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The India Today Group has formed a new special business unit to focus on Indian language publishing and all related extensions in the Indian language domain. All current India Today language brands will be assigned to this new SBU, which would be placed under the leadership of Prabhu Chawla, who will be designated Editor (Languages) and CEO. The company has also appointed M J Akbar as Editorial Director of India Today - English and India Today - International and their extensions. In addition, Akbar would be associated with Headlines Today as Editorial Director.
Akash Raha Sep 24, 2010 8:01 AM
On the eve of its 35th anniversary, there are strong winds of change blowing across India Today Group. As is known, Prabhu Chawla is moving into a new editorial and corporate role as Editor (languages) and CEO of a to-be-formed corporate entity. Veteran journalist MJ Akbar has been roped in as Editorial Director for India Today (English) and Headlines Today. Aroon Purie, Prabhu Chawla, MJ Akbar and Ashish Bagga speak about these latest developments in the Group and the implications.
Akash Raha Sep 24, 2010 7:58 AM
For the six-month period ending June 30, Lokmat’s daily circulation climbed to 373,808, according the ABC January-June 2010 report. The paper’s Pune edition itself showed a growth of over 100,000 copies during this period. The circulation increase has been attributed to Lokmat’s strategic plan, ‘Operation Redbox’.
Akash Raha Sep 24, 2010 7:54 AM
The Indian edition of ‘Fortune’ magazine is being launched in the country under a licence agreement between Time Inc and Anand Bazaar Patrika Group on September 24, 2010. Dibyendra Nath Mukerjee is the Editor of ‘Fortune India’.
Akash Raha Sep 24, 2010 7:48 AM
On the eve of its 35th anniversary, there are strong winds of change blowing across India Today Group. As is known, Prabhu Chawla is moving into a new editorial and corporate role as Editor (languages) and CEO of a to-be-formed corporate entity. Veteran journalist MJ Akbar has been roped in as Editorial Director for India Today (English) and Headlines Today. Aroon Purie, Prabhu Chawla, MJ Akbar and Ashish Bagga speak about these latest developments in the Group and the implications.
Akash Raha Sep 23, 2010 3:45 PM
Divya Gupta has put in her papers as Business Head, Mumbai, at HT Media Ltd. She was reporting to Salil Sadanandan, Business Head - West and South, who has confirmed the news and added that Gupta had quit due to personal reasons.
Akash Raha Sep 23, 2010 7:52 AM
Microsoft, along with The Times of India and Lodestar UM, has announced the 30-day long ‘Win Big with Original’ campaign, which aims to help consumers identify the benefits of using original Windows software. The campaign will target various IT hubs across eight cities.
Akash Raha Sep 21, 2010 8:36 AM
Dainik Bhaskar organised the second India Pride Awards 2010 on September 13 in Delhi. The Awards commemorate public sector undertakings for excellence in their various spheres. OP Bhatt, Chairman, SBI, was conferred the Life Time Achievement Award in PSU.
Akash Raha Sep 15, 2010 7:57 AM
Mid DAY Infomedia Ltd’s ME (Mid DAY Entertainment) division will have a core focus on effective utilisation of multiple media vehicles available, such as print, web and mobile, towards providing brands with consolidated entertainment marketing solutions.
Akash Raha Sep 15, 2010 7:53 AM
It’s not just the Hindi dailies, but major English dailies, too, that are vying for supremacy in the NCR region. With the launch of The Times of India’s Gurgaon edition, the print war has further intensified. TOI’s Gurgaon is lead by CP Surendran.
Akash Raha Sep 15, 2010 7:52 AM
A packed house cheered on the winners of Choreos Awards 2010, the internal awards instituted by GroupM last year. In all, 10 Choreos Awards were given away this year – six individual awards and four group awards – at a grand ceremony held in Delhi on September 14.
Akash Raha Sep 15, 2010 7:48 AM
It is learnt that Shankkar Aiyar has quit India Today as Managing Editor. Aiyar had been with the India Today Group for over 13 years. Rumour circles were abuzz with talks of Aiyar’s promotion. The cause for his parting ways with the India Today Group is not known yet.
Akash Raha Sep 13, 2010 7:45 AM
The Reporter’s Diary of exchange4media’s correspondent Akash Raha, who covers print media, is a whirlwind account of the IRS reportage and the coverage of the Indian Magazine Congress in Mumbai. Here’s the news behind the news...
Akash Raha Sep 11, 2010 7:41 AM
The Association of Indian Magazine (AIM) announced on September 7, 2010, that it would conduct an ‘Engagement Study’ for magazines, which could act as an alternate source of data for advertisers. Pradeep Gupta, President AIM, announced this on Day 2 of the Indian Magazine Congress (IMC), after advertisers and media agencies expressed their concerns over the measurement issue that has plagued the magazine industry for long.
Akash Raha Sep 8, 2010 7:56 AM
With the memories of the downturn not too far away, the panel discussion on ‘The Smartest Strategies used in the Recent Downturn’ garnered a lot of interest. The panel comprising Anant Nath, Ashish Bagga, Nick Carugati, Riyad Mathew, R Rajmohan and moderator Chris Llewellyn shared their experiences during the slowdown and how they successfully weathered it.
Akash Raha Sep 8, 2010 7:54 AM
Delivering the special address on ‘Magazines: Medium of the Future’, Chris Llewellyn, President and CEO, International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP), spoke about how magazines were still an efficacious medium of news and entertainment for the masses. He reasserted his belief that magazines would stand the test of time. Llewellyn was speaking on Day 2 of the Indian Magazine Congress.
Akash Raha Sep 8, 2010 7:52 AM
The proposed PRB Act and its implications came under the scanner on Day 2 of the Indian Magazine Congress (IMC), organised by the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) in Mumbai on September 7, 2010. Discussing the Act were panel members Mitrajit Bhattacharya, Paresh Nath and Pradeep Gupta.
Akash Raha Sep 8, 2010 7:41 AM
Association of Indian Magazine (AIM) has announced that it will conduct an ‘Engagement Study’ for magazine, which could act as an alternate source of data for advertisers. Pradeep Gupta, President AIM, announced this decision at Indian Magazine Congress (IMC) on day two, after advertisers and media agencies voiced their concerns over the measurement issue, which has marred the magazine industry for long.
Akash Raha Sep 7, 2010 5:43 PM
‘Tapping into the Power of Social Networks’ came up for discussion at the Indian Magazine Congress (IMC), organised by the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) in Mumbai on September 6-7, 2010. The panel members comprising Kalli Purie, Kiruba Shankar, Mahesh Murthy and Raul Suarez discussed how social media is the future and can be used not only to leverage brands, but also create brands. A one-on-one consumer interaction would definitely create a better consumer-brand connect, the panellists said.
Akash Raha Sep 7, 2010 8:11 AM
The sixth Indian Magazine Congress (IMC) hoisted intriguing discussions on various issues concerning the magazine industry. ‘Editorial Challenges in a World of Convergence’ came under the scanner in the session moderated by Prasanto Kumar Roy. The panel members included eminent editors of the magazine industry such as Indrajit Gupta, Mohan Sivanand, Saira Menezes and Jitesh Pillai.
Akash Raha Sep 7, 2010 8:09 AM
Magazine publishers and print media honchos are congregating in Mumbai today for the sixth edition of the Indian Magazine Congress (IMC). The yearly summit is organised by the Association of Indian Magazine (AIM).
Akash Raha Sep 6, 2010 9:02 AM
Nandini Bhalla has been roped in Editor for ‘Cosmopolitan’. She took charge from September 1, 2010. In her new role, Bhalla will look at introducing buzzier content, more eye-catching layouts, and glamorous beauty and fashion content, while maintaining the magazine’s iconic relationship-career-confidence mix.
Akash Raha Sep 6, 2010 8:59 AM
Stage is set for the sixth edition of Indian Magazine Congress, being presented by the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) in Mumbai on September 6-7. The two-day event will have several eminent names from the media and advertising world like Nicholas Brett and Aroon Purie speaking at the event.
Akash Raha Sep 4, 2010 7:48 AM
The final session of exchange4media NewsNext 2010, held in Delhi on September 1 was the power-packed CEO Panel, which pondered over the topic ‘An Evolved News Television Industry... Is India there yet?’ The panel comprised Barun Das, CEO, Zee News Ltd; G Krishnan, CEO, TV Today Group; Shashi Sinha, CEO, Lodestar UM; and Ashok Venkatramani, CEO, MCCS.
Akash Raha Sep 3, 2010 8:22 AM
Revenue model for news television came under the scanner at the exchange4media NewsNext 2010, held in Delhi on September 1. The panel was chaired by Headlines Today’s Rahul Kanwal, while the panellists included Sandeep Lakhina, Seema Mohapatra, Avinash Pandey, and Sandeep Sharma. The industry experts agreed that subscription model was the way ahead to generate revenues in the news television business.
Akash Raha Sep 3, 2010 8:21 AM
The Telegraph has been having a busy time launching three editions in around two months, the latest being from Upper Assam. This launch helps the paper to further strengthen its base in the North Eastern region. The Telegraph had earlier launched its Orissa edition on June 28 and Patna edition on July 28.
Akash Raha Sep 3, 2010 8:19 AM
Three to four years back the ‘compact’ looked like a popular route for many newspapers and there were all kinds of conversations on how this was the format of the future. However, a few years down the line, quite a few of them no longer exist in the market. exchange4media seeks to find out whether the ‘compact’ (also encompassing tabloids and Berliner format) has lived up to its expectations.
Akash Raha Sep 3, 2010 8:14 AM
Newspapers in Rajasthan have done well, with the top six newspapers recording a growth in their average issue readership (AIR) in IRS Q2 2010. Rajasthan Patrika topped the list, recording a 3.22 per cent growth in AIR. It is followed by Dainik Bhaskar at No. 2 and Dainik Navjyoti at No. 3.
Akash Raha Aug 30, 2010 8:38 AM
Punjab Kesari has topped the list of dailies in the Himachal Pradesh market, recording a 9.73 per cent growth in average issue readership (AIR) in IRS Q2 2010. The daily was followed by Amar Ujala and Divya Himachal. Six of the top nine dailies in Himachal Pradesh have recorded a negative growth.
Akash Raha Aug 27, 2010 8:28 AM
The Kolkata market has turned out to be a Utopia for newspapers, with all five top five players recording growth in average issue readership (AIR). Carrying the age old tradition, Anand Bazar Patrika has yet again topped the charts with an AIR of 2,807,000 as per IRS Q2 2010 results. Bartaman, its nearest competitor, could only garner an AIR of 1,002,000.
Akash Raha Aug 27, 2010 8:26 AM
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