Sterling Ferreira is moving to Dainik Jagran’s television news channel as Associate VP-Sales, West & South. He moves from Red FM, Mumbai, where he was Station Manager-West & South. With an experience of about 16 years in the media industry, Sterling has worked with publications like Indian Express, Business Standard and BusinessWorld.
After sending out three missives to ITC Ltd, the Maharashtra Government and film magazine Stardust, the Health Ministry has written to Philip Morris Services and the Delhi Government seeking an explanation on violations of the Tobacco Control legislation.
International Lux Body Wash, from the house of Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL), has announced its nationwide hunt for girls with attitude, grace, poise and panache to be part of Fashion House – a brand new reality show that opened last season in Europe.
Enthused by the success of its tea and coffee business in India, Coca-Cola has decided to export the business model to several other countries.
FIFA and Adidas have formally announced an extension of their long-term partnership agreement granting Adidas the official partnership, suppliership and licensing rights for the FIFA World Cup 2010 and 2014. Meanwhile in India, Adidas has launched the third generation of its Barricade series of tennis shoes.
The Internet can be an excellent way to combine a number of small radio stations into effectively larger stations, and one can simultaneously stream content from one location to another, says Dr. Arun Mehta, Chief Technical Officer, Net Radiophony India. There is a lot of space for radio as it is a "huge unexplored space in the Indian psyche", he says, adding that while television is in competition with other visual media, radio is not.
Tupperware is all set to revolutionize the Indian market with new product launches over the next few weeks and months. The products are targeted at the SEC A+, after having consolidated its position with SEC A and B.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and LG have joined forces to produce and promote the LG-ICC Test Championship, the LG ICC One-Day International Championship and the first-ever official player rankings, the LG-ICC Player Rankings.
Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd, the publishers of Deccan Chronicle, reported its first-ever quarter results after it went public. The company reported a 97.1 per cent jump in net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, 2004 to Rs 11.25 crore compared with Rs 5.70 crore for the same period last year.
TV 18 has posted a 62 per cent revenue growth in the third financial quarter with the revenues pegged at Rs 246 million. The net profit is said to be Rs. 82.5 million and is up by 55 per cent. The operating profit is up by 83 per cent at Rs. 135 million. The operating margin has improved from 48.57 per cent to 55 per cent.
National Geographic Channel has chosen the Indian market to kick-start its initiative ‘Nat Geo Junior’, a one-hour block dedicated to kids. Beginning January 24, the block would be aired daily on the 4.00 pm band in the weekdays and it would get a two-hour band in weekends at 10.00 am.
‘Sesame India’, co-produced by Sesame Workshop and Turner, will make its debut in 2006, featuring new Indian Muppet characters, locally produced live action and classic Sesame Street moments with Elmo, Cookie Monster and the rest of the gang. The series will be distributed on multiple platforms.
The Event Management arm of Rediffusion DY&R, Showdiff has decided to play in an aggressive mode in 2005. With Arun Nanda and Ravi Shastri as Members of the Board, the agency has placed Conrad Saldanha as the Advisor. Saldanha has been in office since January 2005 and the first senior management appointment comes in the form of Kiran Advani who joins as President, Events.
"Do remember that the number of luxury cars sold in India or the amount of gold imported to India is significant. India is a rich country with great tradition in aesthetics and design. The biggest consumer market next to China is India. Also, the middle class is emerging with substantial increases in salary levels. In addition, India has a tradition of going for products that signify luxury and finesse. So finding the market for our brands is not really a problem in India."