Stories on 29th May '13

Keeping the Media Free & Fair
Excerpts from a panel discussion with Manish Tewari, N Ram and Uday Shankar and moderated by Arnab Goswami held last Saturday at the Press Club Mumbai's Red Ink Awards
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Jasmin Sohrabji elevated to CEO, South East Asia and India @ Omnicom Media Group
While she will continue to lead Omnicom Media Group, India as CEO, Ms Sohrabji will also take on the task of leading the South East Asian markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand for OMD, PHD and M2M - brands of Omnicom Media Group.
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Jaldi 5 with Vivek Srivastava, Digital Head, Colors: Jhalak online pageviews will double this year
Q&A with Vivek Srivastava, Digital Head of Colors, on the online strategy for the 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'
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Dentsu Marcom gives clarion call for Pass Pass
The campaign created by Dentsu Marcom embarks by releasing TVC followed by digital, radio, BTL activations & POP materials.
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Big Magic Bihar & Jharkhand on a high, launches new shows
New set of locally relevant reality shows launched
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Tendulkar, Bindra launch 'Sporting Times'
The book, compiled by Boria Majumdar, captures 175 key events from the 1838-2013 period that made headlines in the history of the sport and the newspaper
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Anil Thakraney: Gavaskar's silence is deafening
Cricket has given the master batsman everything; it's time to give something back to it, writes Anil Thakraney
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Pulp Strategy powers Yebhi.com with NFC
Pulp Strategy takes youth marketing to a new level with Near Field Communication (NFC)-based engagement

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Stories on 24th May '13

Yeh IPH hai boss!
As the sixth and most controversial edition of IPL draws to close, presenting our columnists Anil Thakraney and Shailesh Kapoor and their take on the cricketing, er, entertainment spectacle
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Dentsu buys 80% of Webchutney
The Dentsu India Group has announced that it has acquired an 80 percent stake in digital agency Webchutney
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KBC7: Hit or Miss?
The crorepati show is getting set to enter living rooms for a seventh season, and the consensus is that it is Amitabh's charisma which keeps viewers watching. Will it work for this season too?
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Governor K Sankaranarayanan, Manish Tewari at Press Club Mumbai awards tomorrow
The Maharashtra governor and I&B Minister will present the Press Club Mumbai's RedInk awards. Bachi Karkaria to emcee event and Arnab Goswami likely to moderate a panel discussion
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Minions music video Zumi Zumi to end Zoozoo campaign
Ogilvy and Mather dishes up something new for Vodafone every year, and this year the agency lived up to its reputation with the ultra-cute Minions
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Mediaah! Now, BCCL's Times Publishing House takes on law student-blogger
Was it right for Times to send a lawyer's notice to student blogger Aparajita Lath? Pradyuman Maheshwari, who has been in a similar position in the past, examines the case in Mediaah!
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Ranjona Banerji: Pointless debates on News TV
Perhaps our news channels should start discussion issues like whether the sun should start rising from the West, suggests Ranjona Banerji
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Hindustan Times launches Gurgaon Special
The Hindustan Times has renewed its Gurgaon focus with increased local coverage for residents of Gurgaon
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ASCI for faster, stronger action against ads violating code
As NAMS has started tracking upheld complaints to ensure that these ads don't reappear, ASCI plans to report any reappearance of upheld complaint ads to the statutory authorities for further action, and has increased the frequency of CCC meetings
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Ketchum celebrates 90 years
Ketchum will commemorate the milestone with a series of global philanthropic initiatives, including donating 90 creative brainstorm sessions to nonprofit organizations over a period of 90 days
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Reliance Games launches Dancing With the Stars mobile game
Reliance Games has launched the official mobile game of the popular US dance-based reality show Dancing With the Stars, available on the Apple app store
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Stories on 23th May '13

A creative night to remember
Mumbai was among the 24 cities across the world where young talent participated in what’s billed as speed-dating for creatives
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Global marketing outlook remains positive in May: Warc index
GMI is once again performing strongly, and staffing levels continue to rise rapidly, in all regions, as global marketing budgets rise for the fifth consecutive month
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Press Club Mumbai to honour Kuldip Nayar and N Ram with Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Mumbai Press Club's RedInk Awards will also recognize over 20 journalists across various categories
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Sony Six wins UEFA Euro 2016 broadcast rights
Winning the exclusive broadcast rights across the Indian subcontinent, the channel will telecast live all 51 matches of the tournament
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Loud & Clear. A new weekly blog by Ritu Midha
Are the audiences listening to you, asks Ritu Midha in Loud & Clear, a new weekly blog on MxMIndia which will appear every Thursday
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Cadbury India launches Oreo Choco Creme's new TVC
Cadbury India, a part of Mondelez International, has announced the launch of a new TVC campaign for Oreo Choco Creme
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=48238

Lenovo launches TVC on new range of smartphones
Lenovo India has released its latest television commercial that showcases a new range of smartphones for the Indian market
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HT conducts 2nd edition of Printworks
The second edition of HT Printworks, the advertising expo organized by the HT Media Group in Mumbai last week, attracted more than 1,000 people and registered a sale of close to 300 discounted advertising packages
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Debrief: Coke: Hindi Paki Bhai Bhai
The idea of touch screen machines is neat, since they help you physically bond with the person from the other nation. It demonstrates the similarity of people from both sides, leaves you with that hearty feeling: 'Oye, yeh toh hamare jaise log hain!'
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