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Punjabi daily Ajit has topped the list of Punjabi publications, registering a 6.40 per cent growth in average issue readership (AIR) as per the IRS Q2 2010 results released on August 23. Ajit has received an AIR of 1,131,000 in the latest round.
Nitin Pandey Aug 24, 2010 9:03 AM
As per the IRS Q2 2010 results, the top three Gujarati dailies have received positive growth in AIR (Average Issue Readership) as against the IRS Q1 2010 data. Gujarat Samachar leads the pack with an AIR of 5,218,000. Gujarati periodicals, too, have seen positive growth.
Nitin Pandey Aug 24, 2010 8:59 AM
According to the IRS Q2 2010 data, the Top 10 Hindi dailies continue to witness a see-saw of growths and declines in Average Issue Readership (AIR). Dainik Jagran has topped the list of Top 10 Hindi dailies. Hindustan is the only paper among the top three dailies to have witnessed a positive growth of 2.31 per cent in AIR in Q2.
Nitin Pandey Aug 24, 2010 8:57 AM
GovernanceNow, a Sri Adhikari Brothers’ enterprise, recently organised a forum to discuss the current situation in Bihar under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and its future growth prospects. Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India, engaged the Bihar Chief Minister in a tough round of Q&A. The forum, titled ‘Bihar on the Move’, was inaugurated by MJ Akbar, Editor-in-Chief, The Sunday Guardian.
Nitin Pandey Aug 23, 2010 8:42 AM
Jharkhand is emerging as the next battlefield for Hindi dailies. The state has been witnessing the launch of quite a few new editions. The latest to join the bandwagon is Dainik Bhaskar, which launched its Ranchi edition on August 22, 2010. The paper has competition from players like Hindustan, Prabhat Khabar and Dainik Jagran in this market.
Nitin Pandey Aug 23, 2010 8:38 AM
Violence in J&K has impacted not just the common man and disrupted normal life, but has also badly hit the local media industry. The Kashmir Press Association, in a meeting held in Srinagar on August 15, 2010, demanded an intervention by all national and state media associations to raise the concerns of the Kashmir press at the national level and help Kashmir-based editors, journalists, photo journalists and videographers.
Nitin Pandey Aug 20, 2010 8:38 AM
Spenta Multimedia is all set to launch a luxury jewellery magazine, ‘Adorn’, on August 19, 2010. The cover price of the bi-monthly magazine has been fixed at Rs 100. ‘Adorn’ is targeted at consumers, aspiring or established, of gems and jewellery and high-end and high fashion products. Maneck Davar is the Editor and Publisher of the magazine.
Nitin Pandey Aug 18, 2010 8:40 AM
Once led under the editorship of Munshi Prem Chand and being associated with Mahatma Gandhi, ‘Hans’ has been keeping alive the spirit of Hindi literature. Now celebrating its Silver Jubilee year, the Hindi literary monthly magazine is looking for expansion but is hampered by lack of resources. ‘Hans’ Editor Rajendra Yadav speaks about the magazine’s long journey.
Nitin Pandey Aug 17, 2010 8:42 AM
Prabhat Khabar launched its Ranchi edition in all colour on 14 August 2010, the day of its 26th anniversary. With this development, newspaper war in Jharkhand seems to have intensified, since this development came just before the proposed launch of Dainik Bhaskar, scheduled for 22 August 2010. Prabhat Khabar is also planning to upgrade Jharkhand editions at Jamshedpur & Dhanbad to increase the colour pages.
Nitin Pandey Aug 16, 2010 8:28 AM
‘Radio’s Role in Communicating on Social Issues’ came under the scanner at the conference jointly organised by UNICEF and AROI in the Capital. Eminent personalities like Shyam Benegal, Zohra Chatterjee, Lov Verma and Tapas Sen discussed ways to make radio more socially relevant and not falling prey to the numbers game.
Nitin Pandey Aug 11, 2010 8:26 AM
The National Capital Region (NCR) is increasingly becoming the latest focus area for various publications. The latest to join the bandwagon is Rashtriya Sahara, which launched its Ghaziabad edition on August 4, 2010. Prior to this, Ghaziabad was serviced by the combined Noida-Ghaziabad edition of Rashtriya Sahara.
Nitin Pandey Aug 11, 2010 8:24 AM
While English business dailies have managed to garner a loyal readership, their Hindi counterparts are still struggling to firm their footholds. True, English business papers have been around longer, but even after three years or so of their existence, Hindi dailies from leading media houses have not been able to go much beyond being translated versions of their English editions. exchange4media finds out from industry players what has not worked out and whether the situation is really so bleak.
Nitin Pandey Aug 9, 2010 7:32 AM
Does brand philosophy work for real estate brands? What is the most effective way of marketing real estate brands? These and other relevant issues concerning the real estate industry came under the scanner at the exchange4media organised ‘Impact Roundtable on Real Estate Marketing’, held in the NCR on August 4, 2010. The event was presented by Star News.
Nitin Pandey Aug 6, 2010 8:46 AM
Dainik Bhaskar has launched a campaign to carry out social audit of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), a Central Government project meant for funding developing urban infrastructure and services in cities. This audit is being conducted in the states where Dainik Bhaskar is available, including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat.
Nitin Pandey Aug 5, 2010 8:51 AM
IMCL, the digital arm of DB Corp Ltd, is gearing to launch a news website in English. The new website from IMCL, which already has three websites including in Hindi and Gujarati languages, will focus more on local news. The website will be targeted at NRIs and those who have moved out to the metros and are interested in local news of their native places. Vinay Jha is the Editor of the new website.
Nitin Pandey Aug 4, 2010 8:51 AM
To delve upon the functioning of the Human Resource industry in media companies, exchange4media organised the Media HR Summit 2010 in Delhi on July 30. Several veterans from the field of media and HR took part in the discussions, which covered diverse facets of the HR industry and the challenges it faces.
Nitin Pandey Jul 31, 2010 8:59 AM
Navbharat Times (NBT), the Hindi daily from BCCL, is set to launch its Gurgaon edition on August 1, 2010. The Gurgaon edition will target a new set of young and aspiring local readers. Priced at Rs. 2.50, this edition will consist of eight hyper local pages apart from the regular national, international and sports pages.
Nitin Pandey Jul 30, 2010 8:49 AM
To contemplate over the present condition of the growing event management industry and advertisers’ concerns around it, exchange4media Group’s organised a Roundtable discussion on July 29, 2010 in Delhi. The conference, which was part of the run-up to the launch of the Group’s new event website, witnessed stalwarts from both event and advertising industries discussing various complicated issues related to the industry. The topic of discussion was ‘Do events deliver value for their advertisers given their limited reach?’
Nitin Pandey Jul 30, 2010 8:48 AM
To further strengthen its presence in the Hindi belt, Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) is all set to launch its Hindi daily Hindustan’s Gorakhpur edition in the first week of September this year. Nagendra will be the Regional Editor for the Gorakhpur edition. Prior to this, he was Regional Editor of Hindustan’s Lucknow edition. He has been associated with Hindustan since 1986.
Nitin Pandey Jul 29, 2010 8:37 AM
Much has been written about the new rupee symbol and the design. While it gives an identity to the Indian currency at the global stage, the new rupee symbol also highlights the might of the Indian economy. exchange4media spoke to a cross-section of the industry to get their views on what the new rupee symbol means to them.
Nitin Pandey Jul 26, 2010 8:12 AM
Even as national media has been extensively covering the recent disturbances in Jammu and Kashmir, and after a long time Bollywood has come up with a sensible film – ‘Lamhaa’ – on the troubled state, the local media is increasingly feeling stifled. The recent Government ban on three local newspapers has opened many wounds and raised several questions. exchange4media speaks to some local players in J&K to gauge the situation in ground zero.
Nitin Pandey Jul 19, 2010 8:14 AM
Inflammatory reporting by a section of the media in Jammu and Kashmir has forced the Government to seal the offices of three newspapers and enforce a strict curb on media to avoid any further turmoil.
Nitin Pandey Jul 6, 2010 9:16 AM
After entering Indore, Ujjain, Dewas and Khandwa markets of Madhya Pradesh, NaiDunia Media’s ‘Yuva’ has further fortified its presence in the state with the launch in Bhopal. ‘Yuva’ is a supplement available with the mainline NaiDunia newspaper on Thursdays. It will also be sold separately priced at 50 paisa.
Nitin Pandey Jul 2, 2010 9:06 AM
‘Food & Nightlife’, a monthly magazine from PlanForMe.com, will be available in the Mumbai market from the first week of May. It may be recalled that the magazine was launched in October last year in the Delhi market. To attract more readers, the magazine has increased the number of pages from 72 to 100 and also added a new section completely dedicated to fashion and lifestyle.
Nitin Pandey Apr 28, 2010 8:37 AM
UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) will now be known under the new brand name ‘Aadhaar’ (foundation). The new brand name and logo were unveiled at a function in the Capital on April 26, 2010. The logo design was selected following a nation-wide logo competition launched in February this year.
Nitin Pandey Apr 27, 2010 8:44 AM
Newsprint prices, which had dipped slightly last year, have started going up again and hovering around $600 per tonne. Though various global factors have made import of newsprint costlier, the print industry is not unduly concerned yet, given the strong performance of the rupee against the dollar. However, experts believe that further hike would put pressures on cover prices and page cuts once again.
Nitin Pandey Apr 27, 2010 8:38 AM
The Realty Plus Conclave 2010, an initiative of the exchange4media Group, was held in Delhi on April 23. The day-long conference witnessed panel discussions on topics such as new business opportunities, regulation in business, investment strategies and future of integrated townships. The conference culminated with a glittering awards night. Dr Khater Massaad, CEO, RAK, Investment Authority, was the chief guest at the Conclave.
Nitin Pandey Apr 24, 2010 8:53 AM
Sakal Group’s AgroWon, touted as India’s first news daily devoted to agriculture, completed five years on April 19, 2010. The paper has now gone online with an e-edition that focuses on second generation farmers. Marathi language AgroWon now plans to expand outside Maharashtra in other languages as well. exchange4media finds out more about the paper’s plans from Uday Jadhav, COO, Sakal Media.
Nitin Pandey Apr 20, 2010 8:56 AM
Seeing the amount of coverage generated by the Indian Premier League, one would doubt whether the charm is wearing off in any measure. However, as the tournament progresses, a certain level of fatigue seems to be building in, especially amid the news media. There are two sides to any story and exchange4media attempts to bring both sides into perspective here.
Nitin Pandey Apr 19, 2010 8:47 AM
Mid-Day, along with Foster’s, is all set to throw 100 parties on April 25, the day of the finals of the Indian Premier League Season 3. Mid-Day is running a competition with big prizes at stake. Hundred winners across Mumbai will be given a chance to throw a party at their residence on the day of the finals.
Nitin Pandey Apr 17, 2010 9:25 AM
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