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Television Eighteen has announced that it would launch the country's first fully integrated Home Shopping Network (HSN) for the Indian market. The group has secured initial funding from SAIF Partners, an Asian private equity fund.

Noor Fathima Warsia May 18, 2006 11:45 AM

Amit Nandwani from Brand David, New Delhi, Saurabh Dasgupta from Innocean Worldwide, New Delhi, and Senthil Kumar from JWT‘s Mumbai office, are to be part of the jury at the New York Festivals this year. Confirmations are expected from a few more creative professionals from India, said organisers.

exchange4media Staff May 18, 2006 10:10 AM

BBC World will be highlighting two of the world’s most dynamic countries, India and China, through its programme ‘Emerging Giants Season’, which will be aired between May 22 and May 28.

exchange4media Staff May 18, 2006 9:49 AM

Haier India is planning to acquire a refrigerator manufacturing unit in India, industry sources say. Various names are in the air as prospective targets, though there is no word on the local companies that are in negotiations for a deal.

exchange4media Staff May 18, 2006 7:05 AM

Dabur pulled the Balsara business back into the black within six months of acquiring it. The acquisition has helped Dabur gain share in categories such as oral care and home care.

exchange4media Staff May 18, 2006 7:04 AM

iRishta.com has launched a free Indian matrimonial and relationship site. The new matrimonial website aims to take a major market share away from existing paid matrimonial sites.

exchange4media Staff May 18, 2006 7:01 AM

Radio City 91 FM is celebrating four years of successful existence in Mumbai. The FM station is celebrating its fourth birthday spread over four days, starting May 18, 2006. A number of on-air and on-ground activities revolving around the theme of ‘four’ have been planned.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 18, 2006 6:59 AM

Deutsche Bank has roped in Sunil Gavaskar as product ambassador to promote its recently launched retail banking products and services in India. With this, Gavaskar joins Sania Mirza as joint product ambassadors for the bank in India. Mirza was earlier signed on as Deutsche Bank’s product ambassador.

exchange4media Staff May 18, 2006 6:58 AM

Discovery Channel, in its second collaboration with Nokia, has announced the launch of the Mobile Filmmakers 2006 Awards. The contest gives consumers the opportunity to try their hand at mobile filmmaking and win $10,000 and a three-month stint with Discovery Networks Asia, based at the channel’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore.

exchange4media Staff May 18, 2006 6:57 AM

Experiments seem to be a regular dose from Turner Entertainment Networks Asia. POGO was an experiment for the Indian market, the live action original shows coming from the channel was another set of experiments, and now continuing in that league, the channel is all set to launch ‘It’s Alive’ – a half hour comedy show that goes on-air from May 21, 2006.

Noor Fathima Warsia May 18, 2006 6:56 AM

Rediff.com has recorded 48 per cent growth in revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. By the end of the fourth quarter of FY’06, the portal’s registered users numbered 43.05 million, a 20 per cent increase compared to the number of registered users as of March 31, 2005.

exchange4media Staff May 18, 2006 6:55 AM

PIX, Sony Entertainment Television’s latest offering, has announced the appointment of Nydia Dias as Marketing and Communications Manager. Dias, who joined PIX from May 15, will report to Sunder Aaron, the Business Head of the channel. At PIX, she will be driving the channel’s marketing and communications profile.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 18, 2006 6:54 AM

O&M Asia Pacific has appointed Madhukar Sabnavis to the newly created position of Regional Director, Thought Leadership, to develop world-class thinking on brands and communication in the Asia region.

Noor Fathima Warsia May 18, 2006 6:51 AM

The government plans to levy a licence fee on each TV set at the manufacturing stage to boost the financial health of public broadcaster Prasar Bharti. A similar policy is practised in the UK, which helps its public broadcaster BBC to run a wide range of popular public services.

exchange4media Staff May 18, 2006 6:49 AM

Coca-Cola, in association with STAR TV, has come up with a unique media innovation – Coca-Cola Seamless Stings. The concept, developed in consultation with Madison Media, is being tried for the first time on STAR Plus and STAR One.

exchange4media Staff May 18, 2006 6:48 AM

In an interesting development, the ad sales of The Economist magazine in India has changed hands. As per the current structure, BCCL looks after the circulation requirements of The Economist in India, while Ashok Dey has been the ad sales custodian. However, with Speciality Magazines Pvt Ltd becoming part of Business India Publications, Business India is now the official advertising sales partner of The Economist in India.

Noor Fathima Warsia May 18, 2006 6:47 AM

<p align=justify>I think that government regulations are the only deterrent in the development of OOH. Mindsets have already changed and there are enough ways to prove to brand marketers and the efficacy of the medium does not need to be proved again, we already have an economy that is driving people outside the home and spending more time outside. So, the whole environment is absolutely ready for this. Now it is only a matter of the regulations to fall into place.

exchange4media Staff May 18, 2006 12:00 AM