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The music reality show Idea Star Singer kicked off its fourth season this week in the presence of cine actress Navya Nair, Jury members including music composer Sharreth and playback singers K. S. Chithra and M.G.Sreekumar and the head honchos of Asianet. Forty eight contestants from across Kerala have been shortlisted for this year’s competition. Apart from the jury members, prominent personalities from film industry will attend as celebrity guest. The audition was conducted in all major cities in Kerala and abroad. Asianet will telecast 'Idea Star Singer Season 4', every Monday to Friday at 8.30 PM.

e4m Desk May 26, 2009 12:43 PM

A good burp after a hearty meal connotes satisfaction, but ‘burrping’ the good life? In a bid to create greater equity with netizens, Burrp.com, an online guide to good living, which gives reviews on spas, restaurants, and movies, among many others, has come up with a new TV campaign. Cell18 has conceptualised the TVC.

Pallavi Goorha Kashyup May 26, 2009 8:47 AM

Upgrading its telecom offering, BSNL has launched its 3G-enabled Blackberry service, which claims to offer a distinct edge over the competition. The company has come up with a new TVC to support the launch, which has been conceptualised by PerceptH. The sharp, fast-paced TVC features Olympian Abhinav Bindra as the protagonist.

e4m Desk May 26, 2009 8:40 AM

Rajiv Jaitly has joined Indian Express as President, Marketing. He has taken charge from today. Prior to joining Indian Express, Jaitly was with Dainik Bhaskar Corp (DB Corp) as President, Marketing and Ad Sales. He had joined DB Corp in early February 2008, taking over the function from Girish Agarwal, Director, DB Corp.

e4m Desk May 26, 2009 8:39 AM

Along with the growing market for online video, online video advertising has become one of the fastest growing advertising mediums around the world. But how fast is online video advertising growing in India, how much are the Indian advertisers able to adapt and adopt this new medium? exchange4media seeks to find out from some industry players.

e4m Desk May 26, 2009 8:38 AM

Politicians are masters of denying the obvious, so it’s not easy to get them to acknowledge defeat. But some of the defeats of Election 2009 have been so stunning that even the most hard-boiled have not attempted to twist facts, says BV Rao.

BV Rao May 26, 2009 8:37 AM

Gautam Adhikari has put in his papers at The Times of India, where he was Editor, Edit Page. He is moving back to the US. He had re-joined the Times Group in 2007 as Editorial Advisor and Dean of The Times School of Journalism, reporting directly to Vineet Jain, Managing Director, Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd.

e4m Desk May 26, 2009 8:37 AM

The exchange4media Conclave 2009 has brought together some of the biggest international names to discuss the opportunities in media industry amid tough times and how all stakeholders of the domain can make the most of these prospects. The Keynoter Speakers at the event are Mark Patterson, CEO, GroupM, APAC; and Asit Mehra, Executive President, Omnicom Worldwide. The event would also see a Special Address by Andrew Rashbass, CEO, The Economist Group. The exchange4media Conclave 2009 is presented by STAR News.

Tasneem Limbdiwala May 26, 2009 8:36 AM