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Indrajit Sen, President, Primesite, the Mudra Group’s Out of Home communications arm, has put in his papers after being in the organization for almost six years. He declined to divulge his next destination.

exchange4media Staff Feb 22, 2006 5:13 PM

Cyber Media (India) Ltd. has announced its acquisition of 20 per cent stake in Sx2 Media Labs LLC, a new company formed by David Sills and Stoneybrook Capital, which has recently taken over Computer Shopper Magazine in New York.

exchange4media Staff Feb 22, 2006 1:09 PM

Titan Industries has awarded the creative duties of its new brand Xylys to Bates Enterprise. Titan officials inform that the size of the business is around Rs 8 crore. The brand’s media duties will be handled by Titan’s media AoR, Maxus.

Noor Fathima Warsia Feb 22, 2006 9:04 AM

Majority of the Chinese and Japanese think their brands are not up to the mark, advertising lacks the cutting edge and marketers are not doing enough to create buzz in their minds. Compared to the low esteem of the teeming population of the dragon land, Indians feel their brands can conquer the world.

exchange4media Staff Feb 22, 2006 8:49 AM

WebEx Communications India, the fully owned subsidiary of WebEx Communications Inc, USA, has registered a 33 per cent growth in customer base in 2005. The online meeting applications company claims to have a 69 per cent share of the Rs 120 crore market in India. The expectations from 2006 are even higher.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Feb 22, 2006 8:48 AM

In a bid to expand its foods portfolio, the foods division of ITC Limited has made its foray into the instant mix category with the launch of Aashirvaad brand of Instant Mix range.

exchange4media Staff Feb 22, 2006 8:47 AM

AFL, an integrated supply chain service in India, has launched AFL TouchWorld, a ‘convenience services’ retail chain, which will offer services like Forex, money transfer, international telephony, international and domestic courier, travel insurance and e-ticketing, among others.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 22, 2006 8:46 AM

Zoom TV is all set for the launch of Banungi Main Miss India, a 12-episode reality series based on the Pond’s Femina Miss India contest. The show premieres on February 22 with Pond’s as the title sponsor of the pageant. FBC India is producing the show, and in addition to BCCL, Zoom has also roped in NDTV and Hutch for the show’s promotion.

Noor Fathima Warsia Feb 22, 2006 8:45 AM

Bipasha Banerjee has joined Radio Mirchi as Assistant VP-Programming Mumbai with effect from February 20. She will, however, officially take charge in mid-March. Banerjee will be replacing Sulekha Bajpai, who had moved out recently due to personal reasons.

exchange4media Staff Feb 22, 2006 8:44 AM

Marketing and communication agency, ByDesign, has won new businesses amounting to around Rs 14 crore. The wins include J K Helene Curtis, BreadTalk, Pantaloon Retail’s ALL brand, K Raheja Corp, Benzer Group’s Center One Mall, Sanjeev Kapoor’s Khana Khazana, Mediascope Publicitas and Vintage Cards.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 22, 2006 8:43 AM

R Radhakrishnan has moved to Malayalam channel, Amrita TV, after six years with the Raj Television Network. He joined Amrita TV as Senior Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, on February 20, and was until last week, Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, handling Raj TV’s sibling, Raj Digital Plus.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Feb 22, 2006 8:42 AM

Turner International has announced a strategic business alliance with International Recreation Parks and Unitech Amusement Parks Ltd to launch two innovative theme parks designed around their Indian kids channels Cartoon Network and Pogo. The theme parks are coming up at Noida and Rohini in the NCR.

exchange4media Staff Feb 22, 2006 8:41 AM

The latest global online consumer confidence survey conducted by ACNielsen reveals that majority of Indians are willing to purchase what they desire and invest in mutual funds and shares way ahead of their Asian counterparts. This positive outlook on job prospects and personal finances makes India an exciting country for consumer marketing.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 22, 2006 8:40 AM

Rajeev Beotra has joined Hindustan Times as VP, Media Marketing, recently, and will report to Benoy Roychoudhury, Business Head, Media Marketing, HT Media. Beotra has moved in from cosmetics major Avon.

exchange4media Staff Feb 22, 2006 8:38 AM

UTV has invested $5 million in a brand new animation facility at its studio in Mumbai. The investment will be used to create a world-class facility over 25,000 square feet replete with 225 workstations and equipped for high definition work for clients in North America and Europe. The studio will be fully functional from April 1, 2006.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 22, 2006 8:37 AM

In what seems to be a setback for the Indian Readership Survey, the media survey agency has lost a case against Oriya daily ‘Dharitri’ in a Fast Track Court in Orissa. In a filed by the Media Research Users Council appealing against the Civil Judge Court’s order not to use the masthead of ‘Dharitri’ in future surveys, the Additional District Judge ruled out interfering in the lower court’s judgment.

exchange4media Staff Feb 22, 2006 8:36 AM

Panasonic Systems Asia Pacific has assigned the media duties of its Toughbook range of laptops to the Ahmedabad office of Optimum Media Solutions. The annual business is estimated to be around Rs 5-6 crore.

Noor Fathima Warsia Feb 22, 2006 8:35 AM

After enthusiastically participating in the bidding process, some players are taking the initiative to form an FM radio industry body, which will work as a lobby group for this booming sector.

exchange4media Staff Feb 22, 2006 8:34 AM