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The Union Cabinet on September 11 gave its nod to FM broadcasters to set up subsidiaries, amalgamate or demerge through transfer of shares of companies less than five years in operation. However, the FDI limit, which is at 20 per cent, remains untouched. Reacting to this decision, most FM players that exchange4media spoke to have welcomed it and said it was a wise move by the Government.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2008 8:28 AM

BPA has joined hands with Nielsen Online to bundle enhanced website traffic measurement with all print and event audits without increasing existing dues and fees. BPA members around the world will now have near real time online reporting of audited web activity.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2008 8:25 AM

Aaj Tak has launched a new cricket based show, ‘Selector Aap – Mission World Cup 2011’. The objective of the show is to pick the probable 15 players who would represent India in the next edition of the Cricket World Cup. ‘Selector Aap’ will be aired from September 12-19 at 7:30 pm.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2008 8:24 AM

Vanishing species have been of great concern for conservationists. In a bid to do its bit for India’s endangered species, Titan has launched its ‘WWF Collection’ of watches, wherein Rs 150 would be given to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on the sale of every watch from this Collection.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Sep 12, 2008 8:23 AM

Dainik Bhaskar launched the 12th edition of its Hindi financial daily Business Bhaskar in Delhi on September 8. The paper is already present in markets like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Haryana.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Sep 12, 2008 8:22 AM

Sony Entertainment Television is ready with the fourth season of ‘Indian Idol’. The show, which goes on air from Friday, September 19, will replace ‘Dus ka Dum’ at the same time slot of 9.00 pm. Season 4 of ‘Indian Idol’ would also address the aspirations of ‘Young India’.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Sep 12, 2008 8:21 AM

9.9 Media has appointed Edward Henning as Editor-in-Chief for its publications ‘Digit’ and ‘Skoar’. With this appointment, Henning moves to Delhi from London, where he was Managing Editor for the UK website of the German company Heise Verlag, publisher of ‘c't’ magazine, Europe’s magazine for computer technology.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2008 8:20 AM

Lintas Media Group has announced the launch of a new integrated system – ‘iMix’ – in India. iMix is a web-based media management system developed by Interpublic GIS Guongzhou, which is used by Universal offices in Asia and other parts of the world. It is a fully integrated system that offers planning, estimation, release, invoicing, payment and MIS functionalities to manage media transactions for clients.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Sep 12, 2008 8:19 AM

G Jayalal has been promoted as Director General of All India Radio. He will continue to look after his current responsibility as Deputy Director General - programming, planning, policy, development and commercial. For the last one year, BS Lali. CEO, Prasar Bharati, was holding additional charges as Director-General of AIR.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2008 8:18 AM

Gopinath Menon, Senior VP-Media, TBWA\India, has put in his papers. Menon had spent nine years at the agency holding the responsibilities of National Media Planning and Buying Head for India. Currently serving his notice period, Menon plans to take up new challenges and move away from the monotonous.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Sep 12, 2008 8:18 AM

Rising newsprint cost is beginning to take its toll, forcing print players to rework their ad rates, cover prices, trimming local editions, and defering launches. Even as the Jagran Prakashan-TV18 joint venture has put its regional language business paper on hold, Business Standard is set to close down its Gujarati editions in Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2008 8:17 AM

ESPN-STAR Sports (ESS) has been awarded the global commercial rights for Champions League Twenty20 for the next 10 years till 2017 with a bid of $975 million. The deal gives ESS the exclusive rights for all the matches in the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 season, due to be held from December 3-10, 2008, and for all upcoming seasons until 2017.

exchange4media Staff Sep 12, 2008 8:16 AM

ESPN-STAR Sports has secured the 10-year global commercial rights for the Champions League Twenty20 on September 11 with a bid of $975 million. This makes the Champions League Twenty20 the highest value cricket tournament on a per game basis, has media observers concerned about the impact that this acquisition cost would have on areas like GECs, other cricketing properties, and finally on the overall cost of media.

Noor Fathima Warsia Sep 12, 2008 8:15 AM