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The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has just completed the election process for its new council for 2005-06. Malayala Manorama’s Jacob Mathew is the new President. He takes over from Pradeep Guha. Rajasthan Patrika’s MD, Gulab Kothari, is the new Deputy President, Eenadu’s I. Venkat is Vice-President and Jagran’s M M Gupta is Treasurer.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 4:32 PM

It promises to be another colourful year for the Rs 8000 crore paints industry. And despite a long monsoon, decorative paints could grow at a faster pace than it has in the past two years, driven by the housing and retail boom.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:31 AM

Ford India is set to excite the motoring landscape with the debut of a new model, one that will be seen by the world for the very first time. An all-new model designed and engineered globally, it will be named the 'Ford Fiesta'.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:30 AM

Hutch has launched a new 'Chota Recharge' card for all Hutch and Orange pre-paid users across the country. Hutch pre-paid users can now recharge for as low as Rs 10 and enjoy full talktime.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:28 AM

The game show fever is on in full swing in Tamil Nadu. Post the phenomenal success of 'Jackpot' hosted by actress Khushboo, Jaya TV has announced the launch of its second game show – this one live and interactive – called 'House Full' hosted by popular film actress Meena.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:28 AM

The Telegraph, under the aegis of The Telegraph Education Foundation, has taken up the challenge upon itself to support, applaud and encourage outstanding performances of schools, students, teachers, principals and even parents, who have emerged as winners, often against undaunting odds.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:27 AM

Films are a mainstay in Tamil Nadu, and Raj TV, an entity that has been around for 11 years in the Tamil entertainment channel space, is underlining the fact with two events woven around filmdom as part of its anniversary celebrations.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:26 AM

LG Electronics Pvt Ltd has crossed a record $100 million export turnover. The company is eyeing $135 million in export turnover for 2005. This achievement is a major benchmark for the company and has consolidated LG's position in the domestic as well as international markets.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:25 AM

Auto brands revved up their way through August holding a virtual monopoly over advertising in the print media. With eight brands from the 4-wheeler and 2-wheeler categories making it to the Top 10 list of the highest-spending advertisers, there was very little room for any other category to register a presence.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:24 AM

The much-talked-about Video-on-Demand (VoD) and personal video recorders (PVR) will soon be a reality in India with Zee's direct-to-home (DTH) service Dish TV rolling out plans to commercially offer the latest Bollywood selection on demand from mid-October, and to sell PVR sets from mid-November of this year.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:23 AM

Even though recent surveys point a decline in various language papers, Marathi readership one of the few that has seen a good run and publications like Maharashtra Times are benefiting from this.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:22 AM

The Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI), the representative body of public relations consultancies in India, has announced the new managing committee for the year 2005-06. In its third year, the PRCAI office bearers aim to provide an 'institutional' structure and focus to the public relations industry.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:20 AM

Zee Network has tied up with Malaysian multi-channel pay TV operator, Astro, to launch a dedicated 24-hour entertainment channel for its Indonesian, Malaysian and Brunei DTH service. The customised Hindi channel, named Zee, will be launched on December 1, 2005.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:15 AM

In a major rebranding initiative, Berger Paints has renamed itself as Lewis Berger to give itself a new identity under a new logo and strengthen the company's position in the premium paints category.

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:13 AM

Day 2 of CII's 'National Conference on Rural Markets' commenced with an open debate that questioned our knowledge of rural India. Is rural India today close (even partially) to what we urbanites so easily take for granted?

exchange4media Staff Sep 29, 2005 8:12 AM