Either the Gods must be crazy...

It started with the China Securities Regulatory Commission giving out a cleverly manipulated warning that the country’s stock markets lacked long-term stability and required significant reforms. The ‘cherry on the chowmein’ was when Cheng Siwei, Vice Chairman of the National People’s Congress, expressed his ostensible concerns, in a most intelligently placed and deliberately much publicized interview, that the mainland stock market could be overheating. Since his interview on January 30, the Shanghai Composite Index lost almost 9% of its value within two days to close at 2673.21 on February 2.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Malaya Chaudhuri – Arindam Chaudhuri Initiative

Citi slept, he didn’t!

Despite a rocky tenure, his deeds for Citi should not be forgotten...
His six foot four inches image has oft en been compared to his competence. He’s been called an absolute loyalist and his role as CEO has been nothing short of a fireman’s – that in short describes Charles O. ‘Chuck’ Prince, III CEO, Citigroup, the man in charge of the largest financial entity in the world, worth a blinding $270 billion at NYSE. The dynamic CEO is again in the midst of criticism currently. Citigroup’s current spate of woes, including rising costs and an exodus of talent are being linked to Prince’s ‘incompetent’ leadership. But then, this is definitely not the first time for this marathon man.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Malaya Chaudhuri – Arindam Chaudhuri Initiative

Captivating Carrera

Commemorating its 40 glorious years, Carrera from TAG Heuer unleashed new chronograph powered Calibre 16 automatic movement watches. Christened as Carrera Tachymeter, this watch offers alternatives of blue, silver and orange dials on the 41 mm polished steel case, and comes in a scratch-resistant sapphire case. Priced at Rs.1,08,000, the watch is decisively a must for a smart look.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Malaya Chaudhuri – Arindam Chaudhuri Initiative

SaharaOneMedia & Entertainment

One look at the list of films produced by Sahara One Motions Pictures (and the directors who have made them) and one can effortlessly understand how this Bollywood production house from the stable of Sahara Parivaar has been the saviour for many a new and relatively lesser-known directors whose names might not strike an instant chord, but then their films do! Since its inception in 2004, Sahara One Motion Pictures (a part of Sahara One Media and Entertainment Ltd., along with Filmy and Sahara One Television) has produced, marketed and distributed around 35 feature films in various genres. With Bollywood going great guns and a revolution sweeping through tinsel town, Sahara Motion Pictures is set to give a tough time to the biggies.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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A dish à la carte? Naah...

The new buzzword in television viewing is the direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting segment, and leading from the front is the Subhash Chandra- floated Dish TV – India’s first and largest DTH service provider – with its aggressive promotional campaigns, advertisements and billboards, thronging the metros. And why not, when close on the heels of Dish TV is Tata Sky (an 80:20 joint venture between the Tata Group and STAR), trying to lure in as many customers as possible. In the DTH space, slugging it out with Dish and Tata Sky is Doordarshan’s Direct Plus (with its focus on the hinterlands), ADAG’s proposed DTH project Blue Magic and Kalanidhi Maran’s Sun TV. States Arun Kapoor, CEO, Dish TV, “Marketing budgets have increased three folds. We want to push as much visibility as possible. There is major advertising happening on all mediums... Rs.400 crore has been spent on marketing till date and another Rs.500 crore will be spent in the next two years!”

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Malaya Chaudhuri – Arindam Chaudhuri Initiative