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Saurabh Verma has joined PVR as Head-Marketing. Verma, who brings with him around 10 years of experience in cinema marketing and promotions, has had several stints with PVR. He has also been involved as a consultant for various companies including Chanakya Cinemas. Verma was associated with Waves Cinemas as Head of Marketing and Programming for two and a half years.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 1:43 PM

Anita Sharma has moved from Hyundai to Honda Motors as Head-Corporate Communications. She worked with Hyundai as Deputy GM-Corporate Communication for a year. Prior to Hyundai, she was with Indiatimes e-commerce as Chief Manager. Sharma had earlier been a journalist with India Today and PTI, and has a total work experience of 18 years.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 1:41 PM

Manish Purohit has joined Walt Disney Company (India) as Head of their Publishing business. Purohit brings with him 12 years of diverse experience in the publishing industry. He was heading the Indian subsidiary of Encyclopedia Britannica in his last assignment. He has also held important positions at Business Standard and The Times of India Group.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 1:38 PM

Kunwar Anshuman Singh, after an eight-year stint with Indian Express as Chief Manager, will be joining Hindustan, the Hindi daily from HT Media Limited, as Assistant General Manager (Delhi Branch Head) in the first week of January 2006. Singh started his career in 1994 with ‘Get It’ Yellow Pages as District Sales Manager. After that he was associated with Crompton Greaves as Area Sales Manager for a year before moving to Indian Express in 1997.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 12:44 PM

Mercedes Benz was the most rapped-about brand of 2005, with 100 mentions in songs this year, Nike took second with 63 mentions, up from 24 last year, and Cadillac (first in 2004) rounded out the top three with 62 mentions.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 8:21 AM

Maxis Communications Berhad and its Indian joint venture company will acquire a 100 per cent interest in one of India’s leading mobile operators, Aircel Ltd, for which they will jointly invest $1.08 billion to purchase the 100 per cent stake in Aircel.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 8:20 AM

If you want to explore the exotic locales of South Africa then all you have to do is sip a cup of coffee. The South African Tourism Board has tied up with Contests2win to offer Barista patrons an opportunity to experience the exotic getaway and the excitement of South Africa.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 8:19 AM

Photographer Iqbal K Mohamed’s Light & Life Academy in Ooty is fast emerging the hub for Indians passionate about the camera. The lensman is working on several projects besides developing the academy, which he hopes to make a global hub for photography in due course. The academy is also planning introduce a 3D and animation course soon.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 8:18 AM

In a significant shift, cumulative sales of flat CTVs are all set to overtake conventional TVs in '06. Keeping pace with global trends, flat CTV and flat panels, including LCD and plasma, TV volumes in India have trebled this year to hit the 3.5-m mark. The industry expects the contribution of flats to the total CTV market to surge from 45% this year to around 60%.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 8:17 AM

Taking forward its increased thrust on the health platform, food and beverages major PepsiCo is toying with the idea of entering the milk and/or soya-based beverage category.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 8:14 AM

Stretching the ‘Mirchi Sunnewaale Always Khush’ further, Radio Mirchi has unveiled a new television commercial, which uses good doses of humour to bring forth the ‘happiness’ factor in a Mirchi listener.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 8:13 AM

The Monopolies & Restrictive Trade Practices Commission has asked Cello Pens and Stationery Pvt Ltd, which makes Maxriter and Pin Point pens, not to telecast an advertisement in which it compares its product with that of another manufacturer.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 8:12 AM

MAX is assuring its share of news as the year comes to a close. The channel has just appointed Sanjay Ramakrishnan as Vice-president, Marketing and Communications. Ramakrishnan moves from WorldSpace and will join MAX on January 2, 2006. He will report to Albert Almeida, EVP and Business Head of the channel.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 8:11 AM

Following the formation of Network 18, Raghav Bahl, the promoter of Television Eighteen India Ltd, has informed that he would voluntarily relinquish over 10 per cent stake in Network 18 in favour of a Trust. The Trust will hold a 10.56 per cent stake in Network 18. This will bring down Bahl’s shareholding in Network 18 to 51 per cent.

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 8:10 AM

<p align=justify>“What clients are happy about is that we tell them that we are not inventing a brand, we are just helping you discover it or rediscover it. Most of the entrepreneurs have a very clear idea of what kind of corporation they want. Our job is to ensure that the viewpoint is articulated clearly so that not just him but the entire company share that, and secondly, the most important thing is to know whether stakeholders also see it similarly. We’ve had instances where the stakeholders have turned around.”

exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2005 12:00 AM