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Out-of-Home Media (India) Pvt Ltd and The Nielsen Company have released the findings of the residential research conducted across locations in Mumbai and Gurgaon. The research is an extension of OOH Metrics, the first ever research on digital out-of-home media in India released last year.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2009 7:08 AM

It’s end of the road for two magazines from Ogaan Publications’ stable – quarterly magazine aimed at brides-to-be ‘Brides Now’ and premium luxury lifestyle magazine ‘Beautiful People’. Archana Pillai. Group Publisher, Ogaan Publications, confirmed the news to exchange4media.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2009 7:07 AM

Upholding the interim order of the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Bhubaneswar that had directed MRUC not to use the masthead of Oriya daily Pragativadi in its IRS list and not to use the vernacular daily in its survey, the court of the Khurda District Judge, Bhubaneswar, has summarily rejected the petition filed by the MRUC in this regard.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2009 7:06 AM

Advertising veteran Suresh Manian has joined hands with Bimal Nair to start The Conversation Company. Manian is the Co-founder of Bangalore-based creative agency Fisheye Creative Solutions. He moved out of the agency nearly eight months back. Nair is the former Executive Vice-President, Rediffusion Y&R Mumbai.

Tuhina Anand Feb 10, 2009 7:05 AM

After a stint of one and a half years at BBC Worldwide, Nachiket Pantvaidya has decided to call it a day at the organisation. Pantvaidya is believed to be headed to Balaji Telefilms as its CEO. Industry sources inform that Pantvaidya is already meeting with the various companies that Balaji is creating content for, but would completely move to the company later this month.

Noor Fathima Warsia Feb 10, 2009 7:04 AM

The annual annual congress and forum of the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and the World Editors Forum (WEF), which was postponed due to the global financial crisis, will now be held in Hyderabad from November 30 to December 3, 2009. The forum was earlier slated to be held from March 22-25, 2009.

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2009 7:03 AM

In the follow-up to the report on the Indian Premier League (IPL) dropping the exclusivity tag, exchange4media spoke to media planners on their expectations from Season 2 of IPL. Most are positive about the tournament garnering good viewership numbers, thanks to the slowdown.

Robin Thomas Feb 10, 2009 7:02 AM

Ogilvy & Mather has decided not to enter the GoaFest this year. This is probably the first ever Abby Awards where Ogilvy would not be participating in. Ogilvy & Mather’s Executive Chairman and NCD, Piyush Pandey, confirmed the development and stated that the company was looking at all its costs and cutting down on “frills”.

Noor Fathima Warsia Feb 10, 2009 7:02 AM