provided by RBC.

“Together with RBC, we are building trust in students Proof of Financial Support and helping to strengthen their study permit applications,” says Iman Hassani, Head of ApplyProof. “Leveraging RBC’s strength in the Canadian financial sector and ApplyProof’s secure and efficient verification capability, we’re making education in Canada more accessible to Indian students.”

A stand-alone platform developed by ApplyBoard, ApplyProof transforms the way official student documents are accessed, verified, and shared with immigration officials, admissions officers, and other applicable stakeholders in the study permit process. With the unique solution now offered by ApplyBoard and RBC, international students from India will be able to apply for an RBC Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) that, if required, can be verified by Canadian immigration officials in a matter of seconds via the ApplyProof platform.

“This joint Proof of Financial Support solution is one of the many steps we are taking toward our mission to make education accessible globally,” says Meti Basiri, CMO and Co-founder of ApplyBoard.

Upon arrival in Canada, international students can access a wide range of services and offers for newcomers through RBC’s digital banking solutions and over 1,100 branches across the country.

“RBC has a longstanding history of and commitment to supporting newcomers, including international students, who bring innovative ideas and fresh perspectives to campus communities across Canada,” says Amit Brahme, Senior Director, Newcomer and Cultural Client Segment, RBC.

Canada is a popular study-abroad destination for Indian students thanks to Canada’s successful work-permit programs, inclusive immigration policies and strong multicultural representation. According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, almost 130,000 Indian nationals were approved to study in Canada between January and November 2021, surpassing the full-year record of 111,000 in 2019.

To learn more about the RBC International Student GIC Program or to begin an application through ApplyProof, visit www.applyboard.com/discover/gic.

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ViewLift Bolsters Presence in India, Adds New Sales Director and Launches New Customer, Oho Gujarati

Leading global video streaming solution provider hires sales director and is selected by a leading regional VOD platform to scale its distribution, furthering its presence in India

GURGAON, India, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ViewLift, a global leader in end-to-end streaming and OTT (over-the-top) solutions, announced today the addition of Manish Manwani as sales director to oversee strategic outreach in India. Additionally, the company announced its new customer, Oho Gujarati, the first VOD entertainment platform dedicated to Gujarati content. The platform selected ViewLift to modernize and scale its existing platform to reach global audiences.

With more than six years of experience across sales for the broadcasting and streaming industry, Manwani will oversee the sales outreach across India’s streaming and content space and drive revenue growth. Before ViewLift, Manwani served as sales manager and senior executive at leading broadcast media companies, Planetcast Media Services and Viu. While at Planetcast, Manwani spearheaded the OTT vertical with a major revenue focus on the Indian market.

“As we’re bolstering our presence across India, Manish will play an intricate role on our team to propel us even further as the leading digital content distribution platform,” said Manik Bambha, co-founder and president at ViewLift. “His extensive background in streaming and monetization strategies, along with the respect he has achieved throughout his career in India, will allow him to integrate tightly with our team as we continue our growth across India.”

In addition to Manish as sales director, ViewLift announced its new customer, Oho Gujarati, to bolster its business presence across India. Roughly 60 million people across the globe speak the Gujarati language, creating the need for hyper-local content for Gujarati speakers. With a mission to provide entertainment across India, Oho Gujarati launched in March 2021 and has over 50,000 subscribers. The streaming platform has 26 hours of original content, including 18 originals, and plans to release two originals every month.

“Choosing to partner with ViewLift was a no-brainer as we’re scaling our service to additional platforms and seek to create a more seamless viewing experience,” said Suryadeep Basiya, CEO at Oho Gujarati. “We chose ViewLift as we’re working on migrating our platform into a premium and global OTT solution. This partnership will help us in offering a better viewing experience and grow our subscriber base. ViewLift’s experience in the OTT space is unmatched.”

Since its founding in 2014, ViewLift has helped launch six platforms in India while staffing 75 consultants to help grow the company. As more and more content providers see the value in OTT platforms, ViewLift will continue to grow and meet the needs of the industry.

For more information about ViewLift and its OTT solutions, visit www.viewlift.com

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ŠKODA AUTO PACKS IN IMPRESSIVELY LOW SERVICE COST FOR ALL-NEW SLAVIA

›   ŠKODA SLAVIA designed with a service cost starting at ₹0.46/km across the range

›   95% localisation enhances lower cost of materials

›   Wide variety of service and warranty packages further bring down costs

›   New initiatives under ŠKODA ‘Peace of Mind’ Campaign add to ownership benefits

ŠKODA AUTO India have announced the service cost for the all new ŠKODA SLAVIA sedan starting at ₹0.46 per kilometer. This cost is calculated over a duration of 5-years/75,000kms, whichever occurs earlier.

The SLAVIA sedan offers a warranty of 4-year/100,000kms, whichever occurs earlier, as standard with an option to extend it to 5 or 6-years with 150,000kms, whichever occurs earlier. In addition to the warranty, customers can further lower overall costs under the ŠKODA SUPERCARE pre-paid packages starting at Rs 24,499. Categorised under Standard, Enhanced and Comprehensive, these maintenance packages include various limited and extended wear and tear items under pre-defined maintenance and costs. This ensures the customer a price guarantee and protection against inflation and price fluctuations. ŠKODA SUPERCARE and the extended warranties have all been designed in such a way that owning a SLAVIA becomes a hassle-free affair for the customer, and also increases residual costs of the sedan as these benefits will be passed on to the next owner.

Adding further to the SLAVIA ownership experience are a bevy of standard and optional extras under ŠKODA AUTO India’s ‘Peace of Mind’ Campaign. Some of them include Compact Workshops, which makes aftersales facilities accessible in all rural areas having a sales branch, with upto 21% reduction in service cost per kilometre. Peace of Mind also allows customers to book a service online or via WhatsApp with all of the vehicle’s service records integrated to the customer’s phone via the MyŠKODA app with a Service Cost Calculator. The Campaign also sees an extension of the ŠKODA Assist Road Side Assistance plan to 9 years and the provision of to-the-door MobiCare Mobile Service for certain services.

ŠKODA AUTO India launched the all new SLAVIA 1.0 TSI sedan on 28 February, 2022 and the performance-oriented 1.5 TSI sedan aimed at enthusiasts, on 3 March, 2022 with bookings and deliveries for both products on in full swing.

Further information:

Sunny Arora                                                                            Saurabh Dedhia

Product and Brand Communications                      Product and Brand Communications

T – +91 22 3313 7332                                                              T – +91 22 3313 7046

sunny.arora@skoda-vw.co.in                                 saurabh.dedhia@skoda-auto.co.in

ŠKODA AUTO

›   is successfully steering through the new decade with the NEXT LEVEL – ŠKODA STRATEGY 2030.

›   aims to be one of the five best-selling brands in Europe by 2030 with an attractive line-up in the entry-level segments and additional e-models.

›   is emerging as the leading European brand in India, Russia and North Africa.

›   currently offers its customers ten passenger-car series: the FABIA, RAPID, SCALA, OCTAVIA and SUPERB as well as the KAMIQ, KAROQ, KODIAQ, ENYAQ iV and KUSHAQ.

›   delivered over 870,000 vehicles to customers around the world in 2021.

›   has been a member of the Volkswagen Group for 30 years. The Volkswagen Group is one of the most successful vehicle manufacturers in the world.

›   independently manufactures and develops not only vehicles but also components such as engines and transmissions in association with the Group.

›   operates at three sites in the Czech Republic; manufactures in China, Russia, Slovakia and India primarily through Group partnerships, as well as in Ukraine with a local partner.

›   employs more than 43,000 people globally and is active in over 100 markets.

 

›   ŠKODA AUTO INDIA

›   fascinating customers in India since 2001.

›   offers four models in India – SUPERB, OCTAVIA, KUSHAQ and KODIAQ.

›   present in more than 100 cities across the country with over 175 customer touchpoints

›   recorded a triple digit growth of 130% with 23,858 units sold in 2021

›   ŠKODA AUTO India website – www.škoda-auto.co.in

›   ŠKODA AUTO India Communications Twitter Handle – @SKODAIndia_PR