Date-wise News

The Washington Post Co has announced it is acquiring online magazine Slate from Microsoft Corp. The Post company said Jacob Weisberg will stay as Slate's editor and that the business operations of Slate will be run by Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, a Washington Post Co. subsidiary.

exchange4media Staff Dec 25, 2004 9:30 AM

Online gaming publisher WildTangent has launched an Internet game for the season premier of the Fox TV series 24 that features branded product placement by LG Mobile Phones within the game.

exchange4media Staff Dec 25, 2004 9:29 AM

Eureka Forbes, a leader in the domestic water purification segment, has charted out an overseas strategy. The company has set up a unit in Singapore in order to address demand for its products in the Asean countries.

exchange4media Staff Dec 25, 2004 9:26 AM

It was a tough one. Tougher than we thought it would be. Come on, when Hyundai launches a new small car, you expect it to walk away with the honours, right? More so, since the Business Standard Motoring Car Of The Year jury tends to have a preference for cars that are cheap to buy and run.

exchange4media Staff Dec 25, 2004 9:24 AM

Airtel, MSN India and Mobile 365 have entered into a partnership to redefine mobile communication with MSN Hotmail and Messenger via two-way SMS. This new service has been introduced to enhance the mobile telephony experience of over 9.5 million Airtel customers.

exchange4media Staff Dec 25, 2004 9:21 AM

Buena Vista International Television - Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) and Sun TV Network, Southern India’s major regional network, has signed a multi-year agreement for blockbuster library features, which includes evergreen hits like ‘Mission to Mars’, ‘Pearl Harbor’ and ‘Billy Bathgate’.

exchange4media Staff Dec 25, 2004 9:18 AM

This year has failed to produce much lather for the shampoo industry. Analysts estimate a healthy volume growth of anywhere between 10 and 15 per cent but this has largely been the result of deep price cuts effected by market leaders. However, overall value growth has been, at best, a marginal 1-2 per cent, according to industry estimates.

exchange4media Staff Dec 25, 2004 9:16 AM

LG Electronics has identified the corporate segment as an assured channel to bolster sales of its room air-conditioner (RAC) division. This strategy will rope in the telecom sector next year. The company has tied up with Nokia, Alcatel, HFCL as their sole suppliers for room air-conditioners.

exchange4media Staff Dec 25, 2004 9:14 AM

Wunderman India, the sister concern of Rediffusion-DY&R, is planning to expand its operations and offerings to reach out to a wider target audience. To start with, Wunderman India is planning to set up offices in Bangalore and Hyderabad soon.

exchange4media Staff Dec 25, 2004 9:13 AM

Hindustan Times is actively planning to enter the radio space. It is reliably learnt that HT Media Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Virgin Radio Asia, owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, last week.

exchange4media Staff Dec 25, 2004 9:11 AM