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Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in telecommunications are expected to gather momentum after the government’s decision to hike foreign direct investment cap in the sector to 74 per cent from the existing 49 per cent.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 8:01 AM

Adidas India could become the German sportwear maker’s third largest subsidiary in Asia after China and Japan, said Andreas Gellner, the newly appointed managing director of Adidas India.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 8:00 AM

The water king, Ramesh Chauhan, is now set to take brand Bisleri across the globe. "We will use the contract manufacturing route to bottle Bisleri in Quebec, Canada and then sell it in the US market. In fact, production is scheduled to begin this week," Chauhan said.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 7:59 AM

Richa Sharma, General Manager, Corporate Communications, ITC-Welcomgroup, strongly feels that while it is the function of PR to make the company’s voice heard, at the same time management has to take PR into confidence and share relevant information with the communication executives.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 7:58 AM

While Shah is appreciative of the young, up-coming breed of directors, he calls them “enthusiastic and well-versed in the new techniques;” what is lacking in them, as Shah points out, is their understanding of the medium, called cinema.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 7:57 AM

Deshonnati is launching its Nagpur edition today. The daily is expecting an initial circulation of 65,000 copies. Presently, the group enjoys a circulation of 1,08,802 copies and a readership of 10.67 lakh.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 7:56 AM

The cable TV industry may be crying hoarse over the increased service tax, but the government wants it to forget the Budget blues and clean up its act. While memos are being sent to the Prime Minister and the finance minister on how TV viewers would have to bear the burden of the Budget proposals, officials in the information and broadcasting ministry are understood to have asked a section of the cable industry to remove obscenity from TV.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 7:55 AM

What’s going to be the direct impact of Union Budget 2004-05 on the fast-paced Indian media buying industry? The Finance Minister’s move to increase the service tax from 8 to 10 per cent has evoked mixed response from media buying and planning agencies. While some media agency chiefs opine the hike in service tax will not have a major impact on the industry, there are others who argue that the proposed increase will be a setback for media revenues.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 7:54 AM

Saregama is consolidating its presence in the South. The group has planned a new weekly show on Sun TV to encourage Tamil music and young Tamil talent. Saregama has been producing weeklies for the Sun TV bouquet – Sun, Surya, Gemini and Udaya.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 7:53 AM

According to a white paper research conducted by US-based Business Strategies Group, the Cybermedia group is the leader among Indian business magazine publications in terms of market share. The survey lists ABP Group (Business World), Living India (Business Today), Jasubhai, Business India and Indian Express BPD as the other leading business publishers. Between them, these publications account for 67 per cent of the market.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 7:53 AM

Keeping pace with changing readership preferences, Hindi daily Amar Ujala has launched four new supplements and a daily page on glamour. Rajiv Singh, Vice-President, Marketing, says the aim was to give a complete makeover to the newspaper’s image.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 7:52 AM

Document segment advertising has been steadily rising in print media. Ad-spends have shot up for print campaigns for the entire period – 2000-03. As per an AdEx study, Hewlett Packard India is the top advertiser in the print category. Excerpts…..

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 7:51 AM

Dr Batra's Positive Health Clinic is looking out to for professional hands for its Rs 13-15-crore media responsibilities. The group is already in the process of evaluating agencies.

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2004 7:50 AM