Hindi Media

Vedanta group is said to have taken a lead over other media houses who are yet to launch their proposed Hindi business dailies by launching one from Raipur the capital city of Chattisgarh. Economic Times in Hindi may hit the stands in another one month the dummy is said to come out by 19 February onwards. Other Hindi business dailies from Business Standard and Dainik Jagran are still in the pipeline.

courtsey http://www.livemint.com/ Sagar Malviya Mumbai In an attempt to tap growing demand for financial news, especially that related to the stock markets, at least six Indian media companies plan to launch newspapers in Hindi and other languages such as Gujarati. The list of companies includes Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd (BCCL), Business Standard Ltd, Amar Ujala and Jagran Prakashan Ltd and Television18 India Ltd (the last two have partnered to launch a local language business daily). Numbers show the vernacular business news market is underserved. Currently, only 0.4% of the country’s population reads business papers of any kind. According to the Indian Readership Survey (a survey on readership carried out buy Media Readers Users Council, a not-for-profit entity that has representatives from advertisers, advertising agencies and media companies), 38% of the population reads at least one publication. There are more than 10 national newspapers and magazines in the business space, inc...

Navjyoti the Ajmer based Hindi daily is said to be on the verge of joining hands with Dainik Jagran. Merely the mention of Jagran's backdoor entry into the lurcative media market of India largest state Rajasthan has set alarm bells ringing in the corridors of competitors. Rajasthan is not only unique as far as its culture and landscape is concerned but it is among the few states of the country where power sharing is a matter to be settled between two parties. In politics they are Congress and BJP and in media Rajasthan Patrika and Dainik Bhaskar nobody has been able to change or challenge this. Even after Punjab Kesari started Jaipur edition there were no murmurs heard among the competitors. However things may change in the near future for what only time can tell.

Hindi newspaeprs are on a recruitment drive. Earlier it was Prabhat Khabar and now is the turn of Inext tabloid from the Jagran group. Even Bhasha Hindi arm of news agency PTI is looking for people. For Inext you can send your resumes at editor@inext.co.in , for Prabhat Khabar at jobs@prabhatkhabar.in and for Bhasha at General Manager (Administration), Press Trust of India, 4 Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001. Mention Bhasha on the envelope.

Business Standardmay well be on its way to joining the duo of Economic Times and Dainik Jagran Network 18 who have already announced their plans to launch a Hindi business daily. Thus making it a three way fight for the market share.

Inext tabloid from the Dainik Jagran group may have an edition from Patna in the near future. It is being said after Dehradun and Gorakhpur the tabloid may be on its course to travel into Bihar and capture the mind of the youth there.

The Rajasthan Patrika Group is glad to announce the Karpoor Chandra Kulish Award 2007 (KCK Award 2007). This annual award, in the hallowed memory of Karpoor Chand Kulish, is aimed at recognizing efforts of thought leaders in media, journalist's outstanding contributions to upholding professional values as well as protecting and promoting ethics and morality, right and freedom of the people for better quality of life. The award theme for year 2007 shall be "Human Development". There is no entry fee for the award. "Human Development":The first KCK Award for excellence in print journalism will be open to those who have authored and published the most compelling write-ups in media contributing to changing the lives and meeting the aspirations of people. We seek to honor journalists who covered events of people's struggle for a life of dignity, fulfillment and honor. We expect the contributions to represent manifestation of man's unique spirit and goodness o...