Stories on 31st Oct '12

Robust outlook for Indian M&E: CII Summit
The 2-day CII Media & Entertainment Summit saw the who's who take a close look at the critical role the sector plays in India .
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/10/robust-outlook-for-indian-me-cii-summit/

M&E to reach $37.6 bn by 2016: CII-PwC report
The industry revenues are expected to reach 1,764 billion INR (37.6 billion USD) by 2016, with a CAGR of about 17% from 2012 to 2016.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/10/me-to-reach-37-6-bn-by-2016-cii-pwc-report/

Uday Shankar @ CII summit: 100 billion dollar dream is worthy dying for
Text of Star India CEO Uday Shankar's keynote address at the CII Big Picture Summit in New Delhi on October 29
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/10/uday-shankar-cii-summit-100-billion-dollar-dream-is-worthy-dying-for/

Paritosh Joshi: Who is Nilam?
Mandatory digitization will hopefully herald an era when choice, not compulsion will decide what is watched, writes Paritosh Joshi
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/10/paritosh-joshi-who-is-nilam/

Now a Lesbian & Gay radio station from Radiowalla
The internet radio platform is getting ready to launch the special interest paid channel.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/10/now-a-lesbian-gay-radio-station-from-radiowalla/

Jaldi 5 with Roop Sharma: All set for digitization
Founder-President of the Cable Operators Federation of India responds to our questions hours before the scheduled sunset hour.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/10/jaldi-5-with-roop-sharma-all-set-for-digitization/

MiD DAY is back with 3rd season of corporate soccer championship
The third season of the ground event will have 20 teams battling it out for the top position and a prize money of Rs 1,00,000.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/10/mid-day-is-back-with-3rd-season-of-corporate-soccer-championship/

Signposts... October 31
Our daily feature 'Signposts' which as the name suggests will carry an assorted range of, ah, well, signposts
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/10/signposts-october-31/

Stories on 2nd February

How (and why) marketers love social media
With brands benefiting much from the buzz created digitally, social media is now part of almost every seller's toolkit
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/how-and-why-marketers-love-social-media/

Jaisurya Das and Shailesh Amonkar to return to Sakal group as COO & CMO
Jaisurya Das and Shailesh Amonkar are set to return to the Sakal group as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer respectively.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/jaisurya-das-and-shailesh-amonkar-to-return-to-sakal-group-as-coo-cmo/

Vinod Mehta turns mentor @ Outlook group, Krishna Prasad to head newsmag as Ed
Last month, it was also announced that CEO Mr Maheshwer Peri had turned into a mentor passing on the baton to Mr Indranil Roy
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/vinod-mehta-turns-mentor-outlook-group-krishna-prasad-to-head-newsmag-as-ed/

Kalanithi Maran's Sun News battles to retain lost crown
Viewership numbers by TAM Media Research for the first two weeks of January show Sun News had been relegated to the No 3 slot
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/kalanithi-marans-sun-news-battles-to-retain-lost-crown/

Venturenet Partners to launch Radiowalla in April
The objective of starting Radiowalla was to serve the special interest groups and communities with the content they would like to listen to and willing to pay, says Anil Srivatsa.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/venturenet-partners-to-launch-radiowalla-in-april/

Outdoor Advertising Professionals' innovative outdoor arena for SA Tourism
OAP targeted 23 types of media that comprised of 440 media units covering an outdoor space of approx 1,52,000 sq ft across 22 markets
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/outdoor-advertising-professionals-innovative-outdoor-arena-for-sa-tourism/

It's auction time at IPL season 5
The auction will witness 147 players going under the hammer. The size of every DLF IPL team squad will be 33 instead of 30 players in the previous season. Team owners are each to be given a purse of $2 million to buy these players.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/its-auction-time-at-ipl-season-5/

Yuvraj continues to tell Birla Sun Life story - with added confidence
Brand Ambassador Yuvraj Singh’s real-life story to inspire India on the need for Wealth with Protection Solutions.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/yuvraj-continues-to-tell-birla-sun-life-story-with-added-confidence/

Advertising on multi-channel TV can double reach
The CASBAA study measures the benefits of allocating variable percentages of a US$1.75m TV budget on multi-channel TV and Free-to-Air (FTA).
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/advertising-on-multi-channel-tv-can-double-reach/

Colors' tribute concert for Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh
Colors and The Global Indian Music Academy (GIMA) will celebrate the 71st birth anniversary of the 'Ghazal King' on February 8 in Mumbai.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/colors-tribute-concert-for-ghazal-maestro-jagjit-singh/

The Anchor: 6 things for the publisher of a business publication to remember
A lot of information today is lost in business jargon which business papers must stay away from.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/the-anchor-6-things-for-the-publisher-of-a-business-publication-to-remember/

Debrief: Birla Sun Life: Topicality enhances efficacy
The idea worked earlier, and it works now. The only question is this: Is it completely ethical for the marketer to ride on a player’s rather serious illness?
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/debrief-birla-sun-life-topicality-enhances-efficacy/

Time to rethink on Katju?
In Freaking News, Ranjona Banerji reviews the fare on primetime news and in the papers
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/02/time-to-rethink-on-katju/