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Ramesh Subramaniam has recently joined Malayala Manorama Group as Marketing Head for Malayala Manorama TV (MMTV), the Group’s television division. Prior to this new assignment, Subramaniam was General Manager and Vertical Head of The Times of India, Bangalore.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 21, 2008 8:22 AM
Chennai-based creative agency be positive 24 has recently bagged the account of Melosa, the instant coffee and tea brand of Singapore-based food and beverage company Food Empire Holdings Ltd. Food Empire had launched its proprietary brand, Melosa 3-in-1 instant coffee and ice tea in Chennai in March 2008.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 19, 2008 8:15 AM
Amrita TV’s tryst with reality shows continues as the channel readies for the second season of ‘Best Citizen Journalist’. The show was aired for the first time in February 2008 and following its success, the channel now expects a higher degree of response for the second season.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 19, 2008 8:06 AM
Following the success of Seasons 1 and 2 of ‘Jodi No. 1’, a popular reality show for small screen artists, Vijay TV is back with Season 3 of the show. The third season is on air from July 18, 2008 at 8 pm and would be aired Friday to Saturday.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 18, 2008 8:36 AM
Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd, a Tamil Nadu State Government enterprise for providing cable television service, commenced operations from July 15. As a multi-system operator, Arasu Cable is setting up digital control centres in Coimbatore, Tirunelveli and Vellore to extend its services across the state.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 17, 2008 8:39 AM
Guardian News & Media, the new media division of UK-headquartered Guardian Media Group, has acquired US-based ContentNext Media, which owns sites like Paidcontent.org (US), PaidContent.co.uk (the UK and Europe), MocoNews.net (mobile content news blog)) and ContentSutra.com (India). The deal is believed to have taken place for $30 million.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 16, 2008 9:25 AM
Rediffusion DYR has appointed Kishore Karumbaiah as Creative Head for their Chennai operations. Karumbaiah will be handling the entire Rediffusion DYR Chennai client portfolio that includes Airtel, MRF, Arihant, ITC, etc. He comes on board from O&M, Bangalore, where he was part of the team that handled the Lenovo worldwide business.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 15, 2008 8:47 AM
In a bid to further expand its market, DishTV has embarked on a special ‘Hattrick Offer’ for audiences in South India from July 10. The offer, which will continue till August 31, is open to customers in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 11, 2008 8:08 AM
Chennai-based creative agency be positive 24 has recently bagged the accounts of Social Media and Style One. Social Media is the media conglomerate that handles events for Kalaignar TV’s music channel Isayaruvi and Telugu music channel TV5, while Style One is a retail chain which recently launched its flagship fashion store in Chennai.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 10, 2008 8:18 AM
South-based business conglomerate Muthoot Group has ventured into the media space with its first radio channel, Chennai Live. The talk radio is targeted at the 25-plus age group. The Group has invested Rs 20 crore in this radio venture, and according to George M George, Executive Director, Muthoot Group, “This is just the beginning of our media enterprise”.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 9, 2008 7:54 AM
CEO-Publishers Conclave, a special stand-alone event with an international focus, would be held in Goa on September 16-17. The Conclave would focus on strategy and business topics and feature some well-known Indian and international management experts. It would conclude with the commencement of 16th IFRA India annual conference on September 17 at the same venue.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 8, 2008 8:30 AM
The 55th Filmfare South Awards, which will be held in Chennai on July 12, has brought on board Sun TV as its official television partner, while Radio Mirchi Chennai will be the official radio partner. Tiger Balm is the title partner for this event.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 8, 2008 8:23 AM
Visage Images, the master delegate of Getty Images, is looking at rapidly expanding its library of images and intends to upgrade its content. Headquartered in Hyderabad, the company currently has a stock of over one million images and hopes to touch the five-million mark by the end of 2013.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 5, 2008 8:16 AM
TBWA\India has appointed Yagna Raman as Creative Director for their Chennai operations. He will team up with Josie CD to manage the eight-member creative team. Raman, known as Yegi among friends, has been the Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Xerago before moving to TBWA\India.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 5, 2008 8:12 AM
Media Direction, the media arm of RK Swamy Group, has appointed Rahul Srivastava as General Manager. Srivastava will be based in Chennai and provide additional leadership to the agency in order to further strengthen one of the rapidly growing offices of the Group.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 4, 2008 7:58 AM
In a bid to create a greater brand connect with its TG, Education Plus, the education supplement of The Hindu held its first ever International Education Fair in Chennai on July 13-14. The two-day event saw a turnout of 2,470 students registering on entry and total footfalls of over 4,500. Universities and institutions from the UK, the US, Australia, Singapore, Dubai, the Philippines and New Zealand had taken part at the Fair.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 2, 2008 8:18 AM
Vijay TV’s romance with reality show continues. After hitting the jackpot with shows like ‘Hutch Kalakkapovadhu Yaaru’ and ‘Airtel Super Singer’, Vijay TV is ready with yet another reality show titled ‘Amul Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Deva’. The new show will scout for Tamil Nadu’s next Prabhu Deva, dancer extraordinaire.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 2, 2008 8:14 AM
Retail chain Odyssey is bullish about its growth and has charted out aggressive expansion plans involving 50 large format stores and 200 small format stores across India in the next two years. The company has roped in Contract to handle its creative duties and partner in its growth plans.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 27, 2008 8:42 AM
Following the huge success of ‘Airtel Super Singer’ junior and senior editions in 2006 and 2007, respectively, Vijay TV is all set to launch the second edition of ‘Airtel Super Singer Senior’. The show will take off on July 7 and will be aired Monday to Wednesday at 9 pm. This year’s show, like the earlier edition, will scout for best singing talent in Tamil Nadu.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 27, 2008 8:38 AM
In a move to strengthen its creative team, Chennai-based Optima Marketing Solutions has appointed Murali Krishnan as Vice President, while Ravi Krishnan comes on board as Associate Vice President.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 25, 2008 8:16 AM
After consolidating its foothold in the Hindi general entertainment space, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) is all set to strengthen its presence down South. Apart from launching a Tamil GEC, the media behemoth is also looking at the Telugu and Tamil news and Malayalam general entertainment space. Zee has also made some key appointments recently to boost its South operations.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 25, 2008 8:12 AM
Raj Television Network rolled out its first 24-hour free to air (FTA) Tamil news channel Raj News 24x7 on June 23. Raj TV Network has invested around Rs 5 crore in the news channel. The Group will shortly be launching a 24-hour news and bushiness channel in Telugu.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 24, 2008 8:57 AM
Radio stations have set a trend of involving their audiences with various events aimed at building social responsibility. Radio City recently hosted a Road Safety Awareness Campaign in Chennai in association with the Chennai Traffic Police with great success.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 21, 2008 8:30 AM
Social Media is organising the Tamil Music Awards 2008 in association with Isayaruvi and Hello FM. The Awards are aimed at recognising and honouring the achievements of the Tamil music fraternity with nominations and votes from the general public. The award function will be held in Chennai on July 5.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 19, 2008 8:48 AM
Raj TV Network and Sun Direct have finally reached a pact following which Raj TV will now be available on the latter’s DTH platform. Raj TV is already available on DishTV.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 14, 2008 8:37 AM
The Advertising Club Madras is holding its first Gyan Series in Chennai on June 13. The Club has invited all its members for a special screening of ‘Shots’, which would showcase the best of European and South African commercials. Shots would be presented by Lowe Chennai and sponsored by The Hindu.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 13, 2008 8:02 AM
Superstar Rajnikanth-starrer ‘Kuselan’ will become an in-film advertising platform for Sanguine Media Ltd. ‘Kuselan’ is a bilingual film (Tamil/Telugu) produced by Kavithaalaya and Seven Arts. With more than 400 films being produced in South India annually, Sanguine is optimistic about scaling new heights with this new venture.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 12, 2008 8:27 AM
BIG FM has announced the appointment of Suresh Iyer as Regional Director, South. With over 15 years of experience in media, Iyer will be looking after the entire functioning of the southern region and will be based in Chennai.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 11, 2008 8:04 AM
Duncans Tea Ltd is planning to double its market share in the next 18 months. With a tactical endeavour to convert the marginalised loose tea market into packaged tea market, the company already has brands like ‘Premium Leaf Tea’ in the sub-premium segment and ‘Aaag’ in the economy segment.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 6, 2008 9:58 AM
PepsiCo India Holdings (FritoLay Division) has roped in Tamil actress Simran as the new brand ambassador for Kurkure for the South Indian market. Simran, who is Kurkure’s first brand ambassador for the South Indian market, joins the brand’s long-standing endorser, Juhi Chawla.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 5, 2008 9:19 AM
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