The Association of Radio Operators of India (AROI) has elected Apurva Purohit, CEO, Radio City, as its new President, during the first annual general meeting held today in the Capital. Rajiv Mishra, Founder President of AROI, has put in his papers.
The Joint Industry Body (JIB), which was a combination of members of the ISA, AAAI and the IBF, has dissolved. In its place, the industry members have united to create the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), which would be officially constituted in a couple of months. Pradeep Guha is the Chairman designate of BARC.
After a stint of almost two years, N P Sathyamurthy, Executive Director, Carat Media is joining Insight as President. He would be reporting to Lintas Media Group’s Director Lynn de Souza.
Bhaskar Das, Executive President, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), has been elected Chairman of the Board of The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). Madhukar Kamath, MD & CEO, Mudra Communications, is Vice-Chairman, and Rajiv Dube, President (Passenger Car Business Unit), Tata Motors, was reappointed Honorary Treasurer.
DMK-backed Kalaignar TV was officially launched on September 15, after a month-long test run. The channel will offer the usual dose of film and entertainment programmes, and air news thrice a day. Meanwhile, a top source at Kalaignar TV revealed that the Group would be launching a 24-hour news channel soon, and that a music or movie channel was also on the anvil.
Big FM has made its foray into the OOH advertising industry with ‘Big Street’. The venture has already acquired advertising rights for displays at Delhi Metro, which will soon be offered to advertisers. It will be headed by Jayyant Bhokare, VP-Business Development.
No hybrid name, exercise to begin this week.
Hyderabad-based Pressmart has stepped up its business growth plans in the US digital publishing market with a strategic pact with Suburban Newspapers of America (SNA). The agreement is to provide a digital, same-as-print electronic edition of their monthly association newspaper ‘Suburban Publisher’.
Reuters India has appointed Manav Khosla as Mobile Lead for their Consumer Media. Khosla moves from HT Media Ltd, where he was Head of Mobile.
Showtime Events (India) Pvt. Ltd has bagged India@60, an initiative spearheaded by CII along with the Government of India, to celebrate 60 years of Indian Independence in New York. Commencing from September 23, the celebration will be for a period of three days.
The Bhaskar Group will soon launch ‘Lakshya’, which would be India’s first career magazine. ‘Lakshya’ will cater to students as well as professionals, and will focus on giving valuable guidance to students and young professionals on how to build their careers.
Radio City has announced the launch of ‘Radio City MQ’, a national music quiz for corporate India. The competition intends to cover the nation through Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai.
Percept Holdings has announced the acquisition of By Design India. With the acquisition, By Design has now merged with Imageads, a Percept Group agency, to form IBD India Pvt. Ltd. Rahul Gupta has been appointed as MD of the merged entity.
The Pujas might be still a way off, but The Times of India, Kolkata, is already in a celebratory mood. The paper is launching ‘Somoy’, a Bengali literary compilation, on September 18 especially for the upcoming Durga Puja.
Kolkata-based hosiery company Rupa has upped the style quotient of its innerwear for men with the launch of it premium range of briefs and vests under the ‘MacroMan M Series’. And giving the brand some star power is none other than Hrithik Roshan.
BAG Films and Media Ltd has been beefing up its senior management of late. The latest to join the media group is Roy Joseph, who has joined as Vice-President, Operations. Joseph, who will be based in Mumbai, will be reporting to Rajat Nigam, Director Operations.