The language publications down South haven't fared all that well. As a language genre, it is the Malayalam publications that appear slightly better off than the rest

Most of the publications that ruled the chart in IRS 2009, R1 have held their ground in R2. While the Top 10 in many of the categories remain more or less unchanged, there are some surprises among regional publications

Kunal Sinha, vice-president – Discovery, O&M India, has been awarded a Highly Commended Certificate at this year’s Annual Atticus Awards

Instituted by the Film Producers Guild of India, the Apsara Awards, given away on May 29 in Mumbai, recognized excellence in both cinema and television

In the crucial week of May 9-15, 2004, Aaj Tak and NDTV 24X7 emerged as the lead Hindi and English news channels, both in terms of channel shares and reach

STAR Utsav will air reruns of popular STAR Plus shows, and is targeted at viewers and advertisers who have missed the opportunity to get onto the mainline channel

Noshe Oceanic has picked up the creative and media duties of Ozone Ayurvedics’ flagship brand, No Marks. The creative account moves from Rediffusion | DYR

Meanwhile, Ashutosh Srivastava, managing director, MindShare, South Asia, will take charge as CEO, GroupM, South Asia, with effect from October 1, 2004

MTV’s ‘Tuning into the Youth’ study throws up some interesting insights on Indian youth, even as the MTV Youth Marketing Forum focused on trend spotting

The kids genre will see Animax and Hungama TV take on the likes of Cartoon Network, Pogo and Nick in the coming months