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  • Percept brings World's No.1 'DJ Mag' dance music magazine to the country

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jul 09

    MUMBAI: Percept and MW launch ?DJ Mag? the Indian edition of the British magazine, which is widely considered by fans, DJs and critics worldwide as the Bible for dance music. It is ?the? authority to rank the Top 100 DJ?s and Top 100 clubs across the World. After having a successful run in the UK, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, Italy, Middle East and South Korea, Percept brings DJ Mag to India this July.

    India?s biggest media conglomerate and IP creators ? Percept is proud to partner with MansWorld to bring the magazine to India. Percept is a pioneer in conceptualizing and launching various successful properties and is eager to take their newest venture to great heights. MW.Com India are the publishers of the renowned men?s magazine Man?s World, as well as the Indian edition of the world?s biggest rock music magazine Rolling Stone. They have had years of experience in the publishing industry and we could not have asked for a better partner, particularly when it comes to bringing out an international quality music magazine.

    Mr. Shailendra Singh, Joint Managing Director, Percept Ltd has to say "It has been Percept?s constant endeavor to bring the best of what the music industry has to offer, and we are continuing this ongoing legacy with DJ Mag. This is top of the line stuff, and keeping in mind the love that the Indian audience has for dance music, we at Percept thought it was about time India got their share of it."

    Mr. RadhaKrishnan Nair, Publisher MansWorld & Rolling Stone India: "It was wonderful to be the publishing partner of Percept and bring out DJ Mag India. We had a wonderful time creating the first issue with its healthy mix of international and Indian content. DJ Mag is an authoritative voice in the world of electronica, and it is reflected in full glory in this issue. We hope not only to keep our Indian readers abreast of what is happening globally on the dance music front, but also provide a much needed platform for Indian DJs for exposure abroad. Everyone who listens to electronic music should read DJ Mag India."

    The quarterly magazine has consistently uncovered new trends in dance music, delivered cutting-edge reviews on music and technology as well initiated the globally recognized top 100 DJ list. Indian clubbers have been diligent followers of this revered list year-after-year, as well as the magazine?s music reviews to stay-up-to-date with global trends.

    Electronic dance music has grown by leaps and bounds in India over the last decade. Outside of Bollywood, it is among the most popular music form in the big cities of the country. Over a 100,000 people attend the annual Sunburn festival in Goa every December, making it the biggest electronic music festival in Asia. Smaller festivals are held regularly across the country and it is estimated that every weekend over 100 local and international DJs play to packed audiences in dozens of clubs that have sprung up in big cities across the country.

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  • UTV Indiagames crosses 100 million downloads on the Nokia Store!

    Submitted by ITV Production on Apr 27

    Mumbai: UTV Indiagames, India?s premier gaming company has created history yet again! It has crossed the 100 million downloads mark on the Nokia Store! UTV Indiagames is the first company in the world to have reached this landmark on the Nokia Store with the total number of downloads being 1,00,016,329. Only three months back, UTV Indiagames had crossed the 50 million downloads mark.

    Downloads were recorded from countries right around the world, with the top 10 countries being India, Vietnam, Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, Thailand, Russian Federation, Mexico, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

    Cricket, Bollywood, Casual and Action are the top three genres of games downloaded with top 10 games being - Ra. One Genesis, T20 Fever 2011, Aladdin, DLF IPL, Force, Cricket T20 World Championship, D3 Commando, Mowgli in the Jungle Book, Cricket T20 World Championship and Monster Truck Dash.

    Today the UTV Indiagames? catalogue offers over 300 games across genres like sports, action, racing, bollywood, cricket etc. Top handsets across all titles are Nokia X2-01, Nokia 2700 Classic, Nokia X2-00, Nokia 5130 XpressMusic and Nokia C3-00.

    Speaking on achieving this milestone, Vishal Gondal, CEO, UTV Indiagames, said, "Just three months back we had crossed the 50 million downloads mark. And now three months on its 100 million already! We are delighted that users across the world are enjoying our games. This achievement encourages us to continue to develop world-class games across genres. Nokia though relatively new in the app store market has created a significant mark for itself in the segment and has opened avenues for game development companies worldwide. We hope to continue this amazing partnership with Nokia and create a footprint for Indian gaming industry globally."

    Viral Oza, Director-Marketing, Nokia India, said, "The 100 million download mark on the Nokia Store is a huge achievement for UTV Indiagames and demonstrates consumers? appetite for Nokia?s locally relevant content, globally. It is also testimony to the fact that India is has a rich talent pool in the area. As leaders in the industry, Nokia is committed to nurturing a culture of innovation in the mobile app industry and supports developers with tools and insights which can help them develop successful and rewarding applications and games for their consumers. We are delighted with the Indiagames success story and look forward to more such milestones from Indian developers."

    For the UTV Indiagames catalogue on the Nokia Store, users can log on to - http://goo.gl/GYQfb

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