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The I&B Ministry on January 6 announced the successful bidders of the FM radio Phase II expansion in the National Capital. The bids are for 13 circles in A+ and A towns. At the time of filing this report, Hindustan Times, Adlabs, Radio Mid Day, Radio Mirchi and Radio Today were among the notable winners along expected lines.

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2006 4:55 PM

Grey Worldwide has a new Delhi Branch Head. Hari Krishnan, who had joined the agency in 2003 as Client Services Director, takes over as General Manager and Branch Head of Grey Delhi. In his new position, Krishnan will be responsible for overseeing the agency’s operation and will be responsible for growing the business.

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2006 4:19 PM

The Film and Television Producers Guild of India have announced the nominations for the 2nd Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards, presented by Reliance India Mobile. While ‘Parineeta’ and ‘Black’ lead the nominations in the film category, STAR One leads in the television category.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 6, 2006 7:09 AM

Action hasn’t ceased at SAB ever since the channel was re-launched as a light hearted GEC, targeting the Hindi heartland. The show marking the repositioning – ‘Lo Kal Lo Baat’ – hasn’t exactly met with great viewer response, but the channel is going all out to ensure that more can be obtained from the property.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jan 6, 2006 7:08 AM

We are left with more questions than answers as we bring this series on internal communication to a close. But in summation, it does seem that internal communication is one growing function that PR consultancies will do well to address as part of their specialised offerings.

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2006 7:06 AM

Leading European insurer and financial services group Allianz has entrusted TBWA\Mumbai with building the Allianz brand in India. The European insurer will kick off its Indian association with the title sponsorship of the Indo-Pak cricket series. Now named the ‘Allianz Cup’, the tournament begins in Lahore from January 13, 2006.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 6, 2006 7:05 AM

‘Alai Osai’, a Chennai-based Tamil evening daily that has been defunct for long, is all set to re-appear as a morning daily from the second week of January. The re-launch will commence with a Chennai edition, and will soon be followed by printing from Tuticorn, Pondicherry, Vellore and Salem.

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2006 7:04 AM

Close on the heels of BBC Worldwide Holdings investing Rs 31.8 crore in Radio Mid-Day West (India) Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Mid-Day Multimedia Ltd, the radio group has appointed Rajesh Tahil as CEO to lead Radio Mid-Day’s expansion to other cities. He is currently Group Publisher-in-Chief of Mid-Day.

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2006 7:03 AM

Motilal Oswal Securities, one of India’s top-ranking broking houses, is scouting for agencies to handle its creative business. The account size is pegged at Rs 10 crore. The incumbent on the account is a small agency whose name Prem Khatri, Director-Retail, Motilal Oswal Group refused to divulge.

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2006 7:02 AM

The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani (ADA) group has shortlisted four agencies for its corporate branding initiative. The shortlist comes after months of intense speculation as the account involves one of the biggest pitches of the year. The final decision on the mandated agency will come in the next few days.

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2006 7:01 AM

Carrier India, a part of Carrier Corporation, has appointed Lintas IMAG as its agency for integrated marketing communications consultancy. As part of the work, Lintas IMAG will be responsible for the complete strategic planning and implementation of services like creative, media buying, planning, PR and direct marketing for the company.

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2006 7:00 AM

TBWA\India, which started its Bangalore office in January 2005, is all set to launch marketing services from the branch exactly a year later. The agency claims to have registered a growth of 250 per cent in revenues across its South offices in 2005, and is hoping to achieve 100 per cent growth in 2006 in the region.

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2006 6:59 AM

Kinetic, the official launch of the umbrella, which combines the operations of the four out-of-home entities between Ogilvy & Mather and GroupM in India, has announced its entry in India. Pratap Bose is heading the operations as MD, South Asia.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jan 6, 2006 6:58 AM

Zee Sports on Thursday said that it did not have any problem in sharing the sports content with DD. “This has been a commercial practice for around two to three years. The government has only legalised the practice. I don’t know why so much hue and cry is being made now out of this whole issue,” said Himanshu Mody, Business Head, Zee Sports.

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2006 6:57 AM

I&B Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunshi on Thursday said that he was expecting the final report on the discussion his Ministry has with private sports broadcasters on the contentious issue of content sharing by next Monday. Dasmunshi said, “Our effort will be to strike a balance between safeguarding sports interest and public interest.”

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2006 6:55 AM