Sruthijith KK
Nov 4, 2009 4:22 AM
Red FM COO Abraham Thomas, one of the hottest radio executives in the country, is stepping down, he said in a memo to staffers yesterday. A person who has seen the memo confirmed the development. Thomas was unavailable for comment. Thomas has been with Red FM since March 2005 and…
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Sruthijith KK
Nov 2, 2009 1:09 AM
Prominent lawyer Ram Jethmalani has joined Covert magazine as the chairman of the board of directors. The magazine is promoted and edited by M.J. Akbar, one of India’s best known editors. The fortnightly was launched in May 2008, shortly after Akbar left The Asian Age, a paper he founded, under…
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Sruthijith KK
Oct 29, 2009 9:23 AM
US-based SoftBank Capital and India Capital of Hong Kong have bought a 2% stake in Sameer Manchanda-promoted cable firm DEN Networks, The Economic Times reports. The transaction reportedly happened at Rs205 per share and the aggregate investment is to the tune of Rs50 crore, the report said.
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Sruthijith KK
Sep 17, 2009 2:26 AM
Zoom business head M.K. Anand is joining UTV Global Broadcasting as CEO, according to multiple sources familiar with the development. Anand was not reachable for comment. Zoom CEO Suresh Bala confirmed that Anand is leaving the organization. Medianama first reported about Anand’s movement. UTV Global Broadcasting operates four channels—Bindass, Bindass…
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Sruthijith KK
Jul 8, 2009 6:41 AM
Hindustan Times is losing two senior editors. Foreign editor Amit Baruah is leaving to head BBC’s Hindi service. Baruah has been foreign editor since 2007, prior to which, he spent 19 years at The Hindu, variously as foreign correspondent at Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South East Asia, and also as…
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