New Delhi, May, 2013: The stage is set to honour and acknowledge excellence in Indian real estate as NDTV gets ready to confer real estate czars with the NDTV Property Awards on June 3, 2013, presented by CERA. After the path breaking success of its flagship programme The Property Show, NDTV is now presenting its first ?Property Awards?, a platform to recognize and applaud individuals and establishments who have achieved notable success in the real estate segment in the country. The Awards ceremony, to be held at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi will be attended by the cr?me de la cr?me of the real estate world with the Union Minister for Housing & Poverty Alleviation, Ajay Maken as Chief Guest.

Announcing the first edition of the awards, Vikram Chandra, Group CEO, NDTV said, ?The real estate sector in India has come a long way by becoming one of the fastest growing markets in the world. It is the efforts of many establishments and individuals in the sector that have marked this growth and with these awards we aim to recognise their contribution to the country. We at NDTV are proud to announce the first edition of the NDTV Property Awards, a credible and distinguished platform to recognise and honour the most resilient and the strongest real estate leaders of this year.?

The Jury to select winners for these awards will be chaired by Mrs Renu Sud Karnad, MD, HDFC with Prof Dr Neelima Risbud, Dean of Studies, SPA (School of Planning and Architecture), Delhi; Mr Rohit Salhotra, MD and CEO ICICI-HFC; Mr Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & MD, CBRE, Mr Anoop Pabby, President, DHFL; Mr Amit Bhagat, CEO & Managing Director, ASK Property Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd; Mr Sachin Sandhir, MD, South Asia, RICS; Mr Roopak Kothari, Architect and Ms Manisha Natarajan, Senior Editor, Business and Real Estate, NDTV as the other members. All results will be confidentially tabulated and audited by Ernst & Young with PropEquity as the Knowledge Partner.

Associate Sponsors for the event are Berger Paints, Window Magic, DHFL, 99acres.com and Hettich; Bright Outdoor Media is the Outdoor Partner; JCB INDIA LTD is the Construction Solutions Partner and EDS the Green Knowledge Partner.

NEW DELHI : NDTV Good Times, India?s premiere lifestyle channel hosted a gala evening to announce NDTV Good Times? presence in the UK at the glamorous The Courtyard, 51 Buckingham Gate, London - St James. The evening was hosted by Uber stylish Ambika Anand and UK?s most prominent corporate, advertisers and celebrities were in attendance to celebrate the ?Good Times?. SBI Regional Head-UK Mr Mahapatra, Virgin Media Director of Content and Acquisition Emma Jones, Vice President of Somaliland H.E. Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail and CEO Hero Honda Mr Munjal, were some of the distinguished guests at the launch.

The evening saw a surprise appearance by Bollywood?s biggest music icon Bappi Lahiri. It also featured a LIVE cooking demonstration by Chef Manish Mehrotra - the winner of the ground-breaking reality series Foodistan and concluded with a scintillating flash mob dance performance.

NDTV Good Times was originally launched in the UK on Virgin in December 2012 to a great reception. However, the evening was a chance for the NDTV Good Times team to thank and celebrate with all its supporters in the UK. Continuing to spread the Good Times, the channel has been engaging viewers in UK with its award winning popular series such as Highway On My Plate, Chakh Le, Band Baajaa Bride, I?m Too Sexy among many others, since its launch in December.

Speaking on the occasion, Smeeta Chakrabarti, CEO, NDTV Lifestyle said, ?We are delighted to see the affinity enjoyed by the channel in a short span of five months. Our endeavour is to offer the best in lifestyle programming and transcend borders with innovative formats and offerings.?

Shibani Sharma Khanna, Channel Director, NDTV Good Times and Creative Head, NDTV Lifestyle added, "NDTV Good Times presents a multitude of shows that touch upon different genres such as food, travel, fashion, music, technology and more. The channel aims to offer world-class and aspirational programming that advocates living the Good Times."

Speaking at the occasion, Deepak Kuntawala, CEO of DVK, the key sponsor of the gala, said, ?DVK has recently ventured into new territory with numerous projects and strategic alliances with the entertainment industry. We are extremely excited to be part of NDTV Good Times? launch in the UK. This has been a very successful night and it was an honour to spend it with all the people that attended.?

NDTV Good Times is available to Virgin Channel 829. It is also available across international markets such as US, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Maldives and Africa.

NEW DELHI: Vdopia, India’s fastest growing mobile and online advertising space and technology provider has been classified as the No.1 Video Ad network by ComScore. ComScore is a leading internet technology company that provides analytics for a Digital World. According to the latest analysis, Vdopia is being perceived in the same league as industry giants like Google, Facebook and Yahoo sites in terms of video ad networks.

As per a study by ComScore earlier this year, the growing reach of broadband and optimization in video delivery has led to a huge uptake in consumption of video content in India, with 7 out of 10 Indian Internet users watching online videos. Smartphone & connectivity charges are getting cheaper day by day, and the potential mobile penetration & reach is even bigger than TV, which has ensured growth of video content in 2013.

Preetesh Chouhan, Vice President, APAC, Vdopia says, “Surpassing the actual potential reach, Vdopia has an audience of 6.4 million, with a potential reach of 7.9 million audience through its network on a monthly basis. As compared to other players, our traction is higher and better.”

“We are delivering multiple video ad formats through our patent technology, which makes video ads do much more than just being clickable. Today a campaign or an ad format is all about interaction. This creates value and engagement metrics for each brand while channel, device and location targeting assures better and accurate
access to consumers,” he adds.

Vdopia is associated with top sites like NDTV, India Today Group, Zee News, Zeebiz, Hindustan Times, Sify, Amar Ujala, Jangran.com etc and top video sites like Metacafe, Daily Motion, India TV, Bollywood Hungama and many more. It has reached out to 6.4 Million Unique users delivering 23.5 Million Video Views (with an average of 3.6 videos consumed by each user at an average time of 1.5 Minutes). Hence, Vdopia’s users consume 10 Million video minutes per month.