Date-wise News
Maruti’s Swift looks for fast acceptance
Wal-Mart`s India hopes rise
Wal-Mart’s hopes of entering India’s $180 billion retail market were given a significant boost on Monday as prime minister Manmohan Singh said the country would soon allow foreign direct investment in an industry still dominated by small family-owned businesses.
Jaideep Verma’s ‘Local’ -- well-crafted narrative journey of a copywriter
Author Jaideep Verma intends to make literary writing entertaining. His book ‘Local’ is a well-crafted narrative journey of Akash, a 28-year old copywriter, who straddles between two contrasting worlds – a multinational ad agency throughout the day and night time home, the local train.
JK Tyre’s Anand Dubey to join Haier Electronics as Marketing Manager
Anand Dubey, Advertising Manger, JK Tyre, has put in his papers. He will be joining Haier Electronics as Marketing Manager.
Loopholes in Tobacco Control Act plugged — Celluloid screens go `smoke-free'
The mandatory display of a prominent scroll containing a health warning when programmes containing smoking scenes or showing use of other forms of tobacco are aired, is one of the several amendments to the Tobacco Control Act notified by the Government on Tuesday on the World No Tobacco Day.
Indian channels make foray into Sri Lanka on DTH platform
Many Indian channels have started beaming to audiences in Sri Lanka through the country’s first DTH platform, CBNSat, which was launched on May 27. These channels include Raj TV, Vissa TV and Raj Digital Plus from the Chennai-based Raj TV network.
FCB Ulka appoints Abhinav Sharma as GM, Bangalore
FCB Ulka Advertising has appointed Abhinav Sharma as General Manager, Bangalore. Sharma will handle clients like Wipro Consumer Care, ITC Foods and UB Ltd.
Sony to bank on events for the next 3 months
Sony Entertainment Television has planned to reasonably bank on events for the next three months. The channel has three major events coming up to lure the advertisers and viewers.
Sanjay Trehan quits Hindustan Times
After a stint of over four years, Sanjay Trehan, Chief of the Internet division, Hindustan Times, has put in his papers a few days back. He is on a notice period currently. Informed sources revealed that HT has not yet decided on Trehan’s replacement.
Star Ananda goes on air today
Star Ananda, the first 24-hour national Bengali news channel from Media Content & Communications Services (MCCS), a joint venture between ABP TV & STAR, will go on air from today, though the official launch will be on June 6.
Satish Menon joins Nimbus as President, Sports and Media
Satish Menon is joining Nimbus as President, Sports and Media. Menon would be resuming his duties from today, and he would be reporting directly to Digvijay Singh, the Singapore-based CEO of Nimbus Sport.
Warring rivals join hands. HT, TOI agree to co-operate
The Times of India (TOI) and the Hindustan Times (HT) would definitely be archrivals one month down the line but in the present situation, the two are helping each other out in the Mumbai market, adding to the unprecedented trends that the print war here is seeing. Times would be utilising HT’s printing capacity and in return HT ads would be seen in the TOI. HT is slated to hit the Mumbai market on July 1, 2005 and the relation should be seen at least till then.
Apurva Purohit, COO (TV Division), Times Entertainment, quits
After completing well over a year with the Times group, Apurva Purohit has decided to quit her responsibilities as COO, Television Division, Times Entertainment, where she was looking after Zoom TV. Even as a replacement hasn’t been decided yet, the channel will presently fall under the supervision of Arun Arora, President, BCCL.
Bank of India finalises five creative agencies; ad spends Rs 20 cr
Bank of India has decided its advertising agencies to provide total solutions for its corporate and financial advertising services. The financial major has empanelled Pressman, Madison Creative, Mudra, Image and Interpub for the same. The account is pegged at Rs 20 crore.
e4m Conclave: Media services and creatives should go hand in hand
The first leg of the two-city exchange4media Conclave 2005 kicked off in Delhi yesterday with eminent panelists discussing the issue of Media Services: Will media come first? Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Dr. Jaipal Reddy in his keynote address mentioned the powerful role played by media today and the opportunities it throws up.
e4m Conclave: Editorial and marketing should respect each other's role, say panelists
The animated discussion in the second panel of the e4m Conclave saw content heads and marketer honchos introspecting on how far they can transgress into each other’s territory in selling news. The panelists agreed that there is a thin line between the two functions and one should violate this line.
e4m Conclave: Policy on facsimile edition of foreign newspapers & Phase 2 of private FM stations soon, says Reddy
I&B Minister Jaipal Reddy announced yesterday that the policy on Phase 2 of private FM radio stations would be unveiled in a month’s time. He also said the way would be cleared for foreign newspapers to print facsimile editions in India.