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Issue No. 49, Issue Dated 1 May 2008
Media Transasia launches music mag Blender
Media Transasia has announced the launch of the Indian edition of the US-based music magazine, Blender. Read More
Times of India launches its Goa edition
The Times of India has launched its Goa edition on May 07, 2008, making it the thirteenth edition to be launched from the daily’s stable. Read More
TOI relaunches its Rajasthan edition
The Times of India has relaunched its Rajasthan edition. The daily had closed down its Rajasthan edition in the early nineties. Read More
HT Media launches its Hindi daily in UP
HT Media Ltd has launched its Hindi daily newspaper, "Hindustan", at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Read More
Sakal group to launch its English daily Sakal Times on May 7
Sakal group plans to launch the first edition of its English daily, Sakal Times, on May 07. The group would launch the daily in Pune, the hometown of the Sakal group, which publishes Maharashtra's well-known Marathi daily, Sakal. Read More
MJ Akbar is all set to launch COVERT mag on May 15
MJ Akbar, who had recently resigned from the Deccan Chronicle Group, has launched a new company, MJP Media, of which he is the chairman and director. The newly launched company is all geared up to unveil its first product, ‘COVERT’, a political fortnightly, which would be in the market on May 15, 2008. Read More
Bhaskar Group plans to launch its Hindi business daily
The Bhaskar Group plans, publisher of the daily Dainik Bhaskar plans to launch a Hindi business daily. Read More
IRS 2008 R1: Dainik Jagran leads amongst the Hindi dailies
Dainik Jagran, with a total readership of 566 lakh, stands at No. 1 amongst the Hindi dailies. Dainik Bhaskar, with a total readership of 319 lakh, stands at No. 2 position. Amar Ujala, with a total readership of 296 lakh, stands at No. 3 position. Read More
IRS 2008 R1: Kunguman, the Tamil weekly, leads amongst the weeklies
Kungumam, the Tamil weekly, with a total readership of 74 lakh, stands at No. 1 position. India Today English, with a readership of 69 lakh, stands at No. 2 position. India Today Hindi, with a readership of and 67 lakh, stands at No. 3 position. Read More
IRS 2008 R1: Saras Salil retains its No. 1 position amongst the magazines
Saras Salil, the Hindi fortnightly, with a total readership of 98 lakh, is at No. 1 position amongst all the magazines. Grih Shobha, Hindi monthly, with a total readership of 76 lakh stands at No. 2 position. Kumudam and Kungumam, the two Tamil weeklies, with a total readership of 74 lakh each, share the No. 3 position. Read More
IRS 2008 RI: TOI tops amongst English dailies across India
The Times of India, with a total readership 136 lakh, tops amongst English publications in the first IRS round of 2008. Hindustan Times, with a readership of 63 lakh is at the second position. Read More
Television 18 Q4 consolidated revenues increase by 16 per cent
Television 18 India Ltd has posted Q4 consolidated revenues have increased by 16 per cent on a year-on-year basis (YoY) at Rs 1.32 billion. Read More
IRS 2008 R 1 – English business publications see further decline in readership
In the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 1 for English business publications, most publications continue to register decline in readership, as was registered in the previous IRS rounds. The Economic Times continues to be the leader amongst the business dailies and Business Today is No. 1 amongst the business magazines. Read More
IRS 2008 R-1: Magazines and periodicals readership decline
English as well as regional language magazines have registered a decline in readership. Some magazines which have managed to register a bit of growth are Tamil fortnightlies and monthlies which has registered 7 per cent and 26 per cent growth respective and some Oriya weeklies, which registered a growth of 47 per cent. Read More
Dainik Bhaskar launches six new editions in the Hindi belt
Dainik Bhaskar has launched six editions in Chhattisgarh; Bhilai, Jagdalpur and Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh; Shimla in Himachal Pradesh; and Pali and Nagpur in Rajasthan. Read More
HT Media launches its Hindi edition
HT Media Ltd has launched its Hindi daily newspaper, "Hindustan", at Chandigarh, Mohali and in some parts of Punjab. Read More
UK’s Pearson PLC to launch a biz daily in India
U.K-based Pearson PLC, the publisher of the business daily Financial Times, plans to launch a business daily in India in partnership with Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd., that runs the business news television channel in India, CNBC-TV18. Read More
INS asks the central government to reduce the cost of newsprint
The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has expressed concern that the recent increase brought about by Hindustan Newspaper Limited in the cost of newsprint would result in several language dailies closing down their business. Read More
Hindu reduces prices as ToI launches its Chennai edition
The Hindu has reduced its cover price from Rs 3.25 to Rs 2.50 on its weekday editions, at the same time as Times of India (TOI) launched its Chennai edition, in order to retain its leadership position in the Chennai market. Read More
Deccan Chronicle launches its financial daily in Hyderabad and Chennai
Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd has launched its financial daily "Financial Chronicle” in Hyderabad and Chennai on April 16, 2008. Read More
DLA, the Hindi tabloid launches its Jhansi edition
Hindi afternoon tabloid DLA has launched its fourth edition in Jhansi. The other places where the tabloid has been launched are Agra, Ghaziabad and Meerut. Read More
Indian Express undergoes a complete makeover
The New Indian Express has decided to revamp itself and has undergone a complete change from April 11, 2008. Read More
The Times of India launches its Chennai edition on April 14
The Times of India has launched its Chennai edition on April 14. The Times of India Chennai edition is priced at Rs 2 on weekdays and Rs 3 on Sundays. Read More
NaiDunia Media to launch its Hindi daily NavDunia in Bhopal
NaiDunia Media Pvt Ltd, the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh based publishing house, plans to launch its new Hindi daily NavDunia in Bhopal. Read More
Condé Nast to launch its men’s mag, GQ, in India
Condé Nast Publications Inc plans to launch its men’s magazine, ‘GQ’, by September-end. Read More
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