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Flashed Yesterday: Business Today Editor Sanjoy Narayan resigns; to join Hindustan Times as Editor-in-Chief
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Hindustan Times’ long search for an editorial boss has finally come to an end. It is reliably learnt from reliable sources that Sanjoy Narayan, Editor of Business Today, has put in his papers. He will be joining as HT’s Editor-in-Chief, the position lying vacant after the departure of Chaitanya Kalbag in July 2007.
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With 40 per cent market share, GaneshaSpeaks.com foresees a bright future for itself On iZone
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Powered by well-known astrologer Bejan Daruwalla and his team, astrology portal GaneshaSpeaks.com has been providing various services – free and paid – since its inception on April 25, 2003. With a market share of 40 per cent, the portal is now looking to enter the next phase of growth.
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Viaccess to secure new channel launches for STAR India
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Viaccess SA, a Paris-headquartered company dealing in content protection, and STAR India Pvt Ltd have signed an agreement for the encryption of its upcoming new channels in India. Viaccess was selected by STAR India for its security expertise and flexibility.
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Zee Turner cracks whip on erring cable operators prior to India-Lanka cricket series
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Zee Turner, the distribution house that also holds the rights to distribute Ten Sports across India, has decided to block the sports channel for all those cable operators who do not sign up the Ten Sports agreement with the company before the India-Sri Lanka Idea Cup series, which begins from July 23.
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Reva Electric Car Co. appoints R Chandramouli as President, Sales & Marketing
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R Chandramouli has come on board Reva Electric Car Company (RECC) as President, Sales and Marketing. He will be responsible for strengthening brand building, marketing, sales and distribution for RECC in India and non-European markets. Chandramouli moves from TVS Motor Company, where he was Senior Vice President.
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be positive 24 adds Food Empire’s Melosa account to its kitty
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Chennai-based creative agency be positive 24 has recently bagged the account of Melosa, the instant coffee and tea brand of Singapore-based food and beverage company Food Empire Holdings Ltd. Food Empire had launched its proprietary brand, Melosa 3-in-1 instant coffee and ice tea in Chennai in March 2008.
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The Economist Group appoints Tim Pinnegar as Managing Director for Asia Pacific region
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Tim Pinnegar has joined The Economist Group as Managing Director, Asia Pacific. The appointment was made by the Group’s new CEO Andrew Rashbass, who took charge on July 16, the day after the annual general meeting at which Helen Alexander, outgoing CEO, announced another year of strong growth at The Economist Group.
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International: J&J puts pharma group into review
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Johnson & Johnson has kicked off a soup-to-nuts review for its $25 billion pharmaceuticals group. Executives familiar with the situation, however, said the marketer is seeking a holding company to manage all marketing disciplines for its pharma group.
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International: Online ad growth may be losing momentum On iZone
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Just three months ago, it seemed as though the Internet advertising industry could get through this tough economy relatively unscathed. But in what may be a bad sign for a seemingly recession-resistant sector, several Internet companies have reported relatively disappointing earnings.
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Amrita TV on the lookout for ‘Best Citizen Journalist’, again
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Amrita TV’s tryst with reality shows continues as the channel readies for the second season of ‘Best Citizen Journalist’. The show was aired for the first time in February 2008 and following its success, the channel now expects a higher degree of response for the second season.
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National Geographic to showcase ‘World’s Deadliest Animals’
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National Geographic Channel is premiering a brand new season of ‘World’s Deadliest Animals’ on July 23 at 9 pm. The seven-part series, which will be aired on Wednesdays, will explore the unique and unseen side of wildlife in their natural aura.
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Mavcomm Consulting bags communication mandate for DLF Group On PR Watch
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Mavcomm Consulting has been appointed to handle the communications requirement of the entire DLF Group. Mavcomm, which has been closely associated the real estate major for some time now, recently started managing the DLF Group’s external communications requirements, including their PR efforts, as well.
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BPCL to foray into bottled water, DTH businesses
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Diversification plan aimed at boosting its flagging profits. Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), the country's second largest oil marketing company, plans to diversify into bottled water and direct to home (DTH) services in an attempt to boost its profits
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POOR
COUSINS STRIKE BACK: THE REVERSE MIGRATION OF
HINDI NEWSPAPERS
The newspaper industry in India is truly in an
enviable position. While circulations worldwide
are hitting a plateau or are on a decline, India
is one of the fortunate few buoyant markets where
circulation figures continue to rise. Media groups
are launching new publications, the established
ones spreading wings and launching second titles
and covering more cities. The internet age has
dawned and matured, but can do nothing to check
this growth. This spurt is also reflected in Hindi
newspapers. Be it a Dainik Jagran, Amar Ujala
or Punjab Kesari, circulation figures are being
stabilized and enhanced by expansion of footprints.
New editions are now being launched across several
states, penetrating into tier II cities and smaller
towns. It is obvious that the understanding of
markets and marketing has reached new levels in
Hindi newspaper publishing. But all this growth,
while heartening, does beget a bevy of questions.
Where is all this growth coming from? Are players
actually taking the trouble to differentiate their
products? Can the market support the kind of growth
that is being witnessed? Has the marketing of
Hindi newspapers reached a new level of sophistication?
Will this situation acquire an oligopolistic flavour,
with smaller players being ousted by the big guns?
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SHOULD FDI BE RAISED IN PRINT?
Exchange4media debates with CEOs and Publishers
The
latest ‘burning issue’ raging in the
print media is over the FDI (foreign direct investment)
policy. Should the cap be raised from 26 per cent
to 49 per cent? Strong stands and statements have
appeared in the media over the past weeks. Emotional
issues have been brought forth to counter the
proponents of free international investment flows
for news media in India. On Friday, July 11, exchange4media
organised a Roundtable in New Delhi on this issue.
Participants were seven media owners and CEOs,
representing magazine and newspaper publishers,
to debate their stand on raising the FDI limit
in news media. The seven panellists were Sanjay
Gupta, CEO, Jagran Prakashan, Ashish Bagga, Group
CEO, India Today Group, Hormusji N Cama, Director,
Bombay Samachar, Maheshwar Peri, President, Outlook
Group, Paresh Nath, Editor & President of
Delhi Press, Rajiv Verma, CEO, HT Media Limited,and
Sachidanand Murthy, Resident Editor, The Week
& Secretary General of the Editors Guild of
India. more...
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