`Date-wise News`

Budget Bytes: “3 Budget-day ideas the media didn’t push hard enough”

Increasing duty on cigarettes, dealing with retrospective taxation, and promise of prompt decision-making offer a lot of hope for the nation. However, these very issues didn’t get enough focus from the media, says Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal Jul 10, 2014 5:34 PM

Budget Bytes: It’s a balanced Budget with a lot of intent - Mitrajit Bhattacharya

The Publisher & President, Chitralekha finds FM Arun Jaitley’s maiden Budget to be a growth-oriented Budget, which makes no unrealistic targets. The stock market reaction has also been cautious

Mitrajit Bhattacharya Jul 10, 2014 4:49 PM

Tribune Digital Ventures acquires What's-ON

What's-ON's leadership team, including Atul Phadnis, will remain with the company. Tribune's Asian subsidiaries, including Tribune Digital Ventures Singapore, are purchasing all of the shares of What's-ON for $27 mn

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2014 4:18 PM

Budget 2014: Kisan Television gets Govt nod; Rs 100 cr set aside

With an aim to provide real time information on various farming and agriculture related topics, the Government has set aside a sum of Rs 100 crore for the launch of Kisan Television

Abid Hasan Jul 10, 2014 1:19 PM

Budget 2014: Rs 100 cr allocated to boost growth of community radio

The fresh infusion of funds is expected to aid in the setting up of 600 new community radio stations across the country

Shanta Saikia Jul 10, 2014 12:17 PM

Moneycontrol lets users track Budget's impact on their investment portfolio

Bringing the Budget action live, Moneycontrol.com is facilitating people to track their investments at the same time. One can also monitor stock movements real time

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2014 11:06 AM

Demystifying Indian e-commerce consumers

With international players like Amazon pushing growth aggressively and Walmart online retail set to enter Indian markets, steep competition and pricing wars will define the next phase of e-commerce in India, says Ashok Patro, Co-Founder & COO, ThoughtBuzz

Ashok Patro Jul 10, 2014 10:30 AM

Budget 2014: Broadcasters expect change in taxation policies, push to digitisation

While mostly optimistic about the Budget, the broadcast industry is looking at removal of dual taxation policy, implementation of key digitisation-related policies & a more aggressive push to digital platforms from the Govt

Collin Furtado Jul 10, 2014 9:28 AM

Bajaj Auto's Discover scouts for a creative agency

The pitch is taking place in Mumbai. Ogilvy India is handling duties for the account currently

Priyanka Mehra Jul 10, 2014 9:18 AM

4K Ultra High Definition channels face content & pricing roadblock

While many broadcasters feel introducing 4K Ultra HD is a great step by DTH operators, in India DTH operators are still struggling to push up HD subscriptions & hence creating separate

Collin Furtado Jul 10, 2014 9:04 AM

Wizcraft's Sabbas Joseph to be President of EEMA

Former EEMA President and Chairman at Fountainhead Promotions and Events, Brian Tellis, would be doing a formal handover to Joseph in the days leading up to EEMAGINE 2014

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2014 8:52 AM

#Bra vs #Ger FIFA World Cup match most discussed sports match ever on Twitter

The historic 7-1 rout of hosts Brazils at the hands of a clinical Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup has become the single-most talked about sports game on Twitter in history with 35.6 million tweets

Abhinn Shreshtha Jul 10, 2014 8:49 AM

Philips Personal Care announces Arjun Kapoor as brand ambassador

The overall campaign has been created by O&M, while the outdoor strategy has been handled by Pulp Strategy. The digital part of the campaign is being handled by Isobar

Abhinn Shreshtha Jul 10, 2014 8:33 AM

Goafest 2014 saw more agencies participating at an aggregate level than in 2013

Goafest 2014 saw 11% more agencies entering their work compared to 2013. The actual number for 2014 stood at 184 compared to 166 in 2013

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2014 8:20 AM

ITC Engage deo's award-winning OOH campaign increases sales by 15% in Kolkata

Promotion carried by Madison Outdoor Media Solutions 'engaged' couples on Valentine's Day with unique offers & experience. It was recently awarded in Ambient Media category at OAC in Goa

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2014 8:15 AM

Carat Bangalore wins Ayurwin media mandate

Ayurwin operates in the Ayurvedic & Nutraceuticals category & is planning an all-India roll out in the next few months covering major metros and mini metros targeting mothers, kids, young and middle-aged adults

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2014 8:12 AM

All India Radio News Facebook page crosses 1 million followers

On Twitter, 212k+ people follow AIR News handle , including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other major leaders. AIR correspondents will also be trained to use social media effectively

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2014 8:07 AM

Govt must allow indigenous manufacturing of set top boxes: Kartikeya Sharma

95% of set top boxes are imported in India & for one of the largest digitization processes in the world to happen, the country needs to manufacture its own set top boxes, says Kartikeya Sharma, Group Chairman, ITV Network

Simran Sabherwal and Henna Achhpal Jul 10, 2014 8:00 AM

Guest Column: Usher in fresh investment & provide a tax holiday for radio players

Govt should clear TRAI recommendations, offer a tax break for radio players to invest in the otherwise no-so-viable-markets & allow networking of stations and news, says Apurva Purohit, CEO, MBPL (Radio City)

Apurva Purohit Jul 10, 2014 7:55 AM

Femina rolls out the 'My Body, My Rules' July issue with brand's new tagline 'Be Unstoppable'

With Huma Qureshi on the cover, the issue salutes women who've chosen to go beyond conventions. The campaign will see maximum engagement on the digital platform

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2014 7:52 AM