Award Winning Mystery Thriller, ‘Predestination’ premiere’s on Indian Television, Only on MOVIES NOW 2

Mumbai, August 25, 2016: MOVIES NOW 2 – the channel known for its smart and stylized movie content, is set to bring another edge of the seat mystery thriller to Indian Television; ‘Predestination’. The movie will be a Satellite Premiere that will air on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at 9 PM.

‘Predestination’ – the movie, is based on the short story ‘All you Zombies’, Robert A. Heinlein. It’s a story of a time travel agent, who embarks upon a final assignment of his career; to prevent a deadly criminal from launching an attack that can take lives of millions. The chase turns into a mind boggling journey of time travel, love and fate.

The Australian movie was released worldwide in the year 2014, and is written and directed by the Spierig Brothers. The movie stars brilliantly talented actors Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook and Noah Taylor. The film won as many as 11 awards and 18 nominations at various film awards in Australia. It also went on to win the award for the Best Screenplay at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival (2014).

This is the This is the first Spierig brothers film in 5 years, following Daybreakers (2009) which followed a 6 year gap after their debut film Undead (2003).

Tune in to MOVIES NOW 2, for this edgy sci-fi mystery thriller

Predestination - On Sunday, August 28, 2016 @ 9 PM

Hyundai Launches Global Sedan ‘All New Elantra’

- Over 11.5 Million Happy Customers Worldwide

-  High on Safety with 53% Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS)

- ‘Dynamic Precision’ - the new Fluidic 2.0 design language

Mumbai, August 24, 2016: Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the country’s leading premium car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter, today launched the All New 6^th Generation Elantra, which redefines prestige in its class.

 All Round Excellence and Great Experience are some of the Expressions that are associated with the All New Elantra, which has establishes it as the most popular model globally. The development team associated with the creation of the All New Elantra has conquered the tough challenge of creating a model which could live-up to this reputation and deliver unmatched value. For this, after taking feedback from numerous customers globally, A Completely New Vehicle Platform was created with Safety & Performance as highest priority.

Speaking at the launch of The All New Elantra, Mr. Y K Koo, MD and CEO, Hyundai Motor India Limited said, “The All New Elantra is the Global Bestseller and has set forth new standards in its every generation. In the pursuit to achieve world’s best technology, the All New Elantra is the culmination of 26 years of continuous and dedicated research by Hyundai Motor. Currently in its 6^th Generation, the All New Elantra builds upon the momentum and success of its award-winning history with strong value proposition. The advanced safety, bold aerodynamic design and class above features make it a complete driving experience Redefining The Prestige in its class.”

Dynamic Design

‘Dynamic Precision’ is the new Fluidic 2.0 design language of the 6^th Generation Elantra. The exterior projects Bold, Stylish and Dynamic expression while the interiors echo generous flair of Comfort and Luxury making it the Best Elantra Ever Made.

The exterior styling of All New Elantra is Bold, Modern and Futuristic. The design evolution encourages dynamic expression and projects sportiness with sense of stability. The front is defined by Hyundai’s signature chrome hexagonal grille that projects bold and distinctive character. While the sleek HID headlamps together with LED light guides gives a sharp and futuristic look. The side profile is designed with a sence of sporty & coupe like silhouette while the rear is extremely impactful with eye catching split type LED Tail lamps. Aerodynamic profile of the car along with innovative wheel air curtain and other advance design package technologies have resulted in Best-in-Class drag coefficient of 0.29.

The All New Elantra’s sculpted body forms are complimented smoothly by contoured lines that reveal the underlying inspiration of Hyundai’ designers. The wide & horizontal front is in harmony with slim headlamps, 3D hexagonal grille creating futuristic, elegant appearance with the split type LED tail lamps further adding to the Styling and Premiumness of All New Elantra.

Key Exterior Features:

·         High Intensity Discharge (HID) headLamps (New)

·         LED Daytime Running light with Positioning lamps (New)

·         Projector Fog lamps (New)

·         Split type LED Tail Lamp (New)

·         Shark Fin Antenna (New)

·         Welcome Function with Door Pocket Light (First-in-Segment)

·         Gunmetal Finish 16” Alloy Wheel & Silica Tyres

·         Chrome Belt Line

·         Glass Antenna

·         Chrome Outside Door Handles

The Simple, Modern and Driver oriented interior with premium silver detailing creates a perfect blend of luxury and convenience. The all new layout with attention to detail makes the interior feel more comfortable and spacious.  All New Elantra offers driver centric cockpit design with ergonomically placed controls for Multimedia and Parking Convenience. The Intelligent design offers good balance of interior space along with 458 liters of Boot space for long weekend trips. 

·         The Driver-centric Horizontal crash pad layout with T shaped center fascia and a subtle tilt towards driver's seat ensures minimal driver movement for comfortable and safe driving.

·         Supervision Cluster integrating  3.5˝ Mono TFT-LCD offers all the useful information with outstanding visibility (New)

·         Auto Cruise Control

·         Voice recognition (New)

·         Tilt and Telescopic adjustable Steering Wheel

·          Ergonomically designed steering wheel controls for Audio, Cruise and Voice control provides enhanced comfort during long drives.

Driving Performance

Built on a new platform with 53% Advanced High Strength Steel  (AHSS) structure, Elantra offers a whole new level of ride comfort with smooth & precise handling, improved interior quietness and enhanced safety.

Superior Ride and Handling characteristics of platform are complemented by MacPherson Strut Suspension in front and Coupled Torsion Beam Axle (CTBA) in the rear along with Hydraulic Rebound Stopper (HRS) in rear shock absorber for improved damping, ensuring a comfortable ride and stabilized driving.

Exterior Dimensions

Length x Width x Height	4,570 x 1,800 x 1,465 mm
Wheelbase	2,700 mm
Max Tyre	205/ 60 R16 Alloy Wheels
Ground clearance	165 mm

The trustworthy driving performance and stability make Elantra a driver's car by innovating on the fundamentals. The All New Elantra gives Choice of Efficient and Advanced Powertrains. The driver can feel the power of technology with option of two performance packed engines of All New Elantra:

The newest member of Hyundai gasoline family, powerful Nu 2.0L petrol engine is the biggest petrol engine in its class. It’s Lightweight All Aluminum Block & Plastic Intake Manifold aid in high fuel economy and superior performance.

Hyundai's renowned and proven 1.6L U2 Common Rail Technology diesel engine offers powerful performance with low NVH, high fuel efficiency and durability. Driving pleasure within the city and highway is ensured by the variable geometry turbocharger for low and high end torque.

Engine Specifications

Engine	Capacity (cc)	Maximum Power (ps/rpm)	Maximum Torque (kgm/rpm)
Petrol Nu 2.0 MPi	1,999	152ps@6200	19.6@4,000
Diesel 1.6 VGT CRDi	1,582	128ps@4,000	26.5@1,900~2,750

The chassis structure is developed to give stability and actual mileage improvement during high-speed driving. In-house developed 6-Speed Manual and 6-Speed Automatic Transmission offer superb smoothness and better fuel efficiency. The 2nd Generation 6- Speed Petrol AT is more refined with reduced frictional losses. The First-in-Segment 'DRIVE MODE select’ feature gives an option to the driver to choose between 'ECO Mode'-for higher fuel efficiency or 'SPORT Mode' for enthralling performance at the press of a button.

Mileage

Engine	ARAI (Certified figures) (6 Speed MT)	ARAI (Certified figures) (6 Speed AT)
Petrol Nu 2.0 MPi	14.59 Kmpl	14.62 Kmpl
Diesel 1.6 VGT CRDi	22.54 Kmpl (Best -in-Segment)	18.23 Kmpl

Smart Comfort

Interior of Elantra continues to depict a modern driver oriented design that is optimized for intuitive control, improved interior roominess, high quality material and latest technology features. The contemporary interior design integrates premium soft touch material. The wide design of instrument panel offers a feeling of spaciousness.

The All New Elantra offers a host of premium and Segment Unique Comfort Features such as the Smart trunk (First-in-Segment) that automatically unlocks and pops-out when the owner stands with-in 3 feet behind the vehicle with smart key for more than 3 seconds. The front seat frames are light weight and with high-tensile strength for improved performance against collisions. Moreover, the multi-firmness seat pad helps reduce driver fatigue over long distance.

The All New Elantra features advanced infotainment system with 8.0 High Definition capacitive touch screen- Audio Video Navigation System (AVN) with rear view camera is for improved driver visibility and functionality.  Multimedia system is equipped withApple Carplay and Android Auto for seamless integration of app based navigation, streaming audio, voice controlled search capabilities and smartphone applications. For the first time, All New Elantra comes with 6 speakers along with SMART SURROUND SYSTEM by 'Arkamys’ delivering a music experience much closer to the artists original intent.

Some Key Interior features include

·         Electric Sunroof (New)

·         Dual Zone FATC with Cluster Ionizer

·         Front Ventilated Seat

·         Engine Start/Stop Button

·         Available in Premium Leatherite Upholstery

·         Rear AC Vents

·         Electro Chromic Mirror

·         Premium Door Scuff Plates

·         Aluminium Pedals

Advanced Safety

All Hyundai cars are developed, tested and built-in keeping with the Hyundai ‘Safe-Drive Philosophy’. Beyond active safety technologies, All New Elantra is built to comply with Hyundai’s strict safety standards, helping it to meet the safety requirements.

The All-new Elantra is developed with 53% of Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS), an additional 32% increase over the previous generation model. AHSS components are used to increase stiffness of chassis and protect passengers effectively in case of collision.

Key Safety Features:

·         6 Airbags

·         Dual Airbags and Anti-lock brake system (ABS) with EBD as Standard

·         Reverse parking camera with steering adaptive guidelines & Reverse Parking Sensors

·         Electronic Stability control (ESC)

·         Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) – Best-in- Class

·         Hill Start Assist Control (HAC)

·         Front Projection Fog Lamps (New)

·         High Intensity Discharge (HID) Head Lamps (New)

·         Height Adjustable Front Seat Belts

·         Impact Sensing Door Unlock/Speed Sensing Lock

Hyundai Premium Assurance Program (HPAP) and Special Loyalty Program

Hyundai vision is to be the Life time partner of its customers. We are always around and near to our customers. As a unique customer Assurance initiate, Hyundai has introduced Hyundai Premium Assurance Program (HPAP)  offering Best-in-Class warranty with 3 Years Unlimited Kilometers for all the customers of All New Elantra. The program also offers Free Maintenance for 3 Years/30,000 kilometres, 3 years Roadside Assistance, 3 times update on ‘Map Care’ and 3 times Customer 'Home Visit'.

As a goodwill gesture to Hyundai Loyal Customers additional 4^th Year Extended Warranty will be offered.

Variants and Colour

The All New Elantra will be available in 9 variants with 5 exterior colour options.

Globally Awarded Elantra

The Elantra was first introduced more than 26 years ago and has sold more than 11.5 million units till date. It has won numerous awards and accolades including ‘2012 North American Car of the Year’, ‘2012 South African Car of the Year’ and ‘Highest ranked in compact car segment for initial quality’ in 2014 by J.D. Power and Associates. The 6^th Generation All New Elantra has won prestigious awards globally including Top Safety Pick+ Rating from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in July 2016, 2016International Design Excellence (IDEA®) Bronze, iF Design (Germany), Biggest Bang for the Buck, Vincentric Cost of Ownership Award (US), Autobest in Europe, and was named as National Car of the year in South Africa and Canada. Each of the previous five generations of the car have contributed to its rising popularity and today it remains one of Hyundai Motor’s best-selling models.

The All New ELANTRA Introductory (Ex-Showroom Mumbai prices Rs.):

Petrol	MT	AT
S	13,61,000	-
SX	15,50,000	16,65,000
SX(O)	17,38,000	18,85,000

Diesel	MT	AT
S	15,50,000	-
SX	17,18,000	-
SX(O)	18,54,000	20,11,000

About HMIL

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company (HMC). HMIL is the largest passenger car exporter and the second largest car manufacturer in India. It currently has ten car models across segments – Eon, i10, Grand i10, Elite i20, Active i20, Xcent, Verna, Creta, Elantra and Santa Fe. HMIL’s fully integrated state-of-the-art manufacturing plant near Chennai boasts advanced production, quality and testing capabilities.

HMIL forms a critical part of HMC’s global export hub. It currently exports to around 92 countries across Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Australia and the Asia Pacific. HMIL has been India’s number one exporter for the last 10 years consecutively. To support its growth and expansion plans, HMIL currently has 453 dealers and more than 1,170 service points across India. In its commitment to provide customers with cutting-edge global technology, Hyundai has a modern multi-million dollar R&D facility in Hyderabad. The R&D center endeavours to be a center of excellence in automobile engineering.

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Just Buy Live becomes India’s largest distributor with 2500+ marquee brands

·      Brings on board India’s 80 most trusted brands to retailers

·      Plans to partner with 100 thousand retailers in the next 100 days

National, 17 August, 2016: Just Buy Live, the world’s first e-distribution platform,has accomplished a new feat by partnering with 2500+ marquee Indian and international brands, becoming the largest distributor in the country. On boarding 500 new and small businesses on an average every day, the company is confident of providing its services to over 100 thousand (one lakh) of these businesses in the next 100 days.

Just Buy Live has received a phenomenal response from the retailer community within a short span of time. Selling over 500,000 products from 2500 brands, including competing brands, across categories like Food, Beverages, Personal Care, Mobile and Auto, Just Buy has successfully brought on board 80 out of India’s and world’s 100 most trusted brands including Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung, Micromax, YU Mobiles, Oppo, Patanjali, ITC, P&G, Unilever, Coca Cola, Pepsico, Amul, Nestlé to name a few.

Commenting on achieving this significant milestone, Sahil Sani, Chairman and CEO, Just Buy Live said, “Just Buy Live was launched with a vision to democratize, disrupt and amplify the distribution industry by empowering retailers with a robust platform and direct access to a wide distribution range. The good news is that we are just getting warmed up. We are delighted with the response we have received from retailer ecosystem, and aim to double the record by becoming official distributors of 5000 brands by the end of 2016.”

Just Buy was launched with a high decibel TV and digital campaign targeting retailers with a strong message of giving hope to a vital section of India’s economy: its 15 million brick-and-mortar traders. The platform is currently catering to over 50,000 retailers, from paanwallas to udipis, kiranas to supermarkets, mobile stores to chemists. Caught between traditional and rigid distribution networks on one hand, and modern e-retailers with their aggressive discounting practices, India’s retailers are a worried lot. Just Buy is the first concrete measure striving to eliminate their worries by giving them a technology edge. It is no wonder that it has cemented its place for life in the system.

“When Just Buy was launched, one of the early challenges was to ensure that brands and manufacturers go for this disruptive concept.  Expectedly, the idea got instant acceptance from companies, owing to the wide reach and benefits offered by the app and access to live data streams for business and brand owners.”, Sahil further added.

Just Buy Live benefits retailers with numerous advantages by providing them access to a wide range of brands to choose from. The ability of a retailer to provide better choice to its customer is directly proportional to his chances of success. With the Just Buy app, a retailer isn’t restricted to the brands that his local distributor provides, but instead has unrestrained access to a much wider range of products delivered to his doorstep playing a vital role in aiding their expansion plans. Furthermore for retailers, margins, offers and schemes offered by the brands are critical, by selecting products that give the best margin, retailers can improve their revenues and also pass on the cost advantage to their buyers if they choose.

The ‘Just Right’ timing of the Just Buy launch, its unique business-to-business platform in the e-commerce space that connects brands and retailers and the faith reposed in it by both, all seem to point to one thing – the 100 thousand number is just a milestone in what’s turning out to be an exciting journey.

Publicis Drugstore launches Meet The Makers to unite the start-up space with the real estate sector

 

Mumbai, August 17, 2016: Publicis Groupe’s innovation initiative – Drugstore has started its India operations with the first of its initiatives targetting the Real Estate Sector. Publicis Drugstore is an innovation incubator, which incubates innovation ideas/projects on behalf of the Publicis Groupe clients around the world in collaboration with the startup sector. These innovation incubation programs range from supper chats with CXOs, to hackathons and long format innovation projects.  ‘Meet The Makers’ is one such format which allows for an evening of intimate interaction between large  companies and curated start ups in their respective sector. This experiential event was designed and created in partnership with Zone Startups, an organisation that incubates and accelerates start-ups in the Indian ecosystem. The event was held at their operations space at the iconic  Bombay Stock Exchange Building at Dalal Street.

Key speakers at the event included Anil K Nair who leads the Publicis Drugstore initiative in India and Ajay Ramasubramaniam, Director, Zone Startups India. Anil K Nair, the ‘entrepreneur -in-residence’ for Publicis  Drugstore believes that the biggest business disruptor and saviour going into this decade will be an attitude of inside out innovation within large traditional organisations that will need to be encouraged & cultivated. This and a symbiotic relationship building between these organisations and the start up sector. “It’s a win-win for both. And we at Publicis Groupe are determined to make these dialogues happen for the overall good of the market place and the consumer at large”. Speaking at the event, he added: “The start-up space has been responsible for some of the biggest market disruptions across the world. Be it Uber or Air Bnb, they have all gone to redefine the space they were conceived in. We could have gone the traditional way and approached the fin-tech or other sectors which have such interfaces all the time. We however, have focused on real estate as it is one industry that needs the kind of innovations that start ups bring with them.”

Further Mr. Ajay Ramasubramaniam added, “The start-up scene is well ahead in terms of infrastructure, support and finance. It is only recently that the Indian scenario has started catching up. There is still some time when crowdsourcing and crowd-funding will become the norm for our nation, until then we are focused on creating the right kind of environment with the assistance of the Publicis Groupe to incubate, accelerate and facilitate the transition of the start-ups to their relevant industrial sector.”

Some of the notable  startup pitches that came up were Phynart, a home automation start-up that incorporates Artificial Intelligence and data mining in traditional automation systems and  Enso Immersive, a R & D establishment driving research in technologies like Augmented Virtual Reality for developing applications and platforms across industries like real estate.

The real estate industry was represented by leading players like Omkar, Tata Housing, Kalpataru , Godrej properties & Puranik.

Z WION NOW AVAILABLE ON VIDEOCON d2h

17^th Aug 2016, Mumbai : Videocon d2h, India’s fastest growing DTH service has added a English News Channel Z WION ( Ch No. 367)  The new channel launches continue to validate Videocon d2h’s commitment to providing Indian audiences with high-quality content across an array of genres and formats. This 24 hr news channel will deliver the day’s top stories both national and international at any point of time.

“We have been relentless in our pursuit to gratify our customers’ with an exceptional viewing experience,” Mr. Saurabh Dhoot, Executive Chairman Videocon d2h said. “With this addition, Subscribers of Videocon d2h will have one more opportunity to stay informed with the latest headlines and breaking news from the network”

Mr. Anil Khera, CEO Videocon d2h added: “Videocon d2h has been extremely aggressive and innovative when it comes to technology upgrades, new content offerings and launching new services all in an effort to keep ahead of current industry trends. Addition of Z Wion is fulfilment of our promise to provide the best channels and content across all genres.”

Videocon d2h has prided itself in presenting its subscribers with a robust line-up of 570+ channels and services, including a host of regional channels. It offers a wide range of active services like smart services including Smart English, Smart Games. The other active services include d2h Hollywood HD, d2h music, d2h spice, d2h cinema in both Standard Definition and HD, etc.

DTDC partners with Paytm to bring exclusive Cashback offers this Rakshabandhan

Introduces ‘The Golden Ticket’ Contest for its patrons along with special discounts for delivering Rakhis nationally & internationally

Mumbai, 12^th August 2016: DTDC Express Limited, India’s leading logistics solutions provider, promises to make this Rakshabandhan a memorable one for siblings receiving parcels through their network globally. In a first ever offer of its kind, DTDC has partnered with Paytm (India’s leading mobile payment and commerce platform) to offer Paytm Cash to customers who book Rakhi shipments through DTDC. This is a pan India offer and is valid for One Month or till stocks last (whichever is earlier.) DTDC’s ‘Golden Ticket’ contest is a special initiative through a lucky draw which will give lucky sisters the chance to meet their brother on Rakshabandhan. All customers would be a part of the draw post booking their Rakhi parcel with DTDC. All customers would be a part of the draw post booking their Rakhi parcel with DTDC. With its incessant efforts to deliver solutions that bring families together, DTDC is offering some attractive discounts for customers sending parcels in domestic and international markets. For every Rakhi shipment booked using PEP/ PTP services customers can get 15% off while booking their next shipment in India coupled with exciting on the spot discounts. Consumers could send parcels to international markets such as USA, UK, Australia and Kenya for as low as INR 1,099/- and INR 499/- to UAE, Nepal and Singapore.

Commenting on the occasion Mr. Abhishek Chakraborty – Executive Director, DTDC Express Limitedsaid, “At DTDC, we understand the importance of consumer sentiments. We always look for opportunities to provide value added services to our customers during festivals. This year, our first time association with Paytm has opened the floodgate of opportunities for our customers to experience varied cashback offers. We are glad to have partnered with Paytm & explore a multitude of possibilities of providing our consumers with exciting offers to celebrate this special bond of love.. DTDC boasts of its presence in the remotest of locations across India with a significant global penetration across 20 countries & services to 220 destinations. Therefore, DTDC ensures that distance never comes in the way of showing affection to loved ones.”

Shankar Nath - Senior Vice President, Paytm said “Rakshabandhan is a festival of bonding between sisters and brothers. During this auspicious occasion of Rakhi we wanted to bring more happiness to our users, and strengthen bonds with them. DTDC was the ideal partner here as they are one of India’s biggest logistics solution providers. Together, I am glad we have created this first of its kind alliance where a sister sending Rakhi to her brother will get Paytm cash coupons. That’s almost like a Rakhi gift from us.”