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The Government has withdrawn the permission to Jeevan Telecasting Corporation Ltd to uplink their Malayalam TV channel Jeevan TV in India with effect from September 11. Promoted by the Kerala Catholic Church, the channel had failed to get clearance from the Home Ministry for telecast of news and current affairs.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 22, 2007 8:53 AM
R Vijay Bobby has joined the Tamil daily Dinakaran as GM-Marketing. Bobby, who was once Chief Manager-Marketing of Daily Thanthi, will oversee the all-India operation of the marketing for Dinakaran.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 21, 2007 9:02 AM
Following the recently launched daily soap ‘Madurai’, which has delivered good numbers for Vijay TV, the channel is all set to launch another daily soap titled ‘Kadhalika Neramillai’. The show is expected to go on air from October 2007, in the 7.30 pm-8 pm time slot.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 21, 2007 9:01 AM
AOL has recently signed an agreement with HP to offer co-branded, localised versions of its portal, toolbar and search on HP desktop and notebook PCs sold worldwide. Under the agreement, the co-branded portal will be set as the default homepage, and the co-branded toolbar and search will be default settings in various countries worldwide.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 19, 2007 9:02 AM
The Hindu recently launched a shopping website www.thehindushopping.com for its readers. The shopping website is powered by Indiaplaza.in, a pioneer in the online shopping space in India.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 17, 2007 9:05 AM
Zee Telugu has appointed Sanjay Reddy as CEO. He replaces Rasool Ali who had quit as Business Head recently.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 14, 2007 9:38 AM
Following the 12th annual general body meeting of the Advertising Club, Cochin, P K Natesh of Backdrop Advertising was unanimously elected as the Club’s President. Aegis Communications’ R. Madhava Menon was elected the Vice-President.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 14, 2007 9:37 AM
Poised for growth in the South, Mudra Group has made some changes in its senior management structure. Ranji Cherian joins Mudra South as Senior Vice-President. He will partner Juno Simon, who was recently appointed as Executive Creative Director. S Radhakrishnan has been promoted as President.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 13, 2007 9:26 AM
MAA Communications Bozell has won the account of Sagacia, which is a one-crore professionally managed full service staffing firm that provides consultancy services to selective clients, combining unique strengths in recruitment knowledge, search skills, proven headhunting and selection methodologies.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 12, 2007 9:35 AM
Mayavi, the first ever 3D television serial, produced by media company GV Films Ltd has won the prestigious Seoul Drama Award. The Seoul Drama Award 2007 attracted 130 entries in 20 categories from some of the leading international production houses, including from India, of which 34 were shortlisted for nominations.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 10, 2007 9:10 AM
Tamil satellite television channel, Makkal TV, known for its non-filmy, infotainment and Tamil-centric programmes, celebrated the completion of first successful year of operation recently in Chennai.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 10, 2007 9:09 AM
Following the success of its format shows like ‘Super Star’ and ‘Super Star Junior’, Amrita TV gearing up for yet another talent hunt show to zero in on the ‘Best Actor’. The show goes on air from September 3. Another show going on air on the same date is a family drama ‘Sandhya Lekshmi’. The third show, ‘Super Dancer Pure Gold’, premiered on September 1.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 3, 2007 9:32 AM
JWT has entered Hyderabad in affiliation with Mindset: e.y.w. Advertising Pvt Ltd. JWT already serves major Hyderabad-based clients such as Microsoft through its specialist direct response company RMG Connect.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 1, 2007 9:10 AM
Chennai-based advertising agency Brand Portrait has entered into a strategic tie-up with US-based end-to-end creative services and direct marketing boutique agency Black Sheep Miami.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 28, 2007 9:19 AM
Big FM Chennai has appointed PB Ramaswamy as its Station Manager, following the recent resignation of Zarine Menon.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 28, 2007 9:18 AM
Prateek Srivastava, Group President, O&M South, has been invited to join the Ogilvy India Board. A decision in this direction was taken at an Ogilvy India Board meeting on August 24.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 25, 2007 9:05 AM
Vijay TV’s interactive quiz show ‘Reverse Quiz’, which has gained a lot of popularity, is set to celebrate its 250th episode on August 30. Viewers can look forward to an entertaining time as the special episode will feature some celebrities from the South as among the participants and grand prizes are on offer as well.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 25, 2007 9:04 AM
Brand Portrait Digital, a full service interactive agency, has been bestowed with the world renowned Google Adwords Certification for its excellence in search engine marketing. The Google Adwords Certification is one of the most coveted certification in the online advertising industry.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 23, 2007 9:23 AM
The Ad Club Madras has released the Golden Jubilee Commemoration volume as part of its Golden Jubilee Celebrations. The book details the saga of the Ad Club and how advertising and the club have evolved over the years, with miscellaneous articles and glossy pictures.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 23, 2007 9:21 AM
Theatre chain company Pyramid Saimira Theatre Ltd has forayed into the Malayalam film industry. As the first step, PSTL plans to lease theatres in all the release stations located at various towns across Kerala.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 22, 2007 9:08 AM
AutoIndia.com, one of leading automotive websites in India, has appointed V Chandramouli as CEO. Prior to this appointment, Chandramouli was Head of Consumer Channels, Content & Head- Education Vertical for Samachar.com, Khel.com, Walletwatch.com and others at Sify.com.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 20, 2007 9:29 AM
TBWA\India, Chennai, has appointed Magesh and Vidya Sankar as Creative Director-Art and Head-Client Servicing, respectively. Magesh was earlier with Rediffusion DYR as Creative Director, while Sankar comes in from Ogilvy where he was Head-Client Servicing.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 16, 2007 9:07 AM
CavinKare Group’s Spinz Deodorant has recently launched a gaming contest in association with Sify.com. The contest ‘Are you Game’ has two games based on Spinz, and are being displayed on the main page of Sify.com.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 15, 2007 9:19 AM
Amrita TV is now gearing for ‘Super Dancer Junior’, which will be an elimination dance contest on the lines of ‘Super Dancer’. This apart, the channel’s morning programme, ‘Udayamritam’, has been featured in ‘The Limca Book of Records 2007 -- India at Her Best’ for creating the longest single-shot non-fiction programme in Indian television.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 10, 2007 9:24 AM
Subex Azure Ltd has appointed TBWA\Tequila India as its principal communication partner. Subex Azure is a leading global provider of operation support services solutions for the telecom industry.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 8, 2007 9:14 AM
Bangalore-based Morphosys Information Systems Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Raksha Group, has announced its first 3D hyper-realistic animated movie ‘Honour and Country’. The estimated budget for the film is nearly Rs 6 crore. The movie is a tribute to India’s first war of Independence in 1857.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 7, 2007 9:26 AM
Sulekha.com has appointed Lintas Media Services’ agency, Interactions, as its AOR following a multi-agency pitch. Mindshare, OMS and TME were the other agencies in the fray for the account. The account size is estimated in the region of Rs 8-10 crore.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 3, 2007 9:14 AM
‘Airtel Super Singer Junior’ and ‘Hutch Kalaka Povathu Yaar Part III’, which recently concluded on Vijay TV, have delivered high ratings for the channel even as winners of both the shows walked away with a prize money of Rs 5 lakh each.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 26, 2007 9:21 AM
Shankar Rath, a 15-year-old veteran in the television industry, has joined Tag Media Network as Head of Operations. Prior to his new assignment, he was Operations Manager with STAR Network, where he had helped STAR successfully launch the Tata Sky interactive service, among other things.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 26, 2007 9:20 AM
‘Jodi No. 1’, the popular celebrity dance show on Vijay TV, is back with its second season. Based on Star One’s ‘Nach Baliye’, the second innings of ‘Jodi No. 1’ will premiere on July 27. The show will be aired on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and will replace the ‘Airtel Super Singer Junior’.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 20, 2007 9:05 AM
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