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According to the recently released Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions’ Consumer Electronics Survey, gadget enthusiasts in India are increasingly going online to research their next consumer electronics purchase. The survey shows that 83 per cent of respondent in India cite the Internet as their most used resource for this purpose followed by newspapers at 56 per cent.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 2, 2008 7:54 AM

Radio Mirchi has called for entries for the fifth ‘Mirchi KAAN Awards’ from the creative fraternity and advertising agencies. The last date for receiving entries is February 22, 2008. All radio spots aired between January 1, 2007 and January 31, 2008 are eligible for entry.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 2, 2008 7:53 AM

Bigadda.com, the social networking site from Reliance Entertainment Ltd, has recently awarded its creative duties to CreativeLand Asia, an agency founded by Raj Kurup, the former Regional Creative Director at Leo Burnet. According to sources close to Bigadda.com, the account size was pegged at around Rs 10 crore. The media buying and planning would be done internally by OMS.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 2, 2008 7:48 AM

Microsoft Corporation went public on Friday, February 1, 2008, with an offer to buy Yahoo Inc. for $44.6 billion at $31 per share. The Yahoo! Board through an official note conceded that it had received an unsolicited proposal from Microsoft to acquire the company. The Company also added that its Board of Directors would evaluate this proposal carefully.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 2, 2008 7:47 AM

STAR DEN, a joint venture between STAR India and Digital Entertainment Networks, has recently made some top level appointments. Gurjeev Singh Kapoor has been brought in as CEO, while Mohammed Mujeebuddin has been appointed Executive Vice President, Digital Platforms and Business Development, and Chandrashekar Shetty has been appointed as Senior Vice-President, Sales & Marketing.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 2, 2008 7:46 AM

Adlabs Films Ltd, part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. The consolidated revenues have grown by 23 per cent at Rs 129.5 crore, while profit after tax stood at Rs 22 crore.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 1, 2008 7:04 AM

UTV Software Communications Ltd has reported a whopping 1050 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit for the third quarter at Rs 23.1 crore as compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. The company’s operating revenues grew 183 per cent at Rs 123.2 crore during Q3.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 1, 2008 7:00 AM

Shashi Kalathil, CEO, Neo Sports, has put in his papers. He will be with the company till the end of February 2008. An official communiqué from Neo Sports said, “Shashi will be leaving to pursue interests outside the Group and will be remembered by us fondly for his valued contribution to the growth of the business as well as the integrity and intellectual bandwidth he possesses.”

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 1, 2008 6:59 AM

After four years in India as CEO of Worldwide Media Ltd (WWM), the BBC-Times of India joint venture, Devashish Sarkar is moving back overseas to take up a new assignment. January 31, 2008, was his last day at WWM. Details on his replacement were not available at the time of filing the report.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 1, 2008 6:58 AM

Lintas Media Group has put together a team that would be at the helm of a new structure that is planned around ‘Collectives’. Each ‘Collective’ is focused on key clients or regional growth. Sudha Natrajan and NP Sathyamurty have been appointed as Joint Presidents, LMG, to head specific ‘Client Collectives’ and also ‘Regional Collectives’ for business in the South-East and West, respectively. Premjeet Sodhi has been appointed EVP, LMG, with a mandate to head the North ‘Collectives’.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 1, 2008 6:57 AM

HBO and Star Movies have some interesting fare lined up for February. While Star Movies is presenting Oscar-mania, beginning February 1, HBO is out to celebrate Valentine’s throughout the month.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 31, 2008 7:02 AM

Disney Channel will premiere its original animated series ‘Phineas and Ferb’ on February 1, 2008 at 11 am. Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, ‘Phineas and Ferb’ is an imaginative comedy from noted animation producers Dan Povenmire (‘Family Guy’) and Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh (‘The Simpsons’).

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 31, 2008 7:02 AM

Zee Group’s cable unit, Wire and Wireless (India) Ltd has declared the unaudited consolidated financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2007. WWIL has reported consolidated revenues of Rs 70.4 crore in the third quarter as compared to Rs 49.3 crore, a growth of 43 per cent over the corresponding quarter last fiscal.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 31, 2008 6:57 AM

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has announced key changes to the structure and responsibilities of its advertising sales team in India. The BBC Worldwide team now operates in two streams – news and non-news – under the leadership of Seema Mohapatra, who has been promoted as Regional Sales Director, BBC Worldwide, South Asia.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 31, 2008 6:55 AM

Close on the heels of launching its comedy show ‘Bhaago KK Aaya’, SAB has launched another show ‘Acting ki Funshaala’, which is a reality-based format show with the component flavour of comedy to it. The show will be aired on Fridays at 8:00 pm from February 1, 2008. Vodafone comes on board as the presenting sponsor.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 30, 2008 7:17 AM

HIT Entertainment, independent children’s entertainment producer and rights owner, has announced another strategic partnership with Turner International India. This agreement will extend their existing association of television rights to include licensing representation of the company’s popular pre-school properties ‘Bob the Builder’ and ‘Thomas & Friends’.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 30, 2008 7:16 AM

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has reported third quarter consolidated revenues of Rs 518.2 crore, representing a 24.1 per cent growth over the corresponding period in the previous fiscal. The net profit stood at Rs 113.5 crore, a growth of 18.4 per cent over the corresponding period last fiscal year.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 30, 2008 7:15 AM

Asia Pacific Advertising Festival (AdFest) President, Jimmy Lam, has announced the selection of four new directors as the ‘Fabulous Four’, tabulated from the voting of the seven juries of the inaugural New Director Lotus. The objective of the Fabulous Four is to act as a platform for exposure and recognition of talented new directors in the region.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 30, 2008 7:14 AM

CRY (Child Rights and You) has decided to follow the virtual path with an office on Second Life. The virtual world created by Linden Labs already boasts of several Indian users and even an office from Wipro.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 30, 2008 7:13 AM

Nimbus Communications Ltd, the Mumbai-headquartered media, sports and entertainment company, has appointed K Digvijay Singh as CEO with immediate effect. Prior to this appointment, Singh was based in Singapore as CEO of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nimbus Sport International Pvt Ltd.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 30, 2008 7:11 AM

Nimbus Communications Ltd, the Mumbai-headquartered media, sports and entertainment company

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 29, 2008 3:53 PM

VSNL and Yash Raj Films have come together for the Web premiere of the 2007 blockbuster ‘Chak De! India’. This film is available online in DVD quality and Tata Indicom Broadband customers will be the first to view this Shah Rukh Khan-starrer in an innovative Web format within India.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 29, 2008 6:55 AM

The India Fashion Forum will commence on January 29, 2008 in Mumbai. The event will bring together over 100 thought leaders and nearly 2,500 captains of the fashion businesses under one roof.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 28, 2008 7:44 AM

Radio Today's Meow FM and Adlabs-owned Big FM launched their FM stations in Mumbai and Rourkela, respectively, over the last week. This is Big FM’s 43rd station in the country, while the Mumbai station is Meow FM's third.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 28, 2008 7:43 AM

Zee News Ltd has announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. The company has registered standalone revenues of Rs 95.5 crore, a growth of 38.6 per cent over the corresponding quarter last fiscal on a like-to-like basis. The standalone operating profit for the quarter stood at Rs 21.9 crore.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 28, 2008 7:40 AM

With the country in the grip of patriotic fervour this Republic Day, kids’ channels are out to celebrate the day with some ‘new age’ toon heroes. Nick will air non-stop adventures of Ninja Hattori from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm on January 26, while Cartoon Network will premier the animated movie ‘Ben 10, Secret of Omnitrix’ at 11.00 am.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 26, 2008 7:21 AM

Teenage, or the angst-ridden age, is a difficult age, especially for girls. In order to address the concerns of teenage girls, Whisper, women’s personal hygiene brand, recently launched Beinggirl.in, an online interactive community for teen girls. The initiative was given a 360-degree touch through an All Girls party, which was organised by Zapak.com and Whisper’s Beinggirl.in on January 25, 2008.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 26, 2008 6:43 AM

My FM has unveiled its online portal, complete with podcasts of its radio shows. The website also includes some social media networking features, including a blog, and also allows listeners to send their song requests.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 26, 2008 6:41 AM

‘Gateway’, a reality TV show on filmmaking that will go on air on PIX soon, has tied up with Subhash Ghai’s Whistling Woods International for shooting this 12-episode series in the campus of Whistling Woods.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 26, 2008 6:40 AM

A study titled ‘The Rising CCO’ identifies a strong correlation between a company’s corporate communications organisation and the company’s ranking on Fortune magazine’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ list. Corporate communications officers (CCOs) in world’s most admired companies have longer tenures, fewer rivals and report to the CEO.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 26, 2008 6:39 AM