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Condé
Nast is all set to foray into the subcontinent beginning with
India with the launch of Vogue in Autumn 2007, making it the
magazine's 17th edition worldwide.
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Forty-nine
per cent stake of US-based Publication Services, Inc (PSI)
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Bennett,
Coleman & Co and Rajasthan Patrika, the leading Hindi daily
publisher of Rajasthan state, are forming an alliance through which
The Times of India would attempt to extend its English brand into
a territory which till recently has been dominated by Hindi dailies.
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The
Bennett, Coleman Group, publishers of The Times of India and The
Economic Times, and Mid-Day Multimedia, publishers of Mid-Day in
Mumbai and Bangalore, have formed a strategic alliance to jointly
approach the country's various markets for mutual benefit in areas
such printing, circulation, and advertising sales.
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Indian
Media Observer, a monthly newsletter for international publishing
professionals and businesses having an interest in the growing marketplace
in India, will get a new avatar from January 16, 2007.
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The
Baskar Group's publications- 'Dainik Bhaskar', 'Divya Bhaskar' and
'Daily News and Analysis' (DNA) launched their e-paper on 1 January
2007 with the objective to extend their readership to non-resident
Indians and also increase interactivity with the existing readers.
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Dainik Jagran launches compact daily Inext
" Lokmat's magazine division, Cymbal Media launches 'G2'
" 'Winning Edge', a new monthly on sales and marketing, launched
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| Vogue
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Condé
Nast is all set to foray into the subcontinent beginning with India
with the launch of Vogue in Autumn 2007, making it the magazine's
17th edition worldwide.
Jonathan Newhouse, Chairman, Condé Nast International said
that Condé Nast would be owning and operating its own magazines
instead of licensing or publishing through joint venture, unlike
most other western publishers. According to him, this approach showed
the magazine's deep committment to the Indian market.
Nicholas Coleridge, Vice-President, Condé Nast International,
responsible for India, said that the country's current status as
the world's fastest growing business market as well as its unique
and fascinating culture makes the launch an exhilarating assignment.
Alex Kuruvilla, the managing director of Condé Nast India
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Forty-nine
per cent stake of US-based Publication Services, Inc (PSI) was acquired
by India's Cybermedia, through its US subsidiary Cybermedia India
LLC. An option to acquire 100 per cent stake in the US company within
three years has also been given to CyberMedia.
With a 50-member team and a revenue of US$ 2.7 mn in the FY 06,
PSI provides a wide range of book and document production services
for publishers.
According to Pradeep Gupta, CyberMedia CMD and CEO, the alliance
with PSI would enable the two companies to address the content outsourcing
market by giving them access to a highly experienced and quality
driven team which is the next step in CyberMedia's endeavour to
expand globally.
Dr. William Stout, CEO, PSI, commenting on the partnership said
that the association between CyberMedia and Publication Services
seems ideal in the current global publications marketplace, where
the the two companies could benefit from combining PSI's editorial
expertise, project management skills and CyberMedia's cost-competitive,
high quality typesetting, graphics and proofreading skills. This,
according to Stout, would go a long way in leading to a lasting
and rewarding partnership, which would stimulate growth and increase
the profits of both companies besides providing unparalled publishing
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Bennet,
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Bennett,
Coleman & Co and Rajasthan Patrika, the leading Hindi daily
publisher of Rajasthan state, are forming an alliance through which
The Times of India would attempt to extend its English brand into
a territory which till recently has been dominated by Hindi dailies.
The JV company formed in Rajasthan would cover printing, marketing
and distribution of the 'The Times of India' in Rajasthan.
Jaipur-based Rajasthan Patrika would benefit from this alliance
by the revenues gained from the combined advertising sales that
Bennett, Coleman would do for both the JV partners.
This alliance would be Bennett, Coleman's fourth transaction of
this kind with a regional newspaper in the last six months.
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The
Bennett, Coleman Group, publishers of The Times of India and The
Economic Times, and Mid-Day Multimedia, publishers of Mid-Day in
Mumbai and Bangalore, have formed a strategic alliance to jointly
approach the country's various markets for mutual benefit in areas
such printing, circulation, and advertising sales.
The
alliance aims to support Mid-Day's growth plans in print as well
as FM radio across the country's metros.
Mid-Day's
promoters are proposing an incremental investment of US $ 5.08 million,
and the Bennett Coleman Group, an investment of US $ 4.75 million
at the rate of 1.35 USD per share. On completion of both rounds
of investments, promoters of Mid-Day would own 51% of the company's
shareholding and Bennett, Coleman & CO., 6.67%.
According
to a joint statement made by both Ravi Dhariwal, executive director
of Bennett, Coleman and Co Ltd, and Tariq Ansari, Managing director
of Mid-Day Multimedia, both papers complement each other with The
Times of India holding a leadership position as a morning broadsheet
and Mid-Day having a successful formula for the middle-of-the-day
segment. The alliance according to them would endeavour to garner
the country's major metros' larger market share of both readers
and advertisers.
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Indian
Media Observer, a monthly newsletter for international publishing
professionals and businesses having an interest in the growing marketplace
in India, will get a new avatar from January 16, 2007. The new avataar,
in the form of a news and b2b community networking website along
with a periodic newsletter for all opt-in registered users, will
focus on Indian professionals and businesses from print publishing,
web publishing, television, radio and other direct media.
The new avatar of IMO, with "For you to stay informed, competitive
and networked" as its catchline, will provide users a facility
to submit their own news/press releases. Such articles, on approval
from the IMO admin, will become part of the new avatar's news content
base as well the newsletters to be broadcast periodically.
The current version of IMO, for international publishing professionals
and businesses, will continue to exist and broadcast as a monthly
newsletter. The archives of the previous 31 issues' stories will
be gradually made available on the new avatar of IMO as well.
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Bhaskar
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The Baskar Group's publications- 'Dainik Bhaskar',
'Divya Bhaskar' and 'Daily News and Analysis' (DNA) launched their
e-paper on 1 January 2007 with the objective to extend their readership
to non-resident Indians and also increase interactivity with the
existing readers.
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Dainik Jagran launches compact daily Inext
Dainik Jagran launched it compact daily, Inext, in mid-December.
According to Shailesh Gupta, Director, Jagran Prakashan, the daily
is targeted at the Generation Next, SEC A and B1 audience of the
18 to 34 age group.
* Lokmat's magazine division, Cymbal Media launches 'G2'
Cymbal Media, the Lokmat Group's magazine division, launched
'G2' (The Global Gujarati), on December 5. The magazine is targetted
at the upscale, Gujarati speaking community over the age of 25 years.
According
to CEO, Cymbal Media, Pritti Kumar, the magazine aims at catering
to high profile Gujaratis, their achievements and lives and would
be an ad-driven and market-driven magazine.
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'Winning Edge', a new monthly on sales and marketing, launched
Ad Astra Media, a new media company in the area of online
publishing, events etc, launched, 'Winning Edge', its new magazine
catering to the fresh MBAs and middle management excecutives.
According
to Suhasini Kirloskar, 'Winning Edge' is a magazine that aims at
approaching news and case studies in a holistic manner, which would
be helpful to corporate managers and entrepreneurs.
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Rajastan Patrika launches a Hindi paper 'Daily News'
Rajastan Patrika launched a new non-english (Hindi) paper
'Daily News' in Jaipur. Priced at Rs 1.25, the daily's content would
include national, international, politics, business, sports and
entertainment news and other regular features.
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