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In the backdrop of the controversy over the draft content code and Broadcast Bill proposed by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, leading leading news broadcasters in India have come together to form the News Broadcasters Association (NBA). At its first board meeting held last week, NBA elected G. Krishnan of TV Today as President, Sameer Manchanda of GBN as Vice-President, and NDTV Group CEO K.V.L. Narayan Rao as Honorary Treasurer.
exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2007 7:47 PM
In the backdrop of the controversy over the draft content code and Broadcast Bill proposed by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, leading news broadcasters in India have come together to form the News Broadcasters Association (NBA). At its first board meeting held last week, NBA elected G. Krishnan of TV Today as President, Sameer Manchanda of GBN as Vice-President, and NDTV Group CEO K.V.L. Narayan Rao as Honorary Treasurer.
exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2007 7:10 PM
A dip of 18 per cent was observed in TV channel promotions in H1 2007 as compared to H1 2006. The ratio of promotion of channels to programmes is 23:77 in H1 2007. Approximately 80 per cent of promotions were done by national TV channels, while publications from the Wets and North zones had the maximum share of promotion. Newspapers saw high ad volumes in the ‘general interest’ genre, while in magazines, maximum advertising was registered in the ‘media and advertising’ genre. Three of the top 10 new programmes promoted on print in H1 2007 belong to the ‘drama/soap’ genre. On an average, 48 ads per day by TV channels can be observed in newspapers.
exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2007 9:21 AM
Rajasthan Patrika has extended the last date for submitting entries for the Concerned Communicator Awards 2007 to August 25. The Awards is a chance for agencies to express their concern about social issues using creative instincts.
exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2007 9:19 AM
PC brand Hewlett-Packard India has launched its new Compaq portfolio. This new range of desktops and notebooks are the first PCs to feature Compaq’s new brand identity.
exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2007 9:18 AM
A lot of heat has been generated over the content code mooted by the I&B Ministry. The Ministry had floated a draft ‘content code’ last week seeking broadcasters’ and other stakeholders’ views within 15 days. The coming days will see a lot of heated debates in this regard.
exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2007 9:17 AM
Red FM Mumbai’s breakfast show ‘Morning No. 1’ turns two. The station has decided to devote the occasion towards educating the children of Committed Communities Development Trust. Red FM is supported in this initiative by exchange4media.com, Global Advertisers and Cinemax.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 30, 2007 9:15 AM
The Bhaskar Group has announced the launch of Divya Bhaskar in Kutch on July 30, 2007. This will be Kutch’s first mainline daily and the eight edition of the newspaper in Gujarat.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 30, 2007 9:13 AM
The Indian media industry is growing rapidly and a strong sign of that is the increasing number of ‘headless’ organisations. At least five organisations are currently without a CEO. There are operations in the pipeline that are looking for a CEO, and then there are organisations whose CEOs are under speculations already.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jul 30, 2007 9:12 AM
Rediffusion DY&R swept the Big Bang 2007 Awards with 36 metals and ‘Agency of the Year’ Award to boot. Mudra was a distant second with 11 metals, followed by TBWA\India with nine metals. Mindshare walked away with the ‘Best Media Agency of the Year’ Award.
Judy Franko Jul 30, 2007 9:10 AM
Over the week, radio players like Radio City, Radio Mirchi and My FM have launched their stations in Ahmedabad, Aurangabad and Amritsar, respectively.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 30, 2007 9:09 AM
Results of in-car listenership tracks have been under the scanner for quite some time now, with some players endorsing it while others calling it insignificant. exchange4media spoke to some of the leading players in the private FM radio industry to get their views on this matter.
exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2007 9:08 AM
Mother Dairy recently launched ‘b-Activ’ probiotic curd in Delhi. The probiotic curd offers nutritional benefits and helps in keeping the digestive system balanced, offering energy, vitality and good health.
exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2007 9:06 AM
In its drive to constantly innovate for the branding needs of clients, the he Noshe Group has set up a fully operational production unit for television commercials.
exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2007 9:01 AM
Brand Curry will be handling the creative duties of I-next, the compact daily from Jagran Prakashan Ltd. Brand Curry bagged the account following a multi-agency pitch. Sources have pegged the account size in the region of Rs 5 crore.
exchange4media Staff Jul 30, 2007 8:59 AM
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