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Following the exit of Sharmista Rijhwani, MD, Taj Television India, from the organisation, Taj TV India has decided to elevate Rukin Kizilbash to General Manager to take care of the functions that Rijhwani was looking after. These include distribution, sales and marketing.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 21, 2007 5:25 PM

Nokia Corp. is in the midst of a global creative pitch for its $ 300 million-plus account. The mobile giant has also split the pitch into two parts -- creative and creative strategy, and network distribution. In India, Bates is the creative agency for Nokia. The account size in India is upwards of Rs 100 crore.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 2:07 PM

Reliance ADAG has appointed Mahesh Ramanathan as head for its Motion Picture production and related business initiatives. Prior to this, Ramanathan was heading Percept Picture Company as COO.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 1:30 PM

The dynamics seem to be changing in Tamil Nadu’s Television space. Raj Television Network, upbeat on and its listing on the stock exchange, and more so from the new found patronage from the ruling DMK, is gearing up for the launch of a news and general entertainment channel unabashedly named after DMK’s head honcho ‘Kalaignar’ M Karunanidhi.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 1:08 PM

KOLKATA: In a bid to increase their presence across the retail spectrum, industry biggies are increasingly looking at tapping the unorganised segment, which accounts for nearly 96% of the sector. Retailers like Metro, Reliance, Bharti-Wal-Mart as well as the Future Group are either floating business-to-business ventures (cash & carry) or roping kiranawalas in as franchisee partners to get the first mover advantage.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 9:37 AM

There was a 48% growth in Mobile Phones ad volumes in Print in 2006 over 2005. And Q1 ‘07 registered a whopping 95% growth over Q1 ’06. Advertising was skewed towards publications from Maharashtra. Maximum ad volumes went to General Interest genre newspapers. Nokia led the advertisers’ list with 40% share and also advertised the maximum number of brands. LG and Motorola came 2nd and 3rd in the rankings.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 9:33 AM

The winners for the ninth International Food and Beverage Creative Awards 2007 have been announced. From the three Indian agencies making to the final, only McCann-Erickson India won for its client Perfetti Van Melle’s brand Happy Dent in the Television and Cinema category.

Tasneem Limbdiwala May 21, 2007 9:31 AM

Rajat Sethi, CEO, Wunderman, has been invited to judge the International Echo Award entries for the Asia-Pacific region. The judging will take place in Melbourne, Australia on May 22.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 21, 2007 9:30 AM

Reebok has launched an international marketing campaign called ‘Run Easy’ in India. The campaign was flagged off in Delhi, and 10,000 pairs of shoes will be given away in the campaign’s first phase.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 21, 2007 9:29 AM

Shemaroo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd is planning to promote the cause of the Indian animation industry at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Indian animation film ‘Ghatothkach --Master of Magic’ will be promoted at Cannes before it releases in India.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 21, 2007 9:26 AM

Bangalore Mirror will hit the stands this June -- exactly two years after the launch of Mumbai Mirror. KR Sreenivas, who was roped in earlier, will be the Editor, and the paper will be designed on the same pattern as that of Mumbai Mirror.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 9:25 AM

Religare, a Ranbaxy promoter group company that provides integrated financial services, has revealed an ad campaign to bring about the unique benefits of Internet. This campaign is targetted at investors, and Rediffusion DY&R has done the creatives.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 9:24 AM

The music channels genre on television has been busy with new entrants like Lemon and Music India, and promises of more from the likes of INX Media. The year has seen MTV strengthen its position as leader and newcomer Music India growing rapidly to claim the No. 2 position in recent weeks.

Noor Fathima Warsia May 21, 2007 9:22 AM

Radio Mantra has announced three station launches in one month. The Jagran Group-backed radio network has launched stations in Karnal, Bareilly and Jalandhar over the month.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 21, 2007 9:21 AM

PDM International has bagged the sponsorship and ground rights for the Sri Lanka-Pakistan series which is underway in Abu Dhabi from May 18 to May 22.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 21, 2007 9:20 AM

The Fourth Mirchi Kaan Awards had O&M crowned ‘Agency of the Year’ with 19 metals, including one Gold, to its credit. McCann-Erickson and Rediffusion DY&R also walked away with a Gold each, while Prasoon Joshi was adjudged ‘Copywriter of the Year’.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 9:18 AM

JWT emerged as ‘National Agency of the Year’ at the Advertising Club Calcutta Creative Excellence Awards that took place on May 18 in Kolkata. The honour for the Kolkata Agency of the Year was shared by Bates David Enterprise and O&M.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 9:17 AM

The two-day Global Education Fair organised in the Capital by Star News got a good start on the initial day despite soaring mercury level. The exhibitors, too, were satisfied with the overwhelming response and expect more on the second day.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 9:14 AM

The Dainik Jagran Group launched the East Delhi edition of City Plus on May 19. The free-circulation paper from the house of Jagran Group of Publications is already available in Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Ghaziabad.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 9:11 AM

India TV is on a hiring spree. The channel has taken on board Madhurendra Sinha, Editor of Sandhya Times. It has also hired Santosh Tewari, Associate Editor, Hindustan, Shweta Ranjan, Executive Producer of Janmat, Jasbir Singh Ladi, former Sr Executive Producer, Sahara Samay, Kishore Malviya and Arun Tiwari of Nepal 1.

exchange4media Staff May 21, 2007 9:10 AM