Authors
Rahul Dev has put in his papers at Hindi news channel CNEB as Editor-in-Chief and CEO. He has joined Aaj Samaj as Editor-in-Chief, where he will be taking care of both the newspaper and magazine domains.
Nitin Pandey Nov 24, 2010 7:20 AM
Hindi weekly newspaper Chauthi Dunia has strengthened its foothold in Uttar Pradesh/ Uttarakhand with the launch of its hyper local edition in these two states on November 22, 2010. The edition consists of 20 pages, including 4-8 pages for local news and is priced at Rs 5.
Nitin Pandey Nov 23, 2010 7:36 AM
The post-recession period has seen quite a few innovations in advertising in dailies in the country. It was in June this year that Mid-Day had come up with special editions with 3D ads, and thereon the concept caught on among newspapers. Given the huge investments and the not-so-easily-feasible execution of this concept on ground, how beneficial are these 3D innovations? exchange4media finds out.
Nitin Pandey Nov 23, 2010 7:29 AM
Malayalam fortnightly ‘Vanitha’ is sprucing up its content for a special Christmas issue in the month of December. The issue of ‘Vanitha’ in the second half of the month will feature some special articles and exclusive write-ups to attract women readers during the festive season.
Nitin Pandey Nov 20, 2010 7:28 AM
WAN-IFRA, the apex body of all print products around the world, has awarded i-Next and Malayala Manorama in the ‘Brand’ and ‘Connecting with Mobile’ categories, respectively. The awards were presented at the 12th WAN-IFRA Readership Conference, held in San Francisco on November 16, 2010.
Nitin Pandey Nov 17, 2010 7:36 AM
Delhi Press has announced contests for its women-centric publication ‘Grihshobha’ and kids’ magazine ‘Champak’. While for ‘Grihshobha’ readers, the group has introduced Quick Knit Contest, the Creative Child Contest is underway for readers of ‘Champak’.
Nitin Pandey Nov 16, 2010 7:39 AM
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the formation of Uttrakhand state, Hindi daily Amar Ujala is set to launch a 200-page book – titled ‘Uttrakhand Uday’ – in November 2010, which will highlight the various hidden aspects of the state.
Nitin Pandey Nov 15, 2010 7:31 AM
With its social responsibility initiative ‘Smile’, Hindi newspaper NaiDunia is all set to spread some joy among unprivileged children of the country this Children’s Day on November 14, 2010. NaiDunia has launched a high decibel print and outdoor campaign in Delhi NCR, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to spread awareness of the ‘Smile’ initiative.
Nitin Pandey Nov 12, 2010 7:09 AM
“South Asia has become the capital of the world’s news-on-paper industry”, these were the concluding remarks of Earl J Wilkinson, Executive Director and CEO, INMA, in the final session of the 4th annual conference of INMA held in Delhi on November 9-10, 2010. In his presentation, he delved upon the topic – ‘Driving value through content, platforms and audiences’.
Nitin Pandey Nov 11, 2010 7:33 AM
The panel discussion on Day 2 of the 4th Annual Conference of INMA witnessed an in-depth discussion on ‘What is good about Print’. In this panel discussion, experts from advertising, media planning and the newsmedia industry shared the pros and cons of the print media industry thoroughly from all perspectives.
Nitin Pandey Nov 11, 2010 7:32 AM
Case studies and discussions continued in the second half of Day One of the 4th INMA conference. Prior to the second Brainsnacks session and case studies of the day, Rajesh Jain, Executive Director and Head of Media and Entertainment, KPMG, Mumbai, gave an outside-in view of newspapers and growth opportunities in India.
Nitin Pandey Nov 10, 2010 12:50 PM
In a first of its kind corporate branding exercise, Jagran Prakashan Ltd (JPL) is rebranding its corporate identity. JPL’s new corporate identity is being unveiled on November 10, 2010. The new logo – a rising sun – has been designed by Ray+Keshavan and lends a distinctive identity and unified face to the group as JPL seeks to create a seamless identity across the breadth of offering and scale.
Nitin Pandey Nov 10, 2010 7:38 AM
Hindi daily Hindustan has launched a consumer connect initiative in Agra, themed as ‘Jaago Agra’. Supported heavily through a high decibel 360 degree communication plan, the campaign has employed some interesting on-ground activations to ensure high interest and recall.
Nitin Pandey Nov 2, 2010 8:33 AM
Recently, at the beginning of the week, Network18 group announced ‘Young Indian Leaders’ award in the national capital. As this was the debut year of this award ceremony, the general perception was that the winners, perhaps, could belong to the Indian cricket, politics or from Bollywood. And if not from these industries, then probably this time around after successful CWG, anticipation was that medal winners could dominate the list of the ‘Young Indian Leaders’ awards.
Nitin Pandey Nov 1, 2010 8:50 AM
A thirty year old Hindi newspaper of Madhya Pradesh, Dainik Swadesh, is all set the re-launch its Jabalpur edition on November 1, 2010. With this re-launch, the Jabalpur edition of the newspaper will also celebrate its 22nd anniversary.
Nitin Pandey Nov 1, 2010 8:34 AM
Madhya Pradesh newspaper market is seeing a slew of launches this month. A couple of days back, Hello Hindustan had announced the launch of a daily afternooner compact from Indore city. Now, daily newspaper, Rashtriya Hindi Daily, has revealed its expansion plans in the state. With back-to-back launches in Gwalior, Indore, Raipur, Jabalpur and Sagar, the newspaper is set to strengthen its footprint in the state.
Nitin Pandey Oct 29, 2010 2:57 PM
In audit during first half of the year by ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulation) for the period of January-June 2010 the Marathi dailies are singing mixed tune of growth and decline with their fluctuating average circulation numbers as compared to the previous audit by ABC.
Nitin Pandey Oct 28, 2010 11:41 AM
In line with its innovative approach of connecting with readers, Gujarati MidDay (GMD) is all set to launch a new additional section called ‘MidDay Local’ for the readers of Borivali, Kandivali and Malad areas.
Nitin Pandey Oct 28, 2010 9:08 AM
Hindi newspaper market in Delhi-NCR is heating up with the back to back fresh launches. Now Big Broadcasting & Multimedia Corporation Ltd, a 360 degree media company, has launched a Hindi daily newspaper Swabhiman Times. Initially, the newspaper will target East Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad markets. The Editor-in-Chief and COO of the newspaper is Ajay Kumar.
Nitin Pandey Oct 26, 2010 8:42 AM
Home and interior magazine Vanitha Veedu, a variant of Malyalam language magazine Vanitha, after an exhibition on home and interiors is all set to come up with an annual issue for the month of December. Titled as ‘Home A to Z’ the annual issue will be carrying 200 pages in all.
Nitin Pandey Oct 23, 2010 10:04 AM
At the beginning of the week when I was working on a story on the potential regional market for India Today Group as they had established a SBU (Special Business unit) for a greater focus on regional markets, I interacted with the media planners. There was no surprise, they were all very optimistic about the speculative regional foray of ITG group and unanimously agreed that for any media group- going regional is natural way forward.
Nitin Pandey Oct 23, 2010 8:29 AM
Hindi afternoon compact daily ‘Hello Hindustan’ is all set to launch its first edition from Indore (Madhya Pradesh) in the last week of October this year. With 16 pages, the daily is priced at Rs 1 for the entire week. The afternooner will cover 20 districts surrounding the Indore city. Praveen Sharma has been appointed Editor of the newspaper.
Nitin Pandey Oct 22, 2010 8:21 AM
With the recent restructuring at the India Today Group (ITG) and formation of Special Business Unit (SBU) to focus on Indian language publications, speculations are that ITG could soon foray into language dailies or periodicals genre. exchange4media tried to seek answers from the media planners and buyers over the kind of business ITG can seize in this market.
Nitin Pandey Oct 20, 2010 8:31 AM
Reports are now creeping in that negative global media coverage hit Delhi’s business during CWG. It created such a negative halo that eventually it led to the withdrawal of some of the biggest names in the sporting arena. But nevertheless, after the closing ceremony on October 14, international media declared CWG 2010 a huge success, albeit not without a hint of jeer.
Nitin Pandey Oct 19, 2010 8:59 AM
The first Hindi edition of The Pioneer hit newsstands in Lucknow on October 17. At a cover price of Rs 3, the newspaper will consist of 16 to 28 pages. The newspaper will carry predominantly coloured pages. Vijay Prakash Singh is the Resident Editor of Pioneer Hindi Lucknow.
Nitin Pandey Oct 19, 2010 8:28 AM
‘Hindi heartland’ of India will soon get to read Hindi weekly compact newspaper, Samay Saransh. DK Associates, a group who deals in real estate, hotels and finance sectors, is set to launch its first media venture with this Hindi weekly. The newspaper will be launched in the first week of November.
Nitin Pandey Oct 18, 2010 10:35 PM
Less than two months after its launch in the Ranchi (Jharkhand) market, Dainik Bhaskar is shifting its focus to North India and is all geared to launch its Jammu edition on October 18, 2010. The initial print run of the Jammu edition is expected to be around 45,000 to 60,000 copies per day.
Nitin Pandey Oct 14, 2010 7:33 AM
To meet the growing demands of its readers and advertisers during the festive season, women centric Hindi monthly, ‘Meri Saheli’, is going fortnightly for the month of November. However, the cover price, ad rates, et al remain unchanged as the magazine gears to tap the festive mood.
Nitin Pandey Oct 13, 2010 8:25 AM
The media and political parties alike have come out against the syndrome of ‘paid news’, especially during elections. Even as the Election Commission has made its stand absolutely clear on ‘paid news’, some dailies have issued election coverage guidelines and code of conduct for their reporters.
Nitin Pandey Oct 12, 2010 8:15 AM
In the backdrop of the forthcoming Bihar Assembly elections, Prabhat Khabar is set to launch its Muzaffarpur (Bihar) edition on October 10, 2010. The paper is also planning to launch in Bhagalpur soon.
Nitin Pandey Oct 9, 2010 7:45 AM
TOP STORIES
