Narendra Tripathi joins Rajasthan Patrika Television as COO & Head, Digital Activation
Before joining Rajasthan Patrika TV, Tripathi was with Sahara India News Channel as COO
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Sandeep Bamzai joins Focus News as Editor
Bamzai had stepped down as Editor of Mail Today last month
DNA's Editor-In-Chief CP Surendran quits
According to industry sources, Uday Nirgudkar has taken charge as Editor of the national daily
Sony Kix to broadcast IPL's Tamil and Telugu feeds
MSM will be launching new sports channel Sony Kix that is expected to launch with the IPL. The channel will broadcast IPL in the two new regional feeds, Tamil and Telugu
Omnicom Media appoints Amol Dighe as Head of Investment India
Dighe was previously in a leadership role in Jakarta with Mindshare Indonesia
Focus TV looking to prune regional portfolio
There is also speculation that a national news TV player is looking to buy the channels, but there has been no confirmation yet
PR Pundit wins 7 new businesses in first quarter of 2015
Accounts won are BlaBlaCar, Camessi, GAP, Jindal Power Ltd., KOOVS.com, Sotheby's International Realty and West Coast (Frozen Foods)
DD appoints C Lalrosanga as Interim Director General
Lalrosanga was formerly Additional Director General of All India Radio
I have a challenge on my hands just to attract more people: Gaurav Seth
Garuav Seth, SVP, Head-Marketing at Sony Entertainment Television on Sony's strategy around content and communication to grab eyeballs
TRAI Tariff Order restricts DTH operators from charging more than Rs.450 for installation and activation
TRAI issues Tariff Order to prescribe a framework for commercial interoperability of Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) offered by the DTH operators to their subscribers
FM biggies & regional players submit applications for 135 channels in first level of Phase III auctions
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) says it has received 28 applications for the first stage of the Phase III partial auctions that will see 135 FM radio channels go under the hammer in 69 cities
Carat from the DAN umbrella bags Rs 180 crore Sony India's Media Mandate
On the back of a multi-agency pitch that took place last year, Carat from the Dentsu -Aegis Network has bagged the Sony media duties. Initiative from the IPG umbrella is the incumbent agency on the account
IPL sells 100% inventory; adds 3 new sponsors
Multi Screen Media has sold 100% of IPL's on-air inventory, barring the last four days of the tournament. MagicBricks.com, Raymond and Parle Products join the list of associate sponsors