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BIG Music and Home Entertainment has made appointed Partho Majumder as Business Manager-East. He moves in from Power 107.8 FM where he spent four years, prior to which he was with Sony Music as Regional Manager-East. He has also earlier worked with Marico and Asian Paints. Suvajit Kumar Ganguly too has recently joined BIG Music and Home Entertainment as Marketing Head-East. Ganguly has earlier worked with Aakaash Bangla, Zee TV, Kolkata TV and Big FM. Souvik Datta, who was with Moser Baer, too has joined BIG Music and Home Entertainment as Manager-Acquisition. He was earlier with Saregama.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 11:07 PM

Aricent, a communications software company, announced the appointment of Mike Webb as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. In his role, Webb will lead the worldwide information technology function to ensure flexibility and speed of services to customers by enabling effective e-business strategies across all of Aricent’s global locations. He brings in 25 years of work experience. He has joined Aricent from Flextronics International where he served as Senior Vice President and CIO. Prior to joining Flextronics, Webb was General Manager of the Project Management Group at Symantec Corporation, where he led a management buy-out to form Time Line Solutions Corporation. Webb was with Hewlett-Packard for 15 years where he held several domestic and international management positions.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 10:57 PM

The Indian arm of the global research company TNS has announced the appointment of two senior personnel. Parijat Chakraborty has been appointed as Vice President-Technology Research. He was with IDC for over six years and has earlier worked with NFO World Group. He has over 13 years experience in the field of market research and consulting, covering communication, industry verticals, user research and much more. Chakraborty will be reporting to Muder Chiba, Executive Vice President, TNS India. Anuradha Agadi has joined TNS India as Vice President-Human Resources for Domestic Business. She will work closely in enhancing initiatives towards the development of people and culture at TNS. She brings along 17 years of extensive experience. Her last stint was with Brushman India Ltd in the capacity of AVP-HR. In her early days, she worked with McCann in their MR division.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 10:56 PM

Big FM Hyderabad has got on board RJ Shekhar to host the ‘Big Sandadi’, from Monday to Saturday, in the 8 am-11am time slot. Starting his career as a VJ, Shekhar has made a name for himself as a television and radio host. Prior to this appointment, he was with SFM where he also bagged two awards in the Telugu category at the recently held India Radio Forum (IRF) Awards.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 10:54 PM

Chirag Patel has joined BAG Infotainment, the radio venture of BAG Films, as AVP – Sales & Marketing, West and South. Prior to this, Patel was with Broadcast Initiatives Limited where he served more than a year in a similar capacity. He comes with an experience of close to eight years in both sales and buying, and has previously worked with India TV and Janmat.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 10:53 PM

RP Group has announced the appointment of Subir Raha as Director of all RP Group companies. He will manage the Group’s domestic business and strategic partnerships in India. Raha brings with him a wealth of work experience, having most recently served as CMD for ONGC, and Chairman for ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), as also played a role as Chairman of the Standing Conference Of Public Enterprises (SCOPE). In his new role, he will focus on building a strong sales and operations team, developing the Group’s strategic positioning, and enhancing its relationships with industry and government.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 10:52 PM

Dr Pramath Sinha, Managing Director and CEO, The ABP Group, has put in his papers. When contacted, Dr Sinha said,

exchange4media Kolkata Bureau Aug 10, 2007 12:51 PM

Nokia Corp has named JWT as its global network marketing agency following a review.

Tasneem Limbdiwala & Pallavi Goorha Aug 10, 2007 10:21 AM

In keeping with its strategy of exiting the 100cc motorcycles segment, two- wheeler major Bajaj Auto today unveiled its Digital Twin Spark - Swirl induction (DTS-Si) technology that will offer the customer a combination of fuel economy and performance.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 9:55 AM

Electronic Order System Expected to Go Live by November

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 9:53 AM

Bajaj Capital, an investment advisory and financial planning company, has appointed TBWA\Group as its brand consultant for all integrated communications needs. Informed sources claim the size of the business is around Rs 8-10 crore.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 9:44 AM

Staples Future Office has appointed Saints & Warriors for its creative duties. The win followed with a multi-agency pitch. The estimated account size is around Rs 8-10 crore.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Aug 10, 2007 9:43 AM

Ten Sports has agreed on new long-term tennis deals with both the US Open and the WTA Sunfeast Open. The channel has signed a five-year agreement with the US Open, while it will cover a week full of live matches, highlights and promotional activities for the WTA Sunfeast Open.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Aug 10, 2007 9:42 AM

With the television industry witnessing a rise in quality content on TV, TAM and ITA have taken an initiative to call for the second edition of the educative seminar – ‘Using TRPs to Win’. The first seminar on the same topic was conducted a couple years back in 2003.

Rishi Vora Aug 10, 2007 9:41 AM

iki, the design agency of Dentsu India, has bagged the design and communication duties of art d’inox, the lifestyle products division of Jindal Stainless Ltd. Sources close to the development have pegged the account size in the region of Rs 8-10 crore.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 9:41 AM

Alyque Padamsee has launched a video-BTL advertising medium ‘LeagueOne’, which is digital display combined with specific BTL activities to provide maximum impact and results to brands, at its outlets. LeagueOne aims to be the one-stop solution for advertisement campaigns, media planning, marketing plans and BTL.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 9:39 AM

Law & Kenneth has bagged the creative duties of Skoda’s forthcoming mid-segment car Fabia, which it is planning to launch in India soon. The mandate followed a multi-agency pitch. The business is pegged in the region of Rs 18-20 crore.

Rishi Vora Aug 10, 2007 9:37 AM

Close on the heels of bagging the Sony Vaio account, JWT Delhi has added the Sony Bravia account to its kitty as well. The account size is pegged at Rs 40 crore. Senior sources close to the development have confirmed the news. RK Swamy BBDO Delhi is the incumbent agency.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 9:34 AM

Soon after winning INX Media and INX News, ZenithOptimedia has now Future Brands, Ranbaxy, CTC Mall and HTC to its portfolio. These wins are estimated to be worth annualised billings of Rs 150 crore.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Aug 10, 2007 9:32 AM

The TV18 Group has announced the elevation of B Sai Kumar as Group COO. Sai was earlier designated as CEO of TV 18 Media Network. His new role is in addition to his role as CEO of TV 18 Media Network.

Noor Fathima Warsia Aug 10, 2007 9:30 AM

Amrita TV is now gearing for ‘Super Dancer Junior’, which will be an elimination dance contest on the lines of ‘Super Dancer’. This apart, the channel’s morning programme, ‘Udayamritam’, has been featured in ‘The Limca Book of Records 2007 -- India at Her Best’ for creating the longest single-shot non-fiction programme in Indian television.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Aug 10, 2007 9:24 AM

MSN and WorldSpace Satellite Radio have come together to launch Internet radio in the country which will be a subscription-based service. With this launch, five stations will be available online, while more are expected to be online soon.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Aug 10, 2007 9:22 AM

mKhoj has announced the launch of a non-intrusive mobile advertising platform that allows advertisers to change their communication as and when they want. The primarily SMS-based service will be made accessible for consumers over the Internet as well as in the coming weeks.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Aug 10, 2007 9:21 AM

Online social networking and commerce site Sulekha.com has joined hands with Penguin Books India to launch the ‘Blogprint’ contest. The contest is a talent hunt for quality rich creative writing in fiction and non-fiction segment. Penguin will publish selected blogs in a book form.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 9:20 AM

BAG group has appointed Anish Khanna as Director and Business Head of International School of Media and Entertainment Studies (ISOMES). He will also have additional responsibility of looking after marketing initiatives for new media as well as animation.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 9:19 AM

TV Today Network has launched its flagship 24-hour Hindi news channel Aaj Tak in UK. The channel has been launched as part of the Max Mix bouquet of channels along with ARY Digital, Pakistan’s leading entertainment channel.

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 9:18 AM

"There has been amazing expansion in India that continues, and is becoming more ambitious in production quality, live content. There is tough competition in India, and in a bid to reach more people, I think Indian news channels are more tabloid in their approach than we are. What isn't breaking news? This may be driven from competition but people have to rethink this. Breaking news would lose impact if done in this fashion, what is the next level then... double breaking news?"

e4m Desk Aug 10, 2007 12:00 AM