Date-wise News
Dipankar Das Purkayastha has been officially named as the new CEO of Kolkata-headquartered ABP Group, replacing Dr Pramath Raj Sinha who has put in his papers. Purkayastha was Exeutive Director and COO before this.
exchange4media Staff Aug 11, 2007 3:58 PM
But Are Marketers the Real Winners Following Last Week's FCC Ruling?
exchange4media Staff Aug 11, 2007 9:49 AM
Textiles and apparels major Raymond is planning an aggressive expansion of its retail business by more than doubling its stores under various categories.
exchange4media Staff Aug 11, 2007 9:46 AM
Sat Soni has joined as Editor of Sandhya Times, the Hindi eveninger from The Times of India Group. He replaces Madhurendra Sinha, who quit a few months back. For veteran Soni, who launched this newspaper in 1979, it is a home coming following his retirement in 2002.
Vinod Behl Aug 11, 2007 9:41 AM
PVR Cinemas is set to bring the magic of movies literally ‘next door’ with the launch of the Neighbourhood Cinema concept in Delhi. The concept marks the beginning of a new thought process being explored by PVR Cinemas of reaching out to its patrons.
exchange4media Staff Aug 11, 2007 9:40 AM
EFYBonanza marks the beginning of a new retail front in India with the introduction of a direct mail-order catalogue. The mail-order catalogue is supported by the portal www.efybonanza.com. The purpose of EFYBonanza is to create a market for cutting-edge technology products and accessories.
exchange4media Staff Aug 11, 2007 9:39 AM
MTV Networks and MTV Europe Foundation have jointly launched MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) across Asia and the Pacific, in partnership with USAID. The campaign is a youth-focussed pan-regional initiative created to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Aug 11, 2007 9:37 AM
Radio One is wrapping up the ‘Chak De Gang of Girls Contest’, which was launched along with sunsilkgangofgirls.com, as part of the promotions for the SRK-starrer ‘Chak De India’.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Aug 11, 2007 9:36 AM
Dattu V Hegde has joined Concept Public Relations as CEO. Based in Mumbai, Hegde would be responsible for growing the PR business at Concept. Hegde was earlier associated with Sampark Public Relations.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Aug 11, 2007 9:33 AM
General Motors India has announced the ‘Chevrolet Promise’ maintenance cost commitment programme exclusively for its Indian clientele. The company has also introduced the New Chevrolet Aveo on the occasion of Aveo’s first anniversary.
exchange4media Staff Aug 11, 2007 9:31 AM
The first session of the seminar ‘Using TRPs to Win’, organised by ITA and TAM in Mumbai on August 10, saw industry experts discuss various issues pertaining to viewership and the relevance of content.
Rishi Vora Aug 11, 2007 9:30 AM
Announced a year late, the 53rd National Film Awards 2005 brought a rich haul of awards for Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT). Four films produced by PSBT have won Rajat Kamals. Meanwhile, the 2002 Godhra carnage was in focus again when two films made on it – ‘Final Solutions’ and ‘Parzania’ – bagged awards.
exchange4media Staff Aug 11, 2007 9:29 AM
Indiatimes has launched a new TVC for its new e-mail services. The campaign, like the Indiatimes Mail service, aims to break a few barriers. The creative has been conceived by Bates David Enterprise and produced by Mad Entertainment.
exchange4media Staff Aug 11, 2007 9:27 AM
Radio City 91.1 FM Delhi has introduced fresh content to its ‘Breakfast Show’. The FM station is launching a 360-degree campaign in September for its ‘Breakfast Show’ that includes print, TVC, outdoors, Internet, on-air promotions and ground promotions.
exchange4media Staff Aug 11, 2007 9:26 AM
Nokia Corp has named JWT as its global network marketing agency following a review. Consequently, JWT India will be handling the world’s largest mobile phone marketer’s network marketing business in India. The business is pegged at Rs 200 crore.
Tasneem Limbdiwala & Pallavi Goorha Aug 11, 2007 9:25 AM
RAVE, an Indian music magazine, has announced the launch of its digital edition. Readers can access the content of the magazine online for free as of now.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Aug 11, 2007 9:21 AM
FMCC and ActiveMedia Technology held a mobile marketing and advertising workshop in Mumbai, which highlighted some of the issues facing the industry and looked at ways to solve it.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Aug 11, 2007 9:20 AM
Friends 91.9 FM, which had hit the airwaves in Kolkata about six months ago, is all set to start a tune-in promotion offering seven Maruti 800s as prizes in a bid to encourage more listeners to sample the channel.
exchange4media Staff Aug 11, 2007 9:19 AM
Dr Pramath Sinha, Managing Director and CEO, The ABP Group, has put in his papers. When contacted, Dr Sinha said, “I do not deny the news. It was a very sudden decision.”
exchange4media Kolkata Bureau Aug 11, 2007 9:18 AM
