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Sonu Nigam is the new idol for Asians. Generation Y has voted the Indian crooner as the second most popular singer in the continent. Jackie Chan remains Asian youth's favourite icon.

exchange4media Staff Nov 9, 2006 8:54 AM

Hutchison Essar and Microsoft Corp have come together to provide mobile search and other key Windows Live services to Hutch’s subscriber base of over 21 million in India.

exchange4media Staff Nov 9, 2006 8:53 AM

Apple iTunes has selected Radio NRI as a featured podcast in its music service for the UK, a first for any Indian music podcast service. The selection reflects the size and importance of the global Indian market and the broader reach of Indian content outside the desi community.

exchange4media Staff Nov 9, 2006 8:52 AM

All India Radio has been elected as a member of the Administrative Union of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). At an election held at the 43rd General Assembly of the ABU at Beijing, AIR was elected for a two-year term to the 14-member Administrative Council, which functions as the Executive of the premier broadcasting union in the world.

exchange4media Staff Nov 9, 2006 8:51 AM

‘Makkal Arangam’, a new chat-debate show, will be premiering on Jaya TV from November 19. Popular actor-director Vishu, who was hosting ‘Arattai Arangam’ on Sun TV, will anchor the new show and would be traveling across Tamil Nadu with his team to organise the show. The show would be aired on Sundays at 11 am.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Nov 9, 2006 8:50 AM

Pratik Sen, Partner, is upbeat after his agency Media Mindscapes, recently bagged the contract for all international outdoor advertising of the Ministry of Tourism’s Incredible India! campaign. He talks of the journey that has taken Media Mindscapes from a start-up with an investment of Rs 1000 to a Rs 15-crore OOH company in less than five years: by adding value at each step when a campaign is in progress.

exchange4media Staff Nov 9, 2006 8:49 AM

WorldSpace satellite radio has launched a 24-hour national Marathi radio channel, ‘Surabhi’ on its network. Apart from Marathi music, Surabhi offers listeners a slice of Marathi culture and literature in a magazine format.

exchange4media Staff Nov 9, 2006 8:48 AM

Meridian, O&M’s agency that was launched in January this year, is spreading the message of planting trees through 30 print campaigns. And the agency has found the perfect platform to carry this message, ‘Bangalore Bias’, a newly-launched city centric afternoon newspaper.

Tuhina Anand Nov 9, 2006 8:46 AM

Sanjay Bahadur has joined as Associate Publisher-Impact, for India Today Group’s newspaper project. He moves from Hindustan Times where he was VP-Media Marketing.

Tuhina Anand Nov 9, 2006 8:45 AM

SAB India has decided to entrust its Foster’s business to Ogilvy & Mather, Bangalore with immediate effect. There was no incumbent on the business immediately prior to this. Both client and agency refused to divulge any details on the media spends on the business. However, industry sources peg it in the region of Rs 10 crore.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Nov 9, 2006 8:44 AM

Neo Sports Broadcast Pvt Ltd, the television venture from Nimbus Sports, has advanced the launch of its second channel. Consequently, Neo Sports Plus has been launched nationwide on Wednesday, November 8, 2006.

Noor Fathima Warsia Nov 9, 2006 8:44 AM

Rajat Basra, Associate Vice-president, Dentsu Media Palette, and Director, Media Services, Dentsu Communication, has quit. He has not yet decided on his next destination.

exchange4media Staff Nov 9, 2006 8:38 AM

Advertising in India sure has come of age. In addition to international media houses, international bodies like D&AD (Design & Art Direction), too, are trying to attract India’s attention. At an evening organised by the Bombay Ad Club on November 8, D&AD officials spoke on ‘What can D&AD do for you’.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Nov 9, 2006 8:37 AM

Nick has appointed NDTV Media Ltd as its exclusive advertising sales agency in India. As part of the agreement, NDTV Media would be responsible for selling airtime on Nick, which includes sponsorships, spots, promotions and tie-ups, among others.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Nov 9, 2006 8:36 AM

Saatchi & Saatchi has been assigned the creative duties for Leela Palaces & Resorts. Zenith Optimedia will be handling the media duties. The incumbent agencies are O&M for creatives and GroupM’s MindShare for media. The size of the business has been pegged at Rs 6 crore.

exchange4media Staff Nov 9, 2006 8:35 AM