Pooja Puri joins HT.com as National Sales Head
Pooja Puri has joined Hindustantimes.com as National Sales Head. She is based in Delhi and will report into Rashmi Berry, Head,
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Zee Kannada celebrates first anniversary in style
Zee Kannada has just finished celebrating the completion of its first year of operations with a grand bash at the Bangalore Palace Grounds on May 11. The entire Kannada film fraternity turned up.
Mudra chosen as finalist for New York International Advertising Festival
Mudra’s digital arm-Tribal DDB’s, and Mudra South have been chosen as the finalists at the New York Festivals International Awards.
Zee TV announces new soap ‘Meri Doli Tere Angana’
Zee TV present its new property called ‘Meri Doli Tere Angana’, which will commence from May 21 and will be aired from Monday to Thursday in the 2 pm time slot.
Nielsen-TAM Annual Conference: On the ‘elite’ and right ‘product mix’
The annual Nielsen-TAM Annual Conference brought under the scanner the need to understand the television consumption patters of the elite. At the same time, experts from Nielsen shed more light on the benefits of the right product mix.
: Bharatmatrimony’s Murugavel Janakiraman takes over as IAMAI Chairman
IAMAI has appointed Bharatmatrimony’s Murugavel Janakiraman and MSN’s Jaspreet Bindra as the association’s new Chairman and Vice-chairman respectively.
Nielsen-TAM Annual Conference: Changing media environment
The opening sessions of the Nielsen-TAM Conference saw the representatives from the research bodies share insights from their findings on topics ranging from the retail segment to the media industry in India.
Turner’s Cartoon Network now available on Hutch, Airtel, Spice Telecom and BPL
Turner International India Pvt. Ltd has expanded its association with Mobile2win. As part of this initiative, Mobile2win will create a WAP site for Cartoon Network and provide support in content distribution across mobile carriers for the network.
Foreign media JVs will need FIPB nod to start new activities
Indian broadcasting companies working with a foreign partner will now have to take prior approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for undertaking any new activity in the sector, even if it does not involve fresh foreign investment.
INS directs newspapers not to publish PSU ads at DAVP rates
INS has directed all member newspapers not to publish advertisements of public sector undertakings (PSU) and the autonomous bodies at the rates prescribed by the Directorate of Advertisement and Visual Publicity.
I&B Ministry permits 222 TV channels to uplink from India
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has permitted 222 private satellites TV channels to uplink from India, as on April 30. Six TV channels uplinked from abroad have also been permitted to downlink in India.
FIPP World Magazine Congress Day 2: Magazines have a lot to offer
In addition to digital, a major theme of Day 2 (May 15) at FIPP's 36th World Magazine Conference held in Beijing was advertising. And despite a decline in numbers, all of the speakers believed that the attractiveness of magazines would prevail.
FIPP Magazine Congress Day 1: Embrace the change
A clear message came from Day 1 (May 14, 2007) of FIPP's 36th World Magazine Conference held in Beijing. "Embrace the change", said the majority of speakers to more than 950 delegates from over 60 countries. The "change" is the digital revolution that is top of mind of most publishers around the world.
Terry Savage takes new strategic role at IAF
EMAP has announced that Terry Savage, currently Executive Chairman of the International Advertising Festival, will take up a broader strategic role of Chairman of the IAF -- the holding company for Cannes Lions, Eurobest and the new Dubai Lynx Advertising Festival.
Bharat Kapadia becomes Executive Director, Bhaskar Group
Bharat Kapadia, hitherto Executive Director, Divya Bhaskar, has been elevated to Executive Director for the entire group. With this development, his role expands to the other businesses of the group as well. Additionally, he has been given the charge of the magazines of the group and of digital offering IMCL.
Nielsen-TAM Conference: Negative publicity, sports and research
The Nielsen-TAM Annual Conference brought forth various aspects where some more research can make all the difference to a brand. At the same time, in a power-packed panel, the conference saw advertisers complaining about areas where research has let them down.