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The festive season in October proved good for car manufacturers as they clocked 16.34 per cent growth in sales to 92,383 units compared with 79,407 units in the same month last year. However, the figure was comparatively lower than the September figure, which stood at 94,734 units.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 8:37 AM

LG Electonics India is eyeing the digital audio video (DAV) segment as part of a strategy to explore new markets. Car audio systems, MP3 players, karaoke systems, DVD recorders and handheld devices like PDAs will form a part of the portfolio of new products the company is planning to launch next year.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 8:36 AM

Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), the country’s apex fashion body, has announced three major initiatives that will be benefit the business of fashion in the country.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 8:35 AM

Plagued by offline piracy and online illegal downloads, two of Bollywood’s largest production houses – Suraj Barjatya’s Rajshri Media and Yash Chopra’s Yash Raj Films – have decided to hit back by tapping the potential of the Internet not just to make things legal but also as a new distribution tool for their movies and music.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 8:34 AM

Come November 12 and Discovery Travel & Living will be taking viewers on an extensive six-city tour of India via its new series called ‘Indian Rendezvous’. The six-part series will cover Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Chennai.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Nov 10, 2006 8:33 AM

‘Semi Girebaal’, one of MTV’s popular properties, will return for a second season from Sunday, November 12, at the 9.30 pm slot. The first season had ended in June 2006. MTV has made quite a few changes to ensure popularity of the show in the new season as well.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Nov 10, 2006 8:32 AM

Zone Reality, a 24-hour channel dedicated to real life programming, has started airing a new investigative series – ‘Spy’ – from November 8. The hour-long programme, which airs at 9 pm, is a gripping account of the psychological and physical experiences encountered by common men who receive a crash course in espionage.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 8:32 AM

Close on the heels of the recent change in its frequency, Radio City 91.1 FM has revamped its programming in Chennai to cater to the crème de la crème. Actor Madhavan unveiled a fresh new Fixed Point Chart (FPC), which promises loads of innovative shows, interviews with stars, contests and prizes, and a lot more English music.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Nov 10, 2006 8:31 AM

360 Degrees, a Times Group venture, has announced the launch of the ‘Liberty 360 Smart Living Awards 2006’, which will be held on November 18 at Delhi. The Awards are in recognition of innovations and cutting edge development in the realm of housing, home décor, durables and real estate.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 8:30 AM

Gurneesh Khurana, General Manager, Ad Sales (Delhi), Daily News &Analysis (DNA), has quit the newspaper to join STAR News as Regional Manager for Delhi. Khurana was with DNA since its launch.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 8:29 AM

Span Communications has bagged the creative, media, events and PR duties for Lakhani Vardaan Group following a multi-agency pitch. The account size has been pegged in the region of Rs 10 crore.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 8:28 AM

One of its best years, the Effie Awards 2006 has seen many firsts. The Advertising Club Bombay under the supervision of its Pranesh Misra, Chairman, Effie 2006 Function Committee, India, has decided to separate the case study presentations of the awards from the actual ceremony. The date for the presentations is scheduled for November 14, 2006.

Noor Fathima Warsia Nov 10, 2006 8:27 AM

Manpreet Singh has decided to call it quits as MindShare Singapore’s CEO. Confirming this development to the ‘Marketing’ magazine, Singh indicated that he might either stay on in Singapore or move to China.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 8:27 AM

Rajeev Karwal, President and CEO of Reliance Retail’s consumer durables and IT vertical, has put in his papers. Karwal’s exit has taken many by surprise since he had joined the company just 10 months back. Karwal was the first high profile recruit of Reliance Retail.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 8:26 AM

Time Inc Group Publisher Michael Federle on Thursday said that his company was open to any licensing agreement or joint venture with an Indian publisher. He, however, denied there were any ongoing talks with any media house. Federle was speaking at the sidelines of the announcement of the ‘Fortune Global Forum’ event in India in 2007.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 8:25 AM

Technology will definitely be a key differentiator. Online travel is an early adopter of technology in that sense, but one really needs to innovate and make technology easier for a user to conduct an online transaction. And all these big boys like Travelocity, who are the leading players in this space, are continuous innovators in technology to make doing business online easier and easier.

exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2006 12:00 AM