Maa TV Airtel Prasna Maadi Padivelu Meedi Contest For Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu Home Viewers 2014 : Telangana & Andhra Pradesh

Name of the Organisation : Maa Television Network Limited
Name of the Contest : Airtel Prasna Maadi Padivelu Meedi Contest For Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu Home Viewers 2014
Location : Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Deadline : From 9th June ’2014 to 31st July’2014

Website : https://www.hotstar.com/in/channels/star-maa

Airtel Prasna Maadi Padivelu Meedi Contest In Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu 2014 :
Eligibility :
Any person(s) who participates in the Contest and who
(i) is above eighteen (18) years of age on date of participation in the Contest;
(ii) is a citizen of India and residing in India and
(iii) enters the Contest in accordance with the rules stated below. Employees of the Company, of the Producer, of the advertising agency which has been appointed from time to time, and also employees of the main sponsors; and members of their immediate family; persons other than Indian nationals, or Indian nationals living out of India, or those who do not qualify under the definition of resident of India as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 or those not conversant in spoken Telugu, are ineligible to enter the Contest. and in case they do participate by misrepresentation, then Company/Producer shall in its sole discretion discontinue with such Participants’ participation.

Procedure To Participate In The Contest :
Questions on air :
1. The home viewer questions will be aired from 9th June ’2014 to 31st July’2014. The question for the Contest will be broadcast at any given time between 21 :00:00 hours to 22:30:00 hours of the same day, or around that time, as determined by Channel management. Post the completion of the Episode, the question will be available on the website (mek.maatv.com) until the closure of lines.
2. This Contest is open only to Airtel subscribers registered in the Telangana & Andhra Pradesh circles. They can participate in the Contest by calling on the IVRS or by sending an SMS through their Airtel Mobile Numbers from the Telangana & Andhra Pradesh circle.

The telephone lines (mobile) and SMS acceptance for each question shall be as per the following schedule :

Schedule: https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads…&C%20Final.pdf

Note :
The above mentioned schedule could be added to, modified or cancelled based on programming requirements and in the event the Show is for any reason extended, cancelled or terminated early.

Rules :
1 : In case the calls and/or SMS (“Entry”) are made after the lines have closed, or calls are in progress when the lines are closed each day, or SMSs sent are not received by the timelines as defined above, the said Entry(ies) shall not be deemed as a valid Entry. Premium rates for SMS and calls shall be applicable. Please check with Airtel for the same. Roaming rates may apply. Please refer to Point 6 for charges applicable.
2 : The cellular number from which the registration is received will be used to identify the Participant as a unique identification number. We urge participants touse numbers where they would be clearly identified as the Participant of the Contest. Each Participant shall be entitled to submit multiple entries. Entries sent each day shall be considered for the random selection process.
3 : To participate in the Contest the Participant has to enter the correct answer by selecting the correct option and sending the entry in the manner prescribed in the grid below and as stated in the promos of the Contest:

Note :
This Contest is available to Airtel Cellular subscribers from the Telangana & Andhra Pradesh circles only. Any other subscribers will not be considered for the purpose of winner selection.

Mode of participation Airtel Subscribers :
IVR 509095 01-04
SMS 509095

How to answer through SMS : (Available only for Airtel Subscribers from the Telangana & Andhra Pradesh circles)
a. APM<Space>A/B/C/D to 509095
b. In case of error in SMS format, the response message will read “Invalid format.
SMS APM<space>A/B/C/D to 509095. Charges upto Rs.5/SMS. T & C on mek.maatv.com”
c. The acknowledgement message will read “Thank you for participating in APM Contest. We will call you back on this number if you are shortlisted. Upto Rs. 5/SMS. T&Cs on mek.maatv.com”

How to answer through IVR : (Available only for Airtel Subscribers from the Telangana & Andhra Pradesh circles)
a. Call on 50909501 for option A, 02 for option B, 03 for option C and 04 for option D)
b. The call will end with a thank you note/play back option. Thank you message will inform Participants that if they are selected, they will be called back on the same number.

Charges :
SMS :
Every SMS sent to the participation numbers will be charged as mentioned below :
Upto Rs.5 /- per SMS – 509095 (AIRTEL Subscribers). SMS sent in the wrong format or with the incorrect answer are also chargeable.

IVR :
All calls made to the participation numbers will be charged as below.
** Upto Rs.5/- per minute – 509095 (AIRTEL Subscribers from the Telangana & Andhra Pradesh circles)
**Available only for AIRTEL mobile subscribers from the Telangana & Andhra Pradesh circles. T&Cs on mek.maatv.com
** Roaming charges may apply. Kindly check with Airtel, for the applicable rates

Episode Winner Selection :
1 : A winner will be selected from all valid entries for each question.
2 : A list of 5 shortlisted Participants will be selected by the randomizer. A telephonic call will be made to the Participant shortlisted 1st in the list of 5 shortlisted Participants. If the 1st call is unsuccessful, 2 more attempts each after 15 mins will be made to connect with the Participant, each after 15 minutes interval. In case all the 3 attempts are unsuccessful, call will be made to the next Participant on the list. In case all 3 attempts to all 3 shortlisted Participants are unsuccessful, another shortlist of 5 participants will be generated using the randomizer software..

The Shortlisted Participants will be asked to provide the following details :
a. Name of the Shortlisted Participant
b. Age and date of birth of the Shortlisted Participant
c. Nationality of the Shortlisted Participant
d. City of the Shortlisted Participant

3 : Calls to the Shortlisted Participant will be made in the order in which the randomizer has shortlisted the Participants. The Episode Winner of the Contest will be selected if the Shortlisted participant is 18 years or above and is an Indian citizen. A Shortlisted Participant who has already been declared as an Episode Winner of the Contest in any previous Episode of the Show will not be eligible to be declared as an Episode Winner for future Episodes. The Channel reserves the right to not award the prize money to the same Winner more than once.
4 : The randomization process to select the Shortlisting Participant(s) will be undertaken with the help of randomizer software developed specifically for the purpose of selection. In the event of a software failure, Channel management may adopt any other methodology or criteria to select the Shortlisted Participants, depending upon requirement and availability of time.
5 : Timelines and methodology of determining winners are subject to change based on programming / creative requirements, degree of participation, technical issues, force majeure reasons, etc.

For More Details : https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads…me%20Final.pdf