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Vikrant Gosain

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Vikrant Gosain has joined My FM Delhi as Deputy Manager - Corporate Sales. Prior to this, Gosain was with Red FM as Team Head- Retail & Government and was responsible for various revenue verticals such as retail, education and Government for the Delhi region and was also responsible for part of the corporate portfolio in Delhi.

e4m Desk Aug 22, 2008 8:39 AM

Tridib Sengupta

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Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), the apex body of the fashion industry, has appointed Tridib Sengupta as its Chief Operating Officer. Not new to the fashion industry, Sengupta was President & CEO, Balance Clothing and Rohit Bal Designs, where he introduced new business systems and drove business targets to achieve a rapid increase. Prior to that, Sengupta had held a senior leadership role with several banks, including the National Bank of Dubai, Emirates Bank International, Dubai, ANZ Grindlays Bank in India and Dubai in a career spanning over 20 years.

e4m Desk Aug 22, 2008 8:38 AM

Manu Kapoor

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Cairn India has appointed Manu Kapoor as Director - Corporate Affairs and CSR. Kapoor moves from Reliance Retail Ltd, where he was Head – Corporate Communications & Affairs and was responsible for communications, stakeholder management and setting up a pan-India communications network for the organisation. He has had a diverse career, which spanned several industries and geographies, including companies like Vestergaard Frandsen, P&G, Tiffany Foods Ltd, Dalmia Industries Ltd and ITC Ltd, among others.

e4m Desk Aug 22, 2008 8:37 AM

Ashwini Tyagi

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INCL Group of Companies, a conglomerate with diverse expertise in handling 360-degree communication solutions, has appointed veteran media professional Ashwini Tyagi as Senior Vice President. Tyagi will also hold the position of Director – Creative for Macaw Inc, the creative group company and advertising outfit of INCL Group of Companies. Tyagi has nearly three decades' experience in the creative field. Tyagi earlier worked with All India Radio, N.H.K. Tokyo, BBC World Service Trust, Dainik Bhaskar Television, and agencies like FCBUlka, Chaitra Leo Burnett, Lintas, Contract, and Everest, among others.

e4m Desk Aug 22, 2008 8:37 AM

Anita Belani

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Anita Belani has been named Country Head, Right Management. Right Management is a provider of integrated human capital consulting services and solutions across the employment lifecycle. Prior to joining Right Management, Belani was Country Head, Watson Wyatt – India, a human capital consulting firm. She has 21 years' experience in senior strategic human resources positions with organisations like Sun Microsystems, KPMG LLP and Jardine Fleming, among others.

e4m Desk Aug 22, 2008 8:35 AM

Genre Check: Hindi GECs lose some points; Colors hurled to fourth position by just 2 GRPs

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The competition couldn’t have been closer in the Hindi general entertainment channels. Star Plus is riding high with 311 GRPs, while Zee TV follows at 209 GRPs. Sony Television is back at the No. 3 spot with 130 GRPs, but the win is by just 2 GRPs. In its third week, Colors has garnered 128 GRPs this week. Star One has 93 GRPs, NDTV Imagine has 90 GRPs, and 9X has 75 GRPs.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Aug 22, 2008 8:26 AM

Stage set for first ever Airtel Indian News Broadcasting Awards in Capital today

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exchange4media Group is all set to present its first ever awards for the Indian broadcast industry. Christened Airtel Indian News Broadcasting Awards, the first edition of the Awards is being held in the Capital today. Airtel is the main sponsor for these Awards, while TAM Media Research and Media Guru are the knowledge partners. Nominees for the Awards were shortlisted by the jury on August 19.

e4m Desk Aug 22, 2008 8:23 AM

NewsNext 2008: ‘It is imperative for a brand to have ‘uncluttered’ visibility on a channel’

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Stage is set for NewsNext 2008, being held by the exchange4media Group in the Capital today. In the run-up to the day-long conference, the exchange4media team spoke to some senior media heads and advertisers to get their views on the ROI from news TV and how brands benefit from the news genre. Times Now is the main sponsor of NewsNext 2008, which will focus on the future of the Indian news broadcasting industry.

e4m Desk Aug 22, 2008 8:22 AM