Stories on 26th September

No place for Sonal Dabral and Prasoon Joshi at O&M

Anil Thakraney interviews Ogilvy India supremo Piyush Pandey. Great questions, super responses.

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/im-not-a-typist/

RIP, Vasant Sathe, grand patron of colour TVs in India

As information and broadcasting minister in 1980-84, Vasant Sathe fought many battles to bring in colour television to the country

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/rip-vasant-sathe-grand-patron-of-colour-tv-in-india/

Meteoric rise for UTV Stars

UTV Stars becomes No1 within 4 weeks of launch

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/meteoric-rise-for-utv-stars/

Reviewing the Reviews: Mausam

Every week, Deepa Gahlot casts a critical eye over media reviews of Bollywood releases... in Reviewing the Reviews

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/silly-season/

Are ads crossing the line too often these days?

The number of complaints by industry self-regulator ASCI leapfrog

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/are-ads-crossing-the-line-too-often-these-days/

Clients want specialization but without siloization: Ashish Bhasin

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/aegis-bowls-a-digital-doosra/

The Anchor: Sanjay Reddy on 7 reasons why regional GECs should be treated differently

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/the-anchor-sanjay-reddy-on-7-reasons-why-regional-gecs-should-be-treated-differently-from-hindi/

Hard Knocks: Why does the ad world lose talent?

Anil Thakraney on why and how it's not just money alone that's taking away talent from advertising agencies

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/anil-thakraney%E2%80%99s-hard-knocks-why-does-the-ad-world-lose-talent/

Rally of the dolls for Parle

Parle vying for a place in Guinness World Records

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/rally-of-the-dolls-for-parle/

How well do you know India?

Test Your India Quotient on NDTV India’s ‘IDBI Bank Sawaal India Ka’

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/how-well-do-you-know-india/

Delhi Mid-Day takes Bollywood to offices

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/delhi-mid-day-takes-bollywood-to-offices/

Stories on 13th September

Fireworks less bright, but not media players outlook

Part 1 of MXMIndia's look at marketing for the festive season, and how it has been impacted this year

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/fireworks-less-bright-but-not-marketers%E2%80%99-outlook/

Max Hegerman quits Tribal DDB India

Tribal DDB India president moves on with effect from October 1.

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/max-hegerman-quits-tribal-ddb-india/

United Breweries launches Heineken beer

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/united-breweries-launches-heineken-beer/

Through the lens, sadly: Remembering Gautam Rajadhyaksha

Communications consultant and cricket analyst Hemant Kenkre pays tribute to his friend, ace photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha, who passed away in the early hours of September 13.

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/through-the-lens-sadly-remembering-gautam-rajadhyaksha/

Zombie Talkies, coming to a comic book near you

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/zombie-talkies-coming-to-a-comic-book-near-you/

Reliance Trends takes the toons to the tots

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/reliance-trends-takes-the-toons-to-the-tots/

Coming clean with the tooth, Listerine's challenge

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/coming-clean-with-the-tooth-listerine%E2%80%99s-challenge/

MTV's Roadies goes Hero-ic with rebranding

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/mtv%E2%80%99s-roadies-goes-hero-ic-with-rebranding/

The anchor: Shailendra Katyal on 5 ways to never get your media plan wrong

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/the-anchor-shailendra-katyal-on-five-ways-to-ensure-you-never-get-your-media-plan-wrong/

RIP, King of Soft Focus

In Mediaah! today: RIP, Gautam Rajadhyaksha * Great expectations fm AKB & SD * NYTimes launches India-specific site

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/rip-king-of-soft-focus/

Sanjay Reddy rejoins Zee to head South Cluster

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/sanjay-reddy-rejoins-zee-to-head-south-cluster/

Staff cribs and concerns go inside the glassdoor

Firms and employees taking closer look at posts on third-party review sites like glassdoor.com, insidebuzz.com and salary.com

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/staff-cribs-and-concerns-go-inside-the-glassdoor/

Catchy retro tune for Westside's reinvention

I am sending the TVC and stills separately to PM and RM by Gmail as they are large files. Afaqs has the TVC up on their youtube channel but I haven't found it elsewhere online yet. - VH

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/catchy-retro-tune-for-westside%E2%80%99s-reinvention/

Bids get hotter at online auction site Dealite.in

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/bids-get-hotter-at-online-auction-site-dealite-in/

Ashwin Parthiban, Rajesh Bhargava join Dentsu

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/ashwin-parthiban-rajesh-bhargava-new-appointments-at-dentsu-india-group/

Entrepreneur India turns 2

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/entrepreneur-india-turns-2/

Mythologicals look back to a bright future

GECs get real with mythologicals and historicals on primetime

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/mythologicals-look-back-to-a-bright-future/

The anchor: Manish Bhatt on 8 things an agency does to keep the client in its pocket

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/the-anchor-manish-bhatt-on-8-things-an-agency-does-to-keep-the-client-in-its-pocket-and-not-all-are-good-practices/

Visual impact: Kyoorius DesignYatra 2011 draws to a close

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/visual-impact-kyoorius-designyatra-2011-draws-to-a-close/

Imagine's Haar Jeet seeks to target both parents and kids

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/win-win-for-imagine-as-haar-jeet-targets-both-parents-and-kids/