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Acknowledging his company's need to "leverage the great migration" of viewers to consumer-controlled media formats, Walt Disney Co.'s president and chief operating officer Bob Iger said the company has made video on demand and digital ad formats a high priority.

exchange4media Staff Jun 11, 2005 8:14 AM

The assembled personal computer (PC) business is gradually shrinking as low-cost branded PCs are easily available. Measures announced in recent budgets have lessened the price gap between branded and assembled computers. A branded PC is now available for as low as Rs 9,000. These PCs also come with a guarantee of quality and support from national and international vendors.

exchange4media Staff Jun 11, 2005 8:13 AM

Yamaha Motor India has unveiled new variants -- Fazer, Fazer DX and Fazer LX -- in its popular 125cc segment bike in the Capital yesterday. The company has roped in model-turned-actor John Abraham as its brand ambassador.

exchange4media Staff Jun 11, 2005 8:11 AM

ESPN STAR Sports, Asia’s leading sports’ broadcaster, yesterday announced a special Hindi-programming package for the LIVE and Exclusive telecast of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005. Interestingly, the channel is also exploring at commentaries in local languages to tap the local viewers.

exchange4media Staff Jun 11, 2005 8:10 AM

The Hindu is living up to its positioning of ‘Always Classic, Always Contemporary.’ Since the launch of its new design, the publication has been ringing in the changes consistently, the latest of which will be the introduction of four additional pages in its city-specific supplement ‘Metro Plus,’ starting June 13.

exchange4media Staff Jun 11, 2005 8:09 AM

The super-rich club in India is becoming bigger, with 9,000 new members joining it in 2004. The number of wealthy individuals went up to 70,000 from 61,000 in the previous year. A Merrill Lynch/Capgemini World Wealth report also found there were now 8.3 million rich individuals across the world who had $1million of spare cash to invest, excluding the value of their homes and pensions.

exchange4media Staff Jun 11, 2005 8:08 AM

The Outdoor Advertising Convention (OAC) 2005 kicked off in Mumbai yesterday. It proved to be a good platform to discuss issues pertaining to outdoor as an advertising medium. Harish Bijoor, CEO, Harish Bijoor Consults, said that the advertising industry has evolved, progressing from mainly using indoor advertising to shifting its attention to outdoor as a medium.

exchange4media Staff Jun 11, 2005 8:07 AM

Deccan Herald and Prajavani, published by the Printers (Mysore) Private Limited, are gunning for growth on numbers. According to the new GM (Marketing) of the group, D B Dutta, there is a scope for increase in the circulation of these two papers.

exchange4media Staff Jun 11, 2005 8:01 AM

Shantonu Aditya, President, One Alliance, is slated to join Sahara One as Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, he will oversee the various ventures that are part of the Sahara One entertainment business.

exchange4media Staff Jun 11, 2005 7:59 AM