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HT Media launches Chennai edition of Mint Adlabs announces financial results for 2008-2009
newspaper
30th June, 2009
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10 July, 2009
Adlabs, an Indian movie production, distribution and
Indian newspaper publisher HT Media has announced the exhibition company, has declared its annual results for the
launch of a Chennai edition of its business daily Mint. The year ended March 2009.
title will have an initial print run of 10,000 copies. The
Y/E March (INR
company launched a Kolkata edition in May. With this billion) 2008 2009
launch Mint will be published in 7 major cities in India. HT
Media publishes Hindi and English newspapers and Revenue 3.64 6.62
magazines and operates radio stations and online portals. Net Profit 0.48 -0.54
Source: Company website, 2008 results are for 9 months (Jul 2008-Mar-09)
Colors back to No.1 with GEC market share of 23% Y/E March (INR billion) 2008 2009
Tata Docomo launches GSM services in Karnataka NTT Docomo to launch wireless information
services
10th July, 2009
08th July, 2009
Tata Docomo, a joint venture between Indian telecom
operator Tata Teleservices and Japanese telecom operator Japanese telecom services provider NTT Docomo has
Docomo, has announced the launch of GSM services in announced plans to launch wireless information services in
Karnataka. Karnataka will be company’s fourth consecutive India. The company will introduce i-channel services to
launch in Southern India. The company plans to launch its deliver news and other information to cell phone users. It
GSM services across the whole of Southern India in the next will launch its services through Tata Teleservices, in which
2 weeks and across all of India by October 2009. Tata NTT has a 26% equity stake.
Teleservices currently offers CDMA mobile services under
its Tata Indicom brand and has approximately 36.4 million
subscribers (May 09). BSNL launches IPTV services
2nd July, 2009
IMImobile acquires Mobytec BSNL, an Indian public sector telecom operator, has
launched IPTV services in Ahmedabad under the MyWay
Date 09th July, 2009
brand in partnership with Smart Digivision. The services
IMImobile, a mobile value-added services and online can be accessed via broadband, fixed line or set-top box and
technologies platform provider in India, has announced the offer videos, games, music, chat and travel.
acquisition of UK-based mobile data backup and sharing
services provider Mobytec from Mobyko.
Reliance Mobile in agreement with BBC for VAS
content
Loop Telecom launches services in 4 circles
26th June, 2009
Date 08th July, 2009
Indian telecom player Reliance Mobile has announced a tie-
GSM services provider Loop Telecom (formerly BPL up with BBC World Services for live audio services. The
Mobile) has announced the launch of services in 4 Southern partnership will offer Reliance mobile users access to BBC
Indian states: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Eastern
World Service Radio on handsets using Rworld.
State of Orrisa. Prior to this the company only had
operations in the Mumbai circle. In 2008 Loop Telecom
won 21 telecom licences and has received spectrum for 20
circles.
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Diversified Media
Adlabs Films ADLF.BO ADLF:IN INR 269.35 -37.02% 53.04% -38.78%
UTV Software Communications UTVS.BO UTV:IN INR 327.75 -22.70% 29.16% -57.44%
Broadcasting
Balaji Telefilms BLTE.BO BLJT:IN INR 43.95 -32.28% -33.61% -75.77%
Entertainment Network India ENIL.BO ENIL:IN INR 162.45 -30.28% -4.27% -52.08%
ETC Network ETNT.NS ETCN:IN INR 95.50 -18.69% 25.58% -40.31%
IBN Broadcast IBN.NS IBN18:IN INR 89.60 -31.13% 0.79% -13.47%
NDTV NDTV.BO NDTV:IN INR 110.95 -32.35% 3.21% -70.80%
Sun TV SUTV.BO SUNTV:IN INR 225.30 -16.57% 37.38% -23.89%
TV Today Network TVTO.NS TVTN:IN INR 81.90 -20.87% 11.96% -8.49%
Zee Entertainment ZEE.NS Z:IN INR 167.95 -11.55% 14.90% -11.94%
Zee News ZEEN.NS ZEE:IN INR 36.30 -21.26% 5.68% -27.69%
Publishing
Deccan Chronicle DCHL.BO DECH:IN INR 60.90 -28.35% 46.22% -44.23%
Mid Day Multimedia MIDD.BO MIDM:IN INR 16.10 -24.41% 25.78% -36.24%
Navneet Publication NAVN.BO NPI:IN INR 73.75 -1.86% 77.07% 7.59%
HT Media HTML.BO HTML:IN INR 88.80 -18.61% 34.75% -17.97%
Jagran Prakashan JAGP.BO JAGP:IN INR 78.05 -3.64% 53.04% 21.95%
Entertainment
K Sera Sera Productions KSER.BO GPM:IN INR 14.70 -9.54% -24.62% -26.50%
Mukta Arts MUKR.BO MUKR:IN INR 62.65 -6.07% 35.90% 13.82%
Prime Focus PRFO.BO PRIF:IN INR 138.25 -43.05% 3.95% -70.59%
Pritish Nandy Communications PNCL.BO PRTN:IN INR 19.00 -33.33% 11.76% -58.70%
Pyramid Saimira Theatre Limited PYSA.BO PSTL.IN INR 28.55 -9.65% -27.26% -81.53%
Crest Animation CRCO.BO CRSA:IN INR 21.65 -29.48% 0.46% -54.18%
PVR Limited PVRL.BO PVRL:IN INR 94.30 -23.46 -9.76% -47.20%
Internet
Info Edge INED.BO INED:IN INR 608.10 -11.23% 48.32% -32.06%
Northgate Technologies NOTC.BO NORT:IN INR 46.55 -9.70% -24.55% -85.18%
Deal Sheet
July-09 Value-added IMImobile Mobytec 100% stake IMImobile is an Indian value-added services provider.
services Mobytec is a mobile data backup and sharing services
provider.
Jun-09 Education Pearson PLC Educomp 50% stake in Pearson PLC is a UK-based publisher of text books.
Solutions Ltd Educomp and Educomp is an Indian vocational training centres operator
and Tutorvista 17.5% stake in and Tutovista is a Bangalore-based online tutoring
Tutorvista for company.
US$30 million
Jun-09 Telecommuni C Sivasankaran S Tel 51% stake for S Tel is an Indian telecommunications company that
cations INR11.5 billion provides services in Eastern and Northern states. C
Sivaskaran is a prominent investor.
May-09 Value-added Geodesic Ltd Interactive 100% stake Geodesic Ltd is a communication and entertainment
services Networks Inc solutions provider. Interactive Networks Inc is a value-
added services provider in South America.
May-09 Advertising Ybrant Digital Dream Ad n.a. Ybrant digital is an e-marketing company. Dream Ad is an
Argentina-based ad network.
May-09 Television Zee Entertainment Resource 40% stake for Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd is an entertainment
Enterprise Ltd Software US$56 million company.
Limited
May-09 Telecommuni Sahara Group S Tel 11.7% stake S Tel is a Chennai-based telecom company. Sahara Group
cations is an entertainment conglomerate.
Apr-09 Advertising Future Group Dhar & Hoon 60% stake Future Group is a major retailer in India. Dhar & Hoon is a
mid-sized advertising company.
Apr-09 Television Oman Investment Fund Neo Sports INR2.58 billion Oman Investment is an Oman-based venture capital
(Oman) and 3i Broadcasting company and 3i is a Mauritius-based investment company.
(Mauritius) Neo Sports is owned by Zenith Sport, a subsidiary of
Nimbus Communication Ltd.
Apr-09 Outdoor Hype Integracomm Pvt Asawari n.a Hype Integracomm Ltd is a Mumbai-based advertising
advertising Ltd (India) Publicity company. Asawari Publicity is an Pune-based outdoor
advertising company.
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