Vinay Agarwal puts in his papers at Dish TV, the direct-to-home company of the Zee Group as the CEO. Agarwal, joined Dish TV in June, 2008, and was based in the company’s headquarters in Noida. Prior to joining Dish TV, Agarwal was associated with Grindwell Norton Ltd, a Saint-Gobain Group company, as President-Abrasives.
Rediffusion Y&R has announced the appointment of Ajay Naqvi as National Business Head for Airtel. Naqvi brings with him a rich experience that spans 11 years in advertising, event management, retail and strategic planning. He has also worked on several leading brands like Nokia, Castrol, Amaron, IndianOil, Puma, Tata Safari and Sumo. His strategies and planning for Nokia fetched him an award at the 2006 AdFest.
Strengthening their position in the YEC space, UTV Bindass recently appointed Heather Gupta at a key position to take over the role of Channel Head for UTV Bindass and UTV Bindass Movies. This announcement reinforces the company’s focus to strengthen its strategic team and highlight its positioning as the first 3600 Entertainment Brand for Indian Youth.
The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and The Advertising Club Bombay have announced the names of Jury Chairperson for the categories – Film, Film Craft, Design – for the Creative Abby Awards at GoaFest 2009, to be held from April 2-4 at the Cavelossim Beach, Goa.
Strategic brand activation agency Candid Marketing has announced a management buyout of the company from UK-based International Marketing and Sales Group Plc (IMSG). IMSG had acquired a 66 per cent stake in Candid Marketing in June 2006. The buyout, effective immediately, will not see any change in the management team structure.
After nearly a week of to and fro on the paperwork, the deal between World Sports Group (WSG) and Multi Screen Media (MSM) has been clinched. The telecast rights of the IPL 2 remains with MSM.
Following a multi-agency pitch, TBWA\India has bagged the creative business of India Today Group brand Mail Today and Meow FM. Besides TBWA\India, the other agencies in fray included Pickle and Capital Advertising. The account size is estimated in the region of Rs 10-15 crore.
Noshe Oceanic Delhi has recently won the branding and marketing strategy responsibilities for Indo-Australian ultra-modern chain of dry cleaners, Wardrobe. The account size is pegged at Rs 5 crore.
These are not happy times for the media industry. Pay cuts, job freezes, and closures are becoming the norm in the industry faced with the economic slowdown. The latest buzz is that of NDTV deciding to scale down the operations of its NCR-centric English news channel MetroNation Delhi.
With IPL 2 finally on its way to South Africa, the Indian fans will have to contend with watching the matches on TV and following it up on the Internet. MSM has retained the telecast rights for the tournament, which is expected to commence from April 17. With less than a month left, the IPL teams are intensifying their activities on the Internet via their websites to garner all the support they can.
exchange4media.com, in association with Blogworks.in, has initiated the India Social Media Summit 2009, which attempts to capture insights into the impact of this medium, the tools, and the emerging trends. The Summit, presented by BigAdda.com, will be held in Mumbai at the Taj Lands End on March 27, 2009.
Close on the heels of aligning some of its key brands with BBH India, Marico Ltd has assigned the creative duties of its two other brands – Sweekar and Revive – to Rediffusion Y&R. Publicis Ambience is the incumbent agency for the two brands. Rediffusion Y&R already handles Marico brands like Hair & Care and Silk & Shine.
Virgin Mobile has moved its OOH business to Bates 141, which also handles its creative mandate. The agency has created a new OOH division, named ‘Atlas’, under its umbrella for the account. Sandeep Pathak, CEO, Bates 141, has pegged the OOH business of Virgin Mobile in the range of Rs. 30-40 crore.