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They are doing everything the other way round. Times Global Broadcast Company CEO, Sunil Lulla, informed that the channel had entered into a tie-up with Reliance Infocomm to enable the channel to be viewed on handsets.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 23, 2006 3:39 PM

eBay India, India’s leading online marketplace, recently announced a complete buyer centric feature called ‘Want It Now’. This feature allows buyers to demand unusual or unavailable products that sellers can cater to.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 23, 2006 7:57 AM

It's now the turn of paints to be positioned as a lifestyle product. Lewis Berger, the new corporate avatar of Berger Paints, has decided to use films as a vehicle for establishing Lewis Berger as the 'mother' brand.

exchange4media Staff Jan 23, 2006 7:56 AM

Disney is gearing up to conjure up the magic of its live shows quite often in India from now on. The world famous corporate, which is at present touring the country with some of its famed characters, is looking at unveiling a couple of shows yearly to begin with which should be scaled up to around three a year in time.

exchange4media Staff Jan 23, 2006 7:55 AM

McCann-Erickson’s Imran Khan has moved to Rediffusion DY&R, Mumbai, as Director, Client Servicing. At Rediff, Khan will work on three key brands– Indian Oil Corporation (Xtra Premium, Xtra Mile, Servo, Swagat and Xtra Care), the Taj Group of Hotels, and Wyeth (Anacin and Disprin).

exchange4media Staff Jan 23, 2006 7:54 AM

Coca-Cola India is planning an organisational revamp including a raft of new appointments at various managerial levels. The move is aimed at realigning the subsidiary with the global strategies of its parent.

exchange4media Staff Jan 23, 2006 7:49 AM

Hutch believes in being a ‘sport’, and to make this intent clear, it has associated itself with sponsorship of several sporting events. Not only did Hutch make much noise about its sponsorship of the Delhi Half Marathon, it also supports the Jaipur Sirmur Cup, a premier Polo event, the Goa Football League, Army Equestrian Display, rugby, etc.

exchange4media Staff Jan 23, 2006 7:48 AM

Rohit Ahluwalia has joined Adlabs Films Ltd as Sales and Marketing Head. He will be instrumental in driving the sales and marketing for the company that has its presence in Mumbai, Nasik, Pune and Ghaziabad. Ahluwalia will be reporting to COO Tushar Dhingra.

exchange4media Staff Jan 23, 2006 7:47 AM

The Hindi movie genre is witnessing a lot of action from the players, especially in the latter half of 2005. Between Zee Cinema, MAX and STAR Gold, many new initiatives have been borne to attract audience attention to the fullest. Media experts believe that the time ahead is set to see more of this with the launch of Hindi movie channel ‘Filmy’.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jan 23, 2006 7:45 AM

Friday, the 13th, might not be the auspicious date for a few, but it has given Ten Sports a good start for the Allianz Cup. With traditional cricket rivals India and Pakistan battling it out for the Cup, the beginning numbers have given the channel quite a high and the expectations from the cup going forward are on the same lines.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jan 23, 2006 7:44 AM

The Tamil Nadu government on January 21 introduced a Bill in the State Assembly to acquire, transfer and take over the administration of the cable TV network in the state in public interest. The applicability of the proposed Act covers Kalanidhi Maran-owned SCV and Hathway. However, last mile operators do not fall under its purview.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jan 23, 2006 7:43 AM

After the completion of three rounds of bidding for the Phase II expansion of FM radio, it seems a lot of frequencies will see no takers or have to be vacated by big players like Reliance-owned Adlabs and the Sun group, thanks to the myopic nature of the policy framework.

exchange4media Staff Jan 23, 2006 7:42 AM