Thursday 31 January 2013

Stories on 31st Jan '13

Captains cool on M&E revenue
CEOs of the media and entertainment sectors are bullish about the sector’s revenue growth, notes a PwC survey
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40566


'Consumer confidence in mcommerce at all-time high'
BuzzCity research expects Indian mCommerce activity to grow, with 53% of consumers having already shopped via mobile
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40472

Jaldi 5 with Ashish Mishra: 'Great deal of confusion in brand consultancy sector'
Interbrand's Ashish Mishra tells MxMIndia about the agency's strategy for the Indian market and what one can expect from it in the near future
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40563

Shailesh Kapoor: There's a music programmer in all of us!
Shailesh Kapoor on the thankless job of a music programmer which appears so easy that anyone can try his or her hand at it, only because who's to tell whether it was done well or not
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40565

India TV announces Yuva Awards
India TV has announced the first Yuva Awards, planned to honour India's future by instituting recognition for the most promising young faces of the nation. The awards will be given on Feb 18 in New Delhi
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40602

Debrief: Headlines Today: Interactivity won't bring in freshness
Perhaps the viewers will enjoy one show a day based on this theme, but if Headlines Today wants to make this a core strategy, then they could be headed for trouble
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40562


Anil Thakraney: Let's go after Mr Juvenile
One more 'Justice for Jessica Lal' moment has arrived for the Indian media. Now, only intense media scrutiny will put some pressure on the judiciary to follow the spirit of the law, and not its letter, at least in this case
 http://www.mxmindia.com/2013/01/anil-thakraney-lets-go-after-mr-juvenile/


Ian and Goz to lead Digitas and Razorfish APAC as ECDs
Creative wiz team Ian Shepherd and Richard 'Goz' Gostelow have joined the Asia Pacific senior leadership team of Digitas and Razorfish Asia Pacific networks as regional executive creative directors, based in the Hong Kong office of Digitas and Razorfish
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40567


Saugata Bagchi, Bijoe George get wider roles at Tribal DDB, Rapp India
Bijoe George, VP, Rapp, will now handle Rapp India's operations in the West and South. Saugata Bagchi, VP, Tribal DDB, will now be in charge of the West & South operations for Tribal DDB through the Tribal DDB presence in Mumbai and Bangalore
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40568

Reinterpret the Anthem, win a prize
Talenthouse India is bringing together India's youth to crowdsource the National Anthem, with the movement 'My Nation My Anthem'
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40564
 

ANCHOR | One Big Idea by Sanjay Pareek
Outdoor requires systematic improvement to become a media of choice
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40561

ANCHOR | One Big Idea by Mitrajit Bhattacharya
How print can buck the trend and last forever
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40560