MediaNama’s Final Recommendations To TRAI On Regulation Of MVAS

Today is the last day to submit comments to the TRAI, on the consultation paper on the regulation of Mobile Value Added Services. Please mail your responses to the 10 questions posed (details here) to advbbpa@trai.gov.in or bbpa@trai.gov.in by the end of the day today. We’ve already submitted our recommendations, which you may view here


Weekly Digest (12th-19th August 2011)

Editor’s Picks - 10 Things You Should Know About The JustDial IPO - E-commerce Valuations In India: The Burn Will Hit You, Not The Fraud Big Story: - Why Google Is Buying Motorola Mobility: Notes From The Concall - Google To Buy Motorola Mobility For $12.5Bn; Beyond Handsets Investment & M&A - MediaTek Invests In Former India Director’s Startup MoMagic


Chhattisgarh Tourism Board scouts for creative, outdoor & digital agency

Chhattisgarh Tourism Board has invited applications for the empanelment of creative agencies, outdoor advertising agencies and social media activation agencies in order to promote Chhattisgarh tourism in the domestic and international markets. read more by clicking here …..


STAR’s ‘Avatar’ blitz pays off; Hindi version gets 2.6 TVR

STAR India scored a coup of sorts when it aired James Cameron’s Oscar-winning blockbuster hit ‘Avatar’ over the Independence weekend. The movie was aired on both Star Movies (in English) and Star Plus (in Hindi). And the numbers speak for themselves – ‘Avatar’ (Hindi on Star Plus) scored a TVR of 2.6 as per TAM


KBC – 5 opens strong at 5.24 TVR in HSM metros

The opening episode of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 5’ has delivered a TVR of 5.24, as per TAM Media Research data for Week 34, 2011 in HSM metros for CS 4+ TG. The opening numbers for Season 4 stood at 6.2 TVR in the Hindi speaking markets for the C&S4+ TG. read more by clicking


Real estate ads need to be believable: Jaideep Gandhi, Jaya Advertising

Set up in 1968, Jaya Advertising has been firming up its presence in the real estate advertising space. The company today is considered a real estate think tank and advisory, with an annual turnover of Rs 500 million. Jaideep Gandhi, MD, Jaya Advertising, shares the agency’s growth plans with exchange4media… read more by clicking here


Business Standard Hindi set to enter Chhattisgarh

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


Flashed Yesterday: Shankar B moves out of Ignitee Digital Solutions

After spending close to two years with Ignitee Digital Solutions Pvt Ltd, Chief Operating Officer Shankar B has bid adieu to the organisation. His next destination is not known. read more by clicking here …..


STAR India Moves Content To The Could To Enable Digital Delivery: Report

(by Anupam Saxena and Nikhil Pahwa) News Corp owned Indian TV broadcaster STAR India will be shifting all its software operations to the cloud by September, reports Deccan Chronicle. According to the report, content will be shot on HD, processed on the cloud (i.e. on the Internet) and broadcast over multiple platforms. The infrastructure being


Western Union looks for the most networked person globally

In celebration of its 160th anniversary, global payment services company Western Union has announced the launch of a hunt for the most networked person in the world using Facebook presence as a parameter. read more by clicking here …..