Magazines

Images Multimedia Group Gets FIPB Approval For Rs. 33.37 Crores - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 02 May 2008 06:29 AM PST

Delhi based Images Multimedia group has received a clearance from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board for bringing in a foreign direct investment (FDI) of Rs. 33.37 crore, for a dilution…

Campaign India Launches Website - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 21 Apr 2008 10:46 PM PST

The Indian version of the Haymarket group publication Campaign went online earlier this month. Campaign India targets the advertising and marketing community, and the website competes with established players like…

India To Finally Get Wired - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 09 Apr 2008 04:26 AM PST

Well, Wired as in the magazine, and (unfortunately) not a growth in fixedline/broadband penetration. Conde Nast will launch the iconic Wired Magazine in India in 2009, Alex Kuruvilla, MD of…

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Economist Intelligence Unit Launches India Ops - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 27 Mar 2008 09:45 PM PST

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has announced the launch of its India operations, reports the Hindu. A part of the Economist Group, the EIU will focus on assisting domestic companies…

172 Magazines Granted Permission To Launch In India - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 07 Mar 2008 06:13 AM PST

Expect rush of foreign publications in India, particularly in the print media space. Over the past year, we’ve seen the plans to publish Fortune magazine, the Economist, Rolling Stone, among…

Rolling Stone Rolls Into India - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 26 Feb 2008 10:07 PM PST

[by Cerius Shah] The iconic magazine that launched Hunter S Thompson, P.J. O’Rourke and Tom Wolfe amongst others is coming to Indian stands on the 27th of Feb. According to…

Reed Business Information To be Sold Off; “Reducing Exposure To Cyclicality” - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 21 Feb 2008 01:49 AM PST

Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK), the Anglo-Dutch B2B media giant, which just announced a $4.1 billion acquisition and its 2007 results, also dropped another big one: it is going to sell…

Club JAM: Just Another Online Community? - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 08 Jan 2008 11:29 PM PST

Agencyfaqs reports that JAM Magazine has launched an online community called Club JAM. JAM Magazine has launched an online community called Club JAM. The community is powered by Ning and…

9.9 Mediaworx To Acquire Jasubhai Digital: Report - 6 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 13 Dec 2007 09:55 PM PST

9.9 Mediaworx, founded by former ABP CEO Dr. Pramath Sinha, is going to acquire Jasubhai Digital Media, the technology media business of the Jasubhai Group, reports Business Standard. As per…

Forbes To Launch A Biz Mag In India With TV 18 - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 13 Dec 2007 10:04 AM PST

Does India need more business magazines? (It can certainly use better quality, if nothing else). TV18 will be launching a business magazine in India in partnership with Forbes..the partnership will…

ACK Media To Invest $15-20 Million In Developing And Monetizing Content Across Platforms - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 29 Nov 2007 12:28 AM PST

Samir Patil, CEO of ACK Media which had recently acquired the rights to content from children’s publications Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle, has told VC Circle that they intend to…

ACK Media Acquires Amar Chitra Katha And Tinkle For Monetization Across Media - 7 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 21 Nov 2007 09:32 AM PST

ACK Media has announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in Amar Chitra Katha, Tinkle, Tinkle Digest and Double Digest from India Book House. Founded by Samir Patil and Shripal…

agencyfaqs Funding: Inteview With Pravin Gandhi, Partner, Seedfund - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 11 Oct 2007 07:28 AM PST

As a follow up to our earlier story on online and print media company agencyfaqs being funded by early stage venture fund Seedfund, I spoke to Pravin Gandhi, Partner with…

agencyfaqs Funded By Seedfund; Interview With Founder Sreekant Khandekar - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 11 Oct 2007 04:53 AM PST

This just in: Banyan Netfaqs, a media company covering advertising, media and marketing in India, which publishes the website agencyfaqs! and print fortnightly The Brand Reporter has received funding from…

Chandamama Plans Portal - 6 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 10 Oct 2007 10:41 PM PST

Chandamama, the 60 year old childrens publication which was acquired by Geodesic Information Systems earlier this year, appears to be going down the Virgin Comics path. The company is also…

Online News Publications May Need To Register With Indian Government, Else Be Blocked - 4 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 03 Oct 2007 08:32 PM PST

Not that we haven’t heard murmurs of the Indian government wanting to regulate content on the Internet before, but this one has implications for international publications: the Information and Broadcasting…

ICICI Venture Looking To Exit Infomedia - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 20 Sep 2007 09:49 PM PST

Notz Stucki, a European asset management company is in line, alongwith PE funds including General Atlantic, Blackstone and Warburg Pincus for acquiring ICICI Ventures’ 63 percent stake in Infomedia, reports…

EFY Group Launches E-Commerce Portal - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 13 Aug 2007 03:59 AM PST

The EFY Group has launched EFYbonanza, an ecommerce portal for technology products and accessories, reports exchange4media. I just checked the site, and apart from credit card payment, the company seems…

Emap Buys 40 Percent Stake in NextGen - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 04 Jul 2007 09:41 AM PST

Emap, the biggest UK magazine publisher, has become the latest UK media company to invest in the Indian market, investing $7.5 million (Rs. 30 crore) in Mumbai-based magazine company NextGen…

Archie Comics Plans Local Language Content; Mobile, Internet Initiatives Too - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Mon 09 Apr 2007 02:47 AM PST

The US-based comic giant Archie Comics Entertainment is firming up its India plans. It is gearing up to launch local language content in India, besides an animation series featuring its…

Paprika Media Launches Time Out In Delhi; Web Strategy? - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 04 Apr 2007 11:30 PM PST

Time Out Delhi, launched by Paprika Media in association with Time Out International, has recently hit the stands, priced at Rs.30. I’d noticed a banner for Time Out Delhi at…