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Debangshu Dasgupta has joined Tata Teleservices as Retail Marketing Head for Kolkata circle. Prior to this, Dasgupta was with Kolkata TV, the Bengali infotainment channel from the Xenitis Group, as Marketing Manager. He has nearly 10 years’ experience and has earlier worked with Business Standard as Assistant Manager, Marketing and Communication.

exchange4media Staff Nov 24, 2006 12:46 PM

In continuation with some of the initiatives undertaken by the Subhas Ghosal Foundation that take a ‘different’ look at the Indian advertising fraternity, the latest is a ‘48-hour Write-In’. This initiative which commences from November 24, 2006 brings together some of the best minds in advertising and marketing and ‘Brands under Fire’.

Noor Fathima Warsia Nov 24, 2006 8:43 AM

Domino’s Pizza, which has been using humour as an important element in its advertising, is planning to further accentuate that by signing on actor Arshad Warsi, best known as ‘Circuit’ of ‘Munnabhai’ fame.

exchange4media Staff Nov 24, 2006 8:42 AM

International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has won the TMG Award for ‘Best International South Asian Event’. The IIFA organises the annual IIFA Weekend, which travels across the world to promote Indian films overseas, and also includes the Idea IIFA Awards.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Nov 24, 2006 8:41 AM

Close on the heels of launching two shows – ‘Solhah Singaarr’ and ‘Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye’ – SaharaOne Television has added ‘Zaara – Pyaar Ki Saugat’ and ‘Ghar… Ek Sapna’ to its December offerings.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Nov 24, 2006 8:40 AM

‘Kidz Herald’, a newspaper for kids, has recently launched their Mumbai edition. The fortnightly newspaper is already in circulation at Kanpur and Lucknow since 2005.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Nov 24, 2006 8:39 AM

Samir Saraiya is joining MSN India as Head-Business Development. He will be reporting to Jaspreet Bindra, Country Head, MSN India and Windows Live.

exchange4media Staff Nov 24, 2006 8:38 AM

Radio City has appointed Hemant Jain as Vice President – Strategic Planning and Alternate Revenue. He will be the chief architect of Radio City’s growth plans. Jain, in his last assignment, was with Reliance World as National Head - Brand Management and Marketing Services.

exchange4media Staff Nov 24, 2006 8:37 AM

IAMAI’s annual e-commerce summit, to be held on November 30 in Mumbai, will see the who’s who of the industry sharing the stage to discuss the next growth phase of Internet and e-commerce business in India.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Nov 24, 2006 8:36 AM

Television viewership data measurement company aMap (Audience Measurement and Analytics Ltd), which on Wednesday announced expansion of its television rating meters into 6,000 homes, has plans to move into overseas markets to measure viewership among NRIs.

exchange4media Staff Nov 24, 2006 8:35 AM

Meera Sharath Chandra, National Creative Director, Mudra Marketing Services, has been invited to judge the 11th Annual One Show Interactive Awards to be held in New York from March 11-17, 2007. She will be joining 25 other top creative people in the new media and advertising industry for the judging process, which will be held on-site.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Nov 24, 2006 8:34 AM

Despite being out of Mumbai for a significant period now, STAR Movies has managed to hold on to the lead position in the English movie genre. The channel has now managed to successfully leverage on the current hype over the new James Bond flick, ‘Casino Royale’, with its on-going Bond Festival.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Nov 24, 2006 8:33 AM

The MRUC initiated a dialogue with Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) on Thursday to address the problems that current magazine research is facing as well as to chart the way ahead for magazine research. A core committee has been formed to take these initiatives forward.

Noor Fathima Warsia Nov 24, 2006 8:32 AM

In relation to the size of the market, the media market is really small and the English language market is even smaller. Second, it's a very inexpensive market, so it is hard to make money - both cover price and advertising rates. The third is the strength of the newspaper market, it is really, really strong. Cable TV doesn't exist anywhere the way it is here - cable TV is strong in the US, but not in the UK or Australia. In all, the Indian market is very, very competitive.

exchange4media Staff Nov 24, 2006 12:00 AM