Lionsgate India Launches ‘Lionsgate Live! A Night At The Movies’ on Facebook, An Initiative to Raise Funds for COVID-19

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~ The initiative to commence from Friday, 8th May at 8:00 pm IST ~

Bengaluru, 7th May 2020:  Content leader Lionsgate India has launched a unique initiative to bring the community experience of watching movies in movie theaters to live streaming and to raise funds for GiveIndia in order to support people impacted by the COVID19 pandemic. ‘Lionsgate Live! A Night at The Movies’ in association with Facebook India, will consist of a series of four Fridays of complimentary movies streaming LIVE on Facebook. Beginning Friday, 8th May at 8:00 pm, Lionsgate Live! will LIVE stream some of Lionsgate’s biggest and most popular library titles every Friday  – The Hunger Games, Twilight, Now You See Me 2 and Wonder which audiences can watch together with their friends and family from the comfort of their own homes.

The ground-breaking initiative has already been a resounding success for Lionsgate in the U.S. and the UK with Hollywood stars like Jamie Lee Curtis, Gerard Butler, Margot Robbie and many more participating and extending their support. Further, Twilight series starrer, Peter Facinelli and The Social Network famed Jesse Eisenberg have shared  special video messages to support Lionsgate India in this noble initiative. Lionsgate has enlisted popular film stars Anil Kapoor, Ananya Panday and Sanya Malhotra to participate in this initiative.

Audiences will have an opportunity to join Lionsgate India in extending support to Indian NGO’s in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic by donating money via Facebook Fundraisers while watching their favorite films. People will be able to make a donation via the donate button next to the video while watching the movie.

Mr. Rohit Jain, Managing Director Lionsgate South Asia said, “In these unprecedented times, Lionsgate has launched this global initiative to support families of millions of people who have been impacted by COVID19. Here in India, we have partnered with Facebook to create a fundraiser whose proceeds will be donated to GiveIndia helping fight this pandemic. This will be a unique opportunity for viewers to extend their support and donate for this charitable cause. Moreover, we are delighted to have Ananya Panday, Sanya Malhotra and Anil Kapoor on board who will help us to spread awareness of this ground-breaking initiative.”

Speaking about the partnership, Ananya said, “I am really happy to be a part of this noble cause initiated by Lionsgate. I am glad if my voice can reach out to those who can extend their support as together, we can help the impacted people. This is truly a testing time for all of us and we can do with some lighthearted and entertaining distraction in the form of movies.  Movies act as a medium of escape and take us to parallel worlds. I would like to urge everyone that in this unusual time we need to come forward, act together and donate generously as even a little help from all of us can be of great help to the people in dire need.”

Sanya Malhotra commented,“I’m elated to be a part of ‘Lionsgate Live!A Night At The Movies’.  This is a noble initiative to assist thousands of families who have been impacted by the pandemic. All one needs to do is log on to Lionsgate Facebook page and watch some acclaimed movies and donate whatever they could. We all need to come together to fight this together. I request everyone to join me in this worthy initiative because in these tough times, every small contribution counts.”

Speaking on the occasion Manish Chopa a Head and Director of Partnerships, Facebook India commented, “ We are grateful to our partners for coming out in support of those  affected by the COVID -19 pandemic. ‘Lionsgate Live! A Night At The Movies’ on Facebook, is a great way to not only keep people entertained in their homes, but is also a great initiative that will enable people to donate. All of the proceeds from the fundraiser on Facebook will go to GiveIndia platform chosen by Lionsgate India.”

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Helo announces its marquee in-app Edutainment property “HeloLivePeMilo” for extra dose of entertainment and learning

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*Various celebrities and influencers across industries to share their knowledge and entertain users through interactive live sessions
*Partners with Zomato, Josh Talks and Just Comedy to host entertaining yet educational content across different verticals

New Delhi, 07 May 2020: Facilitating closer engagement between stars and fans through interactive mediums, Helo, India’s leading regional social media platform, today launched Helo Live Pe Milo”. This is first-of-its-kind in-app property, in the Edutainment category, wherein the platform will provide users with a plethora of entertaining and educative / learning initiatives in 15 different languages through exclusive partnerships across industries. 

The property, #HeloLivePeMilo, has been conceptualized to be the one stop destination for users to directly engage with the celebrities, influencers and creators across genres including Food, Comedy, Music, Education, Fitness etc. To enjoy any upcoming live session Helo, users can simply subscribe to any listed session of their interest on #HeloLivePeMilo page in their preferred language offered by the platform.

Currently, the #HeloLivePeMilo page is buzzing with enthusiasm from users around: ‘Just Comedy Festival, Zomatos popular food carnival ‘Zomaland’ hosting exclusive sessions with celebrity chefs and Josh Talks conducting motivation sessions in Hindi and Marathi. These events can be enjoyed live on Helo from 07 May 2020 to 12 May 2020.

While there are food lovers who are polishing their kitchen gears to cook alongside six of the popular chefs including Vicky Ratnani, Shivesh Bhatia, Mirvaan Vinayak, Ajay Chopra, Kabita Singh and Pankaj Bhadouria with Zomaland by Zomato; there are other users awaiting to gain knowledge insights from accomplished Indian public speakers which includes Shiv Khera, Abhinay Sharma and Anand Bansode with Josh Talks. For comedy fans, live performances during the Just Comedy Festival by India’s popular stand-up comics like Zakir Khan, Atul Khatri and Rahul Dua are at the top of the chart.

Commenting on the launch of #HeloLivePeMilo, Chhandita Nambiar, Head of Entertainment, Helo said: “At Helo, it is our constant endeavour to bring fans closer to their favourite stars, and offer them exclusive content. #HeloLivePeMilo is a strategic initiative in that direction that aims to further elevate the user experience by providing professionally generated – entertaining and knowledgeable content through interactive live sessions. Through this initiative we are also encouraging people to ‘Get together on Helo’ for an exciting experience of multilingual content by their favourite celebrities and influencers across categories of their interest.”

Many stars including Badshah, Chitrangada Singh, Esha Gupta, Amit Trivedi, Vishal Bhardwaj, Nupur Sanon and stalwarts from their respective talent fields like Terence Lewis, Sanjeev Kapoor, Zakir Khan, Vidyut Jammwal, Mandira Bedi, Mickey Mehta and many more were seen performing and having live interactive sessions with their fans through #HeloLivePeMilo. Many of them actively engage with their Helo fans, keeping them updated around useful insights, including from their personal life. During his live session, Badshah revealed that his stage name was inspired by one of Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic movie whereas Terrance Lewis shared his love for the live feature on Helo and how he is loving engaging with his fans. 

HeloLivePeMilo has received overwhelming response during the recent live sessions on the platform in partnership with CrossBlade, Mirchi Live, Pinkvilla, Bollywood Music Project and more. The partnership featured various celebrities and artists across languages and content categories going live on the platform to engage with their fans.

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1st Package to help investors manage their money during COVID-19

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#SafeTodayStrongerTomorrow by Sharekhan

·         The free package containing Special Reports, FAQs, LIVE events, Educational Sessions etc. is available for everyone.

Mumbai, 06 May 2020: Sharekhan, a fully owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas, and one of the leading retail brokers in India, announced its #SafeTodayStrongerTomorrow package. It is meant to provide capital market essentials to everyone: new investors, seasoned investors, traders etc. The package  is available to anyone to download , Sharekhan customer or not.

“Financial health in these times is an essential as well and we would like to help people in whatever way we can with their investments. Our entire network consisting of research, relationship managers and service teams have been trying to assist our customers navigate the current market situation. We realised that this is something that everyone can use at this time. It would benefit people at large if we made our research and other services available to anyone who needs it”, says Jaideep Arora, CEO, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas.

The Sharekhan #SafeTodayStrongerTomorrow package contains:

·         5 Special Reports curated for the current COVID-19 Market scenario

o   2020, A Virus Story – Anatomy of a Bear Market : A look at previous market crashes and guidance on possible portfolios to build, basis one’s risk appetite

o   Opportunity in Adversity : A Sharekhan special report that identifies quality companies with low valuations to add to one’s portfolio

o   Mutual Funds Investment Strategy – 3 Mutual Fund portfolios to build in this market : A COVID-19 Mutual Fund special report identifying schemes basis one’s risk appetite

o   Sharekhan Technical Research Special : A deep dive into the sectoral analysis of India Inc with actionable investment suggestions

o   COVID-19: India Inc’s health report : A lucid technical update on the indices and trading ideas

·         Drop Us a Query – A special service for customers and non-customers to get their queries addressed online. Anyone can login to Sharekhan.com and drop their query and expect a reply within 48 hours

·         Capital Markets FAQ Document : An FAQ document curated after collecting some of the most frequently asked questions related to the COVID-19 capital market situation answered by the Sharekhan  Research Team

·         LIVE Online Sharekhan Foresight Sessions: LIVE online sessions with Sharekhan experts and special guests to help guide on investment matters ranging from Equity to Mutual Funds, Technical Analysis etc.

·         Online Sharekhan Classroom sessions: A first, educational programmes to non-Sharekhan customers, to fortify one’s understanding of the capital markets during this lockdown

·         Digital Solutions for Investors and Traders : An extensive list of digital products and solutions designed for traders and investors

·         Stay at Home Reading Suggestions by our CEO Mr. Jaideep Arora

The purpose of the Sharekhan Covid 19 package is to allow everyone to better understand the financial markets and take advantage of the inputs given by Sharekhan to manage better his or her financial assets taking into account the current scenario.

#SafeTodayStrongerTomorrow package is being released for everyone. The package will be available as long as it stays relevant to market conditions and helpful for customers. Users can visit the Sharekhan.com website to download the package.

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ಚೇತರಿಕೆ ಕಡೆಗೆ ನಿಫ್ಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸೆನ್ಸೆಕ್ಸ್ ನಡೆ

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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಆರಂಭಿಕ ಅಧಿವೇಶನದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾರಾಟದ ಒತ್ತಡವನ್ನು ಕಂಡ ನಂತರ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ಟಿಪ್ಪಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಚ್ಚಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿತು. ನಿಫ್ಟಿ 65.30 ಪಾಯಿಂಟ್‌ಗಳು ಅಥವ ಶೇಕಡ 0.71 ರಷ್ಟು 9270.90 ಕ್ಕೆ ತಲುಪಿದ್ದರೆ 30 ಷೇರುಗಳ ಸೆನ್ಸೆಕ್ಸ್ 232.24 ಪಾಯಿಂಟ್‌ಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಶೇಕಡ 0.74 ರಷ್ಟು 31685.75 ಕ್ಕೆ ಏರಿದೆ. ನಿಫ್ಟಿ 9300 ಮಾರ್ಕ್‌ಗಿಂತ ಕೆಳಕ್ಕೆ ತಲುಪಿದ ನಂತರ, ಎಫ್‌ಎಂಸಿಜಿ ಮತ್ತು ತೈಲ ಮತ್ತು ಅನಿಲ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತೀವ್ರ ಮಾರಾಟದ ಒತ್ತಡವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾಯಿತು ಎಂದು ಏಂಜಲ್ ಬ್ರೋಕಿಂಗ್ ಲಿಮಿಟೆಡ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಹೆಡ್ ಅಡ್ವೆಂಸರಿ ಆಮರ್ ದಿಯೋ ಸಿಂಗ್ ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ಅಧಿವೇಶನದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಲಾಭ ಗಳಿಸಿದವರು ಬಜಾಜ್ ಫೈನಾನ್ಸ್ 2010 ರೂ.ಗೆ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಯಿತು ಮತ್ತು 2160.25 ರೂ. ಇತರ ಲಾಭ ಗಳಿಸಿದವರು ಎಂ & ಎಂ ಶೇಕಡ 5.16 ಲಾಭದೊಂದಿಗೆ 388 ರೂ., ಗೇಲ್ ರೂ. 94.70, ಶೇಕಡ 3.95, ಎಚ್‌ಡಿಎಫ್‌ಸಿ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ 946.55 ರೂ. ಬಿಎಸ್ಇ ಮಿಡ್‌ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಮಾಲ್ ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ಆವೇಗ ಕಂಡುಬಂದಿದೆ 0.5-0.8 ಶೇಕಡ ನಡುವೆ ಏರಿತು.

22,000 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ.ಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಐಟಿಸಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ನ ಶೇಕಡ 7.94 ಪಾಲನ್ನು ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡುವುದಾಗಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ ನಂತರ ಎಫ್‌ಎಂಸಿಜಿ ವಲಯದ ಬೆಲ್‌ವೆಥರ್ ಸ್ಟಾಕ್ ಐಟಿಸಿ ಶೇಕಡ 5 ಕುಸಿದಿದೆ. ಸರ್ಕಾರವು ಘೋಷಣೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ನಂತರ ಐಟಿಸಿಯ ಇಂಟ್ರಾಡೇ ಅಧಿವೇಶನವು ಮಾರಾಟದ ಒತ್ತಡಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಯಿತು.

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವವರು ದೀರ್ಘ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿರಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಇಂದು ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಭವಿಷ್ಯವು ಶೇಕಡ 0.92 ಗಳಿಸಿದೆ. ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ವಿತರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೇ 6 ರಂದು ಎಂಸಿಎಕ್ಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಜುಲೈ ವಿತರಣೆಯ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಇಂಟ್ರಾಡೇ ಗರಿಷ್ಠ 42,375 ರೂ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಜಿಗೆ 42,036 ರೂ.ಗೆ ತಲುಪಿದೆ. ಲೋಹವು 34,076 ರೂ.ಗಳನ್ನು ಮತ್ತು ಗರಿಷ್ಠ 48,999 ರೂಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಟ್ಟಿದೆ. ಲೋಹಗಳಿಗೆ ಮುಂದಿನ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಲವಾದ ಚಂಚಲತೆಯನ್ನು ಊಹಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.

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Kids’ Food and Nutrition Startup ‘Lil’goodness’ Announces the Completion of Seed Funding

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●        Funding led by prominent institutional investor  Beyond Next Ventures (BNV), VC fund based out of Japan

●        Funds to be used for expanding packaged foods product range, new digital interface with features such as real-time quality checks and 100% COVID-19 safe facilities.

Bengaluru, May 7, 2020: ‘Lil’Goodness’, a Bengaluru based kids’ food and nutrition start-up, today announced the successful completion of their seed funding round of RS. 5 Crores.

The new investors in the round included Beyond Next Ventures (BNV), a Japanese VC Fund, led by Tsuyoshi Ito, President and Mayu Morishima, Executive Officer.  Top business leaders such as Sajan Pillai, former CEO-UST Global, and General Partner-Season two Ventures, the family of Lalit Pai, ex-CEO, Nightingales Healthcare and Dr. Muthu Krishnan, ex-CEO Tata Health have also earlier invested in the seed round.

‘Lil’Goodness’ isempowering millennial moms with a unique combination of ‘goodness’ filled choices for their Lil’ ones. The company, ledby IIM Calcutta alumnus, Harshavardhan & nutrition expert Pariksha Rao, is set to revolutionize the eating habits among children through a comprehensive ecosystem of fresh and packaged meal options integrated with technology to create awareness of eating right amongst kids at an early age. The start-up is focused on providing a range of kids foods based on good health to strengthen immunity, extreme focus on quality, hygiene and food safety, while providing the convenience of anytime, anywhere accessibility to moms. In the times of COVID-19, these core pillars are even more relevant.

Expressing his optimism on the fresh funding support, Harshavardhan, Co-Founder & CEO, Lil’ Goodness said, “We are excitedto receive the additional investment support from ‘Beyond Next Ventures’. Given the current circumstances, this is indeed a good boost for the entire team. We, at ‘Lil’ Goodness’ have the vision to positively influence the eating habits of our future generations through tasty, nutritious food options. With this fund infusion, we are looking to further expand our product range & distribution of packaged foods, develop a digital interface that will enable mothers to order products directly to their homes through a contactless delivery option for the fresh meals business, SCoolMeal. We are already preparing ourselves for the new normal once this pandemic ends and are confident that our extreme focus on immunity based nutrition, highest standards of food safety, hygiene will be rewarded by our consumers.”

Tsuyoshi Ito, President and Mayu Morishima, Executive Officer, Beyond Next Ventures said, “We are quite excited by the vision of the founders -Harshavardhan & Pariksha, in building a scientific food and nutrition brand focused on the kids. There is a huge opportunity for growth in this space especially as mothers look for healthy and hygienic solutions in the current context of COVID-19. We are impressed with the differentiated business model of the enterprise that combines the range between fresh meals and packaged foods, enabled by technology, and with a deep focus on principles of good nutrition”.

Sajan Pillai, General Partner, Season Two Ventures said, “I personally believe that in today’s context good health, hygiene and the convenience of contactless digital ordering for convenience will be the key drivers in a COVID-safe world. Lil’Goodness founders have the right vision, attitude and hard work to make this happen. I am particularly impressed with the manner they have approached the go-to-market, from the perspective of an end to end solution to the mother’s daily problems. Given their experience in healthcare and nutrition, I believe the founders know what it takes to really understand and come up with innovative solutions in these challenging times”.

‘LiL’Goodness’, the packaged food brand, is currently offering 7 products across 67 stores in Bengaluru and through online delivery app Amazon India. The products are designed to build immunity in kids using vegetables, cereals, and milk in crackers, porridges, and shelf-stable yogurts. These products are manufactured in hygienic, sterile facilities to ensure the highest quality of food safety and hygiene. The products contain zero preservatives and no artificial colors. Lil’Goodness also owns and operates sCoolMeal, a fresh meal brand, has partnered with 55 educational institutions in Bengaluru serving around 1800 orders per day, in the next session it is expanding to across 90+ institutions in Bengaluru sCoolMeal is available at educational institutions, kids’ activity centers, and at home through online delivery app Swiggy.

The company is also introducing a new application that will enable mothers to order meals directly to their homes through a contactless delivery option. The kitchen facilities have been recently re-certified for ISO-22000 (2018), a testament to the high standards of hygiene being maintained.

Additionally, despite being an early-stage start-up, as a socially responsible corporate, the company like many other big corporate giants stepped up its relief efforts towards COVID-19 pandemic and provided 30,000 meals to less privileged and less fortunate kids in Bengaluru as part of the ‘Hope, Not Hunger’ program with Swiggy.

The startup also recently was recognised as one of the top 5 most disruptive startups for customer value creation by FICCI-FLO.

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