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2. Shivnath Thukral Quits NDTV After 14-Year Stint; Rare High-Profile Exit From Legacy Broadcaster

   Explore Article contentSutra.com (Oct 5 2009)

   Shivnath Thukral, who was till recently managing editor of the business channel NDTV Profit, before being named business editor for all NDTV channels early in September, resigned on Saturday. His next destination is unclear. “I am leaving NDTV and moving on to a new phase of my career,” he wrote in an email to colleagues. Thukral joined NDTV straight out of college and rose to become business editor and adviser, ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Network18   Arnab Goswami   Ndtv

3. TOI Crest Edition: Competition Ahead For Newsmagazines?

   Explore Article contentSutra.com (Sep 30 2009)

   The Times Of India‘s much anticipated weekend edition—Crest—launched last Saturday. Going by the form of the launch issue, admittedly a flawed parameter, the paper might grow to become competition to weekly newsmagazines. Crest marks Bennett, Coleman & Co.‘s bold attempt to sell a newspaper at a respectable cover price. The 40-page broadsheet sells at an “introductory price” of Rs6—a clear indication that the publisher is leaving room for more experiments ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Coleman & Co.   Indian Express   Ravi Dhariwal

4. NDTV Discontinues Ads-For-Equities Business

   Explore Article contentSutra.com (Sep 24 2009) Acquisition

   Broadcaster NDTV Ltd has decided to discontinue its ads-for-equities business, after striking deals with four companies, including Emaar MGF and the Delhi Stock Exchange. The form holds a portfolio of Rs35-40 crore, according to a person with knowledge of the development, who asked not to be named. NDTV CEO K.V.L. Narayan Rao declined comment. “The business was causing some discomfort within the company and the board, and hence it was ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   NDTV Ltd   K.V.L. Narayan Rao   Coleman & Co.

5. Ergo, India's First Freesheeter, Ceases Print; Will Continue Online

   Explore Article contentSutra.com (Aug 10 2009)

   Kasturi and Sons Ltd, the Chennai-based publisher of The Hindu, has decided to discontinue India’s first experiment in giving away a newspaper for free. The company said its tabloid, Ergo, will cease publication in print, but will continue to be available online. With this, we probably won’t soon see more experiments in selling newspapers that are entirely supported by advertisements—a model that is popular and profitable in many European countries ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   The Hindu   Metro Now   HT Media Ltd

6. ET Makes Code Of Conduct Public; You Can Hold Journalists Against It

   Explore Article contentSutra.com (Jun 18 2009)

   In an immensely positive development, The Economic Times has made public the code of conduct that will govern the journalists at India’s largest business daily as well as ET Now, the business news channel that went on air yesterday. The code also includes a code of financial conduct, which specifies in great detail what kind of financial investments you can hold and requires all journalists to disclose their investment portfolio. ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Economic Times   Coleman & Co.   Hindustan Times

7. FT Facsimile Edition Crosses The Title Hurdle; May Launch Sooner Than Expected

   Explore Article contentSutra.com (Jun 16 2009)

   While we thought the launch of Financial Times facsimile edition would not happen till the legal tangles over its title is resolved, the paper has received government clearance for the title 'Financial Times Facsimile' and may launch sooner than expected. The Registrar of Newspapers in India (RNI), in its latest list approved yesterday, has granted the title 'Financial Times Facsimile' to Financial Times India Pvt. Ltd, the Indian unit of ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Network18   Financial Times   Registrar of Newspapers

8. Gautam Adhikari Stepping Down As Edit Pages Editor At The Times of India

   Explore Article contentSutra.com (May 25 2009)

   Gautam Adhikari, a well-regarded journalist, academic and television commentator, is stepping down as the editorial pages editor at The Times of India effective June 5. He was also group editorial advisor to The Times Group as well as dean at the Times Centre for Media Studies. "I'm going back to the United States to spend more time with my family. I have signed two book deals and will be focussed ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   World Bank   Harvard University   Coleman & Co.

9. Bennett, Coleman Working On A Weekend Paper; Focus On Long-Form Stories

   Explore Article contentSutra.com (Mar 30 2009)

   A weekend paper with a relatively high cover price and fewer ads is in the works at Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, the publisher of The Times of India and The Economic Times. According to our sources, the paper will appear in New Delhi and Mumbai and will have an initial print run of 25,000 copies. The distribution will almost entirely be newsstand-driven and there will be a fair amount ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Economic Times   Rahul Kansal   Times of India Group

10. NewsX Cuts Salaries; Cost Structure Out Of Sync With Reality, Says Jehangir Pocha

    Explore Article contentSutra.com (Mar 20 2009)

    English news channel NewsX has become the third mainstream news organization to effect structured, across-the-board salary cuts in the past three weeks, after NDTV Ltd and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. We reported this week that Mumbai-based newspaper DNA was cutting jobs, but not salaries. NewsX was recently bought by Indi Media Pvt Ltd—a company promoted by Nai Duniya owner Vinay Chajjlani and former Business World editor Jehangir Pocha—from INX ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Nai Duniya   Jehangir S. Pocha   NDTV Ltd

11. Analysis: What Ails Bennett, Coleman?

    Explore Article contentSutra.com (Mar 16 2009)

    With Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd announcing salary cuts that will affect more than 8,000 people, days after broadcaster NDTV Ltd cut salaries, it can safely be said that the fabulous times in the Indian media industry are over. For now, at least. For the journalist who explained the global economic slowdown to her readers so far, it has finally hit home. For the benefit of readers not familiar with ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   NDTV Ltd   Virgin   Coleman & Co.

12. Q&A With Bccl Ceo Ravi Dhariwal: No Financial Squeeze, Just Cash Flow Issues

    Explore Article contentSutra.com (Mar 16 2009)

    Soon after he announced salary cuts that would affect more than 8,000 staffers, we did a Q&A over the telephone with Ravi Dhariwal, CEO of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, now a billion dollar company. BCCL's publications include The Times of India and The Economic Times—two of India's highest circulated English dailies. He says the measures announced today have been taken more to "get people to think along our lines" ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Times Business Solutions Ltd   Economic Times   Times of India Group

13. It's Official: Bennett, Coleman Cuts Salaries, No Increments This Year

    Explore Article contentSutra.com (Mar 16 2009)

    We reported last week that Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, India's richest media company that publishes The Times of India, was mulling significant, across-the-board salary cuts. This afternoon, CEO Ravi Dhariwal sent a mail to all employees outlining the difficulties in the economic environment and BCCL's businesses as well as effecting salary cuts. "Frankly, I have not seen anything like this in my working life," he wrote. Measures relating to ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Ravi Dhariwal   Bennett Coleman   Times of India Group

14. ET Now-Reuters Partnership Is Official

    Explore Article contentSutra.com (Mar 16 2009) Acquisition

    We reported last week that ET Now, the upcoming business news channel from Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd was close to announcing a content deal with wire service Reuters. The companies just sent out a joint press release announcing the deal. "Reuters announced today an exclusive collaboration with the Times Global Broadcasting Company's new business and financial news channel, ET NOW, marking a key strategic alliance for Reuters in an ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Coleman & Co.

15. TOI Executive Editor Rajrishi Singhal Is Leaving; Headed For Dhanalakshmi Bank

    Explore Article contentSutra.com (Mar 12 2009)

    Rajrishi Singhal, executive editor at The Times of India, who writes the Monday Mocha column in The Economic Times, is leaving publisher Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd after a 15-year tenure to head up research at Dhanalakshmi Bank, according to our sources. Singhal was the top editor at ET with the rank of associate editor between 2004 and 2006. In early 2006, current editor Rahul Joshi took over as executive ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Ravi Dhariwal   Economic Times   Rajrishi Singhal

16. Bennett Coleman Is Mulling Company-Wide Salary Cuts

    Explore Article contentSutra.com (Mar 10 2009)

    Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, India's richest media company and publisher of The Times of India, is considering trimming salaries across the board. BCCL, along with some 38 subsidiaries, employs upwards of 8,000 people. Over the past few weeks, at least two sections heads have told their teams to brace for cuts in one form or the other. From our conversations with people who have been told how their salaries ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Jaideep Bose   Ravi Dhariwal   Times of India Group

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