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The Central Government has decided to revoke the prohibition imposed on the transmission of Live India

e4m Desk Oct 12, 2007 6:58 PM

Jet Airways has appointed Abdulrahman Albusaidy as Group Executive Officer. Albusaidy has over 25 years of experience in the aviation industry and was CEO of Oman Air prior to joining Jet. The company has also appointed Sudheer Raghavan as Executive VP-Commercial. Raghavan has joined from the Millennium Copthorne Hotel Group where he was COO.

e4m Desk Oct 12, 2007 1:02 PM

Vineet Bhatia has been appointed by Tata Teleservices Ltd as Regional Head-North and Chief Operating Officer for Delhi. He will be responsible for all operations in the Northern circles of Tata Teleservices. Bhatia brings with him a wealth of experience having worked on renowned brands and challenging projects. He has over 25 years of experience with companies like Xerox and Bright Point India.

e4m Desk Oct 12, 2007 1:00 PM

Q&A: MediaVest's Norm Chait on Targeting Busy Consumers

e4m Desk Oct 12, 2007 8:36 AM

With the case study presentations over at the Effie Awards 2007, the stage is now set for ‘judgement day’. Agencies are eager to know who all emerge as winners at the Effies this year. The winners would be announced at a grand ceremony in Mumbai on October 12.

Rishi Vora Oct 12, 2007 8:31 AM

Major consumer electronics players like LG Electronics, Samsung, Sony and Haier are in the race to gain a majority stake in the growing LCD TV market in India. The latest ORG survey for the quarter ended March 2007 revealed that nearly 65 per cent of the LCD television market was dominated by Samsung and LG Electronics.

e4m Desk Oct 12, 2007 8:30 AM

Celebrations are already underway at General Motors, which completes a century of its existence in September 2008. GM India’s celebration has been weaved around the forward-looking and visionary theme of ‘GM Next’.

e4m Desk Oct 12, 2007 8:28 AM

The heated action of MipCom 2007 has contained itself on the fifth day. Several Indian participants left towards the end of the fourth day. The ones left are buzzing between meetings. Needless to say, some more deals were announced.

Noor Fathima Warsia Oct 12, 2007 8:27 AM

Day four at MipCom 2007 saw speakers delving on the future of mobile content. Among some of the points raised were the need for revenue sharing models between content providers and mobile operators, and sharing more information on the viewers to grow the medium.

Noor Fathima Warsia Oct 12, 2007 8:25 AM

MipCom 2007 statistics have placed India for the first time among the top 10 countries that have participated at the event. From 12 companies last year, this year there were 59 Indian exhibiting companies. The event organisers also informed that Reed Midem would be launching an Asian entertainment content market Amazia next year.

Noor Fathima Warsia Oct 12, 2007 8:24 AM

In a recent press statement, the Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA) has rejected the Indian Broadcasting Foundation’s (IBF) directive to its members to levy an input cost surcharge of 25 per cent on TV media rates. The IBF, however, remains firm on its decision.

Noor Fathima Warsia Oct 12, 2007 8:20 AM

Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Co, publisher of Malayalam daily ‘Mathrubhumi’, recently unveiled the logo of its FM station, Club FM, in Kochi. Mathrubhumi holds licenses to operate FM stations in Thiruvanathapuram, Thrissur, Kannur and Kochi. All the stations are expected to go on air soon.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Oct 12, 2007 8:17 AM

Future TV, the in-store television brand from Future Group, has announced the introduction of contests for consumer interactivity through its network across its stores. The contest is based on the ‘predict and win’ format, wherein viewers have to predict the result of the Future Cup series via SMS.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Oct 12, 2007 8:16 AM

It has been reliably learnt that Amyt Bhatia, Director, Big FM, has put in his papers. Bhatia was part of the core team brought in by COO Tarun Katial during the station’s launch phase. His future destination could not be ascertained.

e4m Desk Oct 12, 2007 8:15 AM

UK-based Haymarket Group has decided to further strengthen its position in India with the launch of two more titles. ‘PrintWeek’ and ‘Family Physician’ are the two B2B titles that are slated to be launched by mid-2008.

e4m Desk Oct 12, 2007 8:13 AM

Red FM has joined hands with Future Media (I) Ltd, the media company of the Future Group in a bid to extend its reach to Pantaloon store customers across Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata.

exchange4media Kolkata Bureau Oct 12, 2007 8:12 AM

Palador Pictures has announced an exclusive tie-up with Tata Sky Ltd, whereby American, European and Asian films from Palador’s library would be featured on Tata Sky’s pay-per-view service, Showcase.

e4m Desk Oct 12, 2007 8:02 AM

The Government's job is to be a facilitator and not a regulator. Up till now, the Government should have ensured a level playing field as far as rating is concerned. There is no regulatory body to oversee the whole affair. There is no regulatory body like TRAI, which could ensure that the policies are being implemented by the broadcasters. The day-to-day monitoring should be done at this level. What is the use of a content regulator when there is no broadcasting regulator? Someone has to take a holistic view of the whole affair.

e4m Desk Oct 12, 2007 12:00 AM