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The development that has occupied news space for a while now, is finally fructifying. Jagran Group has sold 37 per cent stake in Channel 7 to GBN.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 2:19 PM

Sunil Kunder has joined JAM Venture Publishing as Vice-President, Marketing, and will be responsible for several key responsibilities to take forward the strategic path charted out for the company. Kunder comes in with more than 15 years of experience in print marketing and sales. His last assignment was with Media Transasia India as General Manager-Advertising in Mumbai. Kunder's portfolio in JAM also includes addressing front line sales in print and Internet, and will lend his experience to the events businesses too.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 9:36 AM

Asha Ambike , after a three-year stint with Red FM as Manager, Marketing, has moved on. She has joined Hutch as Business Manager recently, and shifted to Mumbai. She will look after broadcast services on Hutch mobiles. Ambike has industry experience of seven years, having begun her career with Tata Consulting Services as Associate Consultant. She had a one-year stint with Zee Turner as Manager, Marketing, prior to joining Red FM.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 9:32 AM

Even as the market is rife with speculation on who signs on the 'Master Blaster' after his five-year contract with WorldTel expired last December, there may be a twist in the tale.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 8:33 AM

With the growing popularity of live events, advertisers have become keen to associate with these live acts to connect with their target audience. A case in point is the One Tree Music Festival 2006, which is being held from February 10-12 in Mumbai. The event has already managed to rope in six sponsors, with Johnnie Walker as the presenting sponsor.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 8:32 AM

With the opening of business operations in Delhi and Mumbai, Google Inc has marked its continued investment in India. These operations will complement the existing centres in Bangalore and Hyderabad, and are designed to enable Google to develop business opportunities and deliver advertising services to its users, advertisers and partners throughout India.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 10, 2006 8:31 AM

German banking major Deutsche Bank has signed on India's tennis sensation Sania Mirza to enhance its visibility in the retail segment.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 8:30 AM

The last three months have been quite action packed for Hanmer & Partners Communications. The PR agency has won 40 new mandates in the last three months, with some notable wins involving multi-agency pitches –Emirates Airlines, General Motors India, Global Broadcast News, IIM-Lucknow, Starcom MediaVest, among others.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 10, 2006 8:29 AM

MRUC's Indian Listenership Track (ILT) 2005 Wave 3 numbers are out. The survey, which gives an indication of FM listenership in Mumbai and Delhi NCR, shows that while Mumbai has seen a slight dip in listeners in the latest round, Delhi NCR has shown an increase. It is good news for Radio Mirchi all the way and Radio City follows closely.

Noor Fathima Warsia Feb 10, 2006 8:28 AM

Chobbees Ghanta, a dedicated Bengali news channel, is likely to go on air around Bengali New Year, which falls in mid-April. The channel will be launched and managed by Zee Akash, an independent company set up by Zee News, and Akash Bangla.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 8:25 AM

Advertising Club Calcutta, the oldest advertising club in the country, will hold its annual awards ceremony for Creative Excellence on February 10, 2006. Entries this year have been restricted to work done by agencies from the Eastern states as well as Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 8:23 AM

Ben Heo, Managing Director, Cheil India, the advertising subsidiary of the Samsung Group, is heading for the US from March. He will be leading the agency’s North American operations as President, Cheil Communications. G S Ryu, who comes in from South Korea, is replacing Heo in India.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 8:22 AM

Changes are afoot in the top management of Q:uadrant Communications. The agency’s President, Noshir Desai, has decided to move on and Rajan Narayan, VP, Q:uadrant Mumbai has been announced as his successor. Confirming the development, Prem Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director, Lintas India, said that the change was effective February 16, 2006.

Noor Fathima Warsia Feb 10, 2006 8:21 AM

Given the growing importance of India in the global scene, BBC World has come out with its largest audience research project till date – Global Indian Survey. The survey provides a unique opportunity for the Indian as well as the international market to gain a comprehensive understanding of what makes the global Indian tick.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 8:20 AM

The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and Percept D’ Mark (PDM) are making sure that India Fashion Week 2006 is a roaring success. They have partnered with the leading British events company, S2, to produce the IFW 2006 – the official fashion event dedicated to the business of fashion in India.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 8:19 AM

The Indian diaspora in the US can watch four more Doordarshan channels by March-end as public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is all set to make these channels available there.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 8:18 AM

There is more action coming from Zoom as the channel readies to bring in two new shows – ‘Kuoni Hotspots’ and ‘Love Bites’ – which debut on February 12 and 14, 2006, respectively. While ‘Kuoni Hotspots’ is a hi-end travel show, ‘Love Bites’ will focus on viewers’ love problems and promises to be an interactive show.

Noor Fathima Warsia Feb 10, 2006 8:17 AM

Endemol India has completed over a month of operations and action is already unfolding from the content creation and production house. Rajesh Kamat, MD, Endemol India, informed that not only was the team shaping up well, but new tasks had also found their way to the company. And these include producing the second season of Laughter Challenge.

Noor Fathima Warsia Feb 10, 2006 8:16 AM

STAR One is all set to launch four new shows in its weekends. The idea is to build enough programming around the driver show ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Dviteeya’ (Second series), that is coming in the Friday slots, to keep the audience glued. The channel terms the initiative as ‘Fantastic Fridays’.

Noor Fathima Warsia Feb 10, 2006 8:15 AM

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BBCI) has awarded Nimbus Sport the television production contract for all domestic and international cricket matches involving the Indian cricket team for four years from March 2006 till March 2010.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 10, 2006 8:13 AM

The demand for a content regulatory body again caught everybody’s attention when Prasar Bharati CEO, K S Sharma, appealed to I&B Minister, Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi, “to bring in a content and broadcasting regulatory authority as early as possible” at the inaugural ceremony of Broadcast Engineering Society’s Expo 2006.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 8:12 AM

<p align=justify>"I think we need to be relevant and distinctive to our audience. We need to constantly find ways of making the viewer feel the news – we are a channel of big stories and we have got to make sure that we stick to that…People have liked the style and the content. But we mustn’t forget that news is a habit that takes time to build, it doesn’t happen overnight."

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2006 12:00 AM