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Indiantelevision.com’s interview with Group M South Asia CEO Ashutosh Srivastava

Indiantelevision.com's interview with Group M South Asia CEO Ashutosh Srivastava Group M is aiming big in India this year. Areas such as branded entertainment on television, sponsorship management for sporting events, developing search capabilities and expanding its India footprints via the Kinetic operations is what's high on the agenda. In this the concluding installment of a two part interview, Group M South Asia CEO Ashutosh Srivastava feels that in the next four - five years there is going to be serious disruption in the media business as fundamental models will change. Apart from branded entertainment on television, what is the other

Zurich Financial CEO sees growth potential in Asia but faces environmental risks

Zurich Financial CEO sees growth potential in Asia but faces environmental risks Zurich Financial Group CEO James Schiro said there is substantial growth potential in Asia in life, motor and property insurances, with only 1 pct of natural disasters insured. This compares to a rate of around 40 pct in developed countries, he said. On the downside, growing environmental damage -- caused by the region's enormous growth -- is causing more natural disasters, he cautioned in an interview with Swiss SonntagsZeitung. Zurich's growth rate in past years has been smaller than previously as the group closed down a number of

South Asia has deep issues with regard to women. – Director, OXFAM -GB

South Asia has deep issues with regard to women. – Director, OXFAM -GB Barbara Stockings, Director OXFAM, Great Britain who was attending the 'Change Maker's Assembly’ in Colombo Organized by the "WE CAN Campaign" to end violence against women, in an exclusive interview with The Asian Tribune said that South Asia is making progress in terms of women representation in the parliament which are good signs. But on the other hand, domestic violence in Sri Lanka, honor killings in Pakistan and Afghanistan, not preferring girl child in India and poverty in the region are deep issues. She also mentioned that Oxfam which

INTERVIEW-Asia chief Martin takes a lashing in Europe row

INTERVIEW-Asia chief Martin takes a lashing in Europe row Asian Tour chief executive Louis Martin said on Thursday he had taken a lashing from his players after being accused of capitulating in a rift with the European Tour over a clash of tournament dates. Martin agreed to ask the sponsors to move the inaugural Aamby Valley Masters in Mumbai to accommodate the co-sanctioned Indonesian Open, despite the Indian event having being announced six weeks earlier. We dont like doing business that way and thats what caused the rift, Martin told Reuters at the Asian Open, which is also co-sanctioned. We came to a stalemate

Disappearances increase in Asia, rights group says

Disappearances increase in Asia, rights group says Several hundred people in Pakistan have disappeared, apparently taken into detention in connection with the war on terrorism, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday. So called enforced disappearance has long been a problem in strife-torn countries such as Nepal and Sri Lanka, but new patterns have emerged in South Asia related to the war on terrorism, such as the Pakistani cases, it said. Whilst many of those have eventually been acknowledged as being held in Guantanamo Bay, others are believed still to be held in Pakistani detention although their precise whereabouts