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Soon on the heels of the launch of Filmy, its Hindi movie channel, Sahara One Media and Entertainment Ltd is now ready with a Hindi music channel, which is slated for launch soon. Along with Sahara One Television and Filmy, the music channel will complete the genres of mass Hindi entertainment from Sahara One.

exchange4media Staff Mar 31, 2006 2:52 PM

Harish Bhat, presently President, Marketing, Tata Teleservices Ltd, will be joining Titan Industries as the Chief Operating Officer of the time products division, in place of Mr Bijou Kurian who is quitting to join Reliance Retail.

exchange4media Staff Mar 31, 2006 8:06 AM

News updates from The Hindu can now be accessed on mobile phones. The numbers to SMS for updates is 6397, and the service will be available in the first phase (beginning March 31, 2006) in Tamil Nadu.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Mar 31, 2006 8:04 AM

STAR News completes three years in the Hindi News television industry on March 31. To mark the occasion, the channel has planned to launch a new service for it’s viewers – Khabar Hamari, Faisla Aapka – a 24- hour feedback mechanism that allows people to call in and express their views, opinions, suggestions or questions on a news story.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 31, 2006 8:03 AM

What is the reward for getting an interview with US President George Bush? Certainly not paying with one’s job? But this is precisely what has happened to Amitabha Chakrabarti, ADG, News & Current Affairs, Doordarshan, who has been removed from his post and shifted to an almost defunct division of the I&B Ministry.

exchange4media Staff Mar 31, 2006 8:02 AM

Reckitt Benckiser on March 30 launched Surakshit Parivar, the Rs 5-crore campaign to create awareness on hygiene, in South India. The corporate social responsibility initiative cemented brand Dettol’s association with hygiene, and that was something Dettol would always stand for, said Chander Mohan Sethi, CMD, Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Mar 31, 2006 8:00 AM

The most spoken about ODI in recent times – the South Africa vs Australia aired on ESPN on March 12, 2006 – saw eight records tumble and needless to say one of the highest TVR for a non-India cricket match. However, an important learning that comes from the match, when observed closely is the magic that word of mouth (WoM) and the viral medium can create.

Noor Fathima Warsia Mar 31, 2006 7:59 AM

The creative industry is abuzz with anticipation as the Abbys are all set to be announced tonight. Like each year, this year too the expectations are high and one category many are really hoping to win is the INS Think Print. One of the reasons for the eagerness is the Gold trophy award accompanied with an all expenses paid trip to the forthcoming Cannes Festival.

Noor Fathima Warsia Mar 31, 2006 7:58 AM

Private equity investor Warburg Pincus today picked up a 7 per cent stake in the Hindi publication, Dainik Bhaskar, for Rs 150 crore, putting the valuation of the company at Rs 2143 crore.

exchange4media Staff Mar 31, 2006 7:56 AM

Organisers of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival have announced the jury members for all competitions in 2006, except the Lions Direct and Radio Lions. Joining Prasoon Pandey and Preeti Vyas Gyanetti from India will be jurors Ashutosh Srivastava of GroupM, Bhupal Ramnathkar of Bates Enterprise and Pankaj Wadhwa of Kidstuff Promos & Events.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Mar 31, 2006 7:54 AM

Examinations over, its showtime for kids on various channels targeting especially at the little ones. Turner channels, Hungama TV et al are aggressively promoting a slew of programmes to keep the young ’uns indoors during the summer days.

Noor Fathima Warsia Mar 31, 2006 7:53 AM