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Media Agency Middle East (MAME), the single window media and media-business consultancy provider, has secured the advertisement sales representation rights for NDTV Imagine, the first free-to-air family Hindi entertainment channel in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 16, 2008 9:34 AM
UTStarcom, Inc has inked a deal with Aksh Optifibre Ltd to expand the deployment of the industry-leading RollingStream Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) solution. This deal would help Aksh extend its reach and deliver its IPTV services to MTNL subscribers in Mumbai.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 16, 2008 9:20 AM
Rajneesh Chaturvedi has joined MEC Access India as National Director. He will continue to develop the creation and delivery of strategic partnerships and sponsorships across nine different platforms. Chaturvedi moves from Motivator, a GroupM agency, after two years as its General Manager.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 15, 2008 9:02 AM
JWT has appointed CEO Jagdip Bakshi as Global Business Director on Unilever. He will be based in London and take charge from September 2008. Announcement of a CEO to replace Bakshi would be made soon. Meanwhile, Ravi Deshpande has been elevated as Chairman and Chief Creative Officer. He has been CCO at Contract.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 15, 2008 8:48 AM
NDTV Lumiere, the initiative to bring contemporary cutting edge world cinema to India, is taking part in Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival 2008 by showcasing 13 of its films from July 10 to 20. These films will also be presented to the Indian audiences in the coming months across multiple platforms ranging from theatrical releases to home video and television.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 12, 2008 8:35 AM
Abhijit Pradhan, Director-Sales and Marketing, Mid-Day Multimedia Ltd, has decided to move on. He is planning to start his own venture to impart training to professionals. Pradhan’s role would now be divided between National Sales Head Gaurish Pathare and Marketing Head Neville Bastawalla. They would be reporting to Manajit Ghoshal, who was recently elevated as CEO at Mid-Day Multimedia.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 12, 2008 8:31 AM
Tata Sky Ltd, the joint venture between Tata Group and Star, has roped in Aamir Khan as brand ambassador. Khan will feature across all Tata Sky brand and product communication, including advertisements on TV, print, outdoor, radio and other mediums.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 11, 2008 8:07 AM
Radio One has tied up with the Indian arm of International Traffic Network to provide listeners with traffic updates in Mumbai. The updates would be aired during the FM station’s morning show, ‘Good Morning Mumbai’ from 7-11 am every morning.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 10, 2008 8:23 AM
Mudra Connext has been appointed as the integrated media AOR for Ticketvala.com, claimed to be India’s largest bus ticketing platform. The win comes following a multi-agency pitch.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 10, 2008 8:17 AM
Big Street, the recently commissioned OOH division of Adlabs Films Ltd, is sprucing up its team to meet its extensive expansion plans. The company has taken on board Mayank Pande as Regional Vice President, North and East.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 9, 2008 7:48 AM
Vineet Mittal has been appointed Head of North & East regions at the India unit of Xpanse Asia, the specialist small town and rural marketing network of Publicis Groupe. He will be based in Delhi.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 9, 2008 7:48 AM
Radio City celebrated its seventh birthday on July 3 with a slew with interactive activities. Stationed across 20 markets, Radio City also conducted the national ‘Radio City Annual Awards 2008 – City ka Sitara’ in recognition of excellence and outstanding contribution across functions.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 8, 2008 8:25 AM
Anurag Gupta is joining Mudra Group from July 10 as President, Strategic Initiatives & Integration. He will be working closely with Mudra Group COO Pratap Bose and senior management of the Group’s successful SBUs to integrate solutions and build seamless through-the-line capabilities. Gupta moves from Ogilvy Action, where he was President.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 8, 2008 8:19 AM
DNA launched its annual eclectic list of the Top 50 movers and shakers of Mumbai, ‘The Influentials’, on July 5. The book is now in its third year since its launch in 2006. The third edition has been introduced by Mumbai Police Commissioner AN Roy.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 7, 2008 8:15 AM
Outlook Group on July 4 launched ‘People’ magazine in India under a licensing agreement with Time Inc. The fortnightly personality oriented magazine has been priced at Rs 30.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 5, 2008 8:47 AM
TV18 has strengthened its editorial leadership team, with new roles being assigned to senior editorial executives and founding team members of CNBC-TV18, Senthil Chengalvarayan and Udayan Mukherjee. While Chengalvarayan has been elevated to President and Group Editorial Director, TV18 Business Media, Mukherjee takes charge as Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 5, 2008 8:08 AM
TV18 has strengthened its editorial leadership team, with new roles being assigned to senior editorial executives and founding team members of CNBC-TV18
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 4, 2008 6:22 PM
In a move to strengthen its countrywide operations and expansion, Big Street, the OOH division of Adlabs Films Ltd, has appointed Rabe T Iyer as its Head. With the industry poised for growth, Big Street is working towards becoming one of the leading inventory aggregators in the country.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 4, 2008 8:00 AM
Ideacts Innovation, a Mumbai-based Internet media venture, on Wednesday launched a desktop interface application called Clinck, which is targeted at cyber cafe users. The company has also received funding of $5 million from Sequoia Capital India. Clinck provides shortcuts to Internet browsers, messengers, search, news, entertainment and online storage, as well as advertisements from various companies.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 3, 2008 8:17 AM
CNBC-TV18’s ‘Young Turks’, which has featured acclaimed and upcoming young Indian achievers, is now paving the way for global young achievers to be featured as part of its special extension, ‘Young Turks International’. The show is being launched on July 3 and will air on Thursdays at 6:30 pm, with repeat telecasts on Saturdays at 2:00 pm and Sundays at 12:00 pm.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 3, 2008 8:11 AM
Jai Talwar has joined Business India Publications Ltd as President-Advertising from July 1. He moves from Last Minute Media Pvt Ltd, a company promoted by Dentsu for their online media trading portal Lastminuteinventory.com, where he was Senior Vice-President.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 3, 2008 8:07 AM
NDTV Lumière, the initiative to bring contemporary cutting edge world cinema through multiple platforms, has announced a strategic tie-up with Excel Home Videos, through which NDTV Lumière will roll out its world acclaimed titles in the extensive home entertainment segment in India in the form of DVDs, each priced at Rs 499.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 1, 2008 8:08 AM
Dainik Bhaskar has launched its Hindi financial daily, Business Bhaskar, in Bhopal on June 27. Business Bhaskar’s Bhopal edition will have an initial print run of more than 20,000 copies. The pink broadsheet has 12 pages and is an all colour product priced at Rs 1.50.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 28, 2008 8:55 AM
CNBC-TV 18 and IBM have come together to launch a special series ‘Innovation at Work’. The show went on air on June 25 and would be telecast on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm, with repeat telecasts on Saturdays at 6:30 pm and Sundays at 6:30 pm. The six-part series highlights India’s contribution to the world of innovation.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 28, 2008 8:29 AM
Draftfcb Ulka has brought on board KS Chakravarthy, popularly known as ‘Chax’, as its National Creative Director. As NCD, Chax would serve the primary purpose of building brands and client businesses. Prior to this, he was with Rediffusion DY&R as NCD.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 28, 2008 8:26 AM
Draftfcb Ulka Advertising has brought on board KS Chakravarthy, popularly known as ‘Chax’, as its National Creative Director. As NCD, Chax would serve the primary purpose of building brands and client businesses. Prior to this, he was with Rediffusion DY&R as NCD.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 27, 2008 2:33 PM
Forging ahead with its plans for a theatrical business venture that would develop and produce theatrical releases for kids and their families, Turner has made two key appointments in the specialised division. Jiggy George has been given additional charge to set up the theatrical division. In addition, Chitra Subramaniam joins Turner India as Director, Features, for the theatrical division and will work closely with George.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 27, 2008 8:52 AM
Rediffusion DYR India has appointed Rahul Mathew as Creative Head, Mumbai. Mathew comes on board after a stint as Creative Director at Y&R, Kuala Lumpur. At Young & Rubicam, Mathew had worked on global accounts like OCBC Bank, LG, Yamaha, Campbell, Malaysian Milk and Kotra Pharma, among others.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 27, 2008 8:37 AM
Maneesh Mathur has been promoted as Chief Operating Officer of P9 Integrated. He was Associate Vice President, Media Services, prior to this elevation. As COO, Mathur will be responsible for overseeing all the verticals of P9 Integrated and grow the company from the current Rs 1 billion to Rs 20 billion in the next three years.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 27, 2008 8:29 AM
After the BCCI, print and television, it is now the turn of FM stations to felicitate the 1983 cricket World Cup champions. Radio One, Radio Mango, My FM and Big FM have come up with various on-air activities aligned to commemorate the Indian cricket team that brought home the World Cup in 1983.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 26, 2008 8:50 AM
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