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Sameer Ganapathy has joined Sahara One Media & Entertainment Ltd as Head of Distribution for Sahara One Television Network, which includes channels like Sahara One, Filmy and its proposed music channel, HIT. He will be reporting to Sahara One CEO, Shantonu Aditya.

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2006 3:07 PM

One week after the serial blasts in Mumbai, more than 30 TV channels, comprising all the major television networks in India, have come together to simulcast a two-minute film titled ‘The Voices of India’ in memory of those who lost their lives on that terror Tuesday. The short film will be telecast on July 18, 2006 at 6 pm and 9 pm.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 18, 2006 7:27 AM

Indian B2C industry has grown from Rs 1,169 crore last year to touch Rs 1,759 crore in 2005-06, up by over 50 per cent. The sector has been estimated to touch Rs 9,259 crore by 2009, growing at CAGR of 51.27 per cent, according to the latest e-Commerce Market Survey by Internet research and consultancy firm eStatsIndia.

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2006 7:27 AM

Avijit Dutt, who quit IB&W last month as COO, has joined hands with Arindam Choudhary, Head of IIPM, to buy out Adcon, a Kolkata agency, and restart it in Delhi. The agency has been bought along with its INS accreditation.

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2006 7:26 AM

Jewellery brand Popley Gold Plaza has signed Rediffusion DY&R as its creative agency. While Quadrant has done some creative work for Popley Gold Plaza, this is for the first time that Popley seriously considered signing a creative agency to advertise the brand.

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2006 7:25 AM

Euro RSCG has won the creative duties for Magppie following a multi-agency pitch that involved 2-3 other agencies. The size of the business is estimated to be around Rs 2 crore.

Tuhina Anand Jul 18, 2006 7:24 AM

Bounce Design has bagged the creative duties for all below-the-line activities for Unitech, a leading player in real estate development, hospitality, and infrastructure. The size of the business is pegged at Rs 4-5 crore.

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2006 7:23 AM

ILNA elected its new office bearers at the 65th AGM of the organisation held in New Delhi last week. Sunil Dang, Editor of ‘Day After’ and ‘E & P Rajdhani Times’, was elected the President, while V K Chopra of Gavakari Prakashan (Nasik) and Krishna Shewdikar of Shramik Ek Joot (Nanded) were elected as Vice-Presidents.

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2006 7:22 AM

Infosys wants its name to find a place in the roster of global IT services vendors. In a bid to break into the elite club of global IT majors - IBM, EDS, Capgemini and HP - the Indian IT services major is embarking on a major re-positioning exercise.

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2006 7:21 AM

Aaren Initiative, the outdoor division of Lintas IMAG, has bagged the OOH business of Tata Indicom in 15 states. According to industry sources, this is one of the largest OOH accounts in India.

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2006 7:15 AM

The latest to make its way in the English news channels space, Times Now, has gone through a look change to increase the visual presence on the screen. Further, in keeping with its promise of ‘More News – More Shows’, the channel has launched four new properties on July 17, 2006.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jul 18, 2006 7:14 AM

Dentsu Marcom, part of Dentsu Inc, will be commencing operations in Ahmedabad from August. Srinivas R Bhatt, who was with Mudra for nearly 15 years and was subsequently heading Alpha Gujarati channel, has been roped in to set up Dentsu’s Ahmedabad operations. Bhatt will be Advisor to the Chairman.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 18, 2006 7:13 AM

Lintas Media Group, an IPG company, has clarified that it is not a part of the 'merger' of Lodestar and Universal McCann, which took place last week. Media conglomerate IPG had decided last week to 'merge' the media units of FCB-Ulka and McCann Erickson – Lodestar and Universal McCann, respectively – to create Lodestar Universal.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jul 18, 2006 7:12 AM

When STAR India decided to divide the company into STAR Group and STAR Entertainment, with Sameer Nair taking charge of the latter as CEO, the move meant intensive focus on these areas of work by their respective leaders. But what is the road ahead? Nair sheds some light on the road ahead for STAR Entertainment.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jul 18, 2006 7:11 AM

The key to successful integrated marketing communications is to treat all marketing disciplines as equal. All key players, advertising, PR, promotions, direct marketing, online marketing, and event marketing collaborate as equal partners to develop the best strategy for achieving marketing objectives. Euro RSCG is committed to the ‘Power of One’, and when we pitch for a new business, Euro RSCG Advertising, Euro RSCG PR, 4 D and MPG all strategise together. Closing the credibility gap is the biggest value add PR brings to the 360-degree marketing solution for clients.

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2006 12:00 AM