Koovs PLC HT Media and Koovs expand strategic partnership
March 06 2017 - 2:01AM
RNS Non-Regulatory
TIDMKOOV
Koovs PLC
06 March 2017
HT Media and Koovs expand strategic partnership
London, Delhi, 6 March, 2017: Koovs plc, (AIM: KOOV),the London
listed fashion-forward online business has joined forces with
strategic partner and investor HT Media to celebrate International
Women's Day on 8 March, by profiling five amazing young women,
famous in India in five very different fields.
The daily features will leverage the reach of HT Media's
flagship English language newspaper The Hindustan Times and its
landmark Fever 104 FM radio station with profiles in The Hindustan
Times HTCity section and radio interviews running parallel on the
evening primetime Fever 104 FM Khuraffati Nitin show, airing from
5-9pm daily.
The interviews will feature Actress Richa Chadda, Athlete
Namrata Purohit, Celebrity Stylist Sanjana Batra, Comedienne Kaneez
Surka and Chef Bani Nanda.
This new initiative is part of the continuing strategic
partnership between Koovs and HT Media. HT Media Group has invested
GBP3 million and holds over 6% of Koovs plc. HT Media is recognised
for investing in digital companies with strong growth prospects in
India and is one of the leading media companies in India, covering
not only print and radio, but also online, digital and events.
Piyush Gupta, chief financial officer at HT Media, said; "This
is a great initiative to engage our young audience. We have a huge
belief in the long-term investment prospect with Koovs."
Mary Turner, CEO Koovs said; "Koovs now has over two million
social media followers and was recently named by The Global Youth
Marketing Forum as the India's Favourite Fashion Portal. This
campaign brings together the reach of HT Media's channels with
Koovs following to provide the right platform to profile these
dynamic and inspiring young women."
For further information please contact:
KOOVS.COM UK BRUNSWICK GROUP LLP
jodyhaskayne@gmail.com Alison Kay/ Jennifer Bonfanti
07710 726443 020 7404 5959
Profiles:
Richa Chadda 30 - Award winning actress, Richa was named by
Forbes India as one of its Class of 2016 '30 Under 30'. Not afraid
of tackling challenging parts, she has won plaudits for her roles
in Gangs of Wasseypur and Massan.
Namrata Purohit 23 - Founded The Pilates Studio in Mumbai at 16
as the youngest qualified Stott Pilates Teacher in the World. Also,
author of 'The Lazy Girls Guide to Being Fit', Namrata competed as
a junior at national level in squash and regional level in
football.
Sanjana Batra 26 - A self-starter beginning as a stylist with an
advertising company, Sanjana opened her own salon in Mumbai, is now
stylist to a roster of stars and has an enviable social media
following of over 120,000 on Instagram alone.
Kaneez Surka 31 - Comedienne and Improv artist Kaneez features
regularly on the CNN-IBN weekly satire show 'The Week that Wasn't'.
Kaneez was raised in south Africa but took a gap year in Mumbai and
loved it - so she stayed.
Bani Nanda 25 - Pastry chef Bani is considered a 'rock star' in
her field, with her Delhi based Patisserie MIAM a favourite in
fashion circles. She trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and has
worked in top hotels both in Paris and Delhi.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END
NRABRGDXXGGBGRX
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 06, 2017 02:01 ET (07:01 GMT)
Koovs (LSE:KOOV)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Koovs (LSE:KOOV)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024