Dear Shareholders,
"We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
- Rabindranath Tagore
Media & Entertainment sector is one of the biggest catalyst of change. We as a
Company aspires to be that change and impact that lasting change. At Sambhaav, we are
mindful that our top priority is our readers, viewers, listeners and advertisers. We find
our accomplishments are founded on our belief that our shareholders are a priority. The
diversity of the projects we have executed; has reinforced our expertise, experience and
foresightedness to create meaningful opportunities in print, electronic, and digital media
segment. These together acts as a catalyst of our growth.
"Sambhaav" A Bouquet of unique well-established branded Media
products;
1. Sambhaav Metro Established and informative afternoon daily, Abhiyaan
Weekly magazine for the entire family;
2. Wise TV Known as Public Entertainment System
(PES)_ 2000+ screens catching around 20 lakh eyeballs per day, PES is Indias
first live in_transit TV channel deployed in the buses and bus depots of GSRTC;
3.VTV News - Most popular Gujarati News Channel of international standards;
4. Top FM - 8 FM radio channels in Gujarat and 5
FM radio channels in Jammu & Kashmir to entertain all the listeners irrespective of
their age, cast and creed;
5.VTV Gujarati - A Digital portal having 40+ million page views/ month A
unique for Social Media platforms catering news and beyond to the world through online
with mobile applications too.
After successfully completing the 8 FM Radio channels in Gujarat your Company has
simultaneously taken up the project for 5 FM Radio channels in J&K. But due to Covid
19 pandemic the FM Radio project for Leh and Kargil were delayed which are now are in
progress and will be completed before end of 2nd quarter of current financial year. This
is a historic milestone for all of us. We have made dedicated endeavors and still in
continuation to implement our honorable Prime Ministers Mantra i.e. "Vocal for
Local" by recruiting enthusiastic RJ(s) from Local regions.
The "VTV news" has completed 10 years of journey as Gujarati news channel
have and added new milestones in viewership as it has become number one channel in prime
time. I can take pride to say that the "VTV news" channel with its path breaking
for public interest journalism has won the hearts of growing viewers. The year 2020-21,
was a consolidation and reaffirmation year for Television in India. The "Janata
Curfew" ensured that everyone stayed at home and that in turn busting for TV
viewership.
Our Company, through its Wholly Owned Subsidiary M/s. VED Technoserve India Private
Limited entered into the new foray of Electric Smart Power Fence Project and accomplished
with Acceptance Certificate. The Electric Smart Power Fence includes comprehensive onsite
maintenance contract. Now we are keen to obtain further orders for the similar projects
for security in areas of other Defense Airbase, Private Airports, Research Institutes and
other public and private establishments.
We are in run of top-line diversification of an IVT (Integrated Vehicle Tracking) and
PIS (Passenger Information System) for GSRTC buses. The system is absolutely stabilized
and updates passengers for bus arrivals and departures. It also provides GSRTC a precise
location of their rolling-stock. As project was of 5+3 Years, we have successfully
completed 5 years of project and it will further extended for further 3 years. We have
also project of PES Known as "WISE TV" Indias first live in_transit TV
channel. In said project we also hope extension for which negotiation are in Place. During
COVID Pandemic we have faced detrimental effect in our operations of GSRTC buses as public
transportation was not permitted, still we have maintained our efficiency at par.
The digital transformation is taking shape in a big way, and no industry remains
untouched. For "VTV Gujarati" Portal we have more than four crore page views on
site, approx., two crore post engagement on Facebook, and fourteen crores plus impressions
on YouTube. Recently we crossed ten crore video views per month mark, and this is just the
beginning. In the era of COVID, people's content consumption habits changed. The digital
adoption of news reached another level and our portal www.vtvgujarati.com became one of
the torchbearers.
Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the Media and Entertainment sector is among the hardest hit
as it has seen huge layoffs of manpower, deep plunge in revenues owing to standstill in
the economy because of protracted lockdown and shutting of economic activities. Viewership
for General Entertainment Channels (GEC), News, Movies and Kids genres grew largely when
families were homebound for an extended period. At SML, we have ensured optimum level of
potential and efficiency so that caters new needs of our clients and strengthened our
expertise and workplace transformation to be able to help them accelerate and scale in
their digital endeavors.
Despite of COVID-19 Pandemic Situation, the Company has kept all FM Radio Stations
running in Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir and provided entertainment to our audience. We,
at the Board level, are very appreciative of the support offered by the team and their
family members. Without their commitment and support, we would not have been able to adopt
and successfully adapt to the newer ways of working during the year.
At our work places, we have taken all the requisite measures to ensure social
distancing, hygiene practices and sanitization of offices periodically to help in fight
against the COVID-19 pandemic and in response our dedicated, hardworking, enthusiastic
employees ensured smooth functioning of operations and we were confident that we are going
to get through together.
Before I conclude, I wish to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all my fellow Board
members, management team, employees, customers, partners, suppliers, bankers, government
agencies, regulatory authorities and our shareholders for their unflinching and continued
support throughout the year.
Thank you all.
Wishing you all a healthy and safe year ahead!
Kiran B Vadodaria |
Chairman & Managing Director |