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On a daily basis, journalists throughout the world risk their lives to bring people the latest news. BBC World Service will be marking World Press Freedom Day on Monday, May 3, with a range of programming around press freedom, the safety of journalists and impunity. Content will explore the issues associated with working in areas of conflict, journalist security, corruption and investigative journalism.

e4m Desk May 3, 2010 9:18 AM

National Geographic Channel (NGC) will partner with Star Jupiter, part of Star bouquet of channels. This association will provide a dedicated NGC band on two of Star Jupiter regional general entertainment channels – Suvarna and Sitara – thus, catering to Nat Geo’s viewers in both Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, respectively.

exchange4media Bangalore Bureau May 3, 2010 9:16 AM

Gautam Anand, Director - Content Partnership, JAPAC, Google, is quite content with YouTube’s growth, and why not. Four years after Google acquired it, the video sharing platform is all set to touch breakeven this year for its investment of $1.6 billion. Anand shares with exchange4media YouTube’s engaging concepts, its growth and success.

Preeti Hoon May 3, 2010 8:29 AM

Last month, Kester Fielding, Global Media Procurement Director, Diageo had made three observations about media service brands globally – that the perception around them had not changed, that their business structure had not evolved and that they were having the same conversations today that they did a decade ago. When industry minds such as Kester Fielding are of that opinion, media service brands should sit up, deliberate and worry a bit.

Noor Fathima Warsia May 3, 2010 8:27 AM

Airlines sector advertising in print decreased by 15 per cent during 2009, as compared to 2008. Maximum advertising of international airlines was seen in print during 2009, with Emirates Airlines leading the advertising of international airlines. Spicejet Ltd was the top advertiser among domestic airlines during 2009.

e4m Desk May 3, 2010 8:21 AM

After venturing into the home video vertical, UTV World Movies is now planning to foray into theatrical releases as well. So far, it has identified 12 to 14 cinemas across four metros where these movies will be shown. The channel has also tied up with a multiplex for this venture.

Khushboo Tanna May 3, 2010 8:19 AM

Anish Srikrishna, Senior VP - Marketing, SpiceJet, considers everyday in marketing and advertising to be a new learning. At SpiceJet, he saw an opportunity to build a brand and grow a business in the most exciting mass market in the world – India. The GenNext Media Magnate is chosen by a committee comprising the exchange4media editorial team in consultation with Raj Nayak.

e4m Desk May 3, 2010 8:17 AM

Chaitanya Kalbag has been roped in as Editor of Business Today. Kalbag has been a journalist, editor, manager and publisher for over 35 years. In another development, Kaveree Bamzai has been promoted to Managing Editor of India Today. Prior to this, she was Executive Editor in the same publication.

e4m Desk May 3, 2010 8:14 AM

Close on the heels of calling for a creative pitch, Reliance Communications India (RComm) is now on the lookout for an OOH partner for its GSM and CDMA mobile business. The OOH business is pegged in the region of Rs 50-70 crore. In the fray are Platinum (Madison outdoor group), Primesite, Milestone Brandcomm and GroupM (Kinetic group).

Pallavi Goorha Kashyup May 3, 2010 8:11 AM

There seems to be no end to the controversy surrounding the Creative Abbys held during GoaFest 2010. While there have been reports of the GoaFest Committee mulling action against the agencies whose judges voted for their own work, there is no concrete plan in place yet. Now, a verbal duel is on between two ad honchos – Pops and Bobby Pawar.

Tuhina Anand May 3, 2010 8:06 AM