Date-wise News

Nitin Alawadhi has put in his papers at Cheil Communications as Client Servicing Director to assume a larger role at The Times of India’s Response Development Department as Deputy General Manager. Alawadhi 12 years’ experience on pan India projects across industries, conceptualising and executing events, promotions, seminars, exhibitions and direct marketing assignments with SIS, retail and OOH media. He has worked with Percept D’ Mark, where he later formed his own outfit, called Speed Events and Promotions. He has also worked with Amway India and Ogaan Publications, before joining Cheil Communications in August 2004.

exchange4media Staff Dec 5, 2008 1:49 PM

Bhaskar Group has appointed Biplob Banerjee as its Chief Human Resources Officer. Banerjee has 15 years of industry experience in leadership positions in human resources and sales management, spanning across media and FMCG industries. Prior to joining the Bhaskar Group, he was associated with Nokia-Siemens Networks. In the media industry, Banerjee has worked with Reuters and the ABP Group. An alumnus of XLRI, he began his career with Britannia Industries and later moved to PepsiCo, where he also received the ‘Best Sales Leadership’ Award.

exchange4media Staff Dec 5, 2008 1:48 PM

Hello FM has brought on board Balasubramanian as Assistant Vice President & Head - Brand Integration. Popularly known as Bala among the media fraternity, he will be in charge of the seven stations of Hello FM in Tamil Nadu. In his new assignment, Bala will take up the function of brand integration. This would relate to the commercial aspects of the stations with an additional responsibility of weekend programme formatting. Apart from Brand Integration, Bala will also head the weekend time band (Saturday and Sunday programming) across all seven stations. He will be reporting to SK Ramesh, Executive Vice President and Head of Content, Hello FM. Having started his radio stint at Radio Mirchi, Bala’s last assignment was as Chief Programming Head with Club FM.

exchange4media Staff Dec 5, 2008 1:46 PM

Anand Narasimha has quit Bates 141 as Vice-President - Strategy and Knowledge. He plans to start his own independent venture as a brand consultant. He has over 20 years’ experience the areas of brand management and strategy, integrated marketing communications, and shopper and retail marketing. He has cross-category experience, having worked on FMCG, durables, services, corporates, technology and lifestyle brands. Narasimha has worked in account planning and management with agencies such as JWT, McCann, Enterprise-Nexus, Contract and Saatchi & Saatchi, in addition to Bates 141.

exchange4media Staff Dec 5, 2008 1:44 PM

With the relentless coverage of the Mumbai terror attacks still continuing on news channels, the I&B Ministry has stepped in to issue an advisory to all news and current affair TV channels to desist from repeatedly showing the attack footage. The Ministry has also warned of ‘appropriate action’ in case of any violation.

exchange4media Staff Dec 5, 2008 7:06 AM

With the Copyright Board yet to take a decision on the music royalty issue concerning the radio industry, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has called for a meeting between the music and radio industries along with the Registrar of Copyrights and Secretary, HRD on December 11.

exchange4media Staff Dec 5, 2008 7:05 AM

Tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi’s company GloboSport is launching three new businesses over the next six months in the areas of digital, TV and movies. The company is also aiming to consolidate its celebrity management business in 2009.

exchange4media Staff Dec 5, 2008 7:04 AM

The recent patch-up between Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and his grand nephews, Kalanidhi and Dayanidhi Maran, on December 1, is expected to have not just huge political implications, but also have a huge impact on the media business. Sun TV stocks have gone up post the truce talks.

exchange4media Staff Dec 5, 2008 7:03 AM

Radio Mirchi is a hot favourite among the morning listeners in Kolkata, followed by Big FM and Friends FM. Red FM is comfortably placed in the fourth position followed by Amaar FM, Fever FM, Meow FM, AIR FM2- Gold, AIR FM1- Rainbow, Akashvani, Power FM and Vividh Bharati. This is as per the 12-week trend of RAM ratings focusing on day part 7 am to 11 am, all place of listening, all people 12 plus.

Robin Thomas Dec 5, 2008 6:53 AM

Based on the recommendation of an organisation study conducted by the Hay Group, Zee News Ltd has formed a strategic pact with ZEEL to share information on viewer preferences and changing customer requirements. While Laxmi Narain Goel continues in his role of mentorship and stewardship of the company, the senior management team at Zee News Ltd, led by its CEO Barun Das, will now report to Punit Goenka, who heads ZEEL.

Shanta Saikia Dec 5, 2008 6:46 AM

As was expected in the recent 9X environment, where the shooting of fresh episodes has as yet not begun, the channel has seen the exit of its Head of Fiction, Kumud Chaudhary. Vikas Varma, Content and Business Head, 9XM, who has been looking after 9X programming on a limited basis so far, would now take charge as the Content Head of the channel.

Noor Fathima Warsia Dec 5, 2008 6:45 AM

Mauj Mobile has associated with ‘For Him Magazine’ (FHM), an international men’s magazine for a content distribution tie-up in the form of a mobile magazine. Mauj Mobile will also create a WAP site for ‘FHM’ in the second phase of the rollout.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Dec 5, 2008 6:44 AM

The English news channels have seen some of the highest ratings for the coverage of last week’s Mumbai terror attacks. All English news channels have shown growth in the week, with NDTV 24x7 and Times Now leading the race.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Dec 5, 2008 6:42 AM

Lloyd Mathias, Senior Director, Sales, and Operations Head of Motorola’s Mobile Device business in India, has put in his papers. Mathias had been with Motorola since 2005 and is widely credited with the company’s rapid rise to the No. 2 position in the Indian mobile handset market in 2006 and 2007. Mathias’ next destination is not known, but is rumoured to be within the telecom space.

exchange4media Staff Dec 5, 2008 6:41 AM

I want to do television that would expand the frontiers, that has an impact and is archival. People are interested in doing things that make a quick headline and I don’t want that now… I’m just a dilettante; I know a little about a lot to say and not a lot about anything in particular… Politics, that’s really my interest; all the others are just sidelines.

exchange4media Staff Dec 5, 2008 12:00 AM