?What started off as an ad for the Indo-Pak match is now a series of sorts for every India match this World Cup, it is Star India’s Mauka Mauka ad which has been a big hit especially on social media. So how did this come about and what happens if and when India loses. Storyboard talks to the creators of the campaign.
Click here to watch Gayatri Yadav and Juju Basu speak about the 'Mauka Mauka' campaign
Star Pravah channel head Prem Kamath said, “We are looking to target a slightly more upscale audience. We have also altered the broadcast design by bringing in different visual grammar and stay away from the traditional way of storytelling.”
Nitin Kukreja, Head of Sports Business, Star India, said, “We are delighted to have Arise India as the title sponsor of Asia Cup 2014. The tournament is getting interesting traction from the advertising fraternity. We are focusing on monetising the on-air sales while we have partnered with Technology Frontiers to focus on Asia Cup 2014 Ground Sponsorship management.”
Uday Shankar has been vocal about the fact that sports (not only cricket) have tremendous potential as far as viewership is concerned.
