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Former Bloomberg UTV CEO Arun Anant Sets Up Consulting Firm

Arun Anant, former CEO at Bloomberg UTV (then UTVi), has set up management consulting firm Inc Value together with five partners. “We will b…

by Sruthijith KK Dec 9, 2009 - 10:14 AM PST

Reliance Mediaworks Partners With In-Three For 3D Conversion Facility

Reliance Mediaworks (formerly Adlabs) today said it has partnered with Los Angeles-based In-Three Inc. to set up the world’s largest 2D to 3…

by Sruthijith KK Dec 7, 2009 - 11:01 AM PST

Rediff Loses Director Who Was Executing Its Minimalist Shift; Salil Chandrashekar Resigns

The latest in a series of high-level exits from Nasdaq-listed Rediff.com (NSDQ: REDF) is Salil Chandrashekar, director for product developme…

by Sruthijith KK Dec 7, 2009 - 5:54 AM PST

Sabina Solomon, Head Of The Agency Behind Indian Readership Survey, Quits

Sabina Solomon, general manager at Media Research Users Council, the agency that carries out the important Indian Readership Survey, has res…

by Sruthijith KK Nov 23, 2009 - 3:08 AM PST

Telecom: Before 3G Can Roll Out, 2G License Awards Under Corruption Cloud

Even as India’s troubles with its 3G auctions seem to be never ending and elsewhere in the world, commercial roll out of 4G is making steady…

by Sruthijith KK Oct 23, 2009 - 6:52 AM PST

Sports Illustrated Is Launching In India On 5 October

An Indian edition of Sports Illustrated, the american magazine best known for its annual swimsuit edition, will hit newsstands on 5 October.…

by Sruthijith KK Sep 29, 2009 - 11:16 AM PST

Breaking: M.K. Venu To Become Editor Of The Financial Express

The Economic Times’ opinions editor M.K. Venu is becoming managing editor at The Financial Express, the 48-year-old business daily from The…

by Sruthijith KK Sep 18, 2009 - 10:06 AM PST

Tata Indicom Launches Pay-Per-Call Concept; Will More Operators Follow?

Tata Teleservices today said it would charge a flat rate of Re1 for local calls and Rs3 for national calls, irrespective of the time used, u…

by Sruthijith KK Sep 1, 2009 - 9:08 AM PST

Mrinal Pande Steps Down As Editor Of Hindustan After Nine-Year Stint

Mrinal Pande has stepped down as the editor-in-chief of Hindustan, ending a nine-year-stint at the helm of the Hindi daily and an 18-year as…

by Sruthijith KK Aug 31, 2009 - 12:01 PM PST

News Roundup: Zee Ad Rate Hike, Travelguru, Google Doodle, Star Player Premier

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, Essel Group’s flagship broadcasting company, will raise ad rates in September by “high single digits”, Ne…

by Sruthijith KK Aug 20, 2009 - 12:14 PM PST

I&B Ministry Issues Advisory On H1N1 Flu Coverage To News Channels

The ministry of information and broadcasting issued an advisory to the News Broadcasting Association, an industry body of news channels, aga…

by Sruthijith KK Aug 10, 2009 - 10:27 AM PST

Exclusive: Rediff CFO Joy Basu Quits

Rediff.com’s long-time CFO Joy Basu has quit the Nasdaq-listed firm, according to a multiple persons familiar with the situation. Basu, who…

by Sruthijith KK Aug 6, 2009 - 5:26 AM PST

News Roundup: Morningstar Rises In India, Dish TV, Multi Screen Media, Love Aaj Kal

US-based mutual fund research firm Morningstar Inc. has launched operations in India and now offers free India-specific research on Mornings…

by Sruthijith KK Aug 5, 2009 - 10:25 AM PST

Deccan Chronicle Announces Rs180 Crore Buy-Back

Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd, publisher of dailies such as Deccan Chronicle, The Asian Age and Financial Chronicle, today announced a buy-b…

by Sruthijith KK Aug 4, 2009 - 12:51 PM PST

Who Is The ‘Yet-To-Be-Named’ MD At Indiatimes?

A Bennett, Coleman staff memo yesterday announcing the appointment of Rishi Khiani as CEO of Indiatimes, said the new CEO will report to the…

by Sruthijith KK Aug 4, 2009 - 6:40 AM PST

Deccan Chronicle Net Up 26% At Rs77 Crore; Share Buyback To Commence Soon

Publisher Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd today posted Q1 net profit of Rs77.02 crore, up 26% from the year-ago period on ad sales growth and…

by Sruthijith KK Jul 31, 2009 - 8:02 AM PST

Industry Moves: Monika Halan Joins Mint As Consulting Editor

Monika Halan, who recently quit as the editor of Outlook Money setting off a raging controversy over industry awards, has joined HT Media’s…

by Sruthijith KK Jul 29, 2009 - 5:00 AM PST

India To Have Third Largest Internet Population By 2013; Is Among Top 10 Twitter Countries

Forrester Research predicts that India will have the third largest population of Internet users by 2013, after China and the US (via PTI). T…

by Sruthijith KK Jul 27, 2009 - 5:46 AM PST

ITZ Cash Card Raises Rs50 Crore To Expand Into New Segments

Itz Cash Card Ltd, part of Subhash Chandra-promoted Essel Group, today said it has raised Rs50 crore in a second round of funding. This roun…

by Sruthijith KK Jul 22, 2009 - 9:42 AM PST

Rediff Posts Q1 Net Loss Of $1.43 Million; “Cautiously Optimistic”

Rediff.com (NSDQ: REDF) today said it was cautiously optimistic as revenues grew 11% (US dollar terms) and 7% (INR terms) on a sequential ba…

by Sruthijith KK Jul 21, 2009 - 3:22 PM PST

Laureen Ong To Step Down As Star COO

News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) yesterday said Laureen Ong was stepping down as the COO of its Asian broadcasting unit Star Group Ltd. Operational un…

by Sruthijith KK Jul 15, 2009 - 8:58 AM PST

New Defence Magazine To Launch With Manavendra Singh As Editor

Ocean Media Pvt. Ltd, a unit of Hindi publisher Prabhat Prakashan, is launching a magazine covering defence and security affairs. Defence an…

by Sruthijith KK Jul 15, 2009 - 4:33 AM PST

Govt Forms Draft Satellite Radio Policy; Steps To Curb Video Piracy

The ministry of information and broadcasting said yesterday that it has framed the draft Satellite Radio Policy Guidelines based on the reco…

by Sruthijith KK Jul 15, 2009 - 2:42 AM PST

Thomson Reuters Buys Indian Legal Online Database Company

Thomson Reuters (NSDQ: TRIN), the leading financial news and business information company, has acquired private equity backed Indlaw Communi…

by VCCircle Jul 8, 2009 - 8:35 AM PST

Industry Moves Roundup: Sony, NDTV Convergence, Zee

Zee has restructured its operations in the South and created a new role of chief operating officer, Southern channels, reports Indiantelevis…

by Sruthijith KK Jul 3, 2009 - 11:29 AM PST

Industry Moves: TN Prabhu To Leave UTV New Media; Manish Agarwal To Replace Him As CEO

T.N. Prabhu, CEO at UTV New Media, is leaving the company, according to a person familiar with the situation. The company has hired Manish A…

by Sruthijith KK Jul 1, 2009 - 4:32 AM PST

Changes At ContentNext: CEO Nathan Richardson Leaves; Caroline Little To Run Company

Caroline Little, CEO of North America for Guardian News & Media, is assuming day-to-day responsibility of ContentNext Media, effective immed…

by Rafat Ali Jun 3, 2009 - 5:53 PM PST

Who Owns Rang7.com?

Rang7.com is the latest online travel portal to hit the Indian market. The website has attracted a lot of attention in the last few days as…

by VCCircle May 20, 2009 - 3:54 PM PST

TRAI Gets New Chairman; JS Sarma Commences Duty

J.S. Sarma, a 1971 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Services (Andhra Pradesh cadre) today took charge as the chairman of the Telec…

by Sruthijith KK May 14, 2009 - 11:47 AM PST

News Roundup: Microsoft To Sack 55, IPL SMS Game

Software giant Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) plans to trim its workforce in India by 1%, impacting 55 staffers among the 5,500 people on the rolls,…

by Sruthijith KK May 12, 2009 - 1:57 AM PST

US Media Firms’ Frustrations With China May Work In India’s Favour: NYT

“After many years of fervent lobbying and deal-making in China, American media companies have little to show for their efforts there and are…

by Sruthijith KK May 4, 2009 - 3:06 AM PST

News Roundup: Multiplex Collections At Three-Year Low, Unsecured WiFi Connections

Thanks to a stalemate between Bollywood film producers and multiplex owners over a revenue share formula, which has come in the way of new r…

by Sruthijith KK Apr 22, 2009 - 2:17 AM PST

Earnings: Yahoo: Net Income Down 78 Percent; Will Cut Five Percent of Work Force

Hammered by a weak online advertising market, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) reported steep drops in net income and revenue during the first quarter and…

by Joseph Tartakoff Apr 21, 2009 - 12:57 PM PST

Jagran Denies Report That London’s Independent May Sell Stake

Independent News and Media, the London-based publisher of The Independent, is in talks with the promoters of Jagran Prakashan Ltd, the Bomba…

by Sruthijith KK Apr 20, 2009 - 12:30 PM PST

A Blogger Is Among India’s 50 Most Powerful People, Says Businessweek

We are not big fans of awards and listings, but this one caught our eye. Amit Varma, blogger at India Uncut, is one of the most powerful peo…

by Sruthijith KK Apr 20, 2009 - 2:27 AM PST

No Pay Cuts, Job Cuts Or Salary Hikes This Year At UTV: Ronnie Screwvala

In a recent town hall meeting at the Nehru Centre in Worli, Mumbai, Ronnie Screwvala, the self-made entrepreneur who heads UTV Software Comm…

by Sruthijith KK Apr 17, 2009 - 11:50 AM PST

TV Ad Spends To Grow Just 6.5% In 2009: MPA Report

Advertising spends on television will grow just 6.5% in 2009, as against a growth of 15.6 in 2008, predicts Hong Kong-based consultant Media…

by Sruthijith KK Apr 17, 2009 - 12:24 AM PST

Industry Moves: Neil Chakravarti Leaves Zee Entertainment; To Turn Entrepreneur

Neil Chakravarti, executive vice president heading strategy and business development at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, one of India’s la…

by Sruthijith KK Apr 16, 2009 - 6:08 AM PST

Zee News Effects Salary Cuts; ZEEL To Follow Soon

Zee News Ltd, the Essel Group company that broadcasts Zee News and Zee Business, today said it has effected a 5-15% salary cut to the top ma…

by Sruthijith KK Apr 16, 2009 - 5:38 AM PST

Neo Sports Broadcasting Raises Rs 258 Cr From 3i, Oman Investment Fund

Neo Sports Broadcasting Pvt Ltd has got approval from Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), the nodal agency that clears foreign invest…

by VCCircle Apr 16, 2009 - 5:34 AM PST

ZenithOptimedia Cuts Global Online-Ad Growth Forecast In Half

The latest in a series of downward ad-spend-forecast revisions comes from ZenithOptimedia. The Publicis Groupe media shop is predicting that…

by David Kaplan Apr 15, 2009 - 6:00 AM PST

Business Standard Effects 10% Salary Cuts To Editorial, Business Staff

Banker Uday Kotak-owned Business Standard Ltd, publisher of an eponymous business daily, has effected a 10% salary cut to staffers above a c…

by Sruthijith KK Apr 13, 2009 - 7:58 AM PST

Empowering Voters Online And Covering Elections From A Train

As we get closer to the general elections, media firms are putting all their weight behind covering the country’s biggest event. Many are la…

by Sruthijith KK Apr 7, 2009 - 6:11 AM PST

Bennett, Coleman Working On A Weekend Paper; Focus On Long-Form Stories

A weekend paper with a relatively high cover price and fewer ads is in the works at Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, the publisher of The Times o…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 30, 2009 - 7:15 AM PST

Update: Wadhawan, CEO Of Times Internet, Leaves; That’s 3 C-Level Exits At BCCL Units In 2 Months

We reported that G. Subramaniam, CFO of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, is leaving the firm. Now, Medianama is reporting that Dinesh Wadhawan, C…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 27, 2009 - 9:09 AM PST

NYT Lays Off 100 On The Business Side; Cuts Salary For All Non-Union Staff, Including Sulzberger

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) is laying off some 100 business-side employees and cutting non-union salaries across the board. NYFis…

by David Kaplan Mar 26, 2009 - 2:25 PM PST

Deepak Sogani To Join Dalmia Cement As Executive Director

Deepak Sogani, who stepped down last month as CFO of Times Internet Ltd, is joining Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd as executive director. He wil…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 25, 2009 - 7:18 AM PST

We Are Hiring Business Reporters

ContentSutra is expanding and will be hiring contributing writers to help cover India

by Sruthijith KK Mar 23, 2009 - 7:16 AM PST

NewsX Cuts Salaries; Cost Structure Out Of Sync With Reality, Says Jehangir Pocha

English news channel NewsX has become the third mainstream news organization to effect structured, across-the-board salary cuts in the past…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 20, 2009 - 10:44 AM PST

Breakingviews.com Column Moves From Mint To Business Standard

Content from Breakingviews.com, the award-winning financial commentary website part owned by Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS), has ceased to be publish…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 17, 2009 - 3:41 AM PST

Analysis: What Ails Bennett, Coleman?

With Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd announcing salary cuts that will affect more than 8,000 people, days after broadcaster NDTV Ltd cut salaries…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 16, 2009 - 4:02 PM PST

Q&A With BCCL CEO Ravi Dhariwal: No Financial Squeeze, Just Cash Flow Issues

Soon after he announced salary cuts that would affect more than 8,000 staffers, we did a Q&A over the telephone with Ravi Dhariwal, CEO of B…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 16, 2009 - 2:25 PM PST

ET Now-Reuters Partnership Is Official

We reported last week that ET Now, the upcoming business news channel from Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd was close to announcing a content deal…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 16, 2009 - 4:31 AM PST

Income Tax Dept Attaches Pyramid Saimira's Bank Accounts

From PTI:

The income tax department today attached theatre chain Pyramid Saimira’s bank accounts totalling more than Rs 240 crore for alleg…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 14, 2009 - 12:12 AM PST

UPDATE: TRAI Amends Quality Of Service Rules For DTH

Telecom and broadcast regulator, The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), has issued amendments to the DTH Quality of Service (QoS)…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 12, 2009 - 3:26 PM PST

Holi Break: Regular Service Resumes On Thursday

We are going into a quick Holi break and except for breaking news, there won’t be regular posting on Wednesday. Normal service resumes Thurs…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 10, 2009 - 3:25 PM PST

News Roundup: Sony Layoffs, TV18's Rating Downgrade

Kunal Dasgupta, former CEO at Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd, broadcaster of channels such as Sony (NYSE: SNE) Entertainment Television and Set…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 9, 2009 - 7:22 AM PST

Reed Infomedia Ends Operations; Future Of The Titles Uncertain

Reed Infomedia India Ltd, the JV between BSE-listed Infomedia 18 Ltd and B2B publisher Reed Business Information, has discontinued operation…

by Sruthijith KK Mar 9, 2009 - 2:42 AM PST

Advertising Growth Projections: Whom Do You Believe?

After close to 20% year-on-year growth of advertising for nearly four years, there is now a great deal of apprehension among media companies…

by Sruthijith KK Feb 24, 2009 - 3:46 AM PST

Amita Malik, First Lady Of Indian Journalism, R.I.P

Amita Malik, veteran All India Radio broadcaster, film critic and media commentator, died on friday after a long battle with leukemia. She w…

by Sruthijith KK Feb 23, 2009 - 8:44 AM PST

Reed Midem Launches New Events Portal; Aims To Create Online Content Market

Reed Midem, the entertainment events business of Reed Exhibitions, today unveiled MipWorld.com, a new portal integrating all of its entertai…

by Sruthijith KK Feb 19, 2009 - 10:10 AM PST

Sony CEO Kunal Dasgupta Leaves, MSM Board Chairman Takes Over As CEO

Kunal Dasgupta, the CEO of Multi Screen Media, who placed enormous bets on the success of the Indian Premier League, has left the company. M…

by Sruthijith KK Feb 19, 2009 - 6:10 AM PST

News Roundup: VAS License, Real Launch, Cable Pricing

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today released its recommendations on mobile value added services. In what will come as a relief t…

by Sruthijith KK Feb 13, 2009 - 4:54 PM PST

Media Industry Welcomes FDI Policy Tweak, Awaits Details

Media owners in the country are eagerly awaiting government

by Sruthijith KK Feb 13, 2009 - 4:04 PM PST

Interview Part 2: Virgin Radio President On Indian JV, Growth, Challenges, Restrictions

Here’s the second part of our interview with Ian Grace, president, Virgin Radio International.

In the first part that we carried on Wednes…

by Sruthijith KK Feb 12, 2009 - 6:40 PM PST

Govt Relaxes FDI Regime; Telecom, Insurance, Retail, Media To Benefit

Here is the new Foreign Direct Investment regime that will rewrite the rules for FDI at least in sensitive sectors like telecom, media, avia…

by VCCircle Feb 12, 2009 - 11:54 AM PST

Infomedia CEO Prakash Iyer Is Leaving, No Replacement Yet

Prakash Iyer, CEO of Infomedia18 Ltd, is leaving the company. Iyer joined the BSE-listed magazine and directories publisher in August 2004,…

by Sruthijith KK Feb 11, 2009 - 3:43 AM PST

NDTV Launches Video Site, But No Entertainment Content

NDTV Convergence has launched Tubaah.com, a video site for content from the broadcasting group

by Sruthijith KK Feb 6, 2009 - 3:40 PM PST

News Roundup: IPL Auction, UTV Share Pledge

The economic slowdown was not too evident at the Indian Premier League player auctions in Goa today where England

by Sruthijith KK Feb 6, 2009 - 2:03 PM PST

India Today Group Associate Publisher Ashish Chadha Quits

Ashish Chadha, associate publisher and business head at the India Today Group, is leaving the company, a person familiar with the situation…

by Sruthijith KK Feb 4, 2009 - 10:09 AM PST

Video Ad Platform Jivox Launches Affiliate Programme For Publishers

Jivox, the online ‘do-it-yourself’ video advertising platform targeted at small and medium businesses, has announced an affiliate programme…

by Sruthijith KK Feb 3, 2009 - 6:27 AM PST

New contentSutra Reporter: Sruthijith KK

We’d like to introduce our new contentSutra reporter, Sruthijith KK. Sruthijith comes to us from the Mint newspaper, where he covered the me…

by Rafat Ali Jan 26, 2009 - 3:16 PM PST

ContentSutra Looking For Space To Rent

ContentSutra wants to sublet some office space in south or central Delhi. We’re looking for a separate room within a bigger office that has…

by Rafat Ali Jan 13, 2009 - 9:26 PM PST

Company Announcement: Our New Head Of Sales

We are pleased to welcome our new head of sales, Susan Leiterstein. Susan joins ContentNext Media from Incisive Media, where she was vice pr…

by Rafat Ali Jan 6, 2009 - 4:37 PM PST

TimesofMoney Launches e-Payment Gateway

DirecPay.com will be a new entrant in the e-payment space where there are only few players.

TimesofMoney, a Times Group company, has entere…

by VCCircle Dec 30, 2008 - 12:54 AM PST

Indian Video Site Tinselvision Closes Down, After $6 Million Funding

Tinselvision, an online video-on-demand service targeting South Asian communities in the US, UK and Canada which closed about $6 million in…

by Rafat Ali Dec 10, 2008 - 3:20 PM PST

Britain’s ITN Source Buys 70 Years Of Asia News International Footage

News agency Asia News International (ANI) has signed a deal with UK broadcast footage archive ITN Source to license 70 years of its footage…

by Patrick Smith Nov 28, 2008 - 3:20 PM PST

ContentSutra News Links Roundup

More of Newsgroup: ContentSutra Links

by Rafat Ali Sep 22, 2008 - 8:57 AM PST

Cleartrip Lays Off 42

As the dynamics of air travel is changing with more and more airlines finding themselves stuck on the tarmac, the online travel ticketing bu…

by VCCircle Sep 11, 2008 - 12:48 PM PST

Rajasthan Patrika Launches Hindi Website

The indic language space is the new web 2.0. Rajasthan Patrika, a Hindi daily with a stated readership of 1.25 crore in Rajasthan, has launc…

by Cerius Shah Sep 1, 2008 - 4:40 PM PST

Online DVD Rental Service Seventymm Raises $12 Million In Third Round

Bangalore-based online DVD rental company Seventymm has received $12.5 million (Rs 50 crore) from NEA Indo US Ventures. This will be the thi…

by Rafat Ali Aug 21, 2008 - 2:49 AM PST

Job With Us: Editor/Reporter For ContentSutra

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by Rafat Ali Aug 6, 2008 - 12:00 PM PST

BSNL’s IPTV launch Delayed By Another Year

BSNL’s already delayed IPTV service is now delayed, again: it will take another year for the full rollout of its IPTV services in Kolkata, A…

by Rafat Ali Aug 2, 2008 - 5:49 PM PST

Nomura Invests $16 Million In Chennai

Japan

by VCCircle Aug 1, 2008 - 10:34 AM PST

CyberMedia Careers Site Closes After Dice Pullout; Redirects To TimesJobs

This was to be expected: CyberMedia Group’s tech focused jobs portal called CyberMediaDice.com has been shut down and the site and its uses…

by Rafat Ali Jul 30, 2008 - 3:55 PM PST

Updated: Scrabulous No Longer Available For US, Canadian Customers; Other Countries OK

Updated: Facebook says the decision to block Scrabulous for U.S. and Canadian users was made by the Scrabulous developers, not Facebook. The…

by Robert Andrews Jul 29, 2008 - 3:06 PM PST

Venture Overload? Erasmic Merges With Accel To Form Accel India Venture Fund

In a significant development, Bangalore-based early stage investment firm Erasmic Venture Fund has merged with Silicon Valley based Accel Pa…

by Rafat Ali Jul 28, 2008 - 1:01 AM PST

Zapak’s Harmeet Arora Joins mKhoj; Changes At CarWale.com

— Harmeet Singh has moved from Zapak and joined mKhoj as Head of Ad Sales. Prior to Zapak, Singh spent six years in Rediff (NSDQ: REDF), le…

by Cerius Shah Jul 27, 2008 - 11:58 AM PST

Sanjoy Narayan To Join As Hindustan Times Editor

Sanjoy Narayan, the Editor of Business Today magazine and Chief Operating Officer of India Today Digital (which includes the entire online o…

by Rafat Ali Jul 18, 2008 - 3:45 PM PST

Instablogs Gets Funding From Indiagames Founder: Report

Or so Watblog is reporting: Instablogs, the blog network based in New Delhi, has received funding from Vishal Gondal, the founder and CEO of…

by Rafat Ali Jul 18, 2008 - 2:00 PM PST

After The Spice Sale, Modis Hit Capital Market With Cellebrum

IPO Analysis: BK Modi is back in the deal street. However, this time they are not cashing out. Modis’ mobile value added services (VAS…

by VCCircle Jul 15, 2008 - 12:10 PM PST

Seedfund Raising $30 Million Fund?

Mumbai-based Seedfund, the early stage venture capital fund launched in 2006, may raise a second fund of $30 million, reports Business Stand…

by VCCircle Jul 9, 2008 - 12:17 PM PST

IDG Ventures India Plans Its Second Fund Of $300 Million

Bangalore-based early-stage venture capital firm IDG Ventures India is planning to raise $300 million India focused fund, Mint has reported.…

by VCCircle Jul 9, 2008 - 12:16 PM PST

Michelin Ties Up With Times Group

Michelin APA Publications, publishers of maps, restaurant and travel guides, have partnered with BCCL to customize and distribute Michelin G…

by Rafat Ali Jul 8, 2008 - 5:19 PM PST

Moser Baer Hiving Off Entertainment Unit; To Unlock Value

India

by VCCircle Jul 8, 2008 - 12:13 PM PST

Holiday Catchup Wire: MVAS Hudles; Webdunia’s New Look; iPhone Cost In India; UTV-IPTV

During the holiday week here, some links to catch up on:

— Deccan Chronicle unit sees NYT deal rev at 1.5 bln rupee: Deccan Chronicle Hold…

by Rafat Ali Jul 6, 2008 - 11:40 PM PST

NDTV To Separate News and Entertainment Businesses; Separate Listings

NDTV said today that its its board had approved separating its news and entertainment businesses, and the two will be listed as public compa…

by Rafat Ali Jun 30, 2008 - 4:43 PM PST

Mobile Gaming: India Revenues; EA Mobile In India; Indiagames Professional Team

— Another one of those amorphous projections: Gartner says that mobile gaming revenues in India will reach about $450 million by 2012…it…

by Rafat Ali Jun 29, 2008 - 2:40 AM PST

Orange County Register To Outsource Editing Work To India

More dollar love for India as copy editing duties for some stories published in the Orange County Register and page layout for a community n…

by Cerius Shah Jun 25, 2008 - 5:35 PM PST

Zee Launches SpiceZee.com; Where Is DMCL?

This seems odd, Zee has launched Spicezee.com, an (other) Bollywood entertainment website, as part of the Zee Network, a bouquet of sites wh…

by Cerius Shah Jun 25, 2008 - 4:53 PM PST

Seventymm to Invest $17 Million For National Expansion

Bangalore based online DVD rental company Seventymm is throwing out some numbers, which may or may not mean anything: it says it will invest…

by Rafat Ali Jun 25, 2008 - 3:15 PM PST

Kanwal Rekhi Lanches New Venture Fund In India; Total $125 Million

Kanwal Rekhi, one of the major telecom entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley and a very active member of TIE, has launched a new venture fund in…

by Rafat Ali Jun 25, 2008 - 1:01 PM PST

Changes At ContentSutra

We’re sorry to say goodbye to Nikhil Pahwa, our resident editor here, who has decided that a different pace would be better for him, and has…

by Rafat Ali Jun 24, 2008 - 11:45 PM PST

Bachchans In a Big Deal With Reliance; Multi-Platform Deal

Forget its big deal in the works in Hollywood, Reliance Big Entertainment is spreading its already big wings in India: it has done a deal wi…

by Rafat Ali Jun 24, 2008 - 10:54 PM PST

European Video Site Dailymotion Rolling out Indian Operations

Dailymotion, one of the bigger also-rans to YouTube out of France, is setting up Indian operations, allowing users in the country to upload…

by Rafat Ali Jun 22, 2008 - 4:52 PM PST

Mobile Ads In India To Cross Rs 500 Crore?

Mobile advertising in India could cross Rs 500 crore in the next five years, according to one exec, though this is only one company predicti…

by Rafat Ali Jun 22, 2008 - 4:42 PM PST

NYT/IHT Launching Section Within Deccan Chronicle’s Financial Paper

So this might have been the genesis of reports that New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) and Deccan Chronicle Holdings, that the two were in s…

by Rafat Ali Jun 16, 2008 - 11:38 PM PST

Educomp Funded LearnHub Redesigns; To Focus On India

Well this one slipped us by, Educomp has a ‘large investment’ in Toronto based social learning network LearnHub. LH has gone in for a re-des…

by Cerius Shah Jun 15, 2008 - 4:50 AM PST

Yahoo Launches Local Info Service In India

Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has rolled out its neighborhood information service, called Local, in India, making it the third country to get the servi…

by Rafat Ali Jun 13, 2008 - 2:43 AM PST

Reuters Media’s Asian Head Leaving For Entrepreneurial Life

ThomsonReuters’ has lost its head of media for Asia: Azhar Rafee, who is based in Hong Kong, is leaving the company after being there for ab…

by Rafat Ali Jun 1, 2008 - 10:22 PM PST

Nikhil Offline For A Few Days

I’m currently on a rest break.

For any stories related to ContentSutra.com, please contact both Rafat Ali, Editor and Publisher, ContentNex…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 15, 2008 - 1:26 AM PST

Webdunia Introduces Multi-lingual Ads

Webdunia, the local languages portal from the Naidunia group, has launched ads in 9 languages. What the release doesn’t state is the kind of…

by Cerius Shah May 14, 2008 - 4:20 PM PST

@NDTV NMC: Advertising Isn’t Infinite; Free Content Model May Not Last – Andrew Paulson, LiveJournal

Andrew Paulson, President, SUP (Livejournal): “advertising is great, but not a renewable resource – it’s not infinite. Everyone seemed to th…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 8, 2008 - 12:46 AM PST

@ NDTV New Media Congress and Web Innovation Summit Today

I’m rushing for the NDTV New Media Congress in Delhi now, and Cerius will be attending the Web Innovation Summit in Mumbai. Connectivity per…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 8, 2008 - 12:42 AM PST

IAMAI Names Ajit Balakrishnan As Chairman Emeritus, Sanjeev Bikhchandani As Chairman

Ajit Balakrishnan, CMD of Rediff.com (NSDQ: REDF) has been named the Chairman Emeritus of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMA…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 1, 2008 - 7:32 AM PST

HCL Considers Media Outsourcing Business

Outsourcing major HCL Technologies is reportedly in talks with broadcasting media houses for offshoring media and entertainment services. Wh…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 21, 2008 - 1:40 PM PST

IPLT20.com Launched, Team Web Property Launches Disappoint

IPLT20.com, the official website of the Indian Premier League, has launched. It seems to have been a rush job, a massive flash player stream…

by Cerius Shah Apr 19, 2008 - 7:50 PM PST

It’s Official: Live Current Media Bags Rights To IPL Portal For $50 Million

So here’s the official announcement regarding Live Current Media’s deal with the Indian Premier league, which we had told you about yesterda…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 17, 2008 - 12:31 PM PST

IPhone In India In September?

Business Standard reports, quoting “Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) retail sources” that the iPhone will be launched in India the first week of September…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 17, 2008 - 3:57 AM PST

Canadian Firm Live Current Media Bags IPL Portal Rights For $50 Million

Live Current Media Inc (LCM), a Vancouver, Canada based company has bagged the portal rights of the Indian Premier League for 10 years for $…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 16, 2008 - 5:49 PM PST

Qualcomm Announces Indian Venture Foray; Invests In Tessolve Services

Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has announced its investment foray in India through its venture arm, Qualcomm Ventures. Its first equity investment ha…

by Cerius Shah Apr 16, 2008 - 12:44 AM PST

Etisalat Eyes Spice Communications

There’s apparently more to Etisalat’s India plans than was initially apparent: the UAEs biggest telco may buy a stake in India co Spice Comm…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 7, 2008 - 6:50 AM PST

Komli To Serve Ads on eBay India; Exclusive Tie-Up For One Year

One of our predictions for the year was ad networks beginning to park space on publisher platforms, its already happened with MSN and now Ko…

by Cerius Shah Apr 3, 2008 - 11:51 AM PST

Telco Roundup: Nokia Siemens Extend BSNL Contract, No Spectrum Share

— Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Siemens Networks, which has previously bagged a BSNL contract to deploy broadband to 7000 villages, has had its contra…

by Cerius Shah Apr 2, 2008 - 8:46 PM PST

Etisalat, Tata Comm & Idea Cellular Offer Mobile Money Transfer; Interoperability Of Services?

Etisalat, the largest mobile operator in the UAE, has announced the launch of a Mobile Money Transfer pilot from UAE to India. The company h…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 2, 2008 - 5:47 AM PST

Videocon Bids For Motorola Handset Biz

India is growing an appetite for continental. March saw Tata buying out Jaguar and now news of Videocon’s bid to acquire Motorola’s (NYSE: M…

by Cerius Shah Apr 1, 2008 - 10:51 AM PST

Publicis Launches Digitas In India as Solutions | Digitas

Publicis has rebranded Solutions, the India-Singapore marketing arm, as Solutions | Digitas. The new entity will be headquartered in New Del…

by Cerius Shah Mar 29, 2008 - 1:27 PM PST

BSNL To Receive Rs. 2000 Crore If ADC Is Removed

So much for open competition: Public sector telco BSNL may get a Rs. 2000 crore bounty in case the Acess Deficit Charge (ADC) levied by the…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 28, 2008 - 4:17 AM PST

Telco Roundup: Airtel Vodafone Launches In Guernsey; Neotel Buys Transtel

— Guernsey Airtel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti, has started its mobile services in Guernsey. In May 2007, they signed an agreement…

by Cerius Shah Mar 26, 2008 - 3:47 PM PST

Telco Roundup: Rival Group; Mobile Subs; Nokia Sales and MotoQuit

— The new members in town are planning a family to take on the existing Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). According to this…

by Cerius Shah Mar 25, 2008 - 10:44 AM PST

Zee News To Launch Two Regional Channels; Exploring English Options

Anyone feel a bubble on the airwaves? Zee News plans to launch two new regional channels, one of which will be in South, and is considering…

by Cerius Shah Mar 25, 2008 - 9:49 AM PST

In Mumbai 24th-29th March For FICCI Frames And Barcamp

I’ll be in Mumbai tomorrow evening, and from the 25th to the 27th, I will be covering FICCI Frames – which is probably the largest Media and…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 23, 2008 - 2:53 PM PST

Industry Moves Roundup: Hungama Mobile; Microsoft

— Hungama Mobile has announced the appointment of three senior management executives: Anand Jhingan, who has formerly worked with IBM, JP M…

by Cerius Shah Mar 23, 2008 - 2:09 PM PST

7Seas Signs Neetu Chandra For Mobile Game

7Seas, the Hyderabad based gaming company which recently acquired the German gaming firm Neodelight in an all cash deal, has signed an agree…

by Cerius Shah Mar 23, 2008 - 1:47 PM PST

AT&T Eyes Strategic Partnership With Videocon’s Datacom

US telecom giant AT&T (NYSE: T), which was recently issued National and International Long Distance (NLD and ILD) licenses and has been ramp…

by Cerius Shah Mar 18, 2008 - 1:50 PM PST

Ram Shriram On The Future Of The Internet, SAAS, Video, Copyright And Mobile

At the lauch of the Internet Special Interest Group, Ram Shriram, founder of Sherpalo Ventures, and one of the founding board members of Goo…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 17, 2008 - 1:16 AM PST

Return VAS Charges In 15 Days, TRAI Tells Vodafone

TRAI has asked Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) to refund VAS charges levied on subscribers within 15 days for providing services without their consent.…

by Cerius Shah Mar 14, 2008 - 7:57 AM PST

Google Listings and Cinema Go Rural; Multiplexes Selling 10-12% Tickets Via Net And Mobile

Lines are for those who wait, so seems to be the case with multiplexes claiming 10-12% of their ticket inventory is being sold via net and m…

by Cerius Shah Mar 14, 2008 - 6:06 AM PST

BPL Launches Mobile Music Jukebox; Less For More As Compared To Airtel

After Airtel, BPL is the next to launch its Mobile Jukebox service. For the un-initiated, Mobile Jukebox services are on-demand music servic…

by Cerius Shah Mar 14, 2008 - 6:06 AM PST

Zapak Gaming Zone; Sensex Based Games

Press release overdrive for Zapak these days. Zapak Digital Entertainment has entered into a partnership with E-City Media to be present in…

by Cerius Shah Mar 12, 2008 - 3:24 PM PST

Percept To Consolidate

Percept is undergoing a consolidation of all group companies under a single holding entity. According to Ajay Upadhyay, Percept President, c…

by Cerius Shah Mar 12, 2008 - 2:46 PM PST

Internet Penetration In India Is Lousy Says Report, CS Does A Study Of Its Own

Most of us already know this, Internettrafficreport.com has confirmed high bandwidth prices and artificial choking of available capacities m…

by Cerius Shah Mar 12, 2008 - 10:13 AM PST

Mobile TV: MTNL To Launch On April 1, Report Projects $360 Million Market Worth In 2008

A recent report by Springboard Research predicts India’s mobile tv penetration will reach 12 million within the first year of launch and Ind…

by Cerius Shah Mar 12, 2008 - 9:28 AM PST

Fuse+Media Launches Pune Studio, Dishoom2008

Fuse Interactive, the wholly owned subsidiary of Fuse+Media of the Velocity Interactive Group, has launched its Pune studio under the brand…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 12, 2008 - 9:23 AM PST

Apple iStore Opened In Hyderabad

After Bangalore, the second Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iStore has been opened in Hyderabad by Reliance Digital, reports the Financial Express. Relia…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 7, 2008 - 2:27 AM PST

Airtel Launches National Mobile Money Transfer

Airtel has entered into agreements with ICICI, HDFC, SBI and VISA to offer Mobile Money Transfer (MMT), postpaid bill payment and prepaid re…

by Cerius Shah Mar 6, 2008 - 5:33 AM PST

Telecom Roundup: Idea To Spend Rs 1 Billion, AT&T Adds To India

— Idea Cellular will invest Rs 1000 crore ($250 million) to expand its network in Gujarat. The investment by the operator, which currently…

by Cerius Shah Mar 6, 2008 - 5:33 AM PST

TiE Delhi Sets Up Special Interest Group For Internet; On Conferences And Unconferences

The Delhi chapter of the Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE Delhi) has set up a Special Interest Group focusing on the Internet: the SIG will provide…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 6, 2008 - 3:28 AM PST

Times Loses Remit2Home and Remit2Home1.com Domains

A panel of the National Arbitration Forum has ordered the domain names remit2home.com and remit2home1.com be transferred from Times of Money…

by Cerius Shah Mar 5, 2008 - 10:14 PM PST

Etisalat Launches Subsidiary Technologia In Bangalore

Etisalat, the UAE’s largest telecom operator has announced the launch of Technologia, its Bangalore based subsidiary, reports ET. Technologi…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 4, 2008 - 2:48 PM PST

Gulfsutra: Dubai MVNO; Saudi WiMax; Earnings: Batelco, Wataniya, Qtel

Upcoming Events:
— Digital Nation Seminar, March 11, Muscat, Oman
— Middle East & North Africa Satellite Summit 2008 (MENASAT), March 5,6,…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 2, 2008 - 3:12 PM PST

Lead India Campaign Overview; Mobile, Web and Social Network

The Lead India campaign, which started off as a print product and later crossed over to TV, has become quite the darling of the ad fraternit…

by Cerius Shah Feb 29, 2008 - 4:26 AM PST

Budget Coverage Roundup

Maybe it’s because the sword of recession is at the economy’s throat, or maybe just a function of the growth in media, but there’s no doubti…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 29, 2008 - 3:11 AM PST

Horlicks Plans 10% Online Spend; Launches Indianwomenshealth.com

[by Cerius Shah] Much on the lines of the Sunsilk Gang of Girls website (which recently went cross media with a reality TV show centered aro…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 26, 2008 - 7:55 AM PST

Cable&Wireless Gets ILD And NLD Licenses In India

Cable&Wireless has announced that it has been granted a International (ILD) and National Long Distance (NLD) licenses by the Department of T…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 26, 2008 - 6:29 AM PST

GulfSutra: Middle East Telecom Report; Zain IPO; UAE-Censorship; Omantel Buys Pak Telco

AMEinfo has a series of articles on telecom in the Middle East, and two interesting pieces of information from a survey conducted by them: l…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 22, 2008 - 11:02 AM PST

3G Spectrum Allocation Delayed To Year End

[by Cerius Shah] A state of lethargy or a lethargic State? Nine mobile telcos allotted letters of intent and others battling with spectrum…

by Rafat Ali Feb 20, 2008 - 5:21 PM PST

Introducing Gulf Sutra: Tracking The Middle East Market For Indian Content Providers

We’re launching a Middle East digital media tracker called Gulf Sutra today. It will be published weekly, and is a work-in-progress: we’ll t…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 15, 2008 - 10:53 AM PST

SMS For The Social; Powr 2 The Ppl

[by Cerius Shah] Disaster SMS alert software have been in the news since the 2004 Tsunami. Previous efforts included doling out translated E…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 12, 2008 - 4:11 AM PST

Yahoo Officially Rejects Microsoft Bid; Yang’s Mail; AOL Merger Not Likely

Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) Board of Directors has rejected Microsoft’s (NSDQ: MSFT) “unsolicited proposal”, concluding unanimously that the “propo…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 11, 2008 - 3:45 PM PST

@ Kala Ghoda: SMS Poetry And 115 Book Manuscripts Submitted Online

At the Kala Ghoda arts festival over the weekend, I met Peter Griffin of Caferati, a writers group, which has organized the literary segment…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 4, 2008 - 8:39 AM PST

BAG Films Gets FDI nod; Q3 Net Profit Rs 18.76 million

[by Cerius Shah] BAG Films has been cleared for a Rs 20.5 million FDI investment and a Rs 400 million foreign currency convertible bond rais…

by Rafat Ali Feb 1, 2008 - 4:52 PM PST

Reuters To Exit From TGB; Chintamani Rao To Replace Sunil Lulla

[by Cerius Shah] Reliable sources have confirmed news of Reuters (NSDQ: RTRSY) exiting TimesNow, we had covered speculation on the same prev…

by Rafat Ali Feb 1, 2008 - 4:49 PM PST

OnMobile IPO Oversubscribed 10.95 Times

In these volatile times of choppy global and local markets, the OnMobile IPO has been oversubscribed 10.95 times, perhaps helped by a timely…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 30, 2008 - 2:01 AM PST

Portals Are Passé , Says Sify; To Focus On Consumer Services

Sify CEO Raju Vegesna faced a tough question on their portals business during the earnings conference call – about why they haven’t decided…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 23, 2008 - 10:30 AM PST

Essel Group's Stake In UNI Is Null And Void, Says Company Law Board

Here’s an unexpected development: the Essel Group’s acquisition of stake in the newswire agency UNI has been declared ‘null and void’ by the…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 23, 2008 - 10:30 AM PST

Yet Again, A Call For Cut In Import Duty For Consoles

An interesting take, from Atindriya Bose, on why the 35 percent duty currently imposed on gaming consoles in India, should be removed: he te…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 16, 2008 - 8:34 AM PST

HT Media, Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran And NDTV To Sell Ads For Equity

Would you sell stake in your company in exchange for advertising inventory? After Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (BCCL), publishers of the Times…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 15, 2008 - 4:28 AM PST

Essar Buys 49 Percent Stake In Troubled Kenyan Telco – Econet Wireless; To Invest $500 M In Rollout

Essar Communications Holdings Limited (ECHL), a subsidiary of India’s Essar Global has acquired a 49 percent stake in Kenyan telecom firm Ec…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 12, 2008 - 4:33 AM PST

MySpace India in Beta; Channel V Contest; Hires Director Of Marketing And Content From Yash Raj

We should have picked this up sooner, but anyway: I just noticed that MySpace India has been launched, and is currently in Beta. They appear…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 9, 2008 - 6:27 AM PST

Our Coverage From CES 2008

Our Executive Editor Staci Kramer and MocoNews contributor Carlo Longino are over at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where we’re…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 8, 2008 - 10:55 AM PST

ContentSutra Predictions For 2008

I made just one prediction last year, that IPTV will flounder in 2007, and got it right. So, enthused by that success, I’m taking a bigger g…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 5, 2008 - 1:48 AM PST

Top 10 Viewed Stories Of 2007 on ContentSutra

Since everyone else is doing it, might as well…top 10 stories of the year on ContentSutra, as filtered through our Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Ana…

by Rafat Ali Dec 31, 2007 - 11:07 PM PST

Holiday Wire: VC Money in Mobile VAS; Tinselvision; Saavn

We’re closed for the rest of the year, hence running on headlines until Jan 2:

— Value-added services attract VCs to telcos: In India, of…

by Rafat Ali Dec 24, 2007 - 12:21 PM PST

Thomson Forms Strategic Alliance With Dreamworks For Paprikaas

Thomson (NYSE: TOC) is leveraging it’s investment in Paprikaas Animation Studios: it’s Technicolor Services division, which had invested an…

by Nikhil Pahwa Dec 22, 2007 - 12:56 AM PST

9.9 Mediaworx MD Pramath Sinha On The Jasubhai Acquisition, Online Plans And Organizational Changes

The official statement is in, confirming that 9.9 Mediaworx has acquired Jasubhai Digital Media, the media arm of the Jasubhai group. The co…

by Nikhil Pahwa Dec 19, 2007 - 7:17 AM PST

ACK Media Acquires Animation Studio; Eyes Education and Career Sites

ACK Media, which had bought rights to popular childrens magazines Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle Magazine with the agenda of monetizing the co…

by Nikhil Pahwa Dec 19, 2007 - 5:53 AM PST

Travel Roundup: Travelocity India Adds Flights; MMT To Add Bus Ticketing

— Online travel agent (OTA) Travelocity has introduced domestic and international flight booking for its India portal, covering 80 Indian c…

by Nikhil Pahwa Dec 14, 2007 - 9:21 AM PST

Update: ContentSutra Mixer: Today At The Ambassador

Update: We’re full on our ContentSutra Mixer. Thanks to everyone who registered. We hope to see you later today, in a few hours. Also, thank…

by Nikhil Pahwa Dec 14, 2007 - 9:11 AM PST

Chandamama Online Relaunched

The portal for Chandamama, a magazine for kids has been relaunched, reports techtree. I just checked, and the site has content on Panchtantr…

by Nikhil Pahwa Dec 14, 2007 - 6:42 AM PST

Cellebrum Goes In For Pre-IPO Rebranding?

Spice Group mobile value added services (VAS) company has undergone a branding revamp: the company has changed its name as Spice Mobile VAS,…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 30, 2007 - 8:08 AM PST

Bharti Telesoft To Acquire Jataayu Software For $20 Million

It appears that a formal announcement of Bharti Telesoft’s (BTSL) acquisition of Bangalore based Jataayu Software is due. As per ET, Jataayu…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 30, 2007 - 7:44 AM PST

ContentSutra Mixer In December: Venue Suggestions?

Rafat’s going to be in India next month, and we’re planning to do a ContentSutra Mixer in Delhi sometime between the 18th and 21st of Decemb…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 27, 2007 - 2:54 AM PST

In Hyderabad On 15th, 16th For TiE-ISB Connect

I’m in Hyderabad on the 15th and 16th for TiE-ISB Connect; my first trip to Hyderabad, and it’s going to be a bit of a dash – in early tomor…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 14, 2007 - 2:53 AM PST

New Feature: ContentSutra SMS Alerts

We’ve launched ContentSutra on SMS – alerts of the latest news from the digital media business in India.

To start, SMS START CONTENTSUTRA…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 8, 2007 - 3:42 AM PST

Kirusa Expands Series C Financing With $3.3 Million From Qualcomm, Erasmic, Eastven

Voice SMS company Kirusa, which had earlier received $10 million in Series C funding from Helion Venture Partners and Nexus India Capital, h…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 8, 2007 - 2:23 AM PST

@ AGI: "The Consumer Of Legal Games In India Is 25-29 Years Old, Not 15-25"

Ajay Khanna, Country Manager for EA in India, during the panel focusing on multinationals in India said that it’s not viable to do large sca…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 5, 2007 - 12:48 AM PST

Rok, BSNL Sign Mobile TV Deal

UK BASED Rok Entertainment signed a deal with mobile operator BSNL to stream TV to regular 2.5G (GPRS) enabled phones. [via The Enquirer]

I…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Oct 30, 2007 - 9:18 AM PST

@Fortune Global Forum: Quotes From Day 1

Bits from the first day of the Fortune Global Forum:

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Member of Parliament: We wrote to 500 CEOs from companies that t…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 30, 2007 - 1:33 AM PST

IPTV Subscriber Estimates Move A Tad Higher To 1 Mln

IPTV subscriber estimates seems to be hitting new highs, according to this Indiantelevision article.

Speakers at the Indian Broadcast Expo…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Oct 28, 2007 - 10:29 PM PST

Top Headlines From Last Week

–Zee Moots Concept Of Universal Broadcaster For Mobile TV In India; Wants MediaFLO Barred
— CEOs Appointed: Uday Shankar, STAR India ; Pre…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 28, 2007 - 10:11 PM PST

BBC Eyes New Media Opportunities In India

The BBC is considering new media opportunities in India – the Internet, Mobile and also FM, reports IANS. Particularly enticing for them is…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 25, 2007 - 5:47 AM PST

BSNL To Invest Rs. 60,000 Crore Over Next Three Years

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. plans to invest Rs 60,000 crores over the next three years to expand its GSM, Broadband and WLL services. [via Age…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Oct 24, 2007 - 5:45 AM PST

Microsoft's SMS Trial For Maharashtra's Sugarcane Farmers Not Ready For Commercialisation

It is great to see numerous multinational companies investing in technology-related rural initiatives but looks like many of the experiments…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Oct 21, 2007 - 11:32 PM PST

Top Headlines From Last Week

–OnMobile 2007 Revenues At Rs. 1329.7 Million, Profit At Rs. 337.2 Million
–Naukri To Spend Rs. 50 Crore On Portals; Considering Acquisiti…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 21, 2007 - 2:45 AM PST

Telcos Ask For 74 Percent FDI Limit For Mobile TV

Increasing competition between digital platforms appears to be pushing towards a single law governing digital services. A couple of days ago…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 19, 2007 - 2:38 AM PST

BBC Seeks Citizen Editors In India For Urdu Portal

The BBC is seeking citizen editors from India for a citizen journalism initiative for its Urdu site – BBCUrdu.com, reports Journalism.co.uk.…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 16, 2007 - 7:54 AM PST

Cricinfo Plans To Offer Live Streaming Of Matches

Cricinfo, the cricket focused publishing company which was acquired by ESPN in June, plans to offer video streaming in January 2008 reports…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 15, 2007 - 8:40 AM PST

Interview: Helion Ventures’ MD Ashish Gupta Unhappy With Social Networking, Music Sites Businesses

Ashish Gupta, managing director of Helion Ventures Partners — a $ 140 Million India-focused, stage independent venture fund — is disappoin…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Oct 15, 2007 - 2:06 AM PST

Top Headlines From Last Week

–Itz Cash Gets $10 Million From Matrix Partners And Intel Capital; Interview With Avnish Bajaj
–MakeMyTrip Raises $15 million; Plans $5 Ml…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 14, 2007 - 3:08 AM PST

Delhi HC Issues Stay Order Preventing e-Eighteen From Publishing Mint Column

Mint reports that the Delhi high court issued a stay order preventing e-Eighteen.com Ltd from publishing a column that HT Media Ltd claimed…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Oct 12, 2007 - 4:18 AM PST

DQE To Partner with American Greetings, Classic Media, TAFFY, MoonScoop

Animation and gaming company DQ Entertainment Ltd. has tied up with American Greetings (NYSE: AM) Properties, Classic Media, TAFFY and MoonS…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Oct 12, 2007 - 3:17 AM PST

Mipcom India Roundup: TV Is Boring; Drivers of Content

The big TV conference Mipcom is going on this week in Cannes, France, and the first day on monday was a special India-focused day. A roundup…

by Rafat Ali Oct 8, 2007 - 9:52 PM PST

RCOM Uses Banner Ads To Counter Do-Not-Call Registry

If you think you finally got rid of the unsolicited phone calls by registering on the National Do Not Call list, you are probably wrong. Ani…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Oct 2, 2007 - 11:24 PM PST

Yellojobs Goes Solo, Breaks Ties With NDTVjobs Within A Year

So is NDTV being forced to exit the jobs portal business or does it have plans to partner with other players? We’ll have to wait to get thos…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Oct 1, 2007 - 12:38 AM PST

ICICI Launches SMS Service For Updates On Policies, finally!

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance now has an SMS Helpline service to provide policy-holders with instant updates on their policies. Policy-hol…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Sep 25, 2007 - 10:05 AM PST

TinselVision Links Up With Star India For Web Service

TinselVision, a broadband Internet, video-on-demand service targeting South Asian communities in the US, UK and Canada, and TV broadcaster,…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Sep 24, 2007 - 11:11 PM PST

Bharti Asks DoT To Withdraw VoIP-related Showcause Notice

Bharti Airtel has sought the withdrawal of a showcause notice issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for installation of a voi…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Sep 24, 2007 - 5:21 AM PST

Webdunia To Invest Rs. 25 Crore Over Next Three Years

Webdunia intends to invest Rs. 25 crore on brand building over the next three years, reports exchange4media. The company is working on upgra…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 17, 2007 - 2:27 AM PST

Reliance Telecom Disagrees With COAI’s Notice To DoT

Anil Ambani promoted Reliance Telecom Ltd. seems to disagree with the recent notice served by the Cellular Operators Association of India, a…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Sep 14, 2007 - 2:29 AM PST

Reliance Ropes In Sulekha To Roll Out City-Specific Search

Reliance Communications has tied up with Sulekha.com for a city-specific search service on Reliance Mobile World. The local search option, c…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Sep 12, 2007 - 1:18 AM PST

Naukri.com Parent Plans Education Networking Site

Info Edge India, the parent company of naukri.com, jeevansathi.com, brijj.com, and 99acres.com, is planning to launch…guess what?… an ed…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Sep 10, 2007 - 2:22 AM PST

Government May Auction Spectrum To Telecom Licence Applicants

The Indian government may opt for an auction among telecom licence applicants instead of following the current queue-based system. [via Mint…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Sep 10, 2007 - 2:20 AM PST

GSM Tariff Hike: TDSAT Tells TRAI To Get Its Act Together

As per a PTI story, a TDSAT bench headed by Justice Arun Kumar told Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) “What are you watching. Thi…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 8, 2007 - 4:38 AM PST

Searching For The iPhone In Delhi's Piracy Hubs

A walk through Palika Bazaar and Ghaffar Market

The iPhone is already available (sub required) in China for $1170, and make calls and send…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 8, 2007 - 4:38 AM PST

Note For PR Agencies

The last time I ranted about PR people, a friend from the PR business suggested that I try to be nicer next time. So here goes:

— Please d…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 6, 2007 - 4:14 AM PST

Views On Ifra India Conference?

We’d have liked to cover the Ifra India 2007 conference in Chennai, but weren’t aware of it. If you are/were at the conference and would lik…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 5, 2007 - 2:55 AM PST

UP Government Launches Web Sites Of 33 Departments, Easy Status Checks On Gun Licenses

Many politicians these days love to talk about e-governance and the ones in Uttar Pradesh don’t want to be left behind. [via Times of India]…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Sep 4, 2007 - 6:05 AM PST

Cinemax Introduces Mobile Ticketing…finally!

Multiplex chain Cinemax has announced tie-ups with Voice Mentor Softwares for mobile ticketing and with Ags Infotech to set up kiosks at Hin…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Sep 3, 2007 - 2:29 AM PST

Industry Moves: Rajesh Kumar Takes Over NDTV Convergence's Syndication Business

Rajesh Kumar takes over as head of syndication activities at NDTV Convergence Ltd. [via exchange4media] Prior to this, Kumar managed the syn…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Aug 31, 2007 - 4:02 AM PST

Microsoft Sees Smaller Towns Contributing to Windows Mobile Phone Growth

Microsoft expects a biger chunk of its mobility business to come from towns like Barddhaman, Haldia, Durgapur, Asansol, Siliguri in eastern…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Aug 28, 2007 - 12:33 AM PST

MTNL Launches VoIP Service in New Delhi

MTNL tied up with Aksh Optifibre to launch India

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Aug 27, 2007 - 4:24 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

— Canaan Partners Invests $5.25 million In Interactive Media Co Cellcast Asia
— Google Launches Local Search For India
— Dubai Investment…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 26, 2007 - 4:13 AM PST

MakeMytrip Awaits Ministry Approval To Sell Rail Tickets

Online travel portal MakeMytrip.com is awaiting the approval of the railway ministry to sell railway tickets as well as room bookings for ra…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Aug 24, 2007 - 2:41 AM PST

Portal For People Of Indian Origin Piotv.com Launched

Piotv.com, a video portal for connecting People of Indian Origin (PIOs) was launched yesterday. CEO of PIO TV Munish Gupta said that it was…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 24, 2007 - 12:23 AM PST

Goa Targets March Deadline For Complete Broadband Connectivity

Goa could become the first Indian state to be fully connected through a high-bandwidth broadband network, according to this Mint article. Al…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Aug 20, 2007 - 2:53 AM PST

Oracle Launches School Community Site Think.com In Hindi

Oracle’s online learning community that connects schools, teachers and students launched its Hindi version, agencyfaqs.com reports. Apparent…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Aug 20, 2007 - 12:17 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

— UTV To Raise Rs. 450 Crore For Broadcasting Business; Topline Projection For FY08 At Rs. 400 Crore
— Nimbus Bags Mobile And Internet Rig…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 19, 2007 - 12:19 PM PST

UTV To Raise Rs. 450 Crore For Broadcasting Business; Topline Projection For FY08 At Rs. 400 Crore

UTV CMD Ronnie Screwvala says in an interview with CNBC-TV18 that the total outlay for their broadcasting business is expected to be around…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 16, 2007 - 9:47 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

— Updated: Naukri Launches Professional Networking Site – Brijj
— Big Adda To Break Even In 3 Years Says Rajesh Sawhney, President Relianc…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 12, 2007 - 4:01 AM PST

Rural Broadband Roundup: Rural Innovation Funding; Grameen Gyaan Abhiyan

— Five companies with proposals for solutions for rural institutions in India will receive funding from the Rural Innovation fund constitut…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 8, 2007 - 1:55 AM PST

Gujarat Department Of Post Joins Hands With Airtel

After BSNL, Idea and Hutch, the Gujarat Department of Post has entered into a pact with Bharti Airtel to offer services such as sale of pre-…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Aug 8, 2007 - 1:21 AM PST

Bharti Ties Up With Global IT Firms To Boost Content Delivery Platform

India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel has roped in four global IT companies

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Aug 7, 2007 - 6:30 AM PST

HR Issues In The Digital Media Industry

A number of people whom I’ve spoken to in the Digital Media industry over the past week have mentioned the kind of churn that is currently t…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 2, 2007 - 11:25 PM PST

ContentSutra Facebook Group

So we’ve created a ContentSutra Facebook group, here. Nothing to it, no agenda…let’s see how this pans out. The first discussion question…

by Rafat Ali Aug 1, 2007 - 10:30 PM PST

ABP’s Internet Head Saurav Sen Quits After Just a Year

After being in charge of Ananda Bazaar Patrika’s internet and telecom business for just about a year, Saurav Sen has quit, reports alootechi…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Aug 1, 2007 - 8:04 AM PST

Bollywood 3D Eyes Higher Sales, Lower Piracy Through $1-$2 Video Games

Here’s an interesting article on a company that seems to have found a way to circumvent lower PC penetration, piracy and content problems fa…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jul 27, 2007 - 2:59 AM PST

Google Joins Band Of Angels In India

In more Google news, the Business Standard reports that Google has recently come on board as an institutional member at Band of Angels (BoA)…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jul 24, 2007 - 11:41 PM PST

Off For The Week, At Film Fest

I’m off for rest of the week, for my annual pilgrimage to Osian’s Cinefan Film Fest. I was there over the weekend – watched 10 films in two…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jul 23, 2007 - 7:56 AM PST

@Proto: Canaan’s Mittal Sees Weak Marketing Arms Hurting Internet Businesses

I managed to corner Venture Capital firm Canaan Partners’ Managing Director Alok Mittal at Proto, an event held at IIT Madras where startups…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jul 23, 2007 - 5:37 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

— Yahoo India Makes Strategic Investment In Ad Network Tyroo; Buys Stake Upwards Of 35 Percent
— STAR Launches Video Portal- Video On The…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jul 22, 2007 - 6:39 AM PST

Announcing Our New ContentSutra Journalist: Anupama Chandrasekaran

Regular readers have been seeing her name for the last month or so and now we’re formally announcing her: Anupama Chandrasekaran has joined…

by Rafat Ali Jul 20, 2007 - 1:33 AM PST

Matrimonial, Job Sites User Figure To Surge 47 % In 2007-08

About 25 million people are expected to surf the Internet for jobs and a life partner during fiscal year 2007-08, Assocham reports. That is…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jul 19, 2007 - 10:41 PM PST

Bharti Increases Airtel Stake To 50 Percent

A Bharti group company has acquired 4.99 percent direct holding in Bharti Airtel, the largest private sector telecom company, from Vodafone.…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jul 19, 2007 - 12:59 AM PST

For Best Data On Internet User Research, Do It Yourself

Here’s one of my favorite topics: inadequacies of Indian research data. MSN India’s digital marketing head Rajnish makes some interesting ob…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jul 16, 2007 - 11:51 PM PST

Eros Eyes Bollywood Acquisitions, Plans Secondary Offering

London-listed Bollywood film distributor Eros International Plc is scouting around for acquisitions in the Bollywood industry, according to…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jul 15, 2007 - 10:50 PM PST

Top Headlines From Last Week

— MIH India Acquires 30 Percent Stake In ACL Wireless For $12.3 Million
— Eros To Invest $33 Million In Joint Venture With Tamil Film Dis…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jul 15, 2007 - 10:11 PM PST

Sony India Revs up 26%, No Plans To Cut PS3’s Price

Sony India, the fully-owned unit of Japan’s Sony Corp., reported a 26 percent jump in first-quarter revenues to Rs. 596 crore but its managi…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jul 12, 2007 - 6:40 AM PST

Gaming Roundup: Data Bits On Online And Mobile Gaming

Here’s a roundup of two gaming features. One on online gaming and the other on mobile phone gaming. I am just bullet pointing some of the in…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jul 11, 2007 - 11:20 PM PST

Postmen To Verify Subscribers’ Identity For Cellphone Companies

The Indian postal department is certainly on its way to becoming a Harvard Business School case study. After tie ups with companies like mat…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jul 10, 2007 - 10:16 PM PST

@ VAS India 2007 On Friday

I’ll be covering VAS India tomorrow (Friday), hoping for WiFi, or at least a working network for my data card. If you’re there and would lik…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jul 5, 2007 - 7:24 AM PST

Gates To Assist Maharashtra Govt To Set Up Information Kiosks for Farmers

Despite being the Indian economy’s largest sector, agriculture has remained largely untouched by the Information Technology revolution in th…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jul 3, 2007 - 5:52 AM PST

Recent Top Headlines

— Complete Coverage Of IAMAI Web 2.0 Conference, And Photos
— Mobile ESPN Nabs India Rights To Wimbledon
— Report: VAS Provider Onmobile…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jun 30, 2007 - 11:12 PM PST

Reliance ADAG To Launch News Site

The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group is making an entry in the news media industry through a news portal that will eventually have the Big Intern…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 28, 2007 - 3:11 AM PST

Radio City Launches WAP Portal With Hungama Mobile

Radio network Radio City has launched a WAP portal with Hungama Mobile. Listeners will get access to customised local content like city spec…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 28, 2007 - 1:50 AM PST

Indian Corporates Yet To Sense Opportunity in Business Blogging

Corporate blogs are popular in the United States with business blogs of companies like General Motors, IBM and Yahoo! used as a key medium f…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 27, 2007 - 11:38 PM PST

Sharat Dhall To Head Expedia’s India Operations

US-based online travel company Expedia named Sharat Dhall as head of its yet to be launched India operations, AlooTechie.com reports. Dhall…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 27, 2007 - 1:31 AM PST

IT Professionals Suggest Cyber Law Awareness Post Orkut Ban Calls

Following calls to ban Google’s social networking Web site Orkut.com in India by the nationalist political party Shiv Sena, the Information…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 26, 2007 - 11:01 PM PST

Shakti Extratainment To Launch Its IPTV Channel In U.S., India

Chennai-based Shakti Extratainment will launch its IPTV channel in California on June 30 and in India in the first week of July, according t…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 26, 2007 - 9:31 AM PST

Game Developers Accelerate Talks With Bollywood Production Houses

Video game developers are showing increased interest in tying up with Indian film production houses to create Bollywood theme games. [via Bu…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 26, 2007 - 8:05 AM PST

UTV’s Bindass Names Zee’s Chibb As VP Content, Operations

Ramon Chibb has been named the vice president content and operations of Bindass channel, UTV and Malaysia’s Astro Measat

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 26, 2007 - 7:01 AM PST

South Asian Video Portal TinselVision Gets $3 Million Funding

TinselVision a video-on-demand service targeting South Asian communities in the US, UK and Canada, has secured $3 million in first round of…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jun 25, 2007 - 12:29 PM PST

Reuters Plans India Site Revamp, Mobile Version Launch

While the Thomson-Reuters deal could create a B2B information powerhouse, Azhar Rafee, Reuters Asia’s executive vice president of media, is…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 22, 2007 - 5:08 AM PST

Mobile Roundup: Yahoo Ties Up With Idea, Hungama Releases ‘Sivaji’ Music On Mobile

Yahoo!, Idea Cellular deal:
Search Web site Yahoo! has tied up with Idea Cellular to distribute its mobile search service Yahoo!oneSearch i…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 21, 2007 - 1:05 AM PST

ContentSutra Mumbai Meetup Today

We’re overwhelmed by the response to our Mumbai Meetup in the evening today at the STAR India office. I was at the STAR office yesterday, an…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jun 20, 2007 - 7:14 AM PST

Registration Open: ContentSutra Mumbai Meetup, Jun 22 At STAR India

You

by Nikhil Pahwa Jun 19, 2007 - 1:34 AM PST

Web18 Had Rs. 25 Crore In Revenue In 2006-07; Profitability And Use Case?

TV18 India MD Raghav Bahl tells Mint that Web18 did Rs. 25 crore in revenue, but doesn’t talk about whether it is profitable…Web18 must be…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jun 18, 2007 - 1:52 PM PST

In Mumbai 22-27 June; ContentSutra Meetup?

I’m going to be in Mumbai from the 22nd to the 27th of June for the IAMAI conference on Web 2.0 (on the 22nd), and then some meetings.

Was…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jun 11, 2007 - 11:29 PM PST

Top Headlines From Last Week

— @TRS: India To Finalize 3G Policy By July; Defense To Release 42 Mhz Spectrum
— Earnings: CyberMedia’s Internet Revenues Increase By 24.…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jun 11, 2007 - 12:20 AM PST

Web surfers via mobiles double in India, grab 4th spot in the world

The number of people entering Cyberspace via their cellphones has more than doubled in India in the past year, making the country home to th…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 7, 2007 - 2:51 AM PST

UPDATE – Today’s Top Headlines

TV18 unit raises Rs.445 crore on London Exchange

UPDATE: Hungama NOT in talks to take on Microsoft

by Anupama Chandrasekaran Jun 6, 2007 - 5:00 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

— Updated: Spice Telecom, Idea Cellular Merger On The Cards?
— IMI And Sydus Ink Deal For Streaming Music On Internet And Mobile
— ABP Gr…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jun 4, 2007 - 12:13 AM PST

Mauj Signs Up Sameera Reddy For Mobile Content

Mauj Telecom has signed up Bollywood actress Sameera Reddy for creating mobile content related to the actress, reports Techtree. The conten…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jun 1, 2007 - 7:05 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

— Viacom And TV18 Form JV: Viacom18
— Eros Ties Up With YouTube
— Tips Pairs Up With YouTube For Bollywood Channel, No Revenue Sharing De…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 28, 2007 - 1:00 AM PST

NDTV Q4 Operating Profit More Than Doubles, Strong Revenues From News Channels

New Delhi Television Ltd. posted a more than 100 percent jump in its Q4 operating profits over the year-earlier period helped by strong reve…

by Anupama Chandrasekaran May 23, 2007 - 2:47 AM PST

Books And Manuscripts From Mysore University To Be Digitized By Google

Google will digitize around 800,000 books and manuscripts from Mysore University’s (MU) archives, reports DNA. This includes includes around…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 21, 2007 - 2:27 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

— Virgin Mobile To Enter India In A 50:50 JV With Tata Telesevices
— Earnings: Rediff Makes $6.99 Million Profit; Revenue At $28.68 Millio…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 20, 2007 - 11:05 PM PST

Reactions To TRAI’s Recommendations On ISP Licenses, VoIP

So not many in the private sector are pleased with the TRAI recommendations (we’ve got a summary and a 126-page document here) on ISP licens…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 17, 2007 - 3:17 PM PST

Journalism Outsourcing: Pasadena Website Defers Publication Of Indian Journalists’ Stories

A local news website in Los Angeles made news recently by outsourcing the local news reporting to two journalists in India. After this news…

by Sahad PV May 15, 2007 - 5:02 PM PST

Agencyfaqs Gets A Facelift

The latest media site to get a facelift is the Advertising and Media site Agencyfaqs, which is now definitely cleaner and more usable than t…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 14, 2007 - 3:42 PM PST

Top Headlines From Last Week

–T-Series Gets Interim Stay Order From Delhi High Court Against Santabanta.com
–TV18 To Acquire Stake In Viacom

by Nikhil Pahwa May 13, 2007 - 11:34 PM PST

MasterCard, Indian Banks’ Association Launch Personal Finance Education Website

MasterCard Worldwide has launched a personal finance education web site – www.money4you.in for guiding the Indian consumers. The site has be…

by Sahad PV May 10, 2007 - 11:02 PM PST

Kulmeet Makkar To Head Reliance’s Music Business

Kulmeet Makkar, formerly CEO of Saregama India has joined Reliance ADAG’s new music and Home Entertainment division as CEO, reports Agencyfa…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 10, 2007 - 12:29 AM PST

Internet In Small Towns And The Hindi Blogosphere

‘Nineteen-year-old Swati Jha is in her final year of BSc, and is an ardent Internet user.

by Nikhil Pahwa May 9, 2007 - 8:34 AM PST

A Rant On Ratings And Rankings…

This goes out to all the PR folks that send us releases on ratings, rankings and awards. We do not cover them, whether it’s that the company…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 9, 2007 - 4:57 AM PST

GV Films Acquires Rights To 8000 Hollywood Titles For Rs. 175 Crore

Chennai based GV Films has acquired Internet, DVD and cinema rights to around 8000 Hollywood titles from Pinewood Films for Rs. 175 crores (…

by Nikhil Pahwa May 9, 2007 - 2:10 AM PST

Religare Launches Online Trading Portal

Delhi-based Religare has launched online stock trading platform – www.religareonline.com. The portal will allow consumers to invest in equit…

by Sahad PV May 9, 2007 - 1:16 AM PST

Sanjeev Bikhchandani Starts A Blog

Naukri founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani has started a blog – http://bikhchandani.blogspot.com/. It will be a blog to watch since it’s written by…

by Sahad PV May 7, 2007 - 2:57 AM PST

Recent Top Headlines

— Naukri Owner Info Edge Records Revenues Of Rs 147 Crore In 2006-07
— TV18

by Nikhil Pahwa May 5, 2007 - 10:29 PM PST

Electronic Arts Games To Be Distributed By Excel Interactive In India

Gaming giant Electronic Arts has announced a partnership with Excel Interactive; Excel will be the master licensee for replication and distr…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 25, 2007 - 5:50 AM PST

Two-Way Flow: U.S. Books Written in India

A good feature story on U.S. academic books are starting to get written in India, a notch up in the value chain of outsourcing. Peter Booth…

by Rafat Ali Apr 24, 2007 - 12:01 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

–AOL President And COO Ron Grant Coming To India Next Week For Launch Of AOL India Portal
–MapMyIndia Receives Funding From Kleiner Perkin…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 22, 2007 - 10:58 PM PST

ContentSutra Delhi Meetup Today

We’re really looking forward to the ContentSutra Delhi Meetup later today between 7-10pm at Ruby Tuesday, PVR Saket in Delhi. We’ve got regi…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 20, 2007 - 12:10 AM PST

Matrimonial Portals Plan To Get Into Wedding Planning Too

Every bit of revenue matters. So matrimonial portals, which are looking for additional revenues, are entering into assorted wedding planning…

by Sahad PV Apr 19, 2007 - 4:15 PM PST

Reliance Money Launches Internet-Based Share Trading Via Kiosks

Reliance ADAG’s retail share broking arm Reliance Money has launched internet-based trading through kiosks. The group plans to deploy some 1…

by Sahad PV Apr 17, 2007 - 7:50 AM PST

ContentSutra Delhi Meetup: Sold Out

We’re overwhelmed by the response to our Delhi Meetup this coming Friday at Ruby Tuesday, PVR Saket: 103 125 135 of you have signed up, and…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 16, 2007 - 7:14 AM PST

Top Headlines From Last Week

— Nazara To Close Second Round of Funding Of $7-8 Million; Registers Sales Of Rs 15 Crore In 2006-07
— Reliance Entertainment To Invest $1…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 15, 2007 - 11:04 PM PST

Registration Open: ContentSutra Delhi Meetup, Apr 20 at Ruby Tuesday, PVR Saket

You’re invited to join us for a get-together at Ruby Tuesday at the PVR Cinema Complex at Saket in Delhi for our second ContentSutra Meetup.…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 12, 2007 - 11:22 PM PST

Yahoo India Plans Rural Information Services

Yahoo India is looking to target Internet and mobile users in rural India. The company plans to provide information like local rain pattern,…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 11, 2007 - 12:27 PM PST

Bharatmatrimony, Shaadi.com Battle It Out At MRTPC

The battle between India’s two leading matrimonial portals, Bharatmatrimony.com and Shaadi.com, has curiously reached Monopolies and Restric…

by Sahad PV Apr 11, 2007 - 8:30 AM PST

ContentSutra Meetup In Delhi On 19th/20th?

For a while now, we’ve been thinking of doing ContentSutra meet-ups in Delhi. We had a fair number of people attending the meetup in Hard Ro…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 8, 2007 - 10:57 PM PST

Top Headlines From Last Week

–One97 Communications Raises Series A Funding From SAIF Partners, Silicon Valley Bank
–Mauj Telecom Gets A New CEO – Manoj Dawane
–…

by Nikhil Pahwa Apr 8, 2007 - 10:54 PM PST

Sify’s Discontent: To Bet On Offshored Infrastructure Management Services For Growth

Sify is becoming less and less of a content play. The Chennai-headquartered company is putting its thrust on offshored infrastructure manage…

by Sahad PV Apr 4, 2007 - 8:10 AM PST

Yohooo: CNN IBN On Aligarh FM Station

Nothing about what we usually cover here, but a report today on CNN IBN, about how the only FM station in Aligarh, the small-ish town my fam…

by Rafat Ali Apr 3, 2007 - 2:23 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

–Games2Win Gets $5 Million Funding From Clearstone Venture Partners And SVB Financial Group
–T-Series Sues Google For Copyright Violat…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 31, 2007 - 11:07 PM PST

Spotlight On India At Mipcom 2007

India will be the country of focus at Mipcom in France, between 8-12 October 2007, reports Indiantelevision.com. The ‘Spotlight On India’ in…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 29, 2007 - 11:28 PM PST

Announcing The New ContentSutra.com Newsletter

We’re launching a spanking new ContentSutra.com newsletter today, with our signature packaging and content selection that gives you a quick…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 29, 2007 - 1:47 AM PST

Top Headlines From Last Week

–Revenue Leakages In Mobile VAS Billing Are A Software Issue Says Rajat Mukarji Of Idea Cellular
–INX Media Seeks FIPB Approval For In…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 25, 2007 - 10:56 AM PST

Top Headlines For Last Week

–Reliance Entertainment To Launch Home Video Rental Business
–Zee To Tap User Generated Content Using Voice Portal ‘Suno Zee&#82…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 18, 2007 - 10:10 AM PST

Google News Launched In Hindi

Google News has launched a Hindi version. It’s a big move from the online search giant since Hindi news space is pretty well-developed in In…

by Sahad PV Mar 16, 2007 - 3:32 PM PST

Indiatimes Auctions Ties Up With Dubai’s Real Estate Portal Gowealthy.com

Indiatimes Auctions has tied up with Dubai-based Gowealthy.com for international real estate auctions. The tie-up entails Gowealthy and Indi…

by Sahad PV Mar 14, 2007 - 12:49 AM PST

Sun TV Refuses To Air Rediff’s “Big” Commercial

I am not sure if you guys have seen this commercial. I haven’t. I am talking of Rediff.com

by Sahad PV Mar 12, 2007 - 1:02 PM PST

Big Bang Media To Aggregate Hindi Content For Sify; Video Vs Audio Vs Text…

Big Bang Media, a Mumbai based end-to-end media solutions provider has been appointed by Sify as their content aggregator partner for Hindi.…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 11, 2007 - 11:51 PM PST

Top Headlines From Last Week

–Chandmama To Be Acquired By Geodesic For Rs.10.2 Crores
–Bhaskar Group Forms Digital Media Company; Pradyuman Maheshwari Editorial Head
-…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 11, 2007 - 9:33 AM PST

Yahoo India Blames Its Content Provider Webdunia For Lifting Content From Malayalam Blogger

Hell hath no fury like a blogger plagiarized: Indian bloggers created a bit of a stir after Yahoo India published recipes picked up from the…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 9, 2007 - 1:45 AM PST

NSE, CRISIL Launch IndiaBondWatch.com

National Stock Exchange (NSE) and rating agency CRISIL Ltd have jointly launched a website for corporate bonds and securitised debt. The sit…

by Sahad PV Mar 8, 2007 - 4:37 PM PST

Photo Sharing Site Itasveer On Windows Vista

An interesting means of differentiating in a market that is increasingly filling up with me-too’s: Webyantra reports that Indian Photo shari…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 8, 2007 - 4:46 AM PST

Rediff Announces Unlimited Storage Space For Email

This is a good move from Rediff, which is trying to be relevant in the highly competitive horizontal portal space. The Mumbai-headquartered…

by Sahad PV Mar 8, 2007 - 4:00 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

–Mobile Content Industry Brought Under Service Tax Net
–Union Budget 07: VAS, ESOPS Taxed; Good News For E-commerce, Tech Incubators A…

by Nikhil Pahwa Mar 5, 2007 - 12:20 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

— FICCI Asks For 10 Year Tax Holiday For Gaming Co’s; Reduction In Duties For Consoles
— Vijay Singh Appointed As President, Str…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 25, 2007 - 11:54 PM PST

India’s Online Tutoring Companies Rake In $15 Million A Year

Here are some numbers on the online tutorial market. A PTI article quotes K Ganesh, CEO and founder of TutorVista.com, as saying that India…

by Sahad PV Feb 22, 2007 - 9:40 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– Vodafone Sells 5.6% Stake In Bharti Airtel Back To Its Promoters For $1.6 Billion
– Vodafone Reserves Right To Walk Out Of Hutch Deal In C…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 19, 2007 - 1:55 AM PST

Reliance DTH May Launch End of The Year

Reliance’s DTH venture Blue Magic may see light of day end of the year, reports Hindustan Times. Apparently the service may be priced at Rs…

by Sahad PV Feb 15, 2007 - 2:48 PM PST

Roaming Wireless Data Card In India: Need Suggestions

I am planning a short India trip at end of this month, and need some suggestions on a wireless data card so that I can be connected outside…

by Rafat Ali Feb 14, 2007 - 10:07 PM PST

Portal Wars: Yahoo India MD Zacharias And Content Head Nambiar Granted Anticipatory Bail

Yahoo India MD George Zacharias and content head Ajay Nambiar have been granted anticipatory bail by the sessions court on Friday, reports t…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 12, 2007 - 10:40 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– Vodafone Gets Hutch; Bids At EV Of $19.3 Billion
– 3G Services Will Be Delayed Until 2008
– Bad Quarter For STAR Due To Delay In KBC Launc…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 11, 2007 - 10:53 PM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– CEO Of Mauj Telecom Arun Gupta Resigns From The Company
– STAR Launches Mobile Application Based Service – Plus; Interview With Viren Popl…

by Nikhil Pahwa Feb 5, 2007 - 1:56 AM PST

Podtech.net’s Interview With Pravin Gandhi of SEEDFund

Pravin Gandhi is the managing partner of SEEDFund, an early-stage VC fund based in Mumbai. Google recently invested an undisclosed amount in…

by Rafat Ali Feb 3, 2007 - 1:49 AM PST

Yahoo India Announces Content In Seven Indian LanguagesWith its English language portal in India, Ya

Yahoo India is putting more thrust on its localisation strategy. The internet content company has announced the availability of its content…

by Sahad PV Feb 1, 2007 - 12:30 PM PST

PSU Banks Rush For Online Trading Tie-Ups

PSU banks have suddenly discovered the potential of online share trading. The latest to join the bandwagon is Bank of Baroda which has tied…

by Sahad PV Jan 30, 2007 - 4:41 AM PST

@3GSM India: Complete Coverage

I attended the 3GSM India summit in Mumbai last week, and sat through all the sessions related to content. I’m told that I missed out on a c…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 30, 2007 - 3:18 AM PST

@IAMAI Digital Summit 2007: Complete Coverage

Day 1: Internet
– Community Sites = Nightclubs? Credible? Education Napster
– Uniform Code Of Conduct For E-Commerce, Exemption Handling;Con…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 27, 2007 - 6:16 AM PST

@Digital Summit: Gaming And Collaboration, Web 3.0 And All About Having Fun

Is the youth the driving force behind the Internet? The session that attemmpted to answer this question began with Deep Kalra, CEO of Makemy…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 27, 2007 - 2:00 AM PST

@Digital Summit: Advertorials Online; Search Marketing; Cutting Through The Clutter

During the session on what the Internet can offer as a medium, Rajan Srinivasan, National Head Sales of Web18 defined compelling content as…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 27, 2007 - 1:16 AM PST

Indian School Board CBSE Launches Education Portal Sakshat

I accidentally stumbled on this ad in today’s Hindustan Times. India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched an education…

by Sahad PV Jan 26, 2007 - 9:01 AM PST

Linux Asia 2007

Date: 31st January to 2nd February 2007
Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
[details]

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 25, 2007 - 9:36 AM PST

Back Issues Of Chandamama To Be Digitized

Sri Venkateswara Digital Library, affiliated with the Digital Library of India (DLI) has taken on the responsibility of digitizing over 3.5…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 25, 2007 - 2:49 AM PST

ContentSutra Meetup @ Hard Rock Cafe, Mumbai: Thanks For Coming

Hey, I’d just like to thank everyone who turned up for yesterdays meetup at the Hard Rock Cafe in Mumbai. After four days of conferences and…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 24, 2007 - 11:52 AM PST

Creative Commons To Kick Off Its India Chapter On Jan 26

Creative Commons, a non-profit organisation that facilitates the sharing of copyrighted content, is setting up shop in India, says an IANS r…

by Sahad PV Jan 22, 2007 - 7:24 AM PST

@Digital Summit: Uniform Code Of Conduct For E-Commerce, Exemption Handling;Contentivity

In the first session, titled ‘What will drive the growth of the Internet in India’,
Rajan Mehra, Country Manager eBay India spoke about pub…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 21, 2007 - 10:45 AM PST

Partners In Media Asia To Launch Portal For Radio Industry In India

Here is one niche in the media business to be plugged. The Singapore-based Partners in Media Asia (PIM) plans to launch a portal for the Ind…

by Sahad PV Jan 19, 2007 - 3:16 AM PST

Next Week: @GSM-3G In Mumbai; ContentSutra Meetup?

I’m going to be in Mumbai on the 22nd (Monday) and 23rd (Tuesday) for the GSM-3G conference. 23rd looks like a good day to meet up, and mayb…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 19, 2007 - 12:57 AM PST

Rediff's Turn To Launch Q&A – GetAhead

Hey, got a question? A little more than a month after Google shut down its Answers service, Rediff’s GetAhead has been launched, reports exc…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 15, 2007 - 9:57 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– Global Broadcast News To Raise Rs.105crore Via IPO; Sets Price Band Of Rs.230-Rs.250
– WWIL And Zee News List On Stock Exchanges; Subhash…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 15, 2007 - 12:32 AM PST

Yahoo Launches "Ask The Planet" Promotions In India

Yahoo has brought its “Ask The Planet” promotions to India. It’s a forum where eminent persons and celebrities will pose questions to which…

by Sahad PV Jan 14, 2007 - 3:23 AM PST

The Startup Bandwagon; Ever The Skeptic

The Telegraph has profiled lots of Indian startups, including social networking, photosharing, video sharing, search, classifieds and others…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 12, 2007 - 3:14 AM PST

Guruji.com Eyes $10 million In Funding To Support Growth Plans

This sure sounds like a pitch for more funding. Guruji.com, which received $7 million funding from Sequoia Capital, plans to go in for anoth…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 9, 2007 - 2:14 PM PST

Proto.in

Proto.in: a showcase of technology startups
Date: January 20th and 21st
Venue: Chennai

[details]

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 8, 2007 - 3:45 PM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

-Digital Cinema Chain Pyramid Saimira, Mobile Content Aggregator Tanla Solutions Listed
-Delhi Online DVD Rental Company Madhouse Gets $228,…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 8, 2007 - 12:53 AM PST

Yahoo India In Talks With Jagran.com For Local Language Content?

Yahoo India may strike a local content and marketing partnership with Jagran.com, the Hindi portal from the largest selling Hindi newspaper…

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 5, 2007 - 2:43 AM PST

The IAMAI India Digital Summit 2007

Date: 18-19 Janurary 2007
Venue: ITC Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi
[details]

by Nikhil Pahwa Jan 5, 2007 - 2:20 AM PST

One More Travel Portal; Online IT Retailer Databazaar Mulls India Foray

— You can lose track of the number of travel portals by now. Delhi-based offline travel agency Joy Travels has launched a Travelotravel.com…

by Sahad PV Dec 27, 2006 - 11:15 AM PST

Slow Posting This Week

We will go slow on posting this week as it’s vacation time for ContentNext Media. We will, of course, update you with important news develop…

by Sahad PV Dec 26, 2006 - 4:36 PM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– ESPN-Star Sports Won ICC’s 8-Year Rights For $1.1 Billion; Potential To Earn $2.4 Billion
– Cleartrip Gets $8 Million In Series B Fr…

by Nikhil Pahwa Dec 18, 2006 - 1:44 AM PST

Some Startups and Quick Comments On Them

On a slow news day, we thought we’d take a look at some startups:

AdvertisementIndia.com acts as an agent for booking ads in Print and onli…

by Nikhil Pahwa Dec 14, 2006 - 3:49 AM PST

Mumbai Travel Agency To Launch Hotel-only Booking Portal

Mumbai-based travel agent Griffon Aviation is launching a hotel-only booking portal called Pardeskehotel.com (the site is under construction…

by Sahad PV Dec 12, 2006 - 1:38 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– UTV’s Gaming Forays: Buys 51 Percent Stake in Indiagames; Also UK-Based Ignition; Total $30 Million
– MIH India Acquires Bixee.com A…

by Nikhil Pahwa Dec 11, 2006 - 1:03 AM PST

Updated: Sify Vs Yahoo: Zacharias and Nambiar Granted Interim Transit Bail By Madras High Court

Update below: Yahoo clarifies:

This Sify versus Yahoo case is getting bizarre and I didn’t know that it had reached this stage. It seems Ya…

by Sahad PV Dec 8, 2006 - 6:08 AM PST

GSM 3G Conference

Date: 22nd-23rd January 2007
Venue: Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, India
Schedule: Media & Entertainment (pdf)
[more details]

by Nikhil Pahwa Dec 7, 2006 - 3:42 PM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– Google Mobile Ads Launched In India; Google To Power Search On Airtel Live
– Reliance To Distribute Indian Mobile Content Globally; Ties U…

by Nikhil Pahwa Dec 4, 2006 - 12:25 AM PST

MagicBricks.com Allows Property Buyers To Contact Sellers Via SMS

MagicBricks.com, the Times Group’s property portal, has lauched an SMS service which allows interested buyers to contact sellers by SMS for…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 27, 2006 - 5:24 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– India

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 27, 2006 - 12:29 AM PST

More Travel Portals Coming Up; Cleartrip Plans International, Mobile, Railway Travel Products

How much money is being invested in online travel portals? Travel House in investing Rs. 1 crore on its portal, operational in 2007. Indo As…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 24, 2006 - 7:06 AM PST

IDBIPaisabuilder.in Ties Up With Bank of Rajasthan For Online Trading

There is more action on the online stock trading front. IDBI Capital Market Services Ltd has tied up with the Bank of Rajasthan to offer e-t…

by Sahad PV Nov 24, 2006 - 4:24 AM PST

ICICI Banks Says About 12-13% Of Their Daily Transactions Done Online

ICICI Bank seems to be gaining traction in online banking.

by Sahad PV Nov 24, 2006 - 3:56 AM PST

SBI To Tie Up With Motilal Oswal For Online Trading

India’s largest bank State Bank of India (SBI) may enter online trading. The public sector bank which has the largest number of branches in…

by Sahad PV Nov 23, 2006 - 3:04 AM PST

PS3 Available In Indian Grey Markets – Economic Times

So it’s here already: the Economic Times reports that Sony’s Playstation 3 is already available in Indian grey markets, around a week after…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 22, 2006 - 12:39 AM PST

India’s First Internet Stock Naukri Lists Today; Closes At Rs 594 After A High Of Rs 623

Updated: Info Edge listed today. The stock opened at Rs 451, and hit a high of Rs 623 levels and closed at Rs 594 on National Stock Exchange…

by Sahad PV Nov 21, 2006 - 3:04 AM PST

ContentSutra December Mixer Postponed

I know lot of you have expressed interest in our December ContentSutra mixer that we were planning…turns out I will not be able to make it…

by Rafat Ali Nov 21, 2006 - 12:50 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– Norwest, Nexus India Invest $15 Million In Mobile2win
– TV18 Acquires Business News Agency CRISIL Market Wire
– Chennai Based GV Films Loo…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 19, 2006 - 11:53 PM PST

Web18 To Launch Three More Portals

Web18, the internet business division of TV18 group, may launch three more portals in the next three months. B Saikumar, CEO of TV18 Media N…

by Sahad PV Nov 17, 2006 - 10:42 AM PST

Unilever Plans To Replicate Gang Of Girls Model Internationally

The Economic Times reports that Unilever is planning to port the Sunsilk Gang of Girls concept internationally after its success in India. A…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 17, 2006 - 3:05 AM PST

PowerYourTrade.com Claims Having 65,000 Subscribers Who Pay Rs 105 A Month

TV18 group’s PowerYourtTrade.com is a stock investment advisory site. It charges Rs 105 a month from every subscriber who will receive daily…

by Sahad PV Nov 14, 2006 - 11:57 PM PST

Business Information Website Hoover’s Launched In India

Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) India has launched Hoover’s in India. Hoover’s, a subsidiary of D&B, is a website that sells company and industry rep…

by Sahad PV Nov 14, 2006 - 2:43 AM PST

Another Raid, Another Seizure; Regular Service To Resume Shortly…

In a raid, the Indian Music Industry’s anti-piracy team has seized around goods worth around Rs. 20crore, including 90,000 CDs and equipment…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 13, 2006 - 8:58 AM PST

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s Head Office Sealed

The head office of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) has been sealed, reports Indiantelevision.com. The office is in violation…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 8, 2006 - 2:47 PM PST

Cleartrip.com Targetting 400,000 Transactions In The First 12 Months

One of the new entrants in the Indian travel space Cleartrip.com expects to do 400,000 transactions in the first 12 months of operation in I…

by Sahad PV Nov 7, 2006 - 1:26 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– Naukri IPO Oversubscribed 55 Times

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 6, 2006 - 3:06 AM PST

Will Auto Portals Work In India?

The Economic Times reports that auto manufacturers in India aren’t too bullish on e-sales; GM India has a low conversion rate for inquiries…

by Nikhil Pahwa Nov 6, 2006 - 1:53 AM PST

Fabmall Joins Hands With Malayala Manorama To Launch E-Shopping Site

Here is an interesting development on the Indian e-commerce scene. Leading Indian e-tailer Fabmall.com has partnered with leading regional n…

by Sahad PV Nov 3, 2006 - 4:06 AM PST

Yahoo India Launches Kannada Chat Plug-In, Plans In More Languages

Yahoo India is on a localisation drive. The online giant has launched Kannada chat plug-in on Yahoo Indichat for its Messenger 8.0 and above…

by Sahad PV Nov 2, 2006 - 9:22 AM PST

@TiEcon 2006: Our Complete Coverage

– @TiEcon 2006: Announcements, Previews And Rumours
– @TiEcon 2006: Workshop For Entrepreneurs On Day 1
– @TiEcon 2006:

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 31, 2006 - 7:16 PM PST

BharatMatrimony.com Fined By Consumer Court For Failing To Deliver

Ok, online consumer businesses are not insulated from consumer redressal courts. BharatMatrimony.com has been fined for failing to find suit…

by Sahad PV Oct 29, 2006 - 3:24 AM PST

Indians Join Cricinfo Betting Channel; The Service Is Illegal Under Indian Rules

Leading cricket website Cricinfo has a betting channel. Even as betting is illegal in India, many Indians are apparently using Cricinfo bett…

by Sahad PV Oct 28, 2006 - 1:33 AM PST

AOL To Focus On Broadband Content In India

Exchange4Media has some details what AOL is planning to launch in India. The site URL is, as you guessed, AOL.in. Obviously, it’s not up yet…

by Sahad PV Oct 27, 2006 - 3:22 PM PST

Three-fourth Of Indiatimes’ E-commerce Accounted By Travel Products

Three-fourth of Indiatimes’ e-commerce business is accounted for by travel products. According to Sharat Dhall, vice-president, e-commerce,…

by Sahad PV Oct 27, 2006 - 12:54 AM PST

Expedia Scouting For India Team, Country Head

Global online travel company Expedia Inc is setting up shop in India, most probably in the first quarter of 2007. The company is said to be…

by Sahad PV Oct 26, 2006 - 11:39 PM PST

Macmillan Launches Its Digital Books Initiative In India

Macmillan India has launched its digital text books initiative – BookStore Solutions – in India. BookStore is developed by MPS Technologies…

by Sahad PV Oct 25, 2006 - 11:35 PM PST

AOL May Kick Off India Operations Next Month; Hires Yahoo’s Deepak Karambelkar

We reported first about AOL’s planned entry into India. Now it transpires that the US-based Internet giant is expected to kick off its India…

by Sahad PV Oct 25, 2006 - 11:32 AM PST

Yahoo India To Bet On Regional Language Portals In The Long Term

Exchange4media has an interview with George Zacharias, MD of Yahoo India. Here, he defends Yahoo India’s strategy of launching portals in th…

by Sahad PV Oct 23, 2006 - 2:46 AM PST

BSNL To Kick Off Online Gaming Next Month; Indiagames To Power It

The state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) plans to provide online games. The telco has tied up with Indiagames for the content. BSNL i…

by Sahad PV Oct 23, 2006 - 2:11 AM PST

Yahoo Publisher Network Not In A Hurry To Come To India

So the rumour about Yahoo Publisher Network (an equivalent of Google’s Adsense) coming to India soon is wrong. Here is a post that quotes so…

by Sahad PV Oct 19, 2006 - 12:11 AM PST

Yahoo Launches IM In Hindi, Tamil; To Introduce In 14-16 Languages

Yahoo India has launched instant messenger in Hindi and Tamil, and the portal plans to increase this to some 14-16 languages over the next f…

by Sahad PV Oct 18, 2006 - 11:10 PM PST

Makemytrip.com Hires Nurun Inc For Redesign

Makemytrip.com is going in for an overhaul, and has selected Nurun Inc. as its “lead interactive agency”.[release]
Supposedly the new design…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 17, 2006 - 6:11 PM PST

Social Networking Sites Should Have A Clear Purpose

TheDeal.com’s Joshua Jaffe has written a nice article on what makes some social networking sites tick while several others remain just as th…

by Sahad PV Oct 17, 2006 - 6:11 PM PST

BharatMatrimony To Expand Operations: More Offline Centers, Offices In New Markets

Indiapost: Post the $8.65 mil investment by Yahoo Inc. & Cannan partners, what does the BharatMatrimony group plan to do?
– Open offices in…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 17, 2006 - 2:10 PM PST

DesiPundit Shuts Down; Founder Doesn’t Have Time

DesiPundit, a popular Indian blog content aggregator is shutting shop because Patrix, the founder, doesn’t have time. DesiPundit shot to fam…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 17, 2006 - 1:11 PM PST

NDTV To Consolidate Internet Businesses As Separate Company

Indiantelevision.com reports that NDTV is going the TV18 way and consolidating its Internet properties as a separate company. The restructur…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 17, 2006 - 11:11 AM PST

India Wants Policy On Regulating Images Of Sensitive Areas On The Internet

Now India wants the world to formulate a policy on regulation of availability of images of sensitive areas since these could easily be targe…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 16, 2006 - 6:10 PM PST

Dish TV Ties Up With Buena Vista Apac For Movies On Demand

After tying up with Buena Vista International Television – Asia Pacific to bring ABC News Now to India via DTH, Dish TV has also signed a de…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 16, 2006 - 6:10 PM PST

Businessweek On Yahoo’s Plans For India

Businessweek chews on news from India on Yahoo’s activities over the past few months and gives us an “enlightening” feature on “Yahoo’s Indi…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 16, 2006 - 5:11 PM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– OnMobile Raises $27.8 Million In Second Round
– Sequoia Capital India Backs Local Search Engine Guruji.com
– MTNL Set For Diwali IPTV Laun…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 16, 2006 - 2:10 PM PST

Slight Delay In Relaunch

As happens with every relaunch, last minute things happen..so we are delaying ContenSutra relaunch with the new design for the next 2-3 days…

by Rafat Ali Oct 16, 2006 - 1:10 PM PST

Google Plans R&D Hub In Korea

In the context of Ram Shriram’s statement that Google is finding it tough to get engineering and web development people in India, this story…

by Sahad PV Oct 12, 2006 - 8:10 PM PST

ESO Enters Outsourcing Lexicon

After BPO, KPO, and MPO (media process outsourcing), here is a new short in the outsourcing business. It’s ESO – Educational Services Outsou…

by Sahad PV Oct 12, 2006 - 7:10 PM PST

Ram Shriram Says Google Struggling To Get Good Engineers, Web Designers In India

The Economic Times: Here are some tough statements from Ram Shriram, one of the early investors and a board member in Google. He says Google…

by Sahad PV Oct 12, 2006 - 12:10 AM PST

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by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 11, 2006 - 11:10 PM PST

FINAL Recommendations on 3G and BWA.pdf

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 11, 2006 - 9:10 PM PST

Knowledge Commission To Recommend Setting Up Of Portals

Today, at an open house discussion at AIMA with Sam Pitroda, Chairman of National Knowledge Commission, Pitroda spoke on using IT for the de…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 11, 2006 - 9:10 PM PST

Disney Brings ABC To DTH

If the government allows downlinking, 24 hr news channel ABC News Now will be available in India via Zee TV’s Dish TV. Disney owned Buena Vi…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 11, 2006 - 11:10 AM PST

Two New Portals Added To Web18 Portfolio

A couple of days ago, the moneycontrol.com was replaced briefly with a mutual funds portal named EasyMF.com . EasyMF? Who thinks up these na…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 11, 2006 - 2:10 AM PST

Bombay High Court Serves Notice To Google About Orkut Community

Based on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the Bombay High Court has directed the Maharasthra Government to issue a notice to Google about…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 10, 2006 - 8:10 PM PST

Mobile Subscriber Figures For September ’06

Updated Below

In September ’06:

GSM Figures
New subscribers: 4.4 mil
Total Subscriber base: 91 mil
Growth in Metro Circles: 3.35% (highest…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 10, 2006 - 7:10 PM PST

How Marketers Are Using The Social Networking Concept For Promotions

Nothing spectacular, really, apart from the fact that they seem to be looking at user participation rather seriously. Some effort and experi…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 10, 2006 - 12:11 AM PST

Jobs Portal Sweepstakes: Monster India Gets More New Resumes Than Competitor: Arun Tadanki

(Editor: The Naukri-Monster debate continues here. Arun Tadanki, President & MD of Monster.com (India, Hong Kong, Singapore and Middle East)…

by Sahad PV Oct 10, 2006 - 12:10 AM PST

Premdeep Gangadharan, Cricinfo’s India Marketing Head; Shan Jain, GM, Media Direction

Agencyfaqs reports that Premdeep Gangadharan will be joining Cricinfo as Marketing Head for India, reporting directly to Jairaj Daniel, glob…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 9, 2006 - 11:11 AM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– MakeMyTrip Gets $10-15 Million From Helion Venture, Sierra And SAIF Partners
– Web 18 Gets $10 Million In Funding From Tracer Capital
– MI…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 9, 2006 - 4:11 AM PST

Alyque Padamsee On Internet And Mobile Advertising

Rediff has an interview with Indian advertising guru Alyque Padamsee. He says that the Internet is still not a powerful medium for advertisi…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 4, 2006 - 11:10 PM PST

Top Stories From Last Week

– TRAI To Recommend Auction For 3G In India
– OnMobile Raises $35 Million From A Group Of Investors Including Goldman Sachs
– Google In Talk…

by Nikhil Pahwa Oct 2, 2006 - 1:11 AM PST

MGbrochure.pdf

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 30, 2006 - 1:10 PM PST

Godrej & Boyce To Launch E-Commerce Portal Next Month

Business Standard: As offline retail biggies like Reliance Retail and Pantaloon are gearing up for e-commerce, here is a consumer durable ma…

by Sahad PV Sep 29, 2006 - 12:10 PM PST

The State Of The Indian Internet Market

The Kaufman Bros Equity Research report on the “State of the Indian Internet Market” seems skeptical, at best. You may download the report h…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 28, 2006 - 1:10 PM PST

How Much Is Your Social Networking Site Worth?

You can have some fun here. How much is your social networking site worth? If you have no clue, here is an article on the valuations of some…

by Sahad PV Sep 28, 2006 - 2:10 AM PST

Yahoo Launches Search Marketing Solutions In India

The Hindu: Yahoo India has launched its search marketing solutions in India. This means Indian marketers can now start advertising on Yahoo,…

by Sahad PV Sep 27, 2006 - 2:09 PM PST

NDTV Media-MSN India Look To Other Sites For Desktop TV

We’d broken the story last year about NDTV Media selling online advertising spots on MSN India’s Desktop TV. Now, they’re looking at other s…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 26, 2006 - 10:09 PM PST

Himanshu Shah Joins As CIO At Connecturf

Exchange4media.com: Himanshu Shah has joined as the Chief Information Officer at Connecturf, the parent company of interactive agency MediaT…

by Sahad PV Sep 26, 2006 - 5:09 PM PST

From The Indian Brand Summit: Web 2.0 And New Ways To Reach The Consumer

IndianTelevision.com: At the India Brand Summit, during the session on “Web 2.0: New Challenges, New Business Models”, Makemytrip.com co-fou…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 26, 2006 - 1:09 AM PST

CII Whitepaper on Copyright And Emerging Technologies

Update: You may download the paper (pdf, 10.9mb) here.

(Originally posted on 20th September, 2006)
The whitepaper on Copyright and Emergin…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 25, 2006 - 7:09 PM PST

Future Group, Reliance Retail To Bet Big On Online Retail

Business Standard: Now big guys are sprucing up their online retail plans. Future Group (Pantaloon) has already started its e-commerce porta…

by Sahad PV Sep 25, 2006 - 12:09 PM PST

Last Week’s Top Stories

–Our Coverage Of TiE-ISB Connect
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by Sahad PV Sep 24, 2006 - 12:09 PM PST

TiE-ISB Connect 2006 : New Media And Entertainment

Noted actress Sulekha Naidu chaired the session on New Media and Entertainment. On the panel were Prem Akkaraju (Sanctuary Artist Management…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 24, 2006 - 11:10 AM PST

MSN India Gets New Home Page, Four New Channels, And Ad Solutions

MSN India, which completed six years of its existence in India, has redesigned its home page with a few new features. It has also launched f…

by Sahad PV Sep 21, 2006 - 4:10 PM PST

Yahoo! India’s Satish Kadu Joins MIH

Satish Kadu, Product Head at Yahoo! India has joined MIH India as VP and Business Head for one of its product divisions, reports exchange4me…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 20, 2006 - 6:09 PM PST

Google Book Search On A Partnership Drive With Indian Publishers

Google Book Search is looking for Indian book publishers to partner with them, reports Business Standard. Google plans to put Indian titles…

by Sahad PV Sep 20, 2006 - 12:10 PM PST

3i Infotech launches Insurance Broking Exchange

3i Infotech has launched an online Insurance Broking Exchange (IBX), which allows customers to request competitive quotes from Insurance bro…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 20, 2006 - 11:09 AM PST

Online Film Festival For Sikhs

PTI reports on an online film festivals for Sikhs, organized by SikhNet called the “SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival”. The theme: “What be…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 19, 2006 - 10:10 PM PST

Internet Portals Spent Rs 28.4 Crore On Offline Advertising In H12006

The Brand Reporter: Here are some numbers on the advertising by internet portals in the first six months of this year. According to AdEx Ind…

by Sahad PV Sep 19, 2006 - 5:09 PM PST

Akshay Sharma Joins PayMate From MTV

Paymate India has brought in Akshay Sharma from MTV Networks India as Asst VP – Marketing, PR & Brand Development. Sharma was Marketing Mana…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 19, 2006 - 4:09 PM PST

Airtel Launches Local Language Voice Portal In Orissa; BubbleTalk in Goa & Maharashtra

Are voice portals making money? While they have greater reach because they’re not text based and offer localized content, the price of aroun…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 18, 2006 - 1:09 PM PST

Dell Receives FIPB Clearance For Online Sales

Business Standard: Dell India has received FIPB clearance which allows it to offer online payment options to its corporate customers in Indi…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 18, 2006 - 12:09 PM PST

Top Posts For The Week

— Sequoia Capital India Closes Its Third Fund At $400 Million; To Focus On Late Stage And Growth
— IDG Ventures Announces India Team; Sudh…

by Rafat Ali Sep 17, 2006 - 2:09 AM PST

Robert Scoble Announces PodTech.net India At Blogcamp In India

Updated Below:
At the recent Blogcamp in India, Robert Scoble, via Skype-video, announced the launch of PodTech’s India podcasts. PodTech ha…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 16, 2006 - 2:10 AM PST

TV18 Begins Cross Media Promotions Of New Portals

Here we go: Yesterday evening, Menaka Doshi on CNBC-TV18 suggested that viewers go and check out CricketNext.com and take part in a contest…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 16, 2006 - 12:09 AM PST

Indian DTH Space Hotting Up; Tata Sky Expects To Notch Up 100K Subs This Month

Business Standard: Direct-to-home (DTH) television space is hotting up with the entry of more players. Tata Sky claims it has already notche…

by Sahad PV Sep 14, 2006 - 6:10 PM PST

Ex-Thomas Cook India CEO Ashwini Kakkar Joins FlightRaja Board

Former Thomas Cook India CEO Ashwini Kakkar has joined as the chairman of the board of FlightRaja.com, a boot-strapped travel portal which w…

by Sahad PV Sep 14, 2006 - 3:10 PM PST

India.gov.in – A Poorly Designed Website

Well, that’s what a report on website optimization concludes. The Indian governments website India.gov.in has fared miserably in tests measu…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 13, 2006 - 10:10 PM PST

Yatra India To Go Offline With Reliance WebWorld Outlets From October

All consumer internet plays are talking of going offline in India. For instance, Shaadi.com has opened Shaadi point, brick-and-mortar outlet…

by Sahad PV Sep 13, 2006 - 9:09 PM PST

Himanshu Singh To Head Travelocity In India

Travelocity has appointed Himanshu Singh, former group head of global distribution and electronic sales and marketing at Taj Hotels Resorts…

by Sahad PV Sep 13, 2006 - 2:09 PM PST

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Gets Letter of Intent For DTH; Hires Sunil Khanna As CEO

IndianTelevision.com: The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG)’s DTH venture Bluemagic has been given a letter of intent (LoI) by the Informat…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 13, 2006 - 12:09 PM PST

Tirupati Temple To Wecast 9-Day Brahmotsavam Live

This is a sequel to the trend of places of religious worship going digital in India. The nine-day ‘Brahmotsavam’ at the Tirumala temple in T…

by Sahad PV Sep 12, 2006 - 6:09 PM PST

Portals Adspend Growth Slows Down In Print

Exchange4media.com: Internet portals spent a lot of money on advertising on TV. They in fact doubled their ad spend on TV. But the internet…

by Sahad PV Sep 12, 2006 - 6:09 PM PST

Dentsu India To Auction TV Ad Spots Online

In a move that seems similar to the Google Adwords advertising model, Dentsu India plans to create a website for auctioning TV spots. DNA re…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 12, 2006 - 5:09 PM PST

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by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 12, 2006 - 12:10 PM PST

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by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 12, 2006 - 11:09 AM PST

Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group To Enter DTH Business

Business Standard: Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group is entering the direct- to-home (DTH) business, which will heat up the sector. The group has…

by Sahad PV Sep 12, 2006 - 10:09 AM PST

Hathway Cable Plans To Launch VoIP By Year-End; Ties Up With Bharti For Service

Indiantelevision: Hathway Cable & Datacom plans to launch voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services in India by the end of the year. The…

by Sahad PV Sep 11, 2006 - 1:10 PM PST

Naukri.com And CareerBuilder.com Trade Links

US based CareerBuilder.com and India’s Naukri.com have announced a partnership: the two job sites will post links to each others sites, offe…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 9, 2006 - 1:09 AM PST

It Happens Only In Indya; It’s Official Internet Partner for ICC Champions Trophy 2006

Exchange4media.com: This is a leg-up for Indya.com, the internet portal of Star India network, which has been lying low for many years ever…

by Sahad PV Sep 8, 2006 - 3:09 PM PST

News Agency UNI Gets Investment From Essel Group

Indiantelevision.com: The struggling Indian wire agency United News of India has got an investment from the Subhash Chandra-promoted Essel G…

by Sahad PV Sep 7, 2006 - 8:09 PM PST

Star Memorabilia On Auction For Charity At Ebay.in

More charity at eBay India: Bollywood stars have donated some of their belongings for a charity auction to support the Goa Society for the P…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 7, 2006 - 2:10 AM PST

Google India Banks On E-Commerce Growth

In an interview with Business Standard, Roy Gilbert, Director (Online Sales & Operations) Google India says that growth of Internet media co…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 5, 2006 - 11:09 PM PST

Events Listings Blog

We’ve started listing the Indian digital media related events, here. If you have any more events you want listed, e-mail Nikhil Pahwa: nikhi…

by Rafat Ali Sep 5, 2006 - 2:09 AM PST

FreshiFilmworx Seeks Delhi Schools For Global Co-Creation Of Student Films

The Hindu: FreshiFilmworx, the in-school outreach arm of the International Family Film Festival, has tied up with Divya Chaya Trust (India)…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 4, 2006 - 2:10 PM PST

Shemaroo Markets Punjabi Film Content On Mobile And Internet

Shemaroo Audio, which owns the audio and video rights for B.A.G. Films’ Punjabi film Mannat, has tied up –

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 4, 2006 - 2:09 PM PST

There Will Be A Glut Of VC Money In India: Evalueserve

Here is a report (PDF) on Indian venture capital scene by Evalueserve, an India (Gurgaon)-based research and analytics firm. It says more th…

by Sahad PV Sep 4, 2006 - 1:09 PM PST

Ganesh.com sold?

Well, it seems that the bidding for Ganesh.com at eBay.in has ended at Rs.3,50,732, and one is now waiting for a confirmation of the domain…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 4, 2006 - 1:09 PM PST

Sify’s New CEO Not Taking Any Salary For His Three Year Term

Sify’s new CEO and owner Raju Vegesna is not taking any salary for his position…on the board meeting on July 18 where previous CEO R Ramar…

by Rafat Ali Sep 3, 2006 - 4:09 AM PST

Talent Hunt On Internet: Zee Ties Up With Sify

Updated Below (Originally posted on August 29)

Talent hunts and auditions are moving to the internet. Zee has launched on-ground auditions…

by Sahad PV Sep 2, 2006 - 10:09 PM PST

Online Travel Industry To Become $2-Billion Business By ’08: Sandeep Murthy

Guys, if you are launching another travel portal and are looking for some numbers to don those presentation slides, here are a few numbers,…

by Sahad PV Sep 2, 2006 - 4:09 PM PST

AOL To Launch Customized Video Programs And Online TV In India

Here is another follow-up of our story on AOL India launch. Financial Express reports that AOL will soon launch its popular web-tools in Ind…

by Nikhil Pahwa Sep 2, 2006 - 9:09 AM PST

eBay To Focus On B & C Class Towns; Expects 50% Buyers From There Over 5 Years

Business Standard: eBay India plans to target the hinterlands to boost the next phase of growth. The online auction company expects 50 per c…

by Sahad PV Sep 1, 2006 - 1:09 PM PST

Cleartrip.com Ties Up With Lonely Planet For Digital Travel Guide

Exchange4media.com: Travel portal Cleartrip has tied up with popular international travel guide Lonely Planet to launch Small World, an onli…

by Sahad PV Aug 31, 2006 - 7:09 PM PST

UTV Looking To Acquire Gaming And Online Content Companies

The Economic Times: UTV Software Communications is planning acquisitions in gaming and online content businesses (what does it mean? a websi…

by Sahad PV Aug 31, 2006 - 12:08 PM PST

Jamia Digitizes Texts For Posterity; TKDL For Preventing Unethical Patents

Come September, the Jamia Milia Islamia university in Delhi will begin digitizing around 1600 rare books and 2500 manuscripts, published bet…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 31, 2006 - 10:08 AM PST

Games2Win And Zee News Launch ‘The Prince Of Kurukshetra’

A cynical Indian colloquial goes “This happens only in India”. First, a kid called Prince falls down a tiny 60 feet deep pit and is stuck th…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 30, 2006 - 1:08 PM PST

TravelGuru.com Boards Air Deccan

Or the other way round – Travel Guru and Air Deccan inked a strategic partnership that, according to the press release, allows:

Real time…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 30, 2006 - 1:08 AM PST

AOL’s Entry Into Indian Market

The Economic Times has done a follow-up on our story of AOL’s entry into Indian market with their web services. It pretty much says what we…

by Sahad PV Aug 29, 2006 - 7:08 PM PST

XBox’s New India Homepage; XBox Launch Next Month

Updated Below
Microsoft has announced the launch of the Xbox India website, which has many more details than their previous India page. It l…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 29, 2006 - 4:08 PM PST

TV18 Group Plans To Raise $22 Million

Indiantelevision.com: Leading media company Television Eighteen India Ltd (TV18) plans to raise Rs 100 crore ($22 million) by placing equity…

by Sahad PV Aug 29, 2006 - 2:09 PM PST

Announcing: Our New ContentSutra Correspondent Nikhil Pahwa

Most of you regular readers must already be familiar with his writing by now…Nikhil Pahwa has been writing for us through this August and…

by Rafat Ali Aug 29, 2006 - 10:08 AM PST

ContentSutra Jobs Blog: Launching In Beta

This is similar in spirit to what we’ve been doing on our parent site paidContent.org for the last 2.5 years with our Digital Media Jobs Blo…

by Rafat Ali Aug 29, 2006 - 9:08 AM PST

Jeevansathi Launches New Commercial Targeting Families

Exchange4media.com: Matrimonial portal Jeevansathi.com loves to be traditional. It believes marriage between two individuals are actually an…

by Sahad PV Aug 28, 2006 - 11:08 PM PST

Industry Moves: Ajay Nambiar Joins Yahoo! India

Update: You’re reading it here first – Yahoo! India has confirmed that Ajay Nambiar has joined them as “Head of Content Services”, and will…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 28, 2006 - 12:08 PM PST

Tata Sky Adds Four Channels To Introductory Package; Free Games Too

Should this be seen as a defensive or an offensive move (or both)? Tata Sky has beefed up its Introductory Package of Rs.200 with the additi…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 27, 2006 - 9:08 PM PST

Owning The Future – Govt Criticised At Open Source Convention

A sense of bonhomie of the –

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 26, 2006 - 4:08 PM PST

Dhruv Shenoy To Look After Monster’s Gulf Business As Country Manager

Exchange4media.com: Monster India’s Dhruv Shenoy has been appointed as Country Manager for the job portal’s Middle East business. He will b…

by Sahad PV Aug 25, 2006 - 7:08 PM PST

IPTV Channels Targeting PIO’s On JumpTV And IndiaTVLive.com

Less than a month after Punjab TV and Balle Balle launched on Jump TV, they’ve signed up four more Indian channels for online broadcast. The…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 25, 2006 - 7:08 AM PST

Nortel India MD Says WiMax Will Catch On; ISPAI Wants Differential Pricing From TRAI

Nortel India MD Ravi Chauhan says in an interview with The Economic Times, that he expects Wimax to catch on over the next 24-36 months. Thi…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 24, 2006 - 11:08 AM PST

Cable Censorship In India. Is The Internet Next?

Content providers please take note: Following a Bombay High Court Order for cable operators to stop transmitting channels that show A or U/A…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 24, 2006 - 11:08 AM PST

eBay India Plans Entrepreneurship Programme For Disabled, Elderly And Retired

Asia Times Online: eBay India plans to create a platform that would empower the disabled, elderly and retired citizens of India to explore e…

by Sahad PV Aug 24, 2006 - 3:08 AM PST

IBNLive.com Transferred To Web 18 Holdings; Global Broadcast News Gets 15% In Lieu Of It

Global Broadcast News’ internet venture IBNLive.com has been integrated into TV18 Group’s internet business division Web 18 Holdings. In ret…

by Sahad PV Aug 23, 2006 - 3:08 PM PST

Sify Gets New Portal Business Head In Sivaramakrishnan; Surya Mantha Quits?

Update Below: Leading Indian internet company Sify Ltd has promoted V. Sivaramakrishnan as the President of its portal business. Sivaramakri…

by Sahad PV Aug 23, 2006 - 12:09 PM PST

Indians And Chinese Lead BusinessWeek’s “Asia’s Best Entrepreneurs Under 25”

BusinessWeek has come out with a listing of Asia’s Best Entrepreneurs Under 25. There are a few new media entrepreneurs out of half a dozen…

by Sahad PV Aug 22, 2006 - 11:08 PM PST

xBHP.com’s “The Great Indian Road Trip”

xBHP.com, India’s largest online biking community has launched a road trip spanning 26 states, from 15th August to 5th December. They’re cal…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 22, 2006 - 2:08 PM PST

Yatra’s Mudit Khosla Joins MIH India As Business Development Head

Exchange4media.com: MIH India has appointed Mudit Khosla as its VP and Head, Alliances and Business Development. Khosla joins from Yatra.in,…

by Sahad PV Aug 22, 2006 - 12:08 AM PST

Apax Partners To Set Foot In India

One of the world-leading private equity funds, Apax Partners, is setting up its India office. The fund, which manages $20-billion worth asse…

by Sahad PV Aug 21, 2006 - 10:08 AM PST

CII Marketing Summit ’06: HCL’s Ajai Chowdhry Discusses Consumption Trends

The theme for CII Marketing Summit 2006 is “Marketing in a Global World: New Rules for an Old Game”, and with the way the digital space is d…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 18, 2006 - 10:08 AM PST

Starting The Daily E-mail Newsletter

We’ve finally started the daily newsletter for ContentSutra…just put in your e-mail in the right hand side column form and you’ll get it d…

by Rafat Ali Aug 18, 2006 - 7:08 AM PST

Suri Venkat Appointed Sify COO

Press Release: India’s leading internet company Sify Ltd has announced the appointment of Suri Venkat as its Chief Operating Officer, an off…

by Sahad PV Aug 17, 2006 - 8:09 PM PST

The Good And The Bad About Sify

Here is an analysis of Sify Ltd in the wake of the new management and so on. It seems Sify is the favourite pastime of Indian-origin analyst…

by Sahad PV Aug 17, 2006 - 2:08 PM PST

Balaji Telefilms Hiring Actors Via Online Classifieds Site

Balaji Telefilms is looking for two lead heroines for a new TV series based on a novel…via a two month old online classifieds site called…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 17, 2006 - 2:09 AM PST

IMI Taking On Organized B2B Music Piracy Industry

Business Standard: Music pirates in India have become organised: they’re now using sophisticated technology and manufacturing top quality CD…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 16, 2006 - 3:08 PM PST

IAMAI Tracks Online Shoppers’ Referral Behaviour

An Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) report claims that online advertising is the most accountable of all advertising media and…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 15, 2006 - 6:09 PM PST

Chaitanya Kalbag To Take Over As Editor-in-Chief Of Hindustan Times

Exchange4media.com: Delhi-quartered media group Hindustan Times will get a new Editor-in-chief. Chaitanya Kalbag, former Managing Editor of…

by Sahad PV Aug 14, 2006 - 10:08 PM PST

Venkat Suri To Be New COO Of Sify

Today’s Economic Times reports that Venkat Suri will be the new COO of Sify Ltd. Raju Vegesna, the Chairman and CEO of Sify, had said that h…

by Sahad PV Aug 14, 2006 - 1:08 PM PST

Is Going Local The Next Big Thing?

A Financial Express report quotes Deepak Maheshwari, the Secretary of the Internet Service Providers Assiciation of India, as saying that mo…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 14, 2006 - 12:09 PM PST

Remit2India Promotion: Malamaal Housie

Remit2India, a TimesofMoney money transferring venture, launched a promotional game called Malamaal Housie on August 11. Every time a custom…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 14, 2006 - 12:08 PM PST

Indian Public Notices Available Online

Exchange4media: Public Notices can now be viewed online at PublicNotice.in. The site captures public announcements from all major Indian pap…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 11, 2006 - 5:08 PM PST

MouthShut.com Threatened!

As the cliche goes: Every problem is an opportunity in disguise. Mouthshut.com, one of India’s most popular userdriven portals sent out an e…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 11, 2006 - 1:08 PM PST

Bhaskar Sayyaparaju Is The New CTO Of Sify

Bhaskar Sayyaparaju is the new CTO of Sify Ltd. Prior to Sify, Sayyaparaju was the general manager of ServerEngines Pvt Ltd, and prior to th…

by Sahad PV Aug 11, 2006 - 6:08 AM PST

Industry Moves: PKX Thomas Appointed As CTO Of Cleartrip.com

Indiantelevision.com: Cleartrip.com has appointed PKX Thomas as its chief technology officer. Thomas is responsible for the web service deli…

by Sahad PV Aug 10, 2006 - 12:09 PM PST

NatGeo Advertises Online Using Interactive Game

National Geographic is advertising online to promote one of its shows – Megastructures 2. It tied up with Media2Win to develop a game called…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 9, 2006 - 10:08 PM PST

Suresh Ramakrishnan quits Jasubhai for Reed Infomedia

agencyfaqs reports that Suresh Ramakrishnan has left Jasubhai Digital Media to join Reed Infomedia India as the executive VP and Country Hea…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 8, 2006 - 6:09 PM PST

Chillibreeze’s epublishing venture

Chillibreeze, a content and design offshoring company recently launched its epublishing venture. They’ve got a few books and white papers av…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 8, 2006 - 2:08 PM PST

Raju Vegesna To Get A COO; Appoints An Advisory Board

The Financial Express has an interview with Sify’s chairman and CEO Raju Vegesna. He says that Sify’s soon going to get a COO.
“We have a ch…

by Sahad PV Aug 8, 2006 - 4:08 AM PST

Online Math Co Tries To Make Math Fun

HeyMath, a Chennai based online maths tutoring company uses innovative, interactive lessons, games and quizzes to make Math student friendly…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 7, 2006 - 8:08 PM PST

BharatMatrimony Set To Spend Rs 25 Crore ($5.5 Million) On Ad Campaign

Exchangemedia reports that BharatMatrimony group is earmarking some Rs 25 crore ($5.5 million) for advertising. That’s a huge sum – more tha…

by Sahad PV Aug 7, 2006 - 12:08 PM PST

TV18’s Raghav Bahl Sells 300k Shares For $4.26 Million

If TV18 founder Raghav Bahl needs some cash, what will he do? Sell some shares. Why not? When the price is at Rs 650-levels, it’s a good ide…

by Sahad PV Aug 4, 2006 - 6:08 PM PST

Startup Jobs Here!

Updated below: Alok Mittal of Venturewoods.org informs us that they have started a startup jobs section on the blog. He says: “I have notice…

by Sahad PV Aug 4, 2006 - 12:08 PM PST

Yatra Online Sets Apart Rs 15 Crore For Advertising; Hires Tribal DDB India

Exchange4media.com: As other online travel portals like Travelguru and Cleartrip have firmed up their marketing budgets, Yatra Online too is…

by Sahad PV Aug 4, 2006 - 11:08 AM PST

Springer Launches Its Digitised Book Collection In India

The Economic Times: Springer India, part of world-leading academic publisher Springer, has launched its digitised book collection in India.…

by Sahad PV Aug 4, 2006 - 11:08 AM PST

Ashish Kashyap Gets Going At MIH; Arunava Sinha Is Head Of Content

So Ashish Kashyap has already started hiring for MIH in India . His first prized catch is Arunava Sinha, who recently quit as the Executive…

by Sahad PV Aug 3, 2006 - 11:09 AM PST

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by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 2, 2006 - 8:08 PM PST

Ashish Kashyap Quits Google India; Joining Naspers-MIH India?

Update: Ashish Kashyap, the country head of sales at Google India, has quit. Our sources at Google have confirmed that he doesn’t work with…

by Sahad PV Aug 2, 2006 - 12:09 AM PST

Vikram Sakhuja Takes Over As Ashutosh Srivastava Joins MindShare Worldwide

exchange4media reports that Vikram Sakhuja is taking over from Ashutosh Srivastava as the CEO of Group M, India and South Asia. Srivastava,…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 1, 2006 - 5:09 PM PST

Satyam Begins Journey To Content Creation Offshoring; Satisfied With Mechanical Work For Now

Satyam Computer Services, having divested its stake in Sify.com last year, plans to enter the media services offshoring space. It intends to…

by Nikhil Pahwa Aug 1, 2006 - 3:08 AM PST

Lucknow Computer Engineer Caught For Duping Buyers On eBay

IBNLive.com: In any economy, there will be some people who will be there out to dupe you. eBay got a taste of it in India. Indian TV channel…

by Sahad PV Jul 31, 2006 - 11:08 PM PST

Indian Short Film “The Bad Egg” Wins Honours At The Tokyo DIGICON

Indian didgital short film The Bad Egg won honours at the recently held DIGICON 6+2 Grand Finale organised by Tokyo Broadcasting System. The…

by Sahad PV Jul 31, 2006 - 1:07 PM PST

Titan, Innoviti To Launch Watches That Can Stream News And Content

The Economic Times: Now you can provide news and other content to watch companies too. Titan Industries, a leading Indian watch-maker, and I…

by Sahad PV Jul 31, 2006 - 11:08 AM PST

The Arrival Of Hindi Portals

TechTree has a roundup on Hindi langauge portals. Since Hindi is not my language, I wasn’t familiar with most of these websites except Webdu…

by Sahad PV Jul 31, 2006 - 10:08 AM PST

Orissa’s Ortel Launches Internet Telephony Services

Business Standard: Orissa-based Ortel Communications Ltd has launched Internet telephony services in the state. The company is better known…

by Sahad PV Jul 28, 2006 - 7:07 PM PST

The Ramaraj Exit Interview: “I Would Do The IndiaWorld Deal All Over Again”

Domain-b has an exit interview with R Ramaraj, the former CEO of Sify. He says he doesn’t regret doing the IndiaWorld deal (Sify paid close…

by Sahad PV Jul 28, 2006 - 4:07 PM PST

Interactive Ad Agencies Make Hay While Sun Shines

It looks like interactive ad agencies are having a nice time in India’s dotcom 2.0 era. Ratish Nair, who broke away from MediaTurf and start…

by Sahad PV Jul 28, 2006 - 12:07 PM PST

A Third Of eBay India Sellers Use Auction Portal As Their Main Source Of Income

Exchange4media.com: An eBay India survey says that nearly 31 per cent of the sellers on the auction portal – or 12,800 Indian entrepreneurs,…

by Sahad PV Jul 28, 2006 - 12:07 AM PST

Microland’s Pradeep Kar Joins The Board Of UK’s United Business Media

UK’s B2B media company United Business Media has nominated Pradeep Kar as one of the directors on its board. Kar is an online entrepreneur (…

by Sahad PV Jul 27, 2006 - 7:07 PM PST

Red Herring 100 Asia Finalists Out. Are You There?

The list of Red Herring- 100 Asia- finalists is out.- From this list of 200,- the final- 100 will be chosen for the Red Herring 100 Asi…

by Sahad PV Jul 26, 2006 - 2:08 PM PST

Industry Moves: Mahendra Swarup Joins As Chief Mentor At Smile Interactive

Mahendra Swarup, former MD and CEO of Times Internet Ltd (Indiatimes), has found a new abode. He will don the role of Chief Mentor at Smile…

by Sahad PV Jul 26, 2006 - 2:07 PM PST

Are Rediff Valuations Justified? Can Sify Management Deliver?

After Rediff.com posted pretty impressive results this quarter – a net income of $1.98 million over revenues of $5.78 million – the stock ha…

by Sahad PV Jul 26, 2006 - 10:07 AM PST

Ajay Vidyasagar To Give A “Revenue Thrust” To Internet Business At Star India

Star India is giving a “new thrust” to its internet business in India and has put its executive vice-president Ajay Vidyasagar in charge of…

by Sahad PV Jul 25, 2006 - 11:08 PM PST

The Blog Ban: It’s Telco-ISPs who Messed It Up, Says Sify

Now it’s pure-play ISPs versus telco-ISPs. Here is a podcast with David Appasamy, Chief Communications Officer at Sify Ltd, the ISP-cum-the…

by Sahad PV Jul 25, 2006 - 11:08 AM PST

Dish TV In Pact With OpenTV For A Gaming Channel

Dish TV will be the first Indian Direct-To-Home provider to offer gaming services as a special feature on its set top boxes. The Essel Group…

by Sahad PV Jul 24, 2006 - 5:08 PM PST

VCs and Web 2.0

SiliconBeat has a link to PricewaterhouseCooper’s list of VC funding in Web 2.0 companies (they are defined a bit broadly, so you could find…

by Sahad PV Jul 22, 2006 - 12:08 PM PST

Google Adwords In Hindi

It looks like Google has launched Adwords in Hindi.-  I don’t think they have gone official on this yet. I am sure it would be in beta, as…

by Sahad PV Jul 21, 2006 - 3:07 PM PST

Rediff Q1 Results: CPM Rates To Remain Flat; No Traction In Mobile Revenues

As usual, we are bringing you the highlights of the conference call (transcripts here) between Rediff brass (Ajit Balakrishnan, CEO, and Joy…

by Sahad PV Jul 21, 2006 - 10:07 AM PST

Industry Moves: MSN India Appoints Vineet Gupta As Trade Marketing Manager

Exchange4media.com: MSN India has announced the appointment of Vineet Gupta as Trade Marketing Manager for India. He has worked with compani…

by Sahad PV Jul 21, 2006 - 12:07 AM PST

Tech Mahindra To Tap Indian IPTV Market

Exchange4Media.com: Tech Mahindra (formerly Mahindra British Telecom), a telecom software solutions company, is looking to tap Indian IPTV m…

by Sahad PV Jul 19, 2006 - 9:08 PM PST

Cleartrip.com To Spend Big Dollars On Advertising

Exchange4media.com: Now this is the time to separate the men from the boys in the online travel business. KPCB and Sherpalo-funded Cleartrip…

by Sahad PV Jul 19, 2006 - 8:07 PM PST

BharatMatrimony.com Launches In Six Regional Languages

BharatMatrimony.com is going regional. The leading classifieds portal has launched the six regional editions of the portal in those language…

by Sahad PV Jul 18, 2006 - 8:07 PM PST

How To Get Around The Ban

Updated: Amit Agarwal of Labnol.blogspot.com answers your questions on the blog ban here (one can access his site via Pakistani site www.pkb…

by Sahad PV Jul 18, 2006 - 11:07 AM PST

Blogspot Blogs Blocked In India?

The Economic Times has an update on the government’s decision to block certain blogs in India. The Department of Telecommunications on Frida…

by Sahad PV Jul 18, 2006 - 10:08 AM PST

Sify Top Brass Including CEO Ramaraj On Their Way Out: Report

The Economic Times: This is big story. The top brass of India’s leading new media company Sify Ltd are said to be on their way out. Accordin…

by Sahad PV Jul 18, 2006 - 10:07 AM PST

Yahoo-MSN Messenger Tie-Up To Bring 75% Of Indian Net Users Together

Exchange4media.com: Yahoo! and MSN Messenger service tie-up will see at least 75 per cent of Indian net users on a single IM platform. –

by Sahad PV Jul 14, 2006 - 12:07 PM PST

Samir Shah New Head Of Reuters India

Exchange4media.com: Samir Shah is the new managing director of Reuters India, replacing Venkat Ramani who has retired. Prior to this, Shah w…

by Sahad PV Jul 12, 2006 - 5:07 PM PST

Industry Moves: Sanjeev Srivastava India Editor Of BBC Hindi Radio And Online Operations

Agencyfaqs: Sanjeev Srivastava is the India editor of BBC Hindi, which is a newly created post for BBC in India. He will head the radio and…

by Sahad PV Jul 11, 2006 - 6:08 PM PST

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TRAI To Revisit The Earlier Suggestion On Separating IPTV And Cable TV

Indiantelevision.com: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) now plans to “revisit” its consultation paper on IPTV following the o…

by Sahad PV Jul 11, 2006 - 2:07 AM PST

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Group Plans Media Foray

Business Standard: Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries group is moving into media business again. The company plans to start three news chan…

by Sahad PV Jul 11, 2006 - 2:07 AM PST

Industry Moves: Anurag Gupta Joins Mediaturf As EVP

Exchange4Media.com: Anurag Gupta, Head of subscription business, Indiatimes, is moving to interactive ad agency Mediaturf. Gupta is joining…

by Sahad PV Jul 10, 2006 - 7:08 PM PST

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by Sahad PV Jul 6, 2006 - 5:08 PM PST

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by Sahad PV Jul 6, 2006 - 1:07 PM PST

Sify’s Ramaraj Says They Are Not Up For Sale, But Are Open To Partnerships

Business Today magazine (sub. required) in its latest issue has a piece on Sify Ltd speculating if the company is up for sale to Yahoo (its…

by Sahad PV Jul 5, 2006 - 11:08 PM PST

Rediff Too Redesigns

It looks like it’s a redesign season at major portals in India. After Yahoo India announced its new looks, Rediff.com too has announced a re…

by Sahad PV Jul 5, 2006 - 7:07 PM PST

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Cognizant Technology Sets Up Digital Media Practice

The Hindu: Leading IT software company Cognizant Technology Solutions has formed a digital media centre of excellence, which will focus on d…

by Sahad PV Jul 5, 2006 - 4:08 PM PST

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by Sahad PV Jul 4, 2006 - 11:08 AM PST

Satyam In Talks With Disney For Media Outsourcing

CRN: Hyderabad-based Satyam Computer Services has plans to tap the growing post-production work in media and entertainment. The company is i…

by Sahad PV Jul 4, 2006 - 1:07 AM PST

Indiatimes To Launch A Chat Site On Web 2.0 Mode

Exchange4media.com: Indiatimes.com is- venturing into Web 2.0, or as it claims. It has launched (looks like beta version)- a chatting site…

by Sahad PV Jul 3, 2006 - 7:08 PM PST

MediaTurf On A Recruitment Drive

Exchange4media.com: After witnessing- mass exits at top level recently,- MediaTurf, the leading online ad agency in India, is back on a re…

by Sahad PV Jul 3, 2006 - 1:07 PM PST

Need Help!

My laptop had a huge a virus attack yesterday. I removed many of them using Norton Antivirus and AVG. There- are still, I guess, because my…

by Sahad PV Jul 3, 2006 - 12:07 PM PST

Government Plans Draconian Media Rules. Do We Need Them?

The Times of India: The government is apparently planning some draconian laws to curb media, especially the broadcast media. The UPA governm…

by Sahad PV Jul 1, 2006 - 5:07 PM PST

BharatMatrimony Launches Auto Portal

Moneycontrol.com: The BharatMatrimony.com Group, a leading classified internet company, has ventured into auto space with Indiaautomobile.co…

by Sahad PV Jul 1, 2006 - 4:08 PM PST

Info Edge Inducts Three Independent Directors

Exchange4media.com: Info Edge India Ltd, the company that owns Naukri.com, Jeevansathi and 99acres.com has appointed Saurabh Srivastava, Ash…

by Sahad PV Jul 1, 2006 - 4:07 PM PST

Atul Kasbekar Launches Company To Manage Corporate Image

Indiantelevision.com: This is where creativity and business intersect in photography. Atul Kasbekar has launched a company called Corporate…

by Sahad PV Jun 30, 2006 - 3:07 PM PST

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Indian Government Clears Reuters’ Investment In Times Global Broadcasting

The Financial Express: The Indian government has cleared Reuters Group Plc plans to inves t in Times Global Broadcasting Co Ltd’s news and c…

by Sahad PV Jun 30, 2006 - 3:07 AM PST

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UTV Signs Up Two Animation Deals Worth $14 Million; Imageventure Bags $2.5 Million Deal

Exchange4media.com: UTV Software Communications has won two big deals in the animation business – worth some $14 million. One is a co-produc…

by Sahad PV Jun 28, 2006 - 6:07 PM PST

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Times Group To Launch Tabloid In Delhi

Here is a traditional media news item. The Times of India group is launching a tabloid in Delhi. It could be called Delhi Mirror, similar to…

by Sahad PV Jun 23, 2006 - 11:06 PM PST

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Tribal DDB India Wins Honda Online Ad Account

Agencyfaqs.com: Tribal DDB India, the online and interactive arm of Mudra, has won the online advertising business for Honda Siel Cars India…

by Sahad PV Jun 21, 2006 - 11:06 AM PST

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