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T-Series Issues Notice To Guruji.com Amongst Others - 6 Comments
Posted By Cerius Shah - Thu 17 Jul 2008 11:39 AM PST

Sure enough, the days without incident were indeed numbered. T-series has issued a notice to Guruji.com amongst other websites including MSN, MySpace and Bharatstudent. It has accused them of allowing…

MS To Expand SMS Services; MD Neelam Dhawan Quits - 0 Comments
Posted By Cerius Shah - Mon 09 Jun 2008 08:14 AM PST

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) India is planning to expand its SMS search services in India reports ET. MS, which currently has a tie-up with Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) for SMS search services…

Industry Moves: Infomedia-CEO; MakeMyTrip-CMO; Microsoft-Director, Marketing - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 27 May 2008 02:38 AM PST

-- Lakshmi Narasimhan, Head of Business Development for Network18, has been appointed CEO of Infomedia India. Readers will remember that Network18 acquired Infomedia last fiscal. Narasimhan will expand the portfolio…

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XBox 360 Fails To Sell In India; MS To Wind Up Ops In Tier-I Cities: Report - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 19 May 2008 04:48 PM PST

As far as India is concerned, the xBox is the x’ed Box, if this report from CNBC-TV18 is to be believed. The console has apparently been such a dismal failure…

Microsoft-Yahoo: Links To All Of Our Coverage - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Sat 03 May 2008 10:56 PM PST

For quick access to our coverage on Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) withdrawing its offer to purchase Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) on paidContent.org… -- BREAKING: Microsoft Withdraws Offer For Yahoo -- MSFT-YHOO: From…

Microsoft-NDTV Media Combine To Sell Advertising On Facebook In India - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 22 Apr 2008 10:08 PM PST

The Microsoft-NDTV Media has found its way to Facebook, courtesy an International advertising deal between MS and Facebook till 2011. At the time the deal was struck, around 59 percent…

Yahoo-AOL In Advanced Talks on Combining - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 09 Apr 2008 07:54 PM PST

Well, with its announcement of a two-week Adsense trial, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is finally playing a very public hand with Google—thus raising the stakes even across during Microsoft’s three-week deadline.…

Mohit Anand, Country Manager For MS’ Entertainment & Devices Division Resigns - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 10 Mar 2008 12:27 AM PST

After 8 years at Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), where he as Country Manager for the Entertainment And Devices Division, and was instrumental in bringing the xBox 360 to India, Mohit Anand…

Microsoft Launches Ad Platform In India With Four Publishers - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 21 Feb 2008 05:25 AM PST

The launch marks Microsoft’s entry into the advertising networks space - they’ve partnered with publishers like Bollywood Hungama (entertainment), Equitymaster.com (finance), HDFC Sec (finance) and, well, Facebook (social networking) for…

Microsoft-Yahoo: Implications For India - 3 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 01 Feb 2008 12:09 PM PST

In India, a Microsoft-Yahoo combine will help fill some gaps: Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has been far more active in the country, with investments in the online classifieds co Consim (Bharatmatrimony.com)…

MSFT-YHOO: Links To Coverage Across Our Sites - 1 Comment
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 --…

Microsoft Picks Up 35 Percent Stake In Oxigen Services; CitiGroup Venture Capital Exits - 3 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 24 Jan 2008 08:00 AM PST

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has acquired a 35 percent stake in Oxigen Services India, a company that enables aggregation of recharge, bill payments and subscriptions for telecom operators, ISPs, DTH service…

“We Don’t Reveal Country Specific Numbers,” Says A Defiant Mohit Anand - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 07 Jan 2008 11:06 PM PST

[by Cerius Shah] The Hindu has an interview with Microsoft’s (NSDQ: MSFT) Mohit Anand, Country Manager (India) for their Entertainment and Devices Division (EDD). All Microsoft Hardware products in India…

MS Cuts xBox 360 Price For The Festive Season - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 13 Dec 2007 10:11 PM PST

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has announced a cut in prices for the xBox 360 for the festive season: they’ve cut the price of the xBox 360 core to Rs. 14,990 (around…

Microsoft In Talks With Telcos For Location Enhanced Mobile Search; BSNL LBS Launch In December - 4 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 26 Nov 2007 12:08 AM PST

A couple of interesting developments around location based services (LBS): firstly, BSNL, India’s third largest mobile operator, is finalizing its location based offerings, including ‘Track Your Buddy’, Advertising services and…

Reliance Signs Up With Microsoft on IPTV Venture - 6 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 05 Nov 2007 10:33 AM PST

Reliance Communications has tied up with Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) for its IPTV venture, which is launching in March next year: Reliance will pay Microsoft about $500 million in license fees…

@AGI: Casual Gaming Might Not Scale; Advertising Portals On TV Doesn’t Help - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 04 Nov 2007 06:40 PM PST

During the gaming panel, Vishal Gondal, CEO of Indiagames focused on the need for distribution - Cable TV killed pirated videos because, at Rs. 100, you get all the channels.…

@AGI: Xbox Break Even Year In India - 2011; Halo III Sales; Age Of Empires Asian Dynasty - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 02 Nov 2007 09:50 PM PST

During the panel on gaming in India, the last of day one of the NASSCOM Animation & Gaming India conference in Mumbai, Mohit Anand, Country Manager for the Entertainment &…

MSN India Redesigns Web Site, Adds More Entertainment News - 4 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Thu 18 Oct 2007 07:27 PM PST

MSN India has a new design for its home page with options of a wide or narrow layout and of changing the colour of the page. [via agencyfaqs ] The…

Bollywood, Education Take Front Seat For MSN India - 4 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Sun 14 Oct 2007 09:20 PM PST

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) India’s Country Manager Jaspreet Bindra doesn’t foresee MSN being the best horizontal portaI, according to this agencyfaqs interview. Bindra sees Bollywood and education being a focus. Agencyfaqs…

Xbox Live Launch Before December End; ISP Issues Being Sorted Out - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 21 Sep 2007 09:54 PM PST

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) India held a press conference in Mumbai to officially announce that xBox Live will be launched in India before the end of December. Readers will remember that…

Sumant Kasliwal, Business Head & VP Interactive For STAR India, To Join Microsoft - 9 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 19 Sep 2007 10:54 PM PST

Contentsutra has learned from reliable sources that Sumant Kasliwal, Business Head & Vice President of Interactive Media (Internet) at Star TV India has put in his papers. While we haven’t…

Educomp To Provide Microsoft India With Educational Content For Xbox360 - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 05 Sep 2007 02:17 AM PST

Microsoft India has inked a deal with Delhi based Educomp for providing educational content on the xBox 360, reports Techshout. Content on offer includes Math, Social Studies and Science, for…

Microsoft Retails Xbox 360 Elite On Inditimes…Overpriced? - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 19 Aug 2007 08:58 PM PST

Microsoft launched the Xbox 360 Elite in India, and is retailing the console exclusively at Indiatimes. [via Techgadgets. There’s no mention of xBox 360 sales so far in India. The…

Hutch Brings Click-To-Call Service Via MSN Search To Delhi Users - 6 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Fri 10 Aug 2007 01:00 AM PST

Hutch, which last year partnered with Microsoft to provide search, messenger and mail to Hutch users in India, has launched a click to call facility in Delhi. The mobile search…