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New Delhi, Prosus-owned OLX Group on Monday said it has appointed former <keyword id="421566" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Star-Sports">Star Sports</keyword> President and CEO <keyword id="1479800" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gautam-Thakar">Gautam Thakar</keyword> as <keyword id="203686" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="global-CEO">Global CEO</keyword> of its pre-owned car marketplace <keyword id="10367965" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Olx-Autos">OLX Autos</keyword> effective March 15 of this year. Thakar will lead a worldwide organisation with a workforce of more than 4,000 employees across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the US. OLX Autos runs online digital trading platforms in addition to more than 500 inspection centres across the Americas, Asia and Africa, each year inspecting 300,000 vehicles and enabling 130,000 vehicle transactions. "I'm extremely pleased to welcome Gautam as Global CEO of OLX Autos," Martin Scheepbouwer, CEO, OLX Group, said in a statement. "He brings a unique set of capabilities to this exciting opportunity including an exceptional general management track record, strong customer orientation, deep marketplace experience, and a rich experience leading and inspiring teams on a global footprint." Most recently, Thakar was CEO of Star Sports in India which was acquired by the Walt Disney Company. Prior to that Thakar was in the US for over a decade and brings leadership experience in digital marketplaces as former global CEO of Shopping.com and LivingSocial acquired by <keyword id="384914" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Groupon">Groupon</keyword>. Thakar was a part of the founding <keyword id="404408" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="management-team">management team</keyword> of baazee.com which pioneered e-commerce in India before being acquired by eBay in 2005. "I am delighted with the opportunity and responsibility to lead the impressive global OLX Autos team. I've long watched the bold and ambitious approach taken by <keyword id="6356837" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="naspers">Naspers</keyword> and Prosus as they've built great companies in so many exciting markets, including India," Thakar said on his appointment. "OLX Group's commitment to this business is unparalleled and I am inspired to join the team to build the world's most trusted platform for buying and selling cars." He will remain based in India in his new global role. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/discounts-have-dropped-lower-on-the-customer-priority-list-say-indian-online-retailers/articleshow/81145830.cms">Discounts have dropped lower on the customer’s priority list, say Indian e-tailers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/how-to-check-railtel-ipo-share-allotment-status-online/articleshow/81145120.cms">Indian Railways owned RailTel’s IPO: Here’s how to check share allotment status</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/puducherry-government-falls-as-chief-minister-v-narayanasamy-loses-trust-vote-in-assembly/articleshow/81148119.cms">Puducherry government falls as Chief Minister V Narayanasamy loses trust vote in Assembly</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/deutsche-bank-plans-to-hire-1000-freshers-in-india-as-it-looks-to-build-core-technologies-in-house/articleshow/81147886.cms">INTERVIEW: Deutsche Bank plans to hire 1,000 freshers in India as it looks to build core technologies in-house</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/analysts-reports-showed-that-90-percent-of-unsecured-retail-loans-have-gone-to-salaried-government-employees/articleshow/81150110.cms">One in every five rupees lent by SBI to individuals, goes to government employees</a>

Star Sports President Gautam Thakar appointed Global CEO of OLX Autos

<ul><li><keyword id="42747" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Motors">Tata Motors</keyword> has been associated with IPL for the past three years.</li><li>This year too, despite the matches being played behind closed doors, the brand has a lot of plans to engage with audiences.</li><li><keyword id="3752605" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="vivek-srivatsa">Vivek Srivatsa</keyword>, Head - Marketing, Passenger Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors walks us through the brand's marketing plans for this year.</li></ul> <keyword id="1479800" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gautam-Thakar">Gautam Thakar</keyword>, CEO of Star Sports recently said that soon-to-start edition of <keyword id="6354831" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-premier-league">Indian Premier League</keyword> will be the biggest in terms of both viewership and revenues. While the Covid-induced lockdown led to the postponement of the league and the political tensions between India and China led to Vivo pulling out as its title sponsor, things have caught pace in the last few weeks. With Dream11 on board as the new title sponsor, the league already has many sponsors on board, which goes on to show that advertisers are as excited about the tournament as are people who are waiting for it to distract them from the gloom that the rest of the year has brought with it. While the experience of the league will be very different this year, with no audiences in the stadiums, brands are already coming up with innovative solutions to ensure that their money brings them back good ROI. We spoke to Tata Motors that has been associating with IPL for the past three years. Vivek Srivatsa, Head - Marketing, Passenger Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors spoke to us about what the auto company has in store for the upcoming season of IPL. Talking about what their marketing plan will look like this year, Srivatsa said, “This year, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is expected to be the biggest ever as the audience will be witnessing a live cricket match after 6-7 months. As IPL is nothing short of a festival for Indians, it is also expected to become a big sentiment booster, bringing in a positive ray of light in today’s scenario. This will be our third year of association and we are happy to have our recently launched premium hatchback the <keyword id="7364349" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata-altroz">Tata Altroz</keyword> as the official partner for the Dream11 IPL 2020. Launched earlier this year, the Altroz has been appreciated by both customers and experts by becoming the #GoldStandard of the premium hatchback segment. Altroz is also the only car with a 5-star Global NCAP safety rating in its category, making it India’s safest hatchback.” As the Official Partner, the brand will showcase the Altroz in the stadium, across all 3 venues, located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates. Throwing light on how they plan to engage with audiences, Srivatsa added, “We are looking at multiple engagement opportunities with the audience and players across mediums. Like the previous years, we continue to award the Super Striker Trophy to the batsman with the best strike rate in every match. The best striker of the tournament will also drive home the Altroz. On the digital platform, we will engage with customers via interesting contests that will be announced closer to the tournament’s start date.” Apart from the excitement of the match, IPL is also loved because of the fanfare it brings with itself. However, this year things will be different. The matches will be played behind closed doors and without any audiences. While there was some initial reservation about how this changed format could impact advertising, as well as the overall experience, brands are pretty enthusiastic. “This IPL will be played behind closed doors and will not have any audience in the stadiums to begin with. Most people will watch the matches on TV from the comfort of their homes and on digital platforms. Hence, TV and digital will be our biggest bet. TV should help us with a wide reach amongst the audience and digital medium will help us in engaging with the customers by giving them an innovative and immersive experience,” shared Srivatsa. With no on-ground activations, will consumer engagement be challenging? Srivatsa didn’t seem to think so, considering the brand will still have a strong on-ground presence. “Apart from ensuring a strong on-ground presence during matches, we have also planned a lot of activities in the showrooms. Across India, Tata Motors showrooms will be decorated in the IPL theme. Our dealerships will be the place where customers can also soak in the IPL ambience. Additionally, we will also be organizing interesting contests for customers on social media platforms, which will be announced close to the start of IPL.”

IPL 2020: Here are Tata Motors’ marketing plans for the upcoming season

Former actress <keyword id="6410389" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="simi-garewal" source="Orion">Simi Garewal</keyword>, who is best known for hosting 'Rendezvous with <keyword id="6387914" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="simi" source="Orion">Simi</keyword> Garewal', recently returned to TV after 16 years and that too with '<keyword id="26022" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="bigg-boss" source="Orion">Bigg Boss</keyword> 16'. In today's episode, viewers will not only witness the entry of family members of the housemates but also a special guest who is known for inspiring candor on her celebrity talk show. Simi Garewal will be hosting a unique talk show. She poses some interesting questions to contestants. She asks Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and Shiv Thakare what they will choose between love and success. The suspense escalates when Simi asks Shalin Bhanot to choose between Tina Datta and a plate of chicken. It seems that Shalin has a change of heart because he declares that he will choose anything but Tina. A clever repartee comes from Simi who quips, "Don't be hard on her." In tonight's episode, the first family member to step inside the house after the freeze announcement is contestant <keyword id="18544" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="soundarya" source="Orion">Soundarya</keyword> Sharma's mother, Usha Sharma, who hugs her frozen daughter. Soundarya's mother happily declares that she watches everyone in the show every day and she's very proud that she's known as Soundarya's mother. After watching her daughter play the game for 100 days, it will be interesting to see what advice she gives her to come out stronger than the other contestants. Just like every mother who graced this season, Soundarya's mother brought light into the house and that's when <keyword id="3160316" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="sumbul" source="Orion">Sumbul</keyword> Touqeer Khan's uncle, Iqbal Khan entered the house. His entry is well timed when Sumbul, in a unique garb, is playing a game in the garden area. Sumbul's reaction to his entry leaves him confused about whether she's crying or laughing. He reminds her that the cry-baby version of Sumbul doesn't exist anymore and offers her chicken cooked by her father. Sumbul breaks down at the mention of her father. To cheer her up, her uncle sings 'Chehra Hain Ya Chaand Khila Hain' dedicating it to her. Sumbul's journey has been a rollercoaster ride and it remains to be seen what her uncle has to say about it in this episode. Following the entry of Sumbul's uncle, the housemates expect <keyword id="1741028" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="sreejita" source="Orion">Sreejita</keyword> De's fiance <keyword id="23520" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="michael" source="Orion">Michael</keyword> Blohm-Pape, who is deemed as the 'daamaad of the house' to make an appearance on the show. The contestants begin preparing for his griha pravesh with a vessel of water placed at the entrance for him to kick and make a solemn entrance into the house. Archana Gautam rushes to replace the water vessel with rice, 'Bigg Boss' commands freeze. Michael enters beaming, kicks the water vessel and hugs a frozen Sreejita. While everyone is released, Sreejita remains frozen until Michael greets all the contestants. When 'Bigg Boss' finally releases her, she jumps with joy and hops on her fiance making everyone smile and blush. 'Bigg Boss 16' premiered on Colors TV on October 1. Shalin Bhanot, Tina Datta, Abdu Rozik, MC Stan, Gautam Vig, Shiv Thakare, Ankit Gupta, Nimrit Kaur and Priyanka Choudhary are also a part of the ongoing season. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/a-startup-that-could-either-be-a-hero-or-zero-in-2-years-get-no-funds-on-shark-tank-india-s2/articleshow/96935490.cms">A startup that could ‘either be a hero or zero in 2 years’ get no funds on Shark Tank India S2</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/supercluster-pi-raises-2-million-from-bhuvan-bam-ranveer-allahbadia-praful-billore-more/articleshow/96938481.cms">Bhuvan Bam, MBA Chaiwala’s Praful Billore, Ranveer Allahbadia &amp; others invest $2 million in SuperCluster Pi</a>

Simi Garewal is back with her Rendezvous but on Bigg Boss

<ul><li>The 13th edition of Dream11 <keyword id="6354831" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-premier-league">Indian Premier League</keyword> will begin on September 19th at a new time this year. </li><li>Star Sports’ first campaign for Dream IPL is about celebrating everyday heroes and who the love of cricket unites them. </li></ul>Star Sports launches its latest campaign, ‘Ek Saath Waali Baat’, in the run-up to the much-awaited season of Dream11 Indian Premier League. While the pandemic has disrupted lives, there has been an equally powerful wave of everyday heroes, who have come forward to support the ones in need during these unprecedented times. The ‘Ek Saath Waali Baat’ campaign captures this feeling of togetherness while driving the message of hope and support, which has been critical in these trying times. The TVC puts a spotlight on the stories of hope and instances of people helping each other, neighbours sharing prospective job opportunities with those who have been laid off and a community welcoming a doctor with flowers as he returns from work. <div type="twitter" handle="StarSportsIndia" handlename="Star Sports" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/875393698195886080/vp03Mgqk_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1736" retweetcount="350" status="Let’s end this wait as we started it – #Together!Here’s the #Dream11IPL campaign you’ve all been waiting for -… https://t.co/e7qqiZmL7R" createdat="1599057065000" id="1301165757728845824"></div> “As a country, we have always come together during testing times and we have seen the same over the last few months. There has been a greater sense of community and empathy that has demonstrated the resilience of the human spirit. The ‘Ek Saath Waali Baat’ campaign has been created with this same ethos. <keyword id="9553440" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="dream11-ipl">Dream11 IPL</keyword> is the most-watched sporting event in the country and this year, it is even more special. The campaign builds on the sense of community and signals towards the much-needed emotion of hope,” said Gautam Thakar, CEO - Star Sports. Keeping in mind the nationwide fandom for the tournament, the campaign TVC will be released in multiple languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi. Dream11 IPL has always evoked intense emotions amongst its vociferous fans and this time too, Star Sports promises to bring back the same thrill. The 13th edition of Dream11 IPL will begin on September 19th at a new time this year. The evening matches and afternoon will be played at 7.30 pm and 3:30 pm respectively.

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