For James Murdoch, there are two broad areas that needed immediate attention – digitisation of infrastructure and what can be done to bring Indian storytellers and journalists to important conversation platforms around the world…
Berkshire India, a majority-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has chosen Metal Communications as its brand building and marketing communications partner as the company enters India for the first time.
To serve the content and lifestyle needs of the Tamil readers, Femina has launched its Tamil edition on March 24, 2011. With an initial print run of 75,000 copies, the magazine is priced at Rs 30. The monthly, which is edited by Tanya Chaitanya, the Editor of Femina (English and Hindi), will carry 150+ pages in every edition.
The sale of virtual goods over mobile social network Mig 33 doubled in 2010. Most of the buyers were from T2 and T3 cities, who came to the network to build an “aspirational identity”, according to a survey by Mig 33. <br />
IRS 2010 Q4 results show further decline in the average issue readership numbers in the Kerala market, even as some gains are seen among the top 10 dailies.
Even as English business broadsheets witnessed decline in readership in IRS 2010 Q4, compact newspaper Mint has seen hike in AIR numbers in this quarter as well. Business magazine genre has overall seen constant growth in the readership in the year.
Seven out of top ten dailies in West Bengal have seen decline in average issue readership numbers as per the IRS 2010 Q4 results.
Dearth of talent, piracy of content, lack of regulations… Industry leaders call for action in broadcasting sector.
IDBI Group has called for a pitch for its creative and media duties. The IDBI Group includes IDBI Bank Ltd, IDBI Capital Management Services Ltd, IDBI Intech Ltd and IDBI Assets Management Ltd.
John Furtado, Vice-President – Media, Emami Ltd, passed away on March 21, 2011, due to pneumonia-related complications. Furtado had enhanced visibility of Emami and Zandu brands through strategic media planning.
Experts say that the future of television lies in two stages of digital – first the proposed switch to a digital signal from analog, and then a switch to Internet-based delivery of content.
CASBAA Deputy CEO John Medeiros talks to exchange4media about the changing nature of television in an increasingly digital age, and how developments like video on demand and digital video recorders are forcing people to rethink the business model for television.
Nisha Singhania, Executive Vice-President, Rediffusion Y&R, has put in her papers and is on her way to Saatchi & Saatchi India, where she will be heading the agency’s Mumbai Branch.
The business of news delivery has been on a constant change owing to the emergence of new media. Timeliness and maximum tools are two factors that support news on the web.
Ackruti City, a company involved in real estate, is reportedly reviewing its creative business. As per industry grapevine, Scarecrow Communications is a forerunner for the business.
It is learnt that Spice Group, a multi-faceted group with a telecom eco-system in India, is in the process of reviewing its media business. Platinum Media is the incumbent agency.
The recent auction of 3G spectrum and rollout of services by operators will see the delivery of a wide range of next generation services, such as video streaming, movie downloads, video calls, etc. which were not present till now. To provide critical insights to close in the strategy for deployment of 3G services, The eTech Group@IMRB, active in the area of Telecom related market research for several years now, has carried out a Syndicated Study on 3G Mobile Services in India christened “The World Of 3nity”. The first round of the study has been conducted amongst as many as 10,000 mobile subscribers and 1,520 establishments across top cities in India which are Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmadabad, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The study also covers views of several industry experts on the India 3G market.<br />
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