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Choice Hotels International, one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world, has named Quality Inn MGM Beach Resort, Muttukadu, as the International Hotel of the Year 2005.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 12:23 PM

Lachlan Murdoch, son and heir apparent of News Corp chief executive Rupert Murdoch, stepped down from his role as deputy chief operating officer in a surprise move with implications for succession at the media company. Lachlan Murdoch, 33, resigned from all executive duties but will remain on the board of News Corp.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:21 AM

ITC Ltd, launched a range of personal care products for men and women under the brand Essenza de Willis. The fragrance products will initially be available at Wills Lifestyle Stores in Delhi. Subsequently, these will be sold at other similar lifestyle retail outlets in the country.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:20 AM

Deccan Chronicle Interactive, a part of the Hyderabad-based Deccan Chronicle Group, has bagged the prestigious assignment of restoring and archiving all the works of renowned painter M F Hussain.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:19 AM

Kaybase, a Chennai-based market research firm, has entered into an understanding with Issues&Answers of Virginia, USA, to work together on multi-country research studies.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:18 AM

After cricket, it’s wrestling that has managed to get grab maximum eyeballs in India. Riding on the popularity of this sport, ESPN-STAR Sports (ESS) has introduced TNA Wrestling in Hindi.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:17 AM

Editors, marketers and media gurus discussed the ‘magazine in transition’ at the Indian Magazine Summit organised by the INS on July 29. Most editors felt that although TV ruled in the 21st century, the next half of the decade would belong to magazines.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:16 AM

At a seminar on ‘Rural Marketing & Communication’ in Chennai, specialists contended that marketers have failed to recognise the aspirations of the rural population. The ‘one communication fits all’ approach came in for criticism.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:15 AM

Dainik Jagran will launch its 27th edition from Jammu on August 1. The Jammu edition will further have six city-specific sub-editions – Jammu city, Jammu Aas-Pas, Udhampur, Kathua, Punchrajouri and Srinagar.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:14 AM

Households without cable connections will not be able to watch live the cricket matches played between India, Sri Lanka and the West Indies that start on July 30 in Sri Lanka. For Ten Sports, the rights holder to the triangular series, has decided to offer only a 90-minute highlight package to Prasar Bharati on its national network.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:13 AM

I&B Minister Jaipal Reddy has announced that the bidding process for 336 private FM radio stations would start from next week. Addressing the Indian Magazine Summit organised by the Indian Newspaper Society in the Capital on July 29, the Minister said that expansion of radio was going to be an exciting phenomenon.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:12 AM

The second session of the Indian Magazine Summit focused on the advertisers’ perspective about using magazines for brand building. The session emphasised on the possibility of segmentation and as also the need for magazines to innovate themselves.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:12 AM

The second half on the opening day of the Indian Magazine Summit saw a lively discussion on the challenges and opportunities for the magazine industry to make it relevant for the advertiser and reader alike.

exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2005 8:11 AM