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Reporter’s Diary: The week the media refused to be gagged

Reporter’s Diary: The week the media refused to be gagged?blur=25

What a week this has been! In an admirable show of unity, the news channels managed to impress upon the Government to rethink on the proposed curbs while reporting on crisis situations. Print had some good news, too, with the Government allowing 100 per cent FDI in facsimile editions of foreign newspapers.

exchange4media Staff Jan 17, 2009 7:23 AM

OOH Media ropes in John Abraham to share facts about the Mumbai Marathon

OOH Media ropes in John Abraham to share facts about the Mumbai Marathon?blur=25

Mumbaikars are expected to participate in large numbers at the Mumbai Marathon, being held on January 18. Actor John Abraham will be the face of the Mumbai Marathon this year as well. A special Mumbai Marathon package created by OOH Media under their OOH Cares property will have Abraham sharing interesting facts about the Marathon.

exchange4media Staff Jan 17, 2009 7:22 AM

There are 3.3 million active Internet users in rural India: I-Cube 2008 report

There are 3.3 million active Internet users in rural India: I-Cube 2008 report?blur=25

The I-Cube 2008 report, jointly undertaken by IAMAI and IMRB International, has pegged rural India’s active Internet users at 3.3 million. This is for the first time that the I-Cube report has covered rural India. The results seem to be encouraging, especially since 5.5 million people actually claimed that they used Internet at some point in time.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 17, 2009 7:21 AM

Kids’ channels gear up to woo the young ‘uns with new shows

Kids’ channels gear up to woo the young ‘uns with new shows?blur=25

Kids’ channels are sprucing up their programme line-up with news shows in January 2009. Channels that are in aggressive mode to woo viewers include Cartoon Network, Pogo, Nick and Disney Channel. These channels share some of their forthcoming attractions for the year with exchange4media.

exchange4media Staff Jan 17, 2009 7:20 AM

Hype Integracomm inks 5-year deal to set up LCD screens in Western Railway trains

Hype Integracomm inks 5-year deal to set up LCD screens in Western Railway trains?blur=25

OOH media company Hype Integracomm has installed LCD screens in all the Western Railway trains. The network of these screens, named as Smile TV, will relay a mix of entertainment, information and advertising 18 hours a day in all the Western Railway trains.

exchange4media Staff Jan 17, 2009 7:19 AM

‘Call mobile anything, but not new media, because it is not’

‘Call mobile anything, but not new media, because it is not’?blur=25

The Mobile Ad Conference, held by IAMAI in Mumbai on January 16 explored the opportunities offered by the mobile medium to advertisers. The event saw a number of people from the digital, advertising and marketing industry take part.

Robin Thomas Jan 17, 2009 7:18 AM

Saras Salil’s Paresh Nath elected INLA President

Saras Salil’s Paresh Nath elected INLA President?blur=25

Paresh Nath of Saras Salil, a publication of Delhi Press, was elected President of the Indian Languages Newspapers Association (ILNA) at its 67th Annual General Meeting held in Delhi. He succeeds Sunil Dang. VK Chopra (Gavakari) and Dinesh Shakti Trikha (Kavita Express) have been elected as Vice Presidents.

exchange4media Staff Jan 17, 2009 7:17 AM

‘In any media company, it’s the No. 1 and No. 2 that will make money’

‘In any media company, it’s the No. 1 and No. 2 that will make money’?blur=25

Recessionary trends are here in India as well and expected to stay a while. With advertisers becoming tightfisted about their monies, TV channels would begin to feel the pinch. However, Discovery Networks’ <b>Rahul Johri</b> is not overly worried as he says, “In any media company, it’s the No. 1 and No. 2 that will make money, the rest will lose.”

exchange4media Staff Jan 17, 2009 7:15 AM