tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72304369832743013632024-02-08T10:31:38.770-08:00Hindi MediaHindi print media is witnessing growth never seen before with this has started a mad scramble for revenues and circulation among the major newspaper groups. Even the smaller newspaper groups are not far behind and are busy planning strategies for growth either independently or in alliance. This blog is there to keep a watch on the latest happenings in the Hindi print media space and bring them before you.
hindimedia1@gmail.comMayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-50077443258835943762012-11-06T21:35:00.000-08:002012-11-06T21:35:45.080-08:00Amar Ujala to get a strategic partner: Indian Express
Amar Ujala, the fourth largest Hindi daily in terms of readership, is set to get a strategic partner. One of India’s largest regional media groups will acquire an 18 per cent stake in Amar Ujala Publications Ltd (AUPL), the company that publishes the newspaper, it is learnt.
Amar Ujala has been in the news for the past two years, ever since private equity firm DE Shaw, which had picked up an Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-35126905387815387152012-11-05T23:45:00.003-08:002012-11-06T02:02:24.737-08:00Zee to takeover Amar Ujala
Reports coming in from different sources say that Zee group is all set to take over India leading Hindi daily Amar Ujala. The deal size is said to be worth 1100 crore rupees. Zee is expected to inform BSE about the deal on Wenesday. Rajul Maheshwari will remain director till December 31 and Sunil Mutreja will act as CEO of Amar Ujala after take over by Zee.
Amar Ujala is 4th largest Hindi Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-31991031499886564292011-05-10T01:37:00.000-07:002011-05-10T01:45:58.245-07:00Update on India Today's Hindi daily Aaj TakIn an interview to business daily Mint Editor-in-chief of India Today Aroon Purie has stated that the group is contemplating the launch of a Hindi daily. The group also plans to expand further into regional media space. A few months ago Mint has flashed the news that the group plans to launch a Hindi daily which will be named after its flagship news channel Aaj Tak. You can read the complete Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-55931426168172529542011-05-10T00:19:00.000-07:002011-05-10T01:45:08.771-07:00New launcheshindimedia1@gmail.comUpdated list of recent and proposed launches is as follows:Metro7days (daily) Mumbai May 22Lokmat Samachar (daily) (Jalgaon) May 15 (may change)Lokmat Samachar (daily) (Pune) Date not finalisedLokmat Samachar (daily) (Mumbai) Date not finalisedHamwatan (weekly) Bhopal June 2011Tehelka Hindi (magazine) National edition June 2011Swabhiman Times (daily) Gwalior Date not Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-31969715731344365242011-05-05T07:14:00.000-07:002011-05-05T07:41:12.007-07:00Chalo Mumbaihindimedia1@gmail.comSo after Delhi now its turn of Mumbai. The financial capital of India is going to witness a turf war among new and old players of Hindi media. On 22nd May Metro Daily News India Private Limited will launch its 24 page tabloid Metro7Days. The new player has plans to launch 14 editions from different cities. The daily will be priced at 2/-. Another player waiting in the wings Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-41300533822047114182010-10-06T09:24:00.000-07:002010-10-06T09:28:03.378-07:00Living Media to launch Hindi Daily Aaj TakCourtesy: livemint.comAnushree Chandran, anushree.m@livemint.comLiving Media India Ltd, which publishes print titles such as India Today, Cosmopolitan and Harper’s Bazaar, among others, is set to launch a Hindi broadsheet Aaj Tak in the next six months. The group operates a Hindi news channel by the same name which is over 10 years old.The group has also set its sights on the southern market. It Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-18370709882396309282010-04-26T03:52:00.000-07:002010-04-26T03:57:26.473-07:00Naveen Joshi on his way outNaveen Joshi Executive Editor of Hindustan Uttar Pradesh is on his way out. Sources say that he may quit in next one week. Recently at a meeting held in Lucknow his powers were drastically cut by the new management. Ashok Pandey who is at present looking after the Hindustan Kanpur is said to be in the race to replace him at Lucknow.Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-91198307828668373332010-04-24T10:30:00.000-07:002010-04-24T10:37:20.384-07:00Ranchi edition delayedSources in Dainik Bhaskar say that the launch of Ranchi edition has been delayed by almost two months. Recently interviews were conducted there and nearly 70 people reached to take part in it of which 10 are said to be from Prabhat Khabar. Rashtriya Sahara is also said to be reconsidering its plans for a Ranchi launch.Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-82554112807108009852010-04-24T10:28:00.000-07:002010-04-24T10:30:32.764-07:00i next launches evening edition in Patnai next the tabloid from Jagran group has launched an evening edition in Patna. The issue has been priced at Re 1.Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-78427543278942253502010-04-08T11:12:00.000-07:002010-04-08T11:17:36.534-07:00Rajkumar Singh to head Varanasi unit of HindustanReliable sources in Hindustan say Rajkumar Singh has replaced Ravi Pant as editor at Hindustan, Varanasi. Pant has gone on a long leave and is said to be headed towards any other organisation. He may announce his resignation soon.Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-13467705522623589672010-04-08T06:52:00.000-07:002010-04-08T06:55:53.857-07:00Breaking news: Manoranjan Singh quits i nextManoranjan Singh News Editor, i next is quitting to join Hindustan as state coordinator of Bihar-Jharkhand. He will be based at Ranchi. He was with i next for past three years. He came here from Partika and has earlier worked with Dainik Bhaskar and Rashtriya Sahara.Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-25834214827111831532010-03-29T11:05:00.000-07:002010-03-29T11:10:59.337-07:00Amar Ujala targets rival groupsThere is going to be major reshuffling in the Kanpur's print media space. Amar Ujala under the leadership of Dinesh Juyal its new editor is trying to reinvent itself. A number of people are on the verge being out from the organisation while others waiting to come in. Some have already left the newspaper or have been shown the door. According to reliable sources Dainik Jagran may lose some of its Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-44482070857588050382010-03-19T10:41:00.000-07:002010-03-19T10:45:08.028-07:00Preparations in full swingPreparations for the launch of i next's Jamshedpur and Compact's Gorakhpur edition have reached the last stage. Both had their dummy out a day before on March 19.Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-24453486662875662652010-03-19T10:39:00.000-07:002010-03-19T10:41:54.664-07:00Hindustan to be relaunched in KanpurHindustan is preparing to relaunch its Kanpur edition. Executive editor UP Navin Joshi and CEO, HMVL Amit Chopra visited Kanpur on Friday and had a meeting. Ashok Pandey resident editor was present at the meeting.Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-47977045955807092112010-03-15T23:17:00.000-07:002010-03-15T23:24:51.614-07:00Singh is kingBrajendra Pratap Singh who is at present senior reporter at Hindustan Kanpur will join in as Chief Reporter of the newspaper's Allahabad edition. He has been entrusted with the responsibilty at a juncture when there is stiff competition going on between the existing players. He is known for his work on water issues and Ganga cleanliness drive. On the other hand Sunil Singh from i-next Kanpur has Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-69262287660468263472010-03-12T10:17:00.000-08:002010-03-12T10:21:37.955-08:00Breaking news: Amar Ujala to launch national editionAmar Ujala is said to be preparing to launch national edition. The project is ready and may be announced within a week or two.Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-6250600573568471692010-03-12T10:03:00.000-08:002010-03-12T10:16:57.606-08:00Breaking news: Hindustan to launch SPARK soonOne of the prominent players of Hindi print media space Hindustan Media Ventures Limited is all set to launch its tabloid Spark. The company already publishes Hindi daily Hindustan and is part of the HT media group. As per our sources a meeting was held recetly in Delhi in a five star hotel located at Bhikaji Cama Place to frame the strategy for the launch. The first edition is supposed to be Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-67058827994234984412010-03-11T10:06:00.000-08:002010-03-11T10:09:57.989-08:00Compact all set to launch Gorakhpur and Bareli editionsThe tabloid from Amar Ujala 'Compact' is going places. Soon it will be launched from Gorakhpur and Bareli. 23 March is the tentative date for the launch of Compact from Gorakhpur. On the other hand i-next from the Jagran group is all set to launch editions from Bareli and Jamshedpur.Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-48869630678392936772010-03-11T10:03:00.000-08:002012-11-06T00:57:33.494-08:00Yashwant Vyas joins Amar Ujala
Yashwant Vyas has finally joined Amar Ujala as consulting editor (new projects)putting aside all the rum speculations. Our blog was the first to break the news and stood by it. Ajay Upadhyaya has already joined in as consulting editor.
Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-65675971860196476412010-02-27T05:52:00.000-08:002010-02-27T05:55:21.121-08:00Holi haiसच है, नहीं ठिठोली है चेहरों पर रंगोली है देश देश में गाँव गाँव में होली है भई होली है पत्रिकाओं में अखबारों में गली गली में चौबारों में हम मस्तों की टोली है होली है भई होली है कहीं रंग है कहीं भंग है बड़ी उमंग में कहीं चंग है मौसम भी हमजोली हैहोली है भई होली है कहीं राग है कहीं फाग है चौरस्ते होलिका आग है ठंडाई भी घोली है होली है भई होली है धूप धूप में छाँह छाँह में हर अंजुरी हर एक बाँह में Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-24846158031784194582010-02-27T05:45:00.000-08:002010-02-27T05:49:59.099-08:00i next and Compact on expansion spreei next is getting ready to launch one more edition from Jharkhand. It is already present in the capital Ranchi and will launch an edition from Jamshedpur before the end of this financial year. On the other hand the tabloid newspaper from Amar Ujala has launched Shuklaganj, Unnao edition which will cater to the needs of the growing suburb of Kanpur. It also has plans to launch edition from Mayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-62094563625153260922010-02-21T02:33:00.000-08:002010-02-27T05:45:38.384-08:00Hindi newspapers to battle it out in MaharashtraAnand Pandey resident editor of Nai Dunia,Jabalpur is said to be moving to Dainik Bhaskar as state head of Maharashtra where the group plans to launch few more editions. At present they have an edition at Nagpur. On the other hand Hamara Mahanagar and Navbharat are also on an expansion spree in Maharashtra. Mumbai based Hindi newspaper group Hamara Mahanagr plans to launch editions from Pune andMayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-86803528292435366302010-02-18T09:36:00.000-08:002010-02-18T09:39:46.247-08:00Vaccancies in inextDainik Jagran's tabloid newspaper i-next is recruiting for its proposed editions at Gorakhpur and Bareli. There are following vaccancies for which you can apply DNE, Chief Sub Editor, Sr. Sub Editor, Reporter, Trainee reporter and Layout Artist. You can send in your resumes at resume@inext.co.inMayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-37531719261121268122010-02-18T09:31:00.000-08:002010-02-18T09:36:27.289-08:00Four people join Hindustan, KanpurFour people have joined Hindustan, Kanpur of which three are from Amar Ujala, Lucknow and one is from Dainik Jagran Dinesh Mishra Amar Ujala, LucknowSachin Mishra Amar Ujala, LucknowMansi, Amar ujala, LucknowRakesh Pal, Dainik Jagran, MeerutMayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230436983274301363.post-34568973137796829382010-02-17T08:04:00.000-08:002010-02-17T08:14:06.792-08:00आओ फिर से दिया जलाएँभरी दुपहरी में अँधियारासूरज परछाईं से हाराअंतरतम का नेह निचोड़ें-बुझी हुई बाती सुलगाएँ।आओ फिर से दिया जलाएँहम पड़ाव को समझे मंज़िललक्ष्य हुआ आँखों से ओझलवर्तमान के मोहजाल में-आने वाला कल न भुलाएँ।आओ फिर से दिया जलाएँ।आहुति बाकी यज्ञ अधूराअपनों के विघ्नों ने घेराअंतिम जय का वज्र बनाने-नव दधीचि हड्डियाँ गलाएँ।आओ फिर से दिया जलाएँ-अटल बिहारी वाजपेयीMayank Kumar Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494675915506279832noreply@blogger.com0