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One97 Communications* has dropped plans for an IPO and will seek private equity funding, reports VCCircle. The company is looking to raise around Rs 100 crore in PE funding, instead of the Rs 120 crore IPO it had planned, given market volatility, and will plan for an international listing. Readers would remember that the company …

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BigFlix, the Reliance ADA Group owned online movie streaming and DVD rental service, has launched an Android app, that lets users watch movie trailers, full movies, plays, music videos and short films on their smartphones, reports AndroidOS.in. We tried using the app, and found that it currently only offers free content, and doesn’t offer the subscription …

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A majority of India’s mobile connections are urban: if you see the graph below, Urban India still continues to add more mobile connections each quarter than Rural India. The caveat here is that the number of connections isn’t the same as number of subscribers: this is a Multi-SIM market, with multiple connections per subscriber. This …

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We’d like to take a moment to thank our sponsors for having chosen to support MediaNama in its endeavor to provide our readers with insightful and detailed coverage of the evolving digital ecosystem in India. Our thanks go out to – One97 Communications Limited is India’s leading Mobile Value Added Service Company. One97’s Innovative mobile …

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- Television audience measurement firm aMap, is reportedly shutting down its Indian operations. Read More at The Economic Times. - NDS Group Ltd. has appointed Dave Habiger as Chief Executive Officer while Dr. Abe Peled, previously Chairman and CEO, will be serving the role of Executive Chairman. Read the Press Release – The TRAI has recommended that the …

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Beam Global Spirits and Wine, the makers of scotch brand Teacher’s, has engaged the duties of Publicis Modem to launch itself in the new age space of social media. read more by clicking here …..

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Close on the heels of bagging the Paras Pharma account, ZenithOptimedia has now snagged the media mandate for home appliances company IFB. The win comes on the back of a multi-agency pitch. read more by clicking here …..

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Continuing with the special series on the radio industry’s views on FM Phase III expansion, exchange4media talks to Prashant Panday, Executive Director & CEO, Radio Mirchi, on the key points of the latest phase of private FM rollout in the country as well as the drawbacks… read more by clicking here …..

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Samsung is aggressively promoting its new phone – the Galaxy S II – on different platforms. The latest TVC plays on the ‘galaxy’ concept to stress on how the phone can carry one’s entire universe and the proposition that it is ‘The Greatest Smartphone Ever’… read more by clicking here …..

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Google started out as a fantastic company, but slowly they have also become like Microsoft or any other company. There have been all kinds of questions about privacy with what Google search engine tracks along with Double-click serving, says Sandeep Amar, Head of Marketing and Audience, The Times Group. read more by clicking here …..

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