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Top Headlines Of The Week From paidContent.org, paidContent:UK, and MocoNews - 3 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Fri 11 Jan 2008 04:09 PM PST

Top headlines of the week from our sister sites paidContent.org, paidContent:UK, and MocoNews: paidContent.org: Terry Semel Revving Up Windsor; Yahoos Buckley, Karish Joining Him CES: Interview: Beth Comstock, President, Integrated…

Top 10 Viewed Stories Of 2007 on ContentSutra - 2 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 31 Dec 2007 06:07 PM PST

Since everyone else is doing it, might as well...top 10 stories of the year on ContentSutra, as filtered through our Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Analytics account (we started using it in…

Google Earth Back In Controversy; Indian Army Worried, Google Shrugs It Off - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Tue 04 Apr 2006 07:04 AM PST

NDTV.com: Google is back in controversy in India. Soon after Indian army chief JJ Singh expressed fears that the high-resolution images of strategic defence facilities on Google Earth would pose…

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Indian Animation Companies Seeking Co-Production Deals - 3 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Mon 03 Apr 2006 11:05 AM PST

CIOL: Indian animation companies are now seeking co-production deals with international studios to boost their earnings. The $310 million industry in India, which had till now focused on outsourced deals,…

Percept Picture Plans Sequel For Its Animated Film “Hanuman” - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Mon 03 Apr 2006 06:04 AM PST

Exchange4media.com: Hanuman (name of a Hindu god) is India’s first full length animated feature film. Released in October last year, the film was a huge success grossing about Rs 15…

MTV Asia And Motorola Launch Mobbed, A Digital Entertainment Platform For Youth - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Sat 01 Apr 2006 06:04 AM PST

Indiantelevision.com: MTV Networks Asia and Motorola have launched a digital entertainment platform Mobbed, which will be targeting youth in Asia-Pacific markets like India, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.…

Naukri Goes To Middle East With Naukri Gulf
Posted By Sahad PV - Fri 31 Mar 2006 05:03 PM PST

Press Release: Soon after Timesjobs.com announced that they are setting up operations in middle east, here is India’s largest jobs portal Naukri.com following them to the region. The company in…

India Today Launching Morning Newspaper? - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Fri 31 Mar 2006 11:03 AM PST

Agencyfaqs.com: We also heard about this in the market. The buzz is that India Today Group is launching a morning broadsheet. Agencyfaqs has a story on this now. It’s likely…

Intel Launches Rugged PC For Rural India - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Fri 31 Mar 2006 11:03 AM PST

Press release: Intel Corporation has launched its much-awaited PC platform for the rural villages and communities in India. I haven’t seen the thing, but the press release says that it’s…

The Hindu Newspaper Launches On SMS - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Fri 31 Mar 2006 10:03 AM PST

Press Release: The Hindu, south India’s leading business daily, can be accessed on mobile phones via SMS. The short code for The Hindu’s mobile news service is 6397. The content…

Arexera Plans To Launch Non-English Language Search Engine Seekport - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Fri 31 Mar 2006 05:03 AM PST

Business Standard: Arexera Information Technologies, a German company in which India’s Aftek Infosys holds 60 per cent, would soon be launching a customised language-based search engine, Seekport, in Indian, European…

Warburg Pincus Picks Up 7 Per Cent In Hindi Media Group Dainik Bhaskar For $33.33 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Fri 31 Mar 2006 04:04 AM PST

Business Standard: Hindi media is attracting serious money. Dainik Bhaskar, a regional language newspaper group which has significant presence in central India, will receive Rs 150 crore ($33.33 million) funding…

Bollywood Vs. Hollywood: Content Protection Is The Key - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 30 Mar 2006 08:04 PM PST

Business Standard: First some numbers: Bollywood churns out 1,000-odd films a year, while Hollywood makes a fifth that number. Bollywood takes home $1.2 billion annually, while Hollywood earns $51 billion.…

SifyMax Holds Internet & Brodaband Rights For India-England ODI Series - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 30 Mar 2006 08:03 PM PST

I had written about SifyMax‘s aggressive content tie-ups in the past too. Looking at the several tie-ups it had recently (Lakme India Fashion Week, India Today Conclave, Union Budget 2006),…

Men’s Mag Maxim Goes Wireless In India With Active Media Tech - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 30 Mar 2006 05:03 PM PST

Televisionpoint.com: Men’s magazine Maxim has joined hands with Delhi-based Active Media Technology to take the content to mobile phones. Maxim will use AMT’s short code 3636. The downloadable content includes…

Hollywood Producers Join Hands With Indian To Set Up VFX Studio - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 30 Mar 2006 04:03 PM PST

Animation Xpress: This could be a visual effects studio to watch out for in India. Hollywood producers Barrie Osborne (Lord of the Rings) and Michael Peyser will join hands with…

Google Pushing Hindi
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 30 Mar 2006 09:03 AM PST

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) India is pushing its Hindi versions aggressively. The other day when I opened Google, a Hindi screen opened up. Today, when I opened Gmail, a Hindi version…

NDTV-Genpact Media BPO Deal: SSKI Rates NDTV As Outperformer - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 30 Mar 2006 05:03 AM PST

Here is an analyst reaction to the formation of India’s first MPO - or media process outsourcing - outfit. NDTV and Genpact created history yesterday by announcing a joint venture…

Zee Telefilms Splits Businesses Into Three Groups; Plans Listing Of Two Entities - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Wed 29 Mar 2006 07:03 PM PST

Indiantelevision.com: India’s leading TV network Zee Telefilms is restructuring the businesses. Zee’s board today approved splitting of broadcasting business into three entities—news operations, broadcast and content creation and Siti Cable.…

NDTV, Genpact Form Joint Venture For Providing Media Outsourcing Solutions - 2 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Wed 29 Mar 2006 02:03 PM PST

Exchange4media.com: This is an interesting media deal and an inevitable thing in the era of digitisation. India’s leading TV network NDTV and BPO firm Genpact have formed a joint venture…

WorldSpace Appoints A R Rahman As Brand Ambassador; India Looks Good But Analysts Divided - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Wed 29 Mar 2006 02:03 PM PST

WorldSpace has appointed music genious A R Rahman as the brand ambassador. That’s a good move for a company that has been growing at a frenetic pace in India. Out…

Mobile 365 Launches In India - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Wed 29 Mar 2006 09:03 AM PST

DNA: Mobile 365, a global messaging solutions company, has announced its entry into India. The company will tie up with cellular operators to provide messaging and content solutions. It already…

VSNL, Sify To Set Up Cybercafes In 82 Railway Stations - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Wed 29 Mar 2006 08:03 AM PST

The Financial Express: Indian railways is getting its cyberact together. VSNL and Sify have bagged the contracts to run cybercafes at 82 railway stations. VSNL will run cybercafes at a…

Mobile2win Launches “Rang De Basanti” Game On Mobile - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Tue 28 Mar 2006 08:03 PM PST

Press Release: Mobile2win, a leading Indian mobile content company, has launched a mobile game based on the latest bollywood flick Rang De Basanti. Mobile2win has launched this game in an…

Texas Instruments Looking At Indian Digital Cinema Market - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Tue 28 Mar 2006 08:03 PM PST

CIOL: Semiconductor giant Texas Instruments (TI) is eyeing Indian digital cinema market. The company said that it is in preliminary talks with producers, theater owners and producers to explore the…