Indiantelevision.com Team

(1 April 2009 10:45 pm)

GOA: Goafest has revealed its lineup of sponsors for 2009. The list includes five gold sponsors - Discovery Channel, Videocon, SBI, Nirmal Lifestyle and Aspen - and a slew of silver sponsors.

“We are one of the gold sponsors for Goafest 2009," said Discovery Networks APac director - marketing and communications Rajiv Bakshi at the venue of one of the largest Asian advertising awards event while speaking with Indiantelevision.com.

While Discovery Channel is the sponsor for the ‘Discovery Channel Industry Leadership Conclave’, Videocon is sponsoring the creative Abby Awards. Among the other gold sponsors, SBI is for the 'Knowledge and Learning' seminar, Nirmal Lifestyle for 'adrenaline- rushing water sports' and Aspen for the 'Rain Dance'.

Among the silver sponsors are names such as UB Group, USL, PepsiCo, Airtel, Times Now, ET Now, Google, Aaj Tak, NDTV, Real TV, Hindustan Times, MT Educare, Zoom and Indian Oil.

Goafest is slowly turning into Asia’s most prestigious festival for marketing and advertising professionals and a powerful platform to celebrate the work and the people in Indian advertising.

Said Goafest 2009 chairman and JWT CEO Colvyn Harris, “We are overwhelmed with the incredible response we have received towards sponsorship and are grateful to our sponsors for their active support. We look forward to a continued and fruitful association with them.”