Date-wise News

In a bid to give a jump-start to its sales in the New Year, Ford India is organising an `auto show' with a difference.

exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2004 9:18 AM

Short messaging shot through the roof this New Year’s eve with an unprecedented 180 per cent increase in volumes to 60 million SMS compared with last year’s 21 million.

exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2004 9:16 AM

The Spices Board and the All India Radio station of Kozhikode are jointly producing a new programme in the form of a series on spices. It will be broadcast from January 9 to April 9, 2004, a Spices Board official said here today.

exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2004 9:14 AM

Sales for Maruti Udyog Ltd jumped 23.2 per cent in December from a year ago, the company said on Friday, spurred by a tax cut 10 months ago and robust domestic economic growth. Maruti, 54.2 per cent owned by Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp, said domestic sales rose 22.3 per cent in December to 33,343 vehicles and exports 31.7 per cent to 3,748 for a total of 37,091 vehicles from 30,107 in December last year. Sales in April-December, the first nine months of fiscal 2003-04, rose 30.3 percent to 3,28,019 vehicles from 2,51,797 a year earlier.

exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2004 9:12 AM

In an attempt to establish the connect with its audiences, AXN has introduced a dual Hindi feed in the New Year. From January 5, 2004, AXN presents a dual feed in Hindi and English from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. every Monday to Friday. Premiering with Ripley’s Believe It or Not, this initiative will gradually include some of the channel’s highest rated shows in the one-hour time block.

exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2004 9:09 AM

HYUNDAI Motor India on Friday announced that its car sales surged by 83 per cent in December to 12,382 units, driven by rising demand for its compact car Santro Xing and mid-size model Accent. Domestic sales grew 23.5 per cent to 6,241 units, while exports climbed over three-fold to 6,141 units during the month, a company statement said.

exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2004 9:07 AM

Come 2004 and Aaj Tak, the 24-hour flagship Hindi news channel of TV Today Network, enters its fourth year of operations. On December 31, 2003, the channel completed three successful years. The period has borne witness to the credibility, reliability and

exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2004 9:05 AM

'That's Entertainment' is CNBC-TV18's comprehensive annual look at the world of entertainment. The show was launched on December 31, 2003. It showcases actor Dev Anand in its second episode, where the actor speaks about the reception of 'Dadasaheb Phalke

exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2004 9:03 AM

The previous year didn’t see much happening at Zenithmedia’s southern operations other than the entry of Sumit Kanungo as its new Senior VP and GM. Currently shuttling between Kolkata and Bangalore, Kanungo is expected to set base in Bangalore

exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2004 9:01 AM

SPAN Apparels Pvt. Ltd., the makers of the Spykar brand of jeans, has appointed Initiative Media as its media buying partner. The size of the account is estimated at Rs 2 crore. As it intends relying on below the line promotions for marketing its Spykar brand, the company has also roped in Advent, the event management and promotions division of Lintas India to handle its brand.

exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2004 8:59 AM

The rural market is going to be the main focus of LG for 2004. Since we intend to be very active in the rural market, we have set a target of 70% value growth. So the target is Rs. 7,000 crores. We think the rural market contribution will be around 65% and the growth over this year on the rural market will be something around 40%.

exchange4media Staff Jan 3, 2004 12:00 AM