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Vikatan
group gears up to launch several Tamil magazines
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The
South-based Vikatan group is gearing up to launch several magazines
in Tamil language. The first from the stable will be an auto magazine.
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Gujarati
general interest weekly ‘Chitralekha’ launched in the
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Chitralekha Group, publishers of the general interest weekly magazine,
‘Chitralekha’, has launched its edition in the US. More... |
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Business
Standard to sign content sharing deal with TV news channel
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daily Business Standard is in talks with news channel NDTV to sign
a content sharing deal with its business channel, NDTV Profit. More... |
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The South-based Vikatan group is gearing up to launch several magazines in Tamil language. The first from the stable will be an auto magazine. The new magazine will be titled ‘Motor Vikatan’, and a section by that name has already been introduced in the group’s publications ‘Ananda Vikatan’, ‘Junior Vikatan’, ‘Aval Vikatan’ and the newly launched ‘Nanayam Vikatan’. More niche magazines in Tamil are being considered, as are special offerings to readers and advertisers as part of the 81st year celebrations. |
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The Chitralekha Group, publishers of the general
interest weekly magazine, ‘Chitralekha’, has launched
its edition in the US.
Next, it hopes to enter Canada as well. The magazine, published in Gujarati, aims to appeal to Gujarati non-resident Indians (NRIs) who wish to be updated with the latest in their own language. Mitrajit Bhattacharya, publisher, ‘Chitralekha Gujarati’, says, “Four out of every 10 Indians living in the US are Gujaratis. It was a natural extension to take our brand to the largest ‘Non Resident Gujarati’ (NRG) market. We have set up infrastructure in the US to handle printing, subscription, distribution, marketing and ad sales.” Around 8-16 pages out of the total 70 pages will be localised news from the US and Canada, with the rest coming from India. With an initial print run of 15,000 in the first week, Bhattacharya hopes to achieve a circulation of around 25,000 copies over the next two years. The magazine will be subscription based as well as sold on newsstands. |
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Financial
daily Business Standard is in talks with news channel NDTV to sign
a content sharing deal with its business channel, NDTV Profit. Confirming the development, Business Standard, President, Akila Urankar, informed that the dialogue was still not at a stage where specific details around the relation could be divulged. |
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‘DNA Money’ to be launched
as a stand-alone newspaper
‘DNA Money’, the business supplement of the Mumbai based English newspaper, ‘DNA’, will now be launched as a stand-alone newspaper. The publication has decided to test the waters with an Indore edition from January 17. However, the plan is to launch the pink daily as a separate newspaper in another 10-12 cities in the next three months. Next
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Patrika launches eveninger ‘News Today ‘ ‘Sportstar’
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