Sanjay Sharma quits Mediacom, to start own venture

Sanjay Sharma, GM – Mumbai, Mediacom, has reportedly put in his papers after a nearly two-year stint. He has set up his own venture, named SNJ Media Services Pvt Ltd, that would operate under the brand name Synergy.

India’s Economy Is Stalled for Lack of Investment

Sumit Sapra is a member of that ambitious, impatient generation of young Indians who rode the crest of the global economy. In five years, he changed jobs three times, quadrupling his salary along the way. Even when satisfied with his position, he kept his résumé posted on job sites, in case better offers came along. And he splurged. In three years, he bought three cars, moving up a notch in luxury each time. For weekend jaunts, he bought a motorcycle.

afaqs! > news & features > Starcom IP India appoints Yuzdi …

He was also managing the mobile gaming part of Mauj Mobile. He will be based in Mumbai and will lead Starcom IP teams across India. Speaking to afaqs!, Badhniwalla says, “My mandate is to get more clients and convince the existing ...

Training an eye on India’s campus-to-corporate gap

Training an eye on India's campus-to-corporate gapBusiness Standard, India - Pravda GodboleGTT was set up towards the end of 2008 in Pune as a joint investment by Intel Capital and private equity firm Helion Ventures, and plans to have its training centres across the country. The cost of courses in GTT varies from Rs 4500 to Rs 10000. ...

India Today Chief: No More Investment In Digital Media, Can’t See The Returns

Aroon Purie (pictured, right), chairman and editor-in-chief at The India Today Group, India's largest magazine publisher by revenue, spoke today at the 37th World Magazine Congress in London. At a panel discussion on Global Economic and Media Trends: Riding the Storm with William T. Kerr, chairman of the board, Meredith (NYSE: MDP) Corporation; Carolyn McCall OBE, Chief Executive, Guardian Media Group; and John Smith, Chief Executive, BBC Worldwide, Purie said he has decided to not spend any more money on digital media. His disillusionment with the medium mirrors that of several Indian publishers, who enjoy robust profits from their tradional properties and see no point in investing in new media, where they don't enjoy proportionate returns in the immediate term. And with the economic slowdown eating into their main revenue streams, many are reportedly revisiting their digital operations… Digital cutbacks, mobile future: You won't find many newspaper or magazine editors or publishers admit they are cutting back on digital innovation spend, but that's exactly what Purie is doing: "I have a revolutionary view: I said we're not going to spend any money on this digital business because I don't see any money coming in right away and I want to monetise things." Away from PC-based viewing, Purie sees the real potential in mobile: "There are around 320 million mobile phones in India and we add 10 million every month. That for us is the future." Time travelling: Asked about the future for India Today, Purie said he wasn't, but he stressed the need to continue to invest in editorial content both in print and online. "We're fortunate in India—the problem we have right now is a short-term problem and it will be resolved. And the advantage of being in a developing country is that you can go to the future and come back; I can see what's happening in developed countries and imagine it will happen to us." Digitally dumb: Purie says he goes on fact finding missions to the west, but he was less than complimentary about the prevailing media business models: "The digital model that is being followed in developed countries is a pretty dumb model. You have… one monopolist newsstand like Google (NSDQ: GOOG) who is giving your content out free and then competing in selling digital advertising. Where is the business model in this?" He said that unless a paid content model could be found, publishers are "all spending money, spending dollars to chase cents". But Purie has the advantage of time: "I hope that this model is sorted out in the West and by the time it comes to us we have it all up and running." From our Sponsors: Lotame Locate, Target, and Message your customer using Social Data What happens when events in Social Media threaten your brand, like Dominos Pizza? Read the real world case study that tells you exactly what to do and what not to do, if your brand comes under attack. This FREE case study from Lotame is a must read for every CEO, CMO and Brand Manager, EVEN if you don’t use Social Media today. Click here to download the case study.

developerWorks Gets Web 2.0 Makeover

CXOToday.comdeveloperWorks Gets Web 2.0 MakeoverCXOToday.com, IndiaBy CXOtoday Staff Big Blue has upgraded its popular networking site for IT professionals - developerWorks. The new site will feature a number of tools and services to enable developers to work together on open standards-based innovations. ...IBM offers social networking tool for software developers Financial ExpressIBM Integrates Social-Networking Tools Into DeveloperWorks EFYTimes (press release)all 13 news articles

IBM brings enhancements to developerWorks

IBM brings enhancements to developerWorksCIOL, India"The new web 2.0 driven myDeveloperWorks will fuel an exceptional growth of knowledge by leveraging the power of IBM's developerWorks community. JOLT Hall of Fame Award winning developerWorks platform has always been a great source of product and ...

National Geographic Launches Mobile Portal

National Geographic India has launched its own mobile portal - NGC Mobile - on which it offers content from its library of photos and videos. Of course, the photos and videos do not have the impact that they have when in the magazine or on TV, as Nat Geo has decided to resize the photos [...]

Telenor Recruiting For India Launch, Expecting NOK 2-2.5B Ebitda Loss

Growth in all of Telenors Asian operations slowed down in Q1 2009, compared to Q1 2008. “A key operational priority in 2009 is the start of our Indian operations.  We clearly acknowledge that we have many challenges ahead of us. However, we are on track and are confident”, said Telenor President & CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas, speaking [...]

IBM delivers new social networking services

Zee NewsIBM delivers new social networking servicesZee News, India“The new web 2.0 driven myDeveloperWorks will fuel an exceptional growth of knowledge by leveraging the power of IBM's developerWorks community. JOLT Hall of Fame Award winning developerWorks platform has always been a great source of product and ...