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Reuters has launched Reuters India, a new ad-supported English language website (www.reuters.co.in) and accompanying mobile platform dedicated to South Asian news, business, sports and culture.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2007 9:50 AM

Abhishek Verma has joined SAB TV as Head of Marketing with additional responsibilities for research, scheduling and PR. He will be reporting to SAB TV Business Head, Anuj Kapoor. Verma’s previous stint was as VP-Client Services with SurfGold India Pvt Ltd, where he spent two years.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2007 9:49 AM

Sampark Public Relations has appointed Shekhar Ghosh as its Chief Executive Officer. Ghosh will lead the agency’s national business, strategy and client servicing operations across branches.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Sep 12, 2007 9:48 AM

Big FM has appointed Archana Vohra as Director-Big Digital. In her new role, Vohra will be leading the digital business, which includes all Internet properties, the short-code 55454, and the company’s digital and online music foray.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Sep 12, 2007 9:46 AM

Axis Ad-Print-Media (India) has bagged the contract for advertising opportunities on tickets for the Northern Railway, Western Railway, South Western Railway and Konkan Railways. Axis offers an opportunity to reach consumers through railway tickets, electricity bills and HP LPG invoices to advertisers.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Sep 12, 2007 9:45 AM

Amit Kumar, who was VP, Sales, at Channel [v], is joining India TV as President-Business Development. Kumar fills the vacuum left by Kanta Advani, who quit India TV as President-Ad Sales, in May this year. The channel has also roped in Indrajit Majumdar as VP, Sales.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2007 9:44 AM

It is learnt from reliable sources that Harish Doraiswany, CEO of Zee News Ltd, has put in his papers. Doraiswamy is set to start his own venture in garment and apparel retailing.

Tuhina Anand Sep 12, 2007 9:42 AM

Wunderman’s CEO Rajat Sethi is headed to the India Today Group as Executive Director for Reader’s Digest. He succeeds Ashutosh Bishnoi, who had recently put in his papers as Publishing Director at Reader’s Digest.

Noor Fathima Warsia Sep 12, 2007 9:40 AM

Two senior officials from SAB – Priya Mishra, VP-Programming, and Manish Hariprasad, Assistant VP and Head Marketing – have put in their papers. Both are headed for UTV, where Mishra is joining the TV content team, while Hariprasad is joining Spotboy Motion Pictures.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Sep 12, 2007 9:39 AM

Who can forget the poignant story of Iranian conjoined twin sisters Laleh and Ladan Bijani? The twins died during an operation to separate them. Now Sony Entertainment Television is bringing the story of conjoined twins in its new show ‘AmberDhara - Kahani Judi Behnon Ki’. The lead characters are played by real life twins.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Sep 12, 2007 9:37 AM

NDTV Convergence has appointed Salil Kumar as COO-Business. He comes in from Bharti Airtel Ltd where he was General Manager-Strategic Alliances and Business Development. At NDTV Convergence, he would be reporting to CEO Sanjay Trehan.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2007 9:36 AM

MAA Communications Bozell has won the account of Sagacia, which is a one-crore professionally managed full service staffing firm that provides consultancy services to selective clients, combining unique strengths in recruitment knowledge, search skills, proven headhunting and selection methodologies.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 12, 2007 9:35 AM

Veteran journalist Ajit Sahi has joined India TV as Executive Editor. Sahi has over 20 years’ experience in the media industry. Prior to joining India TV, Sahi had worked as Communications Coordinator (South Asia) with the United Nations Millennium Campaign. He will be based in Delhi.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2007 9:34 AM

At a seminar presented by CNBC TV 18, innovation guru Robert Tucker explained several instances of companies who innovated and rose to a position of leadership in the market. He also discussed ways to innovate, and possible hindrances that might prevent companies from taking this route.

Rishi Vora Sep 12, 2007 9:33 AM

Following the announcement of a global media review, Samsung’s media business in India too is being evaluated. The move was confirmed by sources close to the development, who said that Mindshare will have to defend its business in India.

Tuhina Anand Sep 12, 2007 9:31 AM

Brand Bindass will be following up the launch of its general entertainment channel with a movie channel. Called Bindass Movies, the channel will be a mixture of Indian and dubbed international movies, however, efforts would be made to stay true to the Bindass DNA.

Noor Fathima Warsia Sep 12, 2007 9:29 AM

Rediffusion DYR has bagged the ‘Design Firm of the Year’ award at the Kyoorius Designyatra 2007. Kyoorius Designyatra is an annual design event-cum-conference organised by Kyoorius Exchange, a platform initiated in the visual communications space by Transasia Fine Papers and guided by top designers and creative heads.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2007 9:28 AM