Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Stories on 6th Aug '13

It's true! Jeff 'Amazon' Bezos buys Washington Post for $250 million
One of the worlds' most powerful newspapers is sold to e-commerce pioneer Jeffrey Bezos
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1 Minute View: Yeh toh hona hi tha!
We don't know if Jeff Bezos will be able to achieve it and we are certain that he too doesn't have all the answers. But what we do know is that the man is quite definitely equipped to lead Washington Post to the next level.
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Bloomberg TV India back with Havas
Havas Media India wins back media mandate of Bloomberg TV India
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=52559

People magazine closure case settled amicably
Employees, Outlook group reach an out-of-court settlement as all dues have reportedly been paid to the satisfaction of all concerned
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=52574

Now Steve Marcopoto to step down at Turner
Steve Marcopoto to step down as President and Managing Director, Turner International Asia Pacific
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=52570

Times Internet announces senior hires
Times Internet has beefed up its management team with Pratik Mazumder, Pawan Agarwal, Swapnil Shrivastav and Miten Sampat to head various functions
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=52547

Reliance Broadcast announces Q1 results, mood upbeat
RBNL reports operating breakeven, with consolidated total income of Rs. 61.1 crore and consolidated EBITDA of Rs 0.9 crore
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=52583

Ranjona Banerji: More questions, less answers on Durga Nagpal
The campaign seems to have started without sufficient background work and fact-checking, notes Ranjona Banerji
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=52568

Satya and Shagun hop from TBWA to DDB Mudra Mumbai as CDs
DDB Mudra West strengthens creative team with Satyajeet Kadam and Shagun Seda joining as Creative Directors
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=52546

Debrief: Perk Double: Mobile wedding
A choc brand needs some of the crazy stuff to smash the clutter. Therefore there's no question of logically analysing this one, writes Anil Thakraney