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The Organising Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games has come up with an 8-page newspaper, christened ‘Village News’. The newspaper is being circulated at the Games village from October 6, 2010 onwards and will be continued for the entire duration of the Games.
Nitin Pandey Oct 7, 2010 8:17 AM
The spectacular opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi has silenced everyone, and overnight all criticisers, including the media, is all full of superlatives and praise. The U-turn by the media, in particular, has been interesting, so much so that even the ongoing India-Australia cricket series has had to take a back seat.
Nitin Pandey Oct 5, 2010 8:13 AM
As the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010 got under way in Delhi from October 3, NaiDunia has announced that it would felicitate medal winners in CWG representing Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The Hindi daily has also come up with a supplement, ‘Tarang’, dedicated to CWG news.
Nitin Pandey Oct 4, 2010 8:44 AM
It is learnt that within two years of its launch in the Chandigarh market, Hindi daily Hindustan is soon going to withdraw its Chandigarh edition. Sources close to the development have confirmed the news and said that the edition was not paying off well and there was no scope left for even a re-launch.
Nitin Pandey Oct 1, 2010 8:27 AM
Even as the nation is waiting for the Ayodhya title-suit verdict on September 30, 2010, Hindi daily Hindustan has organised a discussion among some eminent personalities to foster peace and harmony.
Nitin Pandey Sep 30, 2010 8:17 AM
Paresh Nath of Delhi Press has been re-elected as President of the Indian Languages Newspapers Association (ILNA) at its 69th annual meeting held in Delhi recently. ILNA also released a plan of action to zero in on the concerns of the language newspaper and magazine industry.
Nitin Pandey Sep 28, 2010 8:14 AM
Patrika has been quite bullish on the Hindi heartland markets. The group has launched editions in quick succession in Madhya Pradesh and Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The latest is its Bhilai edition, also in Chhattisgarh. Giriraj Sharma is the State Editor for all the Chhattisgarh editions of Patrika.
Nitin Pandey Sep 27, 2010 8:15 AM
After a nearly two-week hiatus, some of the newspapers in the violence-hit Kashmir Valley were back on the newsstands on September 24, 2010. The imposition of curfew in the Valley had forced newspapers to stop publication. Interestingly, newspapers with digital presence continued to provide full coverage of news on the Internet during this period.
Nitin Pandey Sep 25, 2010 8:01 AM
Hindi newspapers have taken to the digital medium enthusiastically and are now seeking to go beyond e-papers and news websites. However, there are some steep challenges to surmount before Hindi dailies’ digital forays are at par with their English counterparts.
Nitin Pandey Sep 15, 2010 7:51 AM
Newspaper players in Jharkhand know very well what it takes to survive in a highly competitive market. With Dainik Bhaskar entering the market, existing players have gone on overdrive, and this time, the print war has moved beyond price cuts. exchange4media analyses the print scene in the state.
Nitin Pandey Sep 14, 2010 7:47 AM
i-Next, the bilingual compact daily from Jagran Prakashan Ltd, has become a print partner for international media giant the BBC for sourcing content for its national, international, sports and business pages.
Nitin Pandey Sep 13, 2010 7:54 AM
In an interesting development, Hindi daily NaiDunia, which is already present in Raipur (Chhattisgarh), has launched a low priced variant – ‘NaiDunia Abhiyan’ – in the same market. In a similar strategic move, few days back Dainik Bhaskar had launched its variant, Jan Jagriti, in Raipur, which is seeing the newspaper players gearing up for Patrika’s foray during the festive season in October.
Nitin Pandey Sep 10, 2010 7:52 AM
exchange4media has covered how in less than two months’ time, no less than four major dailies newspapers had launched localised editions targeted at the National Capital Region (NCR). What has prompted this beeline? How sustainable is NCR as a market for newspapers and how long before it reaches saturation point? Questions are many, exchange4media seeks out the answers.
Nitin Pandey Sep 9, 2010 7:52 AM
Rashtriya Sahara is set to further expand its footprint in Uttar Pradesh with the launch of its Banaras edition in November this year. After Lucknow, Kanpur and Gorakhpur, this will be the fourth edition of the newspaper in UP. The Banaras edition will have a total of 16 pages, of which 10 would be colour pages, along with a four-page supplement everyday.
Nitin Pandey Sep 7, 2010 8:04 AM
A seminar held in Delhi this week brought together I&B Minister Ambika Soni, television industry stalwarts and some other political leaders to thrash out myriad issues plaguing the broadcast industry today. The I&B Minister emphasised on the need for digitisation of the Indian TV broadcasting industry as the way ahead. The conference was organised by the Indian Television Academy.
Nitin Pandey Sep 4, 2010 7:51 AM
The who’s who of Indian news television industry came together to celebrate its best and the brightest at the much awaited exchange4media Indian News Broadcasting Awards (eINBA) 2010, held in Delhi on September 1. The eINBA awarded excellence for work and achievements during the period between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010. Awards were given away in 26 categories in the third edition of eINBA.
Nitin Pandey Sep 2, 2010 8:13 AM
Dinesh K Srivastava, formerly with Delhi Press, has joined ‘Eastern Panorama’, an English language socio-political general interest monthly magazine published from Shillong, as Vice President, Marketing. Srivastava will be reporting to Group Chairman KK Jhunjhunwala.
Nitin Pandey Sep 1, 2010 8:04 AM
Jagran Pehel, a non-profit unit of Jagran Prakashan, has been undertaking various social initiatives, especially in the Hindi heartland. Among the most recent initiatives, the Sapno Ko Cahi Chooney (SKCC) project in Bihar, Zindagi Zindabad in Jharkhand and Suposhan Ke Liye Jan Jagran in UP, are significant.
Nitin Pandey Aug 30, 2010 8:45 AM
Magazines in Chandigarh have witnessed an overwhelming response as per IRS Q2 2010 results. Five of the eight top magazines have clocked massive growths. On the other hand, the top three newspapers have seen negative growth. Dainik Bhaskar has maintained its top position among the dailies, whereas Grih Shobha is the most read magazine.
Nitin Pandey Aug 30, 2010 8:42 AM
Publications in Chhattisgarh have seen a rapid decline in their average issue readership (AIR) figures in IRS Q2 2010. Four of the top five newspapers and three of the top five magazines have witnessed negative growth rates in AIR, as compared to the previous quarter.
Nitin Pandey Aug 30, 2010 8:41 AM
The situation is not a very happy one for publications in Jammu & Kashmir as per the IRS Q2 2010 results. All the top four dailies have seen de-growth in this quarter. Meanwhile, magazines have witnessed an unusual situation where the top three magazines have remained stagnant. Surprisingly, there is no mention of monitoring of Urdu dailies in J&K in the IRS survey.
Nitin Pandey Aug 27, 2010 8:29 AM
The Madhya Pradesh market has thrown up mixed results as per the IRS Q2 2010 numbers. The state has once again witnessed a huge difference in AIR (Average Issue Readership) between the top two players. The decline story of magazines has continued in Madhya Pradesh as well, with four of the top five magazines seeing negative growth in AIR.
Nitin Pandey Aug 27, 2010 8:23 AM
Both newspapers and magazines have put up a decent performance in the Uttar Pradesh market in IRS Q2 2010. Three of the top five newspapers and two of the top three magazines have seen growth in average issue readership (AIR) in this quarter. Dainik Jagran has maintained its top position among the dailies, while Saras Salil is ranked first among the magazines.
Nitin Pandey Aug 27, 2010 8:23 AM
Jharkhand has been witnessing intensified competition following the entry of quite a few new players. The established players have pulled up their socks to counter this challenge and their efforts have paid off. According to the IRS Q2 2010 results, three of the top five dailies that have recorded positive growth are Hindi language publications.
Nitin Pandey Aug 26, 2010 8:25 AM
The announcement of the IRS Q2 2010 results have once again stirred the embers of contentious issues like the methodology of measurement, authenticity of the numbers and common approach for newspapers and magazines. exchange4media spoke to a cross-section of the industry to gauge their reactions to these issues. Meanwhile, the industry is eagerly anticipating the proposed merger of NRS and IRS.
Nitin Pandey Aug 26, 2010 8:20 AM
IRS Q2 2010: Kannada publications chalk up a growth story; double digit growth for 3 Kannada dailies
Kannada publications, especially dailies, have shown robust growth in AIR (Average Issue Readership) according to the IRS Q2 2010 results. Three of the top five Kannada dailies have witnessed double digit growth. However, in IRS Q1 2010, four out of the top five dailies had seen growth.
Nitin Pandey Aug 25, 2010 8:19 AM
Hindi dailies in the Mumbai market have witnessed ups and downs in Average Issue Readership (AIR) as per the IRS Q2 2010 data. NavBharat Times has emerged as the clear leader despite a negative growth in AIR in Mumbai. India Today (Hindi) leads among the Hindi magazines in the Mumbai market with a robust growth of 34.61 per cent in AIR.
Nitin Pandey Aug 25, 2010 8:16 AM
With a decent growth in Average Issue Readership (AIR) in IRS Q2 2010, NBT is leading the Delhi and Delhi NCR markets among all Hindi dailies. Hindustan is ranked second in both Delhi and Delhi NCR markets, however, the third position sees a close fight between Punjab Kesari and Dainik Jagran in both the markets.
Nitin Pandey Aug 25, 2010 8:15 AM
Four of the top five Hindi magazines have recorded negative growth in Average Issue Readership (AIR), as per the IRS Q2 2010 results, Hindi fortnightly Saras remains the leader, followed by monthly magazine Pratiyogita Darpan.
Nitin Pandey Aug 25, 2010 8:11 AM
As per the IRS Q2 2010 results, Urdu daily Inquilab is the top publication in the domain, registering a growth of 3.76 per cent in AIR (Average Issue Readership). While top two dailies have witnessed growth in AIR, Urdu Times, which is ranked fourth, has seen a negative growth of 17.24 per cent.
Nitin Pandey Aug 24, 2010 9:06 AM
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