Date: 20th to 27th March 2009
Segments: Editors Picks, Stats, Discussions, Your Picks, Industry News, Events, Jobs

Editors Picks

— Reliance ADAG Launches BIG Productions; All The BIG Businesses
— #IndiaVotes09: Congress (I) Promises Broadband For All Villages; In Favor Of PSU Listing
— #IndiaVotes09: CPI(M) Wants To Reverse FDI In Media; Alleges Telecom Scam
— IIIT To Launch Online Translation Tool Sampark In June

Discussions
— Dual-SIM Handsets Standoff: Vendors Take On Patent Owner Who Seeks Rs 35 Royalty Per Phone
— BSNL & Hungama Launch Broadband Content Service: Music @Rs. 149/Month, Casual Games @ Rs. 49

Stats
— Feb-09 Stats: 376.1M Mobile, 5.85M Broadband Connections; Data Cards & WiMax?

Your Picks
— Goodbye Rainbow: Shyam Sistema To Announce MTS Launch In Chennai Tomorrow
— Indiatimes MD & CEO Dinesh Wadhawan Resigns
— Google India Adds Driving & Walking Directions To Maps
— #TED India From Nov 4-7 2009; Registrations Open
— Pyramid Saimira Bites Back At I-T Dept; 300 Employees Not Paid Salaries; Threat of Solvency?
— Does Nokia’s Investment In Obopay Impact India’s Mobile Payments Market?
— First Indigenous Game On PS2 – Hanuman: Boy Warrior

Industry News

— Pyramid Saimira Quits Gaming; To Sell Subsidiary Aurona; Focus On Core Biz
— MChek Moves Beyond Airtel: Partners With Tata Indicom For Top-Ups & Billing
— MoCoLife Launches Paid Web To Mobile Voice Greetings; The Need?
— Compact Disc India Establishes Gaming Studio At Jaipur; To Invest Rs 1Billion
— ROK Entertainment Group To Tap India’s Booming Telecom Growth
— Pacnet Increases Stake In PII To 74%; To Invest $200M-300M In India; Eyes Acquisitions

Elsewhere
— Sandeep Suvarna joins MySpace India as Senior Marketing Manager
— How they beat the 2000-01 Dotcom Bust
— IPG’s Mediabrands to bring Reprise to India; partner with Interactive Avenues 
— Yatra.com launches its operations in UK targeting 1.6 million NRIs
— Guruji.com sees big rise in traffic, searches
— Junior Horlicks lets mothers of young children connect with each other at MyJunior.in
— 90di.com partners with TicketVala.com to launch bus search service

Events
– 30th Mar, Cannes: MIP TV
– 20th Apr, Kuala Lumpur: Mobile VAS Asia

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Jobs
– Head Sales, A Internet Company, Mumbai
– Head Telecom Operator Relationships, A Media House, Mumbai
– Head UI Design, A Internet & Mobile Start-up by a Established Media House, Mumbai
– Head Game Design, A Internet & Mobile Start-up by a Established Media House, Mumbai
– Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Online Start Up Company by a Established Media House, Mumbai
– Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Production House, New Delhi
– Head Legal, Media House, Mumbai
– Head Online Marketing, KPO, Mumbai
– Senior Manager – Sales, Online Company, New Delhi
– Manager – Sales, Online Company, New Delhi/Bangalore
– Assistant Manager – Sales, Online Internet Company, Mumbai

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