Date-wise News

Bert Paterson will be the new Managing Director of Aviva Life Insurance in India with effect from September 1, 2006. He will succeed Stuart Purdy who will be moving to Ireland as Deputy Chief Executive of Hibernian Insurance Group. Paterson joined the Aviva Group (General Accident) in 1986. He was appointed CEO, Aviva Turkey, in October 2002. Before moving to Turkey, he was Director, Aviva Europe. Aviva Life Insurance is a joint venture between Dabur and Aviva. It pioneered the concept of Bancassurance in India.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 9:12 AM

Ajit Sahi, Executive Editor with Channel 7, has quit. He has joined United Nations Millennium Campaign as Communication Coordinator, South Asia. His assignment involves creating mass level awareness about the Millennium Campaign in countries like India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Indonesia, Philippines and Sri Lanka. Sahi started his career with Financial Express. He then headed Television International (now defunct). He has also worked with Vinod Dua on Parakh, and worked with IANS as political writer. He was Senior Producer with Star News before joining Channel 7.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 9:11 AM

After a gap of more than a year, Hero Honda has reported a higher growth rate than arch rival Bajaj Auto in monthly sales volume.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 6:41 AM

With the 2006 FIFA World Cup just a week away, Coca-Cola has unveiled several promotional activities to engage the Indian consumers over a period of two months. As part of these initiatives, the soft drink major has launched ‘Gyaarah Hindustaani’ in partnership with ESPN-STAR Sports, wherein 11 lucky Indians will get to watch the World Cup action Live in Germany.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 6:40 AM

Crazy movie fans, Max is looking for you. The movies and special events channel is in search for the ‘Sabse Bada Deewana’ across the country. Through its new hunt titled ‘Sabse Bada Deewana’, Max will choose the biggest movie buff in India through auditions on-ground in Lucknow, Jaipur, Bhopal, Surat, Kolkata and Mumbai.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 2, 2006 6:39 AM

Since its launch in April 2006, PIX, the English movie channel from the Sony stable, is sampling every marketing initiative to make the right impact. Now, it is in the process of developing its market presence with innovative strategic alliances in the cross channel promotional arena. The first such initiative is a joint promotional with VH1.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 2, 2006 6:38 AM

Organizers of the Cannes Lions – the 53rd International Advertising Festival – have announced a total of 24,862 entries from 81 countries in this year’s competition. The number of Indian entries is 738 (602 last year), accounting for Rs 2 crore in entry fees.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 6:37 AM

Surya Soni, Business Director at Zenith Optimedia, Delhi, has put in his papers. He has joined Idea Cellular as Assistant General Manager in the Gujarat Circle from June 1, 2006. He will be based in Ahmedabad.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 6:36 AM

BBC World is changing its business strategy for South Asia, including India. From June 15, 2006, the news channel will be adopting a subscription based model as against the current free-to-air model and may enter the Indian market with an India-centric channel.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 6:35 AM

Ravindra Acharya, General Manager, Programming and Promos at ETC Music, has been promoted to the position of Creative Head and VP-Programming with immediate affect. He has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of production and post-production activities.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 2, 2006 6:34 AM

Sunil Mutreja, who was heading the Rajasthan circle for Dainik Bhaskar, has joined Advertising International Corporation LLC (ADINC) Y&R as CEO from June 1, 2006. Mutreja will be based in Muscat.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 6:33 AM

Financial Express, which is the only pink daily with a vernacular edition from Gujarat – FE Gujarati – has launched its second edition in the state, this time in English, from Ahmedabad. This is the tenth edition from the Financial Express stable.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 6:32 AM

Close on the heels of the departure of STAR India’s Senior VP, Marketing and Communication, Puneet Johar, last week, the group will be losing its CFO, G Subramaniam, who has put in his papers and will be serving his notice period till the end of June 2006.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 2, 2006 6:31 AM

Law & Kenneth, Delhi has bagged the creative account of women’s magazine ‘Marie Claire’, the Indian edition of which will be launched in Mumbai on June 2, 2006.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 6:30 AM

Gunter Thielen, Chairman and CEO of Bertelsmann AG, will be honoured with the Media Person of the Year Award at this year’s Cannes Festival. The award is in recognition of Thielen’s leadership of Bertelsmann AG, an international media corporation which occupies top positions in all its core markets.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 6:28 AM

SSC&B Lintas, Bangalore, has been on a roll for the past several weeks. In end-April the agency had picked up Royal Challenge. Within a fortnight of that, the agency notched up the business of CIOL, India’s pioneering IT portal. These two wins in quick succession reflect the aggressive growth path that SSC&B Lintas has charted out for itself.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 2, 2006 6:27 AM

After assigning its creative duties to Brand David, Channel7, the Hindi news channel from TV18 Group and Jagran TV, has appointed Madison Communications as its media partner. The agency will develop differentiated media plans for Channel7, customised for national and local marketing needs.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 6:26 AM

Euro RSCG Chennai and MPG Chennai have bagged the creative and media duties, respectively, of Indian Bank. Industry sources peg the account size in the region of Rs 15 crore.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 6:25 AM

Lintas IMAG (Integrated Marketing Action Group) has won the below-the-line business of Reliance Petroleum’s retail arm. Lintas IMAG will be responsible for strategy as well as activation of direct marketing, promotions, CRM as well as Internet initiatives for Reliance.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 2, 2006 6:24 AM

<p align=justify>What we like about being here by ourselves is that we can put in the investment that we think is necessary. We’ve found that in the major markets of the world, we’re much more successful when we can do it ourselves and put in the full force of both the financial and the information resources that IDG has. When you’ve launched publications in 80 countries, you learn a few things on how to do it right. And it’s good to be able to use that knowledge, as well as your financial resources, to do it right in every country.

exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2006 12:00 AM