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Manvendra Bhangui has joined BharatMatrimony Group as Chief Technology Officer. He moves from Yahoo Web Services India where he was Director – Engineering. He has also worked as VP at Sify Ltd. At BharatMatrimony, Bhangui will be spearheading technology initiatives and his responsibilities will include creating technological strategies, total end-to-end responsibility for all projects and products of the company.

e4m Desk May 19, 2007 3:01 PM

Mohit Bhakuni, formerly Head of Operations of Indian Express Online, has joined Hindustantimes.com as Deputy GM - Business Development. Prior to this, he was Director - Operations at travel startup Isango for six months. He had joined Isango from Indian Express Online in November 2006.

e4m Desk May 19, 2007 2:59 PM

MUMBAI: After months of speculation, the Aditya Birla group on Friday unveiled its retail store brand, More, which will be launched as a mix of supermarket and hypermarket formats across the country.

e4m Desk May 19, 2007 9:26 AM

Cartoon Network has roped in South India’s leading playback singer Karthik to sing the title track of ‘Pokemon’ to be aired in Tamil and Telugu. The show is being aired on Cartoon Network in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau May 19, 2007 9:23 AM

Eros International has officially begun celebrations for its 30th anniversary with a platform at the Cannes Film Festival. It has also unveiled a special logo on this occasion.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 19, 2007 9:22 AM

Star News is set to rope in the youth as audience the Global Education Fair in the capital. The target audience would be the out-of-school young students and the fresh graduates, and the channel plans to take this fair on a national level by the end of this year.

e4m Desk May 19, 2007 9:20 AM

BPA Worldwide has retained Cross Border Media Inc. to represent BPA in India and act as the local liaison with media owners interested in BPA services.

e4m Desk May 19, 2007 9:19 AM

Pogo has launched a 30-episode summer series for the preschool show ‘Galli Galli Sim Sim.’ Along with the series, the channel has also launched a new range of school products for children called ‘Galli Galli Sim Sim Back to School’ range. The show premieres on May 22 in the 2 pm time slot.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 19, 2007 9:18 AM

The Institute for Steel Development and Growth (INSDAG) has appointed JWT Kolkata as its creative agency following a multi-agency pitch. The size of the business is estimated to be around Rs 20 crore.

e4m Desk May 19, 2007 9:16 AM

O&M bagged the ‘Agency of the Year’ title at the 4th Mirchi Kaan Awards with 19 metals to its credit. O&M, Rediffussion DY&R and McCann Erickson walked away smiling with a Gold each.

e4m Desk May 19, 2007 9:15 AM

WorldSpace has announced its new programming initiatives for May, wherein each day of the month, each WorldSpace channel will feature the special programming that has been created.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 19, 2007 9:13 AM

WPP has announced its plans to acquire 24/7 Real Media for $11.75 per share, which values the company at $649 million. This will be an all cash tender offer.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau May 19, 2007 9:12 AM

JWT Delhi has won the creative duties of Sony VAIO notebooks in India. The account size is upwards of Rs 15 crore. Senior sources close to the development confirmed the news. The incumbent agency was Percept Hakudo. The multi-agency pitch for the account was invited three months ago.

e4m Desk May 19, 2007 9:09 AM

Canvas Communications has launched a new TVC on YOSmart, the new electric bike from the Yobyke group. Indus, a division of Ahmedabad-based Electrotherm India Ltd, launched the ‘no petrol’ YObyke in 2006 in Gujarat targetting housewives.

e4m Desk May 19, 2007 9:07 AM

After missing an accounting period, the Hindustan Times is back with a bang on ABC. It has beaten, although marginally, its traditional arch rival The Times of India in Delhi.

e4m Desk May 19, 2007 9:06 AM

Starcom Mediavest Group (SMG) has firmed up plans to launch a Diaspora Marketing Unit, which would focus on the South Asian diaspora. Sources inform that SMG has finalised on an American partner for this and that a head for the initiative would be finalised in the next three weeks.

Noor Fathima Warsia May 19, 2007 9:04 AM