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Raju Santhanam, Editor, Zee News, has quit the organisation after working for little over a year during his second stint there. Santhanam had earlier worked with Zee News from 1998 to 2001. He rejoined Zee News in November 2005 as Editor.
exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2007 6:41 PM
INX Media is further fortifying its team. Some of the key people who have come on board include aMap CEO, Tapan Pal, who has joined INX in the research function. Even though a Sales Head is not in place as yet, STAR India’s Shailesh Bijlani has already joined in the sales function.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jul 10, 2007 2:39 PM
Media Direction, the media services group of RK Swamy BBDO, has appointed Kunal Jamuar as VP/Communication Partner. He will be responsible for Media Direction’s operations in West, South and East. He moves in from Interactions, Bangalore.
Tuhina Anand Jul 10, 2007 9:20 AM
After successfully deploying its IPTV service in 300 homes across Delhi last year, MTNL and Aksh Optifibre have commercially launched the next generation television broadcast system. This entails that all MTNL broadband subscribers will be able to register for India’s first IPTV service.
exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2007 9:16 AM
Garuda Advertising has bagged the creative duties of Punjab National Bank and will also handle the outdoors for Punjab Roadways. The PNB empanelment process took around three months, where 73 agencies were invited for media, strategy and creative presentation.
exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2007 9:14 AM
Yahoo! India Answers collaborated with Hindustan Unilever Ltd’s Dove to launch the ‘Dove Haircare Range’ in May 2007. Yahoo! was also chosen as the property that would be the launch pad of this initiative, and both companies created the world’s first branded knowledge video search.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 10, 2007 9:13 AM
Saatchi & Saatchi has added two new businesses to its kitty – Novartis’ brand Calcium Sandoz and Ezeego1.com. Industry sources peg the Calcium Sandoz creative business at around Rs 8-10 crore, while Ezeego1.com is pegged at around Rs 10-12 crore.
Tasneem Limbdiwala Jul 10, 2007 9:12 AM
Neo Sports has inked a deal with The New Media Group (TNMG) for live telecast across Japan, Korea and Taiwan, which started from July 1 this year. TNMG will distribute Neo Sports on its World On-Demand IPTV platform. Viewers will be able to watch international and domestic cricket played in India.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 10, 2007 9:10 AM
Guruji.com has signed on Euro RSCG India as its marketing communications agency, which will handle the creative duties and advertising duties. Euro will partner Guruji in its brand building process and provide them with communication services for its offline and online media. Industry sources have pegged the account size at around Rs 5-10 crore.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 10, 2007 9:08 AM
The History Channel is launching ‘Warcraft: The Art of War’, which is a series based on World Was II. The series includes ‘Lost Evidence’, ‘Dogfights’ and ‘Jumbo movies’, all of which will premiere in August this year.
exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2007 9:07 AM
The Indian Express marketing team is witnessing some changes following Gautam Mukerjea, Marketing Head of the Group’s English brands, putting in his papers. Consequently, Shankar Rao Shinde’s role in the organisation has expanded as these brands now come under his charge.
Rishi Vora Jul 10, 2007 9:06 AM
Alok Verma, Executive Producer, TV Today Network, is joining Triveni Group’s Triveni Media Ltd as Managing Editor in the first week of August. Verma is currently serving his notice period at TV Today.
exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2007 9:05 AM
The primetime picture of the Hindi general entertainment has new stories to tell. While on the one hand, STAR Plus deliverers like ‘Kasautii Zindagi Kay’ has come down in performance, on the other, Zee TV’s shows are making it high up in the charts. The Hindi GEC primetime is no longer the same.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jul 10, 2007 9:04 AM
TV Today Network is launching its flagship Hindi news channel Aaj Tak in Europe. This development comes in the wake of an arrangement with World TV, the platform that Aaj Tak has been launched on.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 10, 2007 9:01 AM
Radio Mantra has been fully operational in Agra from last week. While Bhaskar Group has launched My FM in Udaipur, BIG FM was launched in Asansol. It is the sixth station in the country for both Jagran and Bhaskar, while it is 23rd station for BIG FM.
exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2007 9:00 AM
Close on the heels of launching its Bangalore edition, Roznama Rashtriya Sahara, Sahara Parivar’s Urdu daily, is now eyeing the international market. The Group has plans to launch the international edition of the daily initially in London and Jeddah. The launch is slated to take place by 2008 end.
exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2007 8:57 AM
V Chandrasekhar has recently joined MAA TV Network Ltd as Vice-President, Content and Strategy. He is reporting to CEO, Sharad Morar. Prior to joining MAA TV, Chandrasekhar was Executive VP with Raj TV, which he had joined in April 2005.
exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2007 8:53 AM
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