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Conde Nast launches men’s luxury magazine 'GQ' |
New York-based Conde Nast launched men’s luxury magazine, GQ, in India on September 29. EARLIER STORY |
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Centre gives approval for publishing Indian editions of foreign new mags |
The Centre has given its approval for publishing Indian editions of foreign news and current affairs magazines. MORE |
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Business Standard shuts down its Gujarati editions |
Non-English language publishing took a step backward when Business Standard shut down its Gujarati editions in Mumbai and Ahmedabad. EARLIER STORY |
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Media Transasia and Dennis Publishing to form a 50:50 JV |
Dennis Publishing, the UK-based publishing company, will form a 50:50 joint venture with Media Transasia India Ltd, to launch men-specific magazines in India this year. MORE |
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Delhi Press launches IT magazine for women |
Delhi Press, in association with an IT publisher from Brazil, Digerati, has launched an IT magazine for women, ‘Live IT’. MORE |
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DAVP hikes advertisement rates by 24% |
The Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) has hiked advertisement rates across the board by 24 per cent. MORE |
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Liquid Comics buys out Virgin Comics |
Liquid Comics has completed the management buyout of Virgin Comics led by the founding management team of Gotham Chopra, Sharad Devarajan and Suresh Seetharaman. MORE |
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Cover price of Outlook increases to Rs 25 |
Outlook has raised its cover price to Rs 25 from Rs 20. The Outlook Group has also increased the ad rates of the magazines - Outlook, Outlook Hindi, Outlook Business, Outlook Money and Outlook Traveller. MORE |
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Divya Bhaskar launches its Mehsana edition in Gujarat |
Divya Bhaskar has launched its ninth edition in Mehsana, Gujarat on September 13. MORE |
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NaiDunia Media to launch a national edition of its daily |
NaiDunia Media, the Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh based media house is planning to launch a national edition of its daily. MORE |
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Ink Publishing to publish SpiceJet's mag |
SpiceJet has appointed Ink Publishing to produce its inflight magazine, Spiceroute. The magazine would be reintroduced on all SpiceJet flights starting October 2008. MORE |
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Patrika launches its Indore edition |
Hindi daily Patrika has launched its latest edition in Indore, Madhya Pradesh after a successful launch in Bhopal. MORE |
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Delhi Press acquired two Hindi magazines, Manohar Kahaniyan and Satyakatha |
Delhi Press Group has acquired the two well-known Hindi magazines, ‘Manohar Kahaniyan’ and ‘Satyakatha’. The two magazines till recently were being published by Maya Press, a company established in 1928 by late Kshitindra Mohan Mitra. MORE |
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Dainik Bhaskar launches Business Bhaskar in Delhi |
Dainik Bhaskar has launched the 12th edition of its Hindi financial daily Business Bhaskar in Delhi on September 08, following its presence in markets like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Haryana. MORE |
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Spenta Multimedia buys majority stake in specialist magazine Liquid |
Contract publisher Spenta Multimedia has bought a majority stake in the specialist magazine ‘Liquid’, targeted at the F&B industry. MORE |
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Pressmart secures US $ 6m fund to support its global growth |
Pressmart Media Limited, industry's most advanced digital publishing solution for electronic edition of all print publications, announced that it has secured a US $ 6 Million funding from two of the most respected VC firms from the Bay area, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and NEA IndoUS Ventures, as it moves into its next phase of growth. MORE |
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Telugu daily Vaartha plans to launch a fashion magazine |
AGA Publications, the publisher of Vaartha, Andhra Pradesh’s second largest read and circulated Telugu daily, plans to launch an English fashion and lifestyle magazine, Jade in Andhra Pradesh. MORE |
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TV18 and Jagran JV defer the launch of their regional business newspaper |
The Jagran18 publications Ltd, the 50:50 joint venture between television broadcaster TV18 and Jagran Prakashan Ltd., has decided to defer the launch of the business newspaper. MORE |
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INS suggests increasing card rate by 30% |
The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has decided bring about a 30 per cent in card rates increase across the industry due to increase in the cost of newsprint. The decision was reached at a meeting of the executive committee on August 11. MORE |
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Daily Thanthi launches its Mumbai edition |
Daily Thanthi, the regional (Tamil) language daily from Tamil Nadu, launched its Mumbai edition on September 05. EARLIER STORY |
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