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Budget Coverage Roundup - 4 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 28 Feb 2008 10:11 PM PST

Maybe it’s because the sword of recession is at the economy’s throat, or maybe just a function of the growth in media, but there’s no doubting that this is probably…

@ Kala Ghoda: SMS Poetry And 115 Book Manuscripts Submitted Online - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 04 Feb 2008 03:39 AM PST

At the Kala Ghoda arts festival over the weekend, I met Peter Griffin of Caferati, a writers group, which has organized the literary segment of the festival. The Kala Ghoda…

Geek Art @ The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 03 Feb 2008 06:19 AM PST

I was in Mumbai for the Iron Maiden concert - almost didn’t make it over - and decided to stay for the weekend, for the Kala Ghoda Arts festival...Walking around…

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Top Headlines Of The Week From paidContent.org, mocoNews And paidContent:UK - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Sat 02 Feb 2008 05:11 PM PST

Top headlines of the week from our sister sites paidContent.org, paidContent:UK and mocoNews: paidContent.org: -- MSFT-YHOO: Coverage Across Our Sites -- Yahoo To Acquire Maven Networks For About $150 Million:…

MSFT-YHOO: Links To Coverage Across Our Sites - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Fri 01 Feb 2008 11:30 AM PST

Some of our breaking-news coverage from sister sites paidContent.org, mocoNews.net and paidContent:UK: paidContent.org: -- Google: MSFT Bid Raises ‘Troubling Questions’; Openness Mantra Again; MSFT Responds: We’d Be No 2 --…

Holiday Wire: VC Money in Mobile VAS; Tinselvision; Saavn - 4 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 24 Dec 2007 07:21 AM PST

We’re closed for the rest of the year, hence running on headlines until Jan 2: -- Value-added services attract VCs to telcos: In India, of a clutch of 30 or…

Mipcom India Roundup: TV Is Boring; Drivers of Content - 3 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 08 Oct 2007 05:52 PM PST

The big TV conference Mipcom is going on this week in Cannes, France, and the first day on monday was a special India-focused day. A roundup of stories coming out…

Note For PR Agencies - 12 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 06 Sep 2007 12:14 AM PST

The last time I ranted about PR people, a friend from the PR business suggested that I try to be nicer next time. So here goes: -- Please do not…

Launching paidContent:UK: Covering UK and Europe’s Digital Media Economy - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 03 Sep 2007 09:34 PM PST

Today we’re launching paidContent:UK, our new UK news site. The focus is on the UK, and, to some extent, on Europe; like our other sites, paidContent:UK covers the economics of…

Top Stories From Last Week - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 19 Aug 2007 08:19 AM PST

-- UTV To Raise Rs. 450 Crore For Broadcasting Business; Topline Projection For FY08 At Rs. 400 Crore -- Nimbus Bags Mobile And Internet Rights For English Premier League --…

Top Stories From Last Week - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 12 Aug 2007 12:01 AM PST

-- Updated: Naukri Launches Professional Networking Site - Brijj -- Big Adda To Break Even In 3 Years Says Rajesh Sawhney, President Reliance Entertainment -- Yahoo India MD George Zacharias…

HR Issues In The Digital Media Industry - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 02 Aug 2007 07:25 PM PST

A number of people whom I’ve spoken to in the Digital Media industry over the past week have mentioned the kind of churn that is currently taking place: a large…

ContentSutra Facebook Group - 4 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 01 Aug 2007 06:30 PM PST

So we’ve created a ContentSutra Facebook group, here. Nothing to it, no agenda...let’s see how this pans out. The first discussion question I posted there: How big is Facebook in…

Our New Site, Coming Soon: paidContentUK; New Hires: Robert Andrews, Ingrid Lunden; Raj Kotecha - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 29 Jul 2007 08:14 PM PST

We’re getting ready finally to launch paidContent:UK, the UK-focused site we have been promising for a while now. The site will focus on UK, and to some extent on Europe;…

Off For The Week, At Film Fest - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 23 Jul 2007 03:56 AM PST

I’m off for rest of the week, for my annual pilgrimage to Osian’s Cinefan Film Fest. I was there over the weekend - watched 10 films in two days -…

Announcing Our New ContentSutra Journalist: Anupama Chandrasekaran - 12 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 19 Jul 2007 09:33 PM PST

Regular readers have been seeing her name for the last month or so and now we’re formally announcing her: Anupama Chandrasekaran has joined us as a senior contributing journalist, and…

Top Headlines From Last Week - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 15 Jul 2007 06:11 PM PST

-- MIH India Acquires 30 Percent Stake In ACL Wireless For $12.3 Million -- Eros To Invest $33 Million In Joint Venture With Tamil Film Distributor Ayngaran -- Sony India…

@ VAS India 2007 On Friday - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 05 Jul 2007 03:24 AM PST

I’ll be covering VAS India tomorrow (Friday), hoping for WiFi, or at least a working network for my data card. If you’re there and would like to meet up, do…

Recent Top Headlines - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sat 30 Jun 2007 07:12 PM PST

-- Complete Coverage Of IAMAI Web 2.0 Conference, And Photos -- Mobile ESPN Nabs India Rights To Wimbledon -- Report: VAS Provider Onmobile To Go For IPO This Fiscal --…

ContentSutra Meetup @ STAR India: Thanks For Coming - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 24 Jun 2007 05:03 AM PST

I’d like to thank everyone who braved the insane Mumbai traffic (worsened since I was last here in Jan) and came for our meetup at the STAR office in Mumbai…

ContentSutra Mumbai Meetup Today - 3 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 20 Jun 2007 03:14 AM PST

We’re overwhelmed by the response to our Mumbai Meetup in the evening today at the STAR India office. I was at the STAR office yesterday, and it is indeed rather…

Registration Open: ContentSutra Mumbai Meetup, Jun 22 At STAR India - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 18 Jun 2007 09:34 PM PST

You’re invited to join us for an informal get-together - our third ContentSutra Meetup, and our second in Mumbai. STAR India’s got a large canteen on the 7th Floor that’s…

In Mumbai 22-27 June; ContentSutra Meetup? - 19 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 11 Jun 2007 07:29 PM PST

I’m going to be in Mumbai from the 22nd to the 27th of June for the IAMAI conference on Web 2.0 (on the 22nd), and then some meetings. Was wondering…

Top Headlines From Last Week - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 10 Jun 2007 08:20 PM PST

-- @TRS: India To Finalize 3G Policy By July; Defense To Release 42 Mhz Spectrum -- Earnings: CyberMedia’s Internet Revenues Increase By 24.5 Percent -- Idea, Spice Merger Talks Could…

Top Stories From Last Week - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 03 Jun 2007 08:13 PM PST

-- Updated: Spice Telecom, Idea Cellular Merger On The Cards? -- IMI And Sydus Ink Deal For Streaming Music On Internet And Mobile -- ABP Group Launches Mobile Games Site…