Stories on 1st Apr '14

Breaking News: Ogilvy to participate in Abby @ Goafest
In a late night meeting, the Ogilvy India chief was convinced that Abby entry karne may hi samajhdaari hai!
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/04/breaking-news-ogilvy-to-participate-in-goafest/

Uday Shankar to be next I&B minister?
The Star India CEO may be the next I&B minister if a non-Congress dispensation assumes power, writes our special correspondent
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/04/uday-shankar-to-be-next-ib-minister/

HT, TOI, others ink deal to start 'One India Medianett'?
After the successful start of the One India scheme for advertising, a special scheme is being planned for paid content of lifestyle parties and brands by some of the leading newspaper brands
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/04/ht-toi-others-ink-deal-to-start-one-india-medianett/

10 April Fool stories I wish were true: Noose Night @ mid-day
It's All Fool's Day and we present you a link to Pradyuman Maheshwari's column in mid-day on the 10 stories he hopes would happen to the world of news television in India
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/04/10-april-fool-stories-i-wish-were-true-noose-night-mid-day/

Roma Balwani quits M&M to join Vedanta
The head of communications at Mahindra & Mahindra joins Vedanta group in a similar position from today (April 1)
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/04/roma-balwani-quits-mm-to-join-vedanta/

CNBC-TV18 and Mint into content alliance
CNBC-TV18 and Mint have entered into a strategic content alliance enabling the two media entities to share content with each other on a daily basis and work together on various editorial initiatives through the year
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/04/cnbc-tv18-and-mint-into-content-alliance/

Zee launches music co, acquires blockbuster content
The start-up has acquired the music of films like Holiday, Humshakals, Bang Bang and Bombay Velvet
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/04/zee-launches-music-company-acquires-blockbuster-content/

Ranjona Banerji: Were journalists of 30 years ago mere stenographers, as Rajdeep Sardesai said?
CNN-IBN editor-in-chief comment that 30 years ago journalists were stenographers rehashing press releases while today’s journalists are more assertive and questioning was gratuitous, writes Ranjona Banerji
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/04/ranjona-banerji-were-journalists-of-30-years-ago-mere-stenographers-as-rajdeep-sardesai-said/

Stories on 11th July '13

Big global retailers will check weather post 2014 results before entering India
Foreign supermarkets like Walmart, Tesco and Carrefour prefer to wait for outcome of 2014 polls before investing
 Big global retailers will check weather post 2014


Star to consolidate Kannada TV with 2nd GEC 'Suvarna Plus'
Suvarna Plus will offer programming in the comedy, non-fiction, movies and music genres
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=51209

Zee appoints Rajesh Sethi as CEO for TEN
Taj Television announces the appointment of Rajesh Sethi as Chief Executive Officer
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=51199

Face of CNBC TV18 Udayan Mukherjee steps down. Will continue, but Shereen Bhan to be Managing Ed
While Udayan Mukherjee has stepped down as Managing Editor, he will continue his exclusive association with the channel in a new role
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=51205

Ogilvy's 'anti-boring' TVC for Alpenliebe Pop
Perfetti Van Melle India has launched a new TVC positioning its lollipop product, Alpenliebe Pop, as 'Anti-Boring' devices
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=51198

Debrief: Renault Pulse: Pulsating with boredom
With Renault, Anil Kapoor has made a complete fool of himself as even though the idea isn't terribly bad, the rendition is awful, notes Anil Thakraney
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=51196

Kavindra Mishra is Pepe Jeans CEO
Kavindra Mishra has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Pepe Jeans India
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=51224

Ritu Midha: Deliberating CPT with a twist!
CPT could well be the common thread measuring the consumer's media consumption behaviour on a single measurement platform, writes Ritu Midha
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=51215