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In a rapidly changing global economic environment, the rules for business journalism are changing. Janice Neil, Ashok Desai, Omkar Goswami and Amit Kapoor share how

Nitin Pandey Feb 27, 2012 10:29 AM

N Madhavan, Associate Editor, Hindustan Times, shares his mantra for getting the most out of numbers in a business report & how to tell one’s story

Nitin Pandey Feb 27, 2012 8:14 AM

The CD release tour for project ‘Luminance’ of duo Meeta Pandit and Heiko Dijker begins from the National Capital with a live musical concert today

Nitin Pandey Feb 13, 2012 10:28 AM

At Divya Bhaskar, Saras Sethi is replacing Jagdish Sharma, who will, however, continue to be with the Dainik Bhaskar group

Nitin Pandey Jan 18, 2012 9:47 AM

Correspondent Nitin Pandey introspects on the role of media in a rapidly changing scenario and whether Justice Katju’s remarks are justified…

Nitin Pandey Nov 28, 2011 7:50 AM

Allied Blenders and Distillers is taking the expansion route to strengthen its market presence. The company has lined up a slew of promotional activities to support the new launches.

Nitin Pandey Nov 25, 2011 7:14 AM

The win comes on the back of a multi-agency pitch involving MPG, MEC and Madison, besides LMG. ZenithOptimedia is the incumbent media agency.

Nitin Pandey Nov 23, 2011 9:43 AM

In December 2010, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) granted a down-linking license to Al Jazeera English. While the group will continue to maintain its focus on international news, a significant volume of India specific news will also be aired.

Nitin Pandey Nov 18, 2011 3:09 PM

With Al Jazeera gearing up for a massive marketing campaign, they are in talks with main line marketing agencies as well as ad agencies. The process started a few weeks ago.

Nitin Pandey Nov 18, 2011 9:06 AM

The no-nonsense, proactive ways of the new Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju has left correspondent Nitin Pandey deeply impressed as he feels this would really put an end to paid news...

Nitin Pandey Oct 22, 2011 8:18 AM

The average issue readership (AIR) of the travel magazines genre has gone up by 31 per cent over 2009 R1 and by 12 per cent over 2010 Q2. Bhraman tops the list with an AIR of 2.57 lakh.

Nitin Pandey Oct 20, 2011 9:00 AM

The going has not been all that well for film-based magazines as even established English magazines such as ‘Filmfare’ and ‘Stardust’ struggled to retain readers. Publishing exclusive content is the only driver for them. Meanwhile, the genre has also seen stiff competition from new players like ‘People’ and ‘Hello’...

Nitin Pandey Oct 19, 2011 12:07 PM

With magazines ‘Auto Car’ and ‘Overdrive’ leading the genre, the AIR of the Auto/Cars segment has grown by 2 per cent over last year, and by 16 per cent over IRS 2009 R1. Entry of international titles like ‘BBC Topgear’ has already started showing positive growth...

Nitin Pandey Oct 19, 2011 12:05 PM

While the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) results have shown negative trends for special interest periodicals, business magazines, though with low readership base, continue to grow over the years with proliferation in titles and targeted content. Healthy growth is seen across titles, except for Business India and Business & Economy.

Nitin Pandey Oct 18, 2011 10:43 AM

Within four years of its launch, ‘Dare’, the monthly magazine from CyberMedia Group, has dropped its print edition. The October edition, which is already on the newsstands, is the last print edition of the magazine. ‘Dare’ will now be available online, mostly free of cost.

Nitin Pandey Oct 18, 2011 8:45 AM

Adding almost 2.2 lakh average issue readership (AIR), top six dailies have seen growth restored in the Uttarakhand market as per the IRS 2011 Q2 results. Meanwhile, four out of the top five periodicals have added more than 1.5 lakh AIR.

Nitin Pandey Oct 17, 2011 10:47 AM

It has certainly not been a good quarter for dailies in West Bengal. While Ananda Bazar Patrika, the leader in the space, has lost 4.74 lakh over the previous quarter, most of the topline Bengali newspapers have also witnessed decline in AIR. Bartaman and Uttar Banga Sambad are the only two exceptions among the top ten dailies.

Nitin Pandey Oct 17, 2011 10:33 AM

Barring Ajit, there has been no growth in the AIR for other Punjabi dailies in Punjab as per the IRS 2011 Q2 results. Hindi and English dailies, too, have witnessed decline in AIR. Dainik Bhaskar is the only Hindi daily that has grown over the last year.

Nitin Pandey Oct 14, 2011 10:15 AM

With top three magazines have seen decline in readership in Jammu and Kashmir, the average issue readership of most periodicals has either declined or was static in the last one year in the state as per the IRS 2011 Q2 results.

Nitin Pandey Oct 14, 2011 10:14 AM

The Indian Readership Survey 2011 Q2 results have not brought any cheer for some of the topline dailies in Chhattisgarh. Besides, nearly all top ten periodicals have also faced readers’ apathy as they reported loss of a average issue readership of almost a lakh over last year.

Nitin Pandey Oct 14, 2011 10:07 AM

With the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) set to release the detailed findings of its Engagement Study in a month’s time, a discussion on the topic at the 38th FIPP World Magazine Congress took the audience through the exciting USPs of magazines.

Nitin Pandey Oct 13, 2011 9:14 AM

Day 2 of the 38th FIPP World Magazine Congress saw experts sharing their views on facing the various editorial challenges in today’s scenario, and discussed the strategies to overcome the from digital media. Despite the odds, global publishers remain bullish on print.

Nitin Pandey Oct 13, 2011 9:13 AM

With the top three Hindi dailies adding nearly 14 lakh readers in a year, most of dailies have witnessed robust growth in average issue readership in Madhya Pradesh as per the IRS 2011 Q2 results. English dailies, however, ranked below in the tally, but have also been able to attract readers.

Nitin Pandey Oct 12, 2011 11:13 AM

Industry experts examined the way international publishers are handling the new complexity of brand management across multi-platforms and multi-territories at the 38th FIPP World Magazine Congress. The session on ‘The future of international magazine brands in a 360 degree media world’ was moderated by Barry Mcllheney, CEO, PPA, UK.

Nitin Pandey Oct 12, 2011 8:33 AM

Tarun Rai, CEO, WWM, has been elected as President of the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) at the body’s annual general meeting held on October 11, 2011. Rai will be taking over the reins from Pradeep Gupta, Chairman, Cyber Media Group. Mitrajit Bhattacharya, President & Publisher, Chitralekha, has been elected Vice President of the Association.

Nitin Pandey Oct 12, 2011 8:30 AM

Compared to the corresponding period last year, four out of the top five Hindi dailies have grown in Delhi as per the IRS 2011 Q2 results. Benefitting the most in the National Capital are Hindi dailies Navbharat Times and NaiDunia, which have added 1.76 lakh and 68,000 readers, respectively, over the year.

Nitin Pandey Oct 11, 2011 10:11 AM

As per the Indian Readership Survey 2011 Q2 results, topline dailies in English, Telugu and Urdu languages have seen decline in their average issue readership (AIR) in Hyderabad. The trends are not all that encouraging for magazines as well.

Nitin Pandey Oct 10, 2011 11:23 AM

Slow growth in average issue readership (AIR) of most of the dailies in Delhi raises a question - has the newspaper market in Delhi reached saturation point? While a clear picture will emerge in the forthcoming quarterly results of the IRS, recent readership trends do raise an alarm bell...

Nitin Pandey Oct 10, 2011 10:41 AM

Euro RSCG has won the creative duties of Nimbus Sport’s World Hockey Series. The win comes on the back of a closely contested multi-agency pitch. As part of the contract, Euro RSCG’s Mumbai office will handle the entire advertising duties of World Series Hockey on a project basis.

Nitin Pandey Oct 7, 2011 8:42 AM

All top six Assamese dailies have seen decline in readership over last year, losing almost 3.36 lakh readers, combined as per the IRS 2011 Q2 results. Meanwhile, AIR of Assamese periodicals has also nosedived when compared to last year as well as the previous quarter.

Nitin Pandey Oct 7, 2011 8:41 AM

Contrary to the general perception, readership trends are not very promising for all language daily genres. A look at the topline trends of all 11 regional dailies surveyed by the Indian Readership Survey...

Nitin Pandey Oct 7, 2011 8:36 AM

Euro RSCG has won the creative business of Nimbus Sport’s World Hockey Series. The win comes after a fiercely fought multi-agency pitch. As a part of the contract, Euro RSCG’s Mumbai office will handle the entire advertising duties of World Series Hockey on a project basis.

Nitin Pandey Oct 5, 2011 11:49 AM

All four Urdu dailies surveyed by Hansa Research have seen a decline in their average issue readership (AIR) over the previous quarter as per the IRS 2011 Q2 results. However, when compared to last year, Siasat and The Munsif, have been able to add some more readers.

Nitin Pandey Oct 5, 2011 10:51 AM

The upcoming State Assembly elections in Punjab may give the much needed fillip to the Punjabi newspaper market, but for now, the Indian Readership Survey 2011 Q2 results have show mostly negative trends for Punjabi dailies.

Nitin Pandey Oct 5, 2011 10:46 AM

As per the IRS 2011 Q2 results, the Marathi newspaper market has continued to see decline in AIR of most dailies. However, amid decline, the top two dailies – Lokmat and Daily Sakal - have added almost 4.39 lakh readers, combined, in a year.

Nitin Pandey Oct 5, 2011 10:42 AM

While all four Oriya dailies have witnessed decline in average issue readership as per the IRS 2011 Q2 results, Dharitri is the exception, showing a growth of 10 per cent over last year.

Nitin Pandey Oct 4, 2011 9:55 AM

When compared to the previous quarter, the top three Telugu dailies have seen growth in AIR, adding almost 2 lakh readers as per the IRS 2011 Q2 results. However, a comparison to the corresponding period last year is a different story...

Nitin Pandey Oct 4, 2011 9:14 AM

The top five Malayalam dailies – Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi, Madhyamam and Mangalam – have been able to attract readers over the period of time. However, Malayalam periodicals have seen mixed trends in the IRS 2011 Q2 results.

Nitin Pandey Oct 4, 2011 9:07 AM

With most Kannada dailies garnering positive growth, as per the IRS 2011 Q2 results, Kannada publications – both dailies and periodicals – have been able to attract more readers.

Nitin Pandey Oct 4, 2011 9:03 AM

India Today, Outlook and The Week have reported positive growth as compared to last quarter. Readers Digest, Femina and Business Today have also been able to attract readers as per the IRS 2011 Q1 results, as compared to the previous quarter.

Nitin Pandey Oct 3, 2011 10:04 AM

Dainik Jagran, followed by Dainik Bhaskar, Hindustan and Amar Ujala, have witnessed growth in AIR over last year as well as over the previous quarter. The top four dailies have together added 9.6 lakh readers over the previous quarter, and a whopping 36.55 lakh readers over last year.

Nitin Pandey Oct 3, 2011 9:33 AM

The top three business dailies – Economic Times, Mint and Business Standard – have witnessed growth in their AIR in IRS 2011 Q2 as compared to the previous quarter as well as over the corresponding period of last year. This reflects the general growth trend seen in business dailies in the latest quarter.

Nitin Pandey Oct 3, 2011 9:30 AM

When compared to the corresponding period of 2010, results for the Indian Readership Survey 2011 Q2 reflect grim trends for the English newspaper genre. Bucking this trend are Hindustan Times and The Times of India, with both papers seeing a combined addition of 6.67 lakh readers in a year.

Nitin Pandey Oct 3, 2011 9:27 AM

Five out of six topline Tamil dailies have witnessed decline in average issue readership (AIR) as compared to the corresponding period last year. However, when compared to the previous quarter, the trends did give some relief to Tamil dailies as almost all of them witnessed growth in AIR.

Nitin Pandey Oct 3, 2011 9:25 AM

As per the IRS 2011 Q2 results, eight out of the top ten magazines have witnessed growth in average issue readership (AIR) as compared to the previous quarter. Besides, during same period, the top five magazines have garnered positive growth in AIR, jointly adding 5.31 lakh readers.

Nitin Pandey Oct 3, 2011 9:23 AM

Correspondent Nitin Pandey is all set to do yet another round of number crunching and data analysis as he delves into the results of the Indian Readership Survey for the second quarter of 2011…

Nitin Pandey Oct 1, 2011 8:50 AM

MRUC and Hansa Research have released the Indian Readership Survey data for Q2 of 2011. Eight of the top 10 players have registered growth in readership. There are no changes in the top order. Dainik Jagran continues to be the highest read daily followed by Dainik Bhaskar, Hindustan, Malayala Manorama and Amar Ujala. Once again, The Times of India is the only English publication in the top 10 dailies.

Nitin Pandey Oct 1, 2011 8:42 AM

With this, Navbharat Times has gone hyper local in the region, adding 8-pages dedicated to local content with the mainline newspaper. The cover price of the newspaper remains unchanged at Rs 2.5 per copy.

Nitin Pandey Sep 29, 2011 8:22 AM

Gaya in Bihar is set to witness some print action with two Hindi dailies – Hindustan and Prabhat Khabar – gearing up for launch. It is almost after a decade that Hindi newspaper Hindustan is ready to expand its reach in Bihar. Meanwhile, Prabhat Khabar, the third most read newspaper in the state as per the Indian Readership Survey, is also set to explore the Gaya market.

Nitin Pandey Sep 27, 2011 8:47 AM

Bag Network is expanding its channel bouquet with the launch of Darshan24. The 24-hour free-to-air spiritual channel, goes on air from Sept 28, 2011.

Nitin Pandey Sep 23, 2011 9:31 AM

Anirban Bagchi has been appointed as Publisher of Mid Day Delhi. Bagchi will be replacing Narendra Tripathi, who had recently moved out of the group. He has been associated with Mid Day for the last six months.

Nitin Pandey Sep 22, 2011 8:37 AM

With the Indian Readership Survey (Q1 results) reporting positive trends in the average issue readership for certain periodicities, now most publishing groups have increased the cover prices of their magazines. This includes India Today, Outlook and The Week, besides magazines targeted at students preparing for various competitive exams.

Nitin Pandey Sep 20, 2011 9:25 AM

Along with the addition of the three Hindi news channels, the India News Group is also planning to venture into the English news space. Also, going forward, the Group plans to launch a Hindi general entertainment channel in 2012...

Nitin Pandey Sep 15, 2011 8:41 AM

Haribhoomi is now laying special emphasis on its Edit pages with a view to catering to readers’ varied tastes. The newspaper will be avoiding long and unwieldy stories and will focus on well-edited, well-displayed compact stories.

Nitin Pandey Sep 15, 2011 8:32 AM

To beef up its expansion plans in the Hindi belt, India News Group has appointed Narendra Tripathi as Chief Operating Officer for its broadcasting division, while Arun Agarwal has been appointed as Chief Finance Officer.

Nitin Pandey Sep 14, 2011 8:42 AM

STAR India has renewed its focus on Star Gold and with this, the channel has undergone a rebranding and has lined up the latest Bollywood blockbusters to premiere on the channel...

Nitin Pandey Sep 12, 2011 9:55 AM

The new editions of The Sunday Standard in North and West Indian cities will be the same as the national edition, however, local news of the region will be given preference. Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director, The New Indian Express, shared with e4m that they were not looking at the metro markets for the new editions.

Nitin Pandey Sep 9, 2011 8:44 AM

Narendra Tripathi, who was appointed as Printer and Publisher for North operations of Mid Day in March this year, has put in his papers. Though Tripathi did not reveal where he is headed next, he did mention that he would be moving back to the broadcast industry.

Nitin Pandey Sep 7, 2011 2:40 PM

While, the Group of Ministers will discuss the nitty-gritties of the report titled ‘Paid News: How Corruption in Indian Media Undermine Democracy’, speculations rife that it might also mull over various other issues concerning the Indian media industry, including FDI limit across media sectors.

Nitin Pandey Sep 7, 2011 2:33 PM

As Uttar Pradesh is set to witness Assembly Elections in the beginning of 2012, Hindustand is geared up to launch Moradabad and Aligarh editions, to strengthen its presence in the state before the elections.

Nitin Pandey Sep 6, 2011 9:13 AM

As the country celebrates Ganpati festival, starting September 1, 2011, Marathi newspaper Maharashtra Times turns into a ‘Fragrant Newspaper’ for the next 10 days during the festival period.

Nitin Pandey Sep 1, 2011 8:54 AM

As national Hindi news channel News Express turns a month old, the group Sai Prasad Media has revealed that it will invest Rs 200 crore to strengthen its presence in the market. The group has already invested nearly Rs 80 crore on technology and distribution, while almost Rs 20 crore has been earmarked for an awareness campaign and other running expenses.

Nitin Pandey Aug 30, 2011 9:03 AM

LinkedIn India and IAMAI’s panel discussion revolved around how social media can be used for customer engagement, and how B2B businesses can translate these engagement tools into business opportunities and build relevant conversations with customers.

Nitin Pandey Aug 29, 2011 9:10 AM

Political Express, a Hindi newspaper from Niche Marker Callnet Pvt Ltd, has hit Delhi newsstands on August 23, 2011. The 12-page newspaper has a cover price of Rs 2.50 and the initial print run is claimed to be 40,000 copies. Atir Husain is the Editor and Publisher of the newspaper.

Nitin Pandey Aug 29, 2011 8:39 AM

AMD India has embarked on its ‘Future is Me’ campaign across India from August 25, 2011. The campaign will feature a four-month long contest targeting youth with the objective of anticipating the future in four categories – Music, Entertainment, Digital and Fashion.

Nitin Pandey Aug 26, 2011 9:21 AM

Gurmeet Singh has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Forbes India effective from August 24, 2011. He is reporting to B Sai Kumar, Group COO, Network18 Group. Prior to this, Singh was associated with HT Mumbai since 2009, where he was heading the newspaper’s business.

Nitin Pandey Aug 26, 2011 8:46 AM

Dainik Bhaskar Jabalpur group is set to launch its sixth edition on August 27, 2011, from Aurangabad. The third edition of the newspaper in Maharashtra from the group will carry 20 pages and will have cover price of Rs 2.50. The editorial duties for the Aurangabad edition are being headed by Abdul Kadir.

Nitin Pandey Aug 26, 2011 8:41 AM

MTNL has tied up with Shemaroo to launch its 2G and 3G (Video IVR, WAP and IVR) value added services across Delhi and Mumbai. This will facilitate MTNL subscribers to view live feeds from major shrines of India as well as mini versions of Bollywood hits on their phones.

Nitin Pandey Aug 24, 2011 8:33 AM

Business Standard is set to enter Chhattisgarh with its Raipur edition which is launching on August 24, 2011. With a cover price of Rs 3, the Raipur edition will cover cities such as Bhilai, Durg, Bilaspur, Jagdalpur, Raigarh and Korba, among others.

Nitin Pandey Aug 23, 2011 8:33 AM

The easing of FDI norms for print media has seen the launch of quite a few international titles in the women-centric magazine genre. This has widened the advertisers’ portfolio for women’s magazines in India and has led to some intense competition. exchange4media finds out how media planners and publishers view the future of women’s magazines in India…

Nitin Pandey Aug 16, 2011 8:24 AM

While Mid Day Delhi has turned four on August 12, 2011, Pune edition of the tabloid is celebrating its third anniversary in the city...

Nitin Pandey Aug 12, 2011 9:09 AM

Amid intense deliberations and dilemmas, the distinguished Jury for the e4m News Broadcasting Awards, under the Chairmanship of Shekhar Gupta, finalised the names of the winners in various categories. The Jury panel met in Delhi on August 11, 2011 to deliberate on the entries. All eyes are now on August 27, 2011, when the winners will be felicitated at a glittering ceremony in Delhi at The LaLit.

Nitin Pandey Aug 12, 2011 9:07 AM

The new avatar of Champak includes a new look, bigger size, better design and more content. Meanwhile, recently the cover price of the fortnightly was revised from Rs 15 to Rs 20. However, the final decision on the cover price and ad rates of the revamped Champak is yet to be taken by the group.

Nitin Pandey Aug 2, 2011 10:46 AM

Starting with Bilaspur edition, the daily is set to go out in all-colour format with new design and added content. The group is also planning to launch new editions in Chhattisgarh and in Centre India by the end of the year 2011...

Nitin Pandey Aug 2, 2011 8:44 AM

Post the launch of its high-end luxury and lifestyle magazine ‘Atelier’ in July 2011, Creative Nest Media has firmed up its expansion plans. The group is now eyeing the middle class readers and will be a launching a magazine for this segment soon.

Nitin Pandey Jul 29, 2011 8:55 AM

In the first year of operations youth channel Hit7 from LSD Media aims to capture 10 per cent share of the advertising spends. It also plans a transition to DTH within two years of operations...

Nitin Pandey Jul 28, 2011 9:00 AM

E24 has brought about major changes in its programming line-up. To support the new look, the channel’s distribution network is also being strengthened. Meanwhile, an ad rate hike is also on the anvil.

Nitin Pandey Jul 27, 2011 9:20 AM

Anandabazar Patrika (ABP) Group launched its much anticipated Bengali GEC ‘Sananda’ on July 25, 2011. Social issues are the basic theme of the channel’s programming line-up. Apart from its core audience – women – Sananda will focus on household family programming too, including realty shows.

Nitin Pandey Jul 26, 2011 11:01 AM

Stung by the recent Radia phone tapping controversy, Indian media has come out strongly against the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. exchange4media spoke to some leading editors to gauge their reactions…

Nitin Pandey Jul 21, 2011 9:02 AM

Raj News is now renamed as T News and has undergone a makeover, besides beefing up its content line-up. Now, the parent group Telangana Broadcasting is gearing up to launch a new Telugu GEC soon.

Nitin Pandey Jul 4, 2011 9:13 AM

With e4m deciding to compare the IRS 2011 Q1 numbers with the corresponding period last year, Nitin Pandey was expecting some interesting trends to emerge... and they did.

Nitin Pandey Jul 2, 2011 8:34 AM

Media veteran Bharat Kapadia has bid adieu to Lokmat and is soon going to start a consultancy firm, called <a href="mailto:ideas@bharatkapadia.com">ideas@bharatkapadia.com</a>.

Nitin Pandey Jul 1, 2011 9:17 AM

Broadcasters Audience Research Council has not met the stipulated June 2011 deadline that was outlined in the MIB&rsquo;s TRP Committee Report to form a high-powered committee to guide BARC in the area of research, design and analysis.

Nitin Pandey Jul 1, 2011 8:46 AM

While English newspapers have been able to attract more readers in a year&rsquo;s time, reporting a growth of 33.33 per cent as per IRS 2011 Q1 data, Hindi dailies have de-grown in the state, losing nearly 1.60 lakh readers...

Nitin Pandey Jun 28, 2011 11:07 AM

Barring Punjab Kesari, all Hindi dailies in Chandigarh have witnessed decline in their AIR numbers as per the IRS 2011 Q1 data. The story is not a happy one for Punjabi dailies as well...

Nitin Pandey Jun 28, 2011 11:04 AM

While the fate of monthly and weekly magazines remains unchanged in Goa as per the IRS 2011 Q1 data, fortnightly magazines have charted a growth path in their AIR...

Nitin Pandey Jun 28, 2011 11:01 AM

As per industry experts, over the last two years, media investments in the auto category have grown by 60-70 per cent y-o-y. What has prompted the auto sector to up its marketing budget for print media? exchange4media analyses...

Nitin Pandey Jun 28, 2011 9:41 AM

After almost a year since its entry in Chhattisgarh with its Raipur and Bhilai editions, Patrika launched its Bilaspur edition last week &ndash; its third edition in the state.

Nitin Pandey Jun 28, 2011 8:35 AM

Led by the growth of Hindustan and Prabhat Khabar, the AIR of &lsquo;Any Hindi&rsquo; daily in Bihar has grown by 7.59 per cent in IRS 2011 Q1, while English dailies have grown by 4.15 per cent.

Nitin Pandey Jun 27, 2011 12:02 PM

While, the AIR of &lsquo;Any Hindi&rsquo; dailies stands at 32.68 lakh in the Jharkhand market as per the IRS 2011 Q1 data, English dailies in the state have also seen positive response from the readers during the year...

Nitin Pandey Jun 27, 2011 11:59 AM

With a loss of an AIR of 10,000, &ldquo;Any English&rsquo; daily has gained average issue readership of 11.15 lakh in Andhra Pradesh in IRS 2011 Q1. The AIR of &lsquo;Any Urdu&rsquo; daily has grown by 6.67 per cent in the state.

Nitin Pandey Jun 27, 2011 11:57 AM

Even as Kannada dailies continue to dominate the Karnataka newspaper market, the average issue readership of &lsquo;Any English&rsquo; daily has gone up by 30 per cent in the state, adding 2.79 lakh readers in IRS 2011 Q1.

Nitin Pandey Jun 27, 2011 11:54 AM

Led by the growth of Dainik Bhaskar, the AIR of &lsquo;Any Hindi&rsquo; daily has reached 1.08 crore in Rajasthan in IRS 2011 Q1, a growth of 3.77 per cent as compared to the corresponding period last year.

Nitin Pandey Jun 27, 2011 11:51 AM

Led by the growth of Divya Bhaskar and Sandesh, &lsquo;Any Gujarati&rsquo; daily added 2.35 lakh more readers in a year, taking the average issue readership to 1.02 crore in IRS 2011 Q1.

Nitin Pandey Jun 24, 2011 11:33 AM

Overall in Jammu &amp; Kashmir, &lsquo;Any Hindi&rsquo; daily reported an average issue readership of 1.60 lakh, a decline of 5.88 per cent. The AIR of &lsquo;Any English&rsquo; daily stands at 1.10 lakh in IRS 2011 Q1.

Nitin Pandey Jun 24, 2011 11:29 AM

Marathi dailies continue to dominate in Maharashtra. The leader in the space is Marathi daily Lokmat with an average issue readership of 73.05 lakh in IRS 2011 Q1, however, a marginal decline of 0.76 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2010.

Nitin Pandey Jun 24, 2011 11:23 AM

All English dailies surveyed among the top ten have reported negative growth in Orissa, garnering an AIR of 3.07 lakh in IRS 2011 Q1 for &lsquo;Any English&rsquo; daily, a decline of 10.23 per cent compared to last year.

Nitin Pandey Jun 24, 2011 11:15 AM

Save one, all major dailies in Tamil Nadu have reported a decline in their average issue readership figures in Tamil Nadu as per the IRS 2011 Q1 figures, as compared to the corresponding period last year...

Nitin Pandey Jun 23, 2011 1:10 PM

Newspapers readers in Kerala are deserting English as a language medium to have their daily dose of news, views and analysis. As Malayalam consolidates its position, Tamil too seems to be on the growth trajectory...

Nitin Pandey Jun 23, 2011 12:21 PM

Although, there is no change in the ranking of Punjabi dailies, barring Ajit, no other daily has reported a positive growth in IRS 2011 Q1 results...

Nitin Pandey Jun 23, 2011 12:17 PM

Led by the growth of Siasat and The Munsif, average issue readership (AIR) of &lsquo;Any Urdu&rsquo; daily has gone marginally up by 0.43 per cent as per the IRS 2011 Q1 results...

Nitin Pandey Jun 23, 2011 11:57 AM

Irrespective of periodicity, Assamese publications are losing sheen. While dailies have seen a decline in AIR of almost 13 per cent, monthlies&rsquo; AIR has come down by 26 per cent.

Nitin Pandey Jun 23, 2011 11:35 AM

Tamil weeklies have lost nearly 6.78 lakh readers, registering an AIR of 23.72 lakh. Fortnightly and monthly magazines have also witnessed declining trends.

Nitin Pandey Jun 22, 2011 11:30 AM

Telugu dailies have de-grown by 2.45 per cent as per the IRS 2011 Q1 data. Monthlies, too, have reported a fall of 11.84 per cent in AIR as compared to IRS 2010 Q1...

Nitin Pandey Jun 22, 2011 11:26 AM

While the Average Issue Readership of Kannada monthlies has gone up by 30,000 as per the IRS 2011 Q1 data, the AIR of weeklies has shot up by 12 per cent...

Nitin Pandey Jun 22, 2011 9:33 AM

Most Oriya publications are being rejected by the readers. The only hope is Dharitri, which has seen a positive growth in IRS 2011 Q1...

Nitin Pandey Jun 22, 2011 9:32 AM

Industry sources have confirmed to exchange4media that HUL&rsquo;s Shreejit Mishra would be joining BCCL as CEO &ndash; Publishing.

Nitin Pandey Jun 22, 2011 9:20 AM

Among the Top 15 Marathi dailies, 11 have seen de-growth in their readership numbers as per the IRS 2011 Q1 data...

Nitin Pandey Jun 21, 2011 3:29 PM

The Delhi-NCR market has seen better growth in readership for Hindi dailies than Delhi as per the latest results of the Indian Readership Survey, as compared to IRS 2010 Q1 results...

Nitin Pandey Jun 21, 2011 12:42 PM

Malayalam weeklies have seen one of the worst performances with not a single magazine in the Top 13 list seeing growth in AIR (Average Issue Readership) numbers as per the IRS 2011 Q1 data.

Nitin Pandey Jun 21, 2011 12:39 PM

Readership of Gujarati dailies have grown by 3.68 per cent as per IRS 2011 Q1 data, adding 3.98 lakh new readers over that of IRS 2010 Q1...

Nitin Pandey Jun 21, 2011 12:33 PM

As compared to the IRS 2010 Q1 data, &lsquo;Any Bengali&rsquo; dailies have lost 5.57 lakh readers in IRS 2011 Q1, a decline of 5.32 per cent.

Nitin Pandey Jun 21, 2011 11:42 AM

As per the IRS 2011 Q1data, &lsquo;Any Hindi&rsquo; monthly magazines have seen growth trends compared to IRS 2010 Q1. Meanwhile, negative trends in AIR numbers have continued for weekly and fortnightly magazines.

Nitin Pandey Jun 20, 2011 12:01 PM

For English weekly magazines, there is not much to cheer in IRS 2011 Q1. But for English monthlies and fortnightlies, the growth has been positive.

Nitin Pandey Jun 20, 2011 11:56 AM

Leading English dailies, Hindustan Times and The Times of India, have witnessed negative growth in AIR (Average Issue Readership) in the Delhi market; however, HT has reported positive growth in the NCR market as compared to IRS 2010 Q1.

Nitin Pandey Jun 20, 2011 11:45 AM

As per IRS 2011 Q1, Hindi business newspapers have seen mixed results &ndash; while Business Standard Hindi has grown in double digits, Business Bhaskar has declined sharply.

Nitin Pandey Jun 20, 2011 11:37 AM

While Hindi and English dailies continue to see growth in their readership numbers as per the IRS 2011 Q1 data, Marathi and Malayalam dailies have grown rapidly since IRS 2010 Q1.

Nitin Pandey Jun 18, 2011 9:32 AM

Compared to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2010 Q1 figures, English dailies have witnessed a growth of 3.62 per cent in IRS 2011 Q1. Readership numbers for English have been northward bound over the last few IRS quartiles.

Nitin Pandey Jun 18, 2011 9:31 AM

Fourteen of the Top 20 dailies have witnessed growth in readership numbers as per the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) data for 2011 Q1 as compared to the corresponding quarter of 2010.

Nitin Pandey Jun 18, 2011 9:30 AM

With the release of the IRS 2011 Q1 data, Nitin Pandey gets busy analysing the data and the implications for the print industry. Along the way, he come across some interesting industry viewpoint on the IRS data&hellip;

Nitin Pandey Jun 18, 2011 8:41 AM

No big surprises are seen in the ranking of the top line magazines as per the Indian Readership Survey Q1 2011 data release by Hansa Research and Media Research Users&rsquo; Council (MRUC) on June 17. However, the decline trend in readership continues in this quarter as well.

Nitin Pandey Jun 17, 2011 11:50 AM

Hansa Research and Media Research User&rsquo;s Council (MRUC) has released Indian Readership Survey on&nbsp;June 17, 2011. As per the data, the top order has almost same trends as it was in IRS Q1 2010.

Nitin Pandey Jun 17, 2011 10:29 AM

Mindshare, the flagship media agency of GroupM, has won the media duties of NourishCo, a joint venture between PepsiCo and Tata Global Beverages. Dialogue Factory will lead this client relationship with Mindshare.

Nitin Pandey Jun 17, 2011 8:24 AM

As CNN IBN&rsquo;s show Citizen Journalist (CJ) completes 100 episodes, the group is planning to focus on making CJ&rsquo;s digital presence more robust. Also, through this programme, channel will continue with its campaign called Citizens Against Corruption.

Nitin Pandey Jun 16, 2011 8:12 AM

Arnab Ghosh has joined Godfrey Phillips India Ltd (GPI) as General Manager &ndash; Marketing. Prior to this he was with Pernod Ricard India as AGM Marketing.

Nitin Pandey Jun 15, 2011 11:58 AM

Sai Prasad Media is taking the HD route for this Hindi news channel, which has been named News Express. The Editor and CEO is Mukesh Kumar.

Nitin Pandey Jun 14, 2011 8:46 AM

Mutreja&rsquo;s elevation comes on the back of four years of growth for Amar Ujala.

Nitin Pandey Jun 14, 2011 8:37 AM

Saptahik Sakal is the latest addition to the slew of changes that has been brought about by the Sakal Media Group, since January, to refresh their product content and portfolio.

Nitin Pandey Jun 13, 2011 8:06 AM

In a candid conversation with exchange4media Smeeta Chakrabarti, CEO, NDTV Good Times, shared 2011 plans for the channel...

Nitin Pandey Jun 13, 2011 8:00 AM

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Nitin Pandey Jun 10, 2011 11:56 PM

The &lsquo;stockezy&rsquo; website will summarise and recap key highlights of the show &lsquo;D Street ka Don&rsquo; of Zee Business that educate and empower the investors on how to analyse the market trends and stocks to make informed decisions&hellip;

Nitin Pandey Jun 10, 2011 3:41 PM

New strategy for regional editions would include content upgradation, building brand equity and creating synergies across locations. To oversee all operational issues concerning non-Delhi, non-Mumbai editions, HT has added more responsibilities to Rajesh Mahapatra.

Nitin Pandey Jun 9, 2011 9:01 AM

Mid Day is planning to focus more on issue-based edit driven campaigns from June 2011 onwards and will have dedicated coverage and campaigns on the various issues that impact people.

Nitin Pandey Jun 8, 2011 9:21 AM

Amar Ujala group is in aggressive mode for 2011. Besides a dedicated BTL division called &lsquo;Touch Point&rsquo;, the group will be launching two magazines as well as a youth-centric newspaper soon.

Nitin Pandey Jun 8, 2011 9:19 AM

Andhra Pradesh has a new Telugu daily from June 7, 2011 &ndash; Namasthe Telangana. The paper aims to cater to the huge Telangana region and voice the concerns, aspirations and ambitions of the Telangana people.

Nitin Pandey Jun 7, 2011 8:25 AM

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; ">The newspaper will cover developments of entire Telangana region in sports, business and cinema.<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> It will also be leveraging resources of T News channel&hellip; <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span></span></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></span>

Nitin Pandey Jun 5, 2011 11:53 PM

Nearly three months&rsquo; back, Marie Claire had increased its cover price to Rs 100. Now, the magazine is ready to step forward in a new, international avatar...

Nitin Pandey Jun 2, 2011 8:27 AM

Apart from TV and movie content, brands are also leveraging gaming content in India. But where are the ground breaking innovations that were expected. e4m looks at the various branded integrations undertaken and the rationale behind them...

Nitin Pandey Jun 1, 2011 9:00 AM

Jagran Prakashan Ltd&rsquo;s (JPL) Urdu newspaper Inquilab hits newsstands in Lucknow on May 27, 2011. The newspaper is also set to enter other markets of Uttar Pradesh as well as Delhi and Bihar soon.

Nitin Pandey May 27, 2011 8:42 AM

Rajiv Takru, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, reiterates Government&rsquo;s stand on self-regulation by the broadcast industry and stresses that self regulation is the best form of regulation.

Nitin Pandey May 26, 2011 8:47 AM

Lokmat Media has elevated Jwalant Swaroop to be the COO-Publishing of the company. The change will be effective June 1, 2011. In his new role, Swaroop would be based from Mumbai.

Nitin Pandey May 25, 2011 8:15 AM

Adarsh Mishra has been promoted as Vice President, Sales and Marketing Development (SMD), at DNA and is reporting to CEO KU Rao.

Nitin Pandey May 23, 2011 8:13 AM

Lokmat is all set to hit the Maharashtra news stands in a whole new avatar. Before finalising the changes the group has done a survey in 1.5 Lac households with 5 Lac readers. 

Nitin Pandey May 19, 2011 9:30 AM

Dainik Jagran has come out with a contest for school children called - &lsquo;Jagran Young Editor&rsquo;, where the youngsters will attend a workshop on various aspects of editorial from the experts in Dainik Jagran Editorial team...

Nitin Pandey May 19, 2011 9:09 AM

Indian publications made a mark at the INMA Awards 2011. With six awards, Jagran Prakashan Ltd won the highest number of awards among organisations worldwide.

Nitin Pandey May 19, 2011 8:36 AM

The Express Group, which has stayed away from any branding campaigns in recent years, is coming up with promotional campaigns by July-end 2011.

Nitin Pandey May 18, 2011 2:04 PM

The Association of Regional Television Broadcasters of India, at its first annual general meeting in Delhi, has finalised the constitution that will govern the body. The AGM saw the participation of 30 regional networks and 150 regional channels.

Nitin Pandey May 17, 2011 9:32 AM

Carat Media has been entrusted with the media duties of ABC Consultants, which is looking at renewing its brand identity. The company is reportedly planning to invest nearly Rs 10 crore on this identity revival exercise.

Nitin Pandey May 17, 2011 9:31 AM

National edition of Tehelka Hindi, which was launched in October 2008 but phased out from the market later, will be back on newsstands from June 2011 and will cover the Hindi speaking regions that are not being served by the localised editions of the magazine.

Nitin Pandey May 10, 2011 9:02 AM

News24 is assuming a more youthful look with this makeover. The group is planning to foray overseas, partnering with DTH and IPTV operators in the US, the UK and South Africa...

Nitin Pandey May 6, 2011 8:25 AM