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1st Sept'10, Mumbai
RBNL promotes Ashwin Padmanabhan as National Head - BIG Street
Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL) initiated out-of-home entity, BIG Street, has promoted Ashwin Padmanabhan as national head. Padmanabhan will report to Rabe Iyer, business head, BIG Live and BIG Street.
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1st Sept'10, Thane
Excelling in Thane
Thane Based, Excel Advertising has won two tenders for advertising rights for 160 JNNURM TMT Buses and 3604 Street Light Poles Kiosks. With Thane developing very fast, the media owning company is upbeat about further growth. Excel Advertising is reaching the sky with various media options.
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1st Sept'10, Delhi
NS Publicity obtains 50% stake in Salt OOH
Jaipur based, NS Publicity has acquired 50 per cent stake in recently launched ambient media ventures of Salt OOH, the fully owned media Asset wing of
www.allaboutoutdoor.com.
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1st Sept'10, Delhi
LOMS bags ad rights for MCD tender
Landmark Outdoor Media Services has bagged the advertising rights of 49 unipoles in South, West, Central and East Delhi as well as 5 public utilities for a period of five in a tender floated by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The other participants in the bid includes Pioneer Publicity, Laqshya Media, Hindustan Publicity, Selvel Media Service and Graphis Ads.
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1st Sept'10, Kolkatta
OAA Kolkata rigid about 60 days credit period
The members of Outdoor Advertising Association (OAA), Kolkata, in a meeting have reached an agreement of not extending the credit period beyond 60 days. The decision was taken after suggestions had flown in from agencies to allow some flexibility in the credit period by extending to 90 the date of launch of campaign .
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1st Sept'10, Pune
PCNTDA introduces street furniture project 
The Pimpri-Chinchwad New Township Development Authority (PCNTDA), has introduced street furniture project. The authority which is developing the spine road will supposedly spend `12 crore for road signs, erection of metal crash barriers and other street furniture like installation of signages to ensure road safety.
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1st Sept'10, Mumbai
Mediascope Publicitas OOH on recruiting binge
With a month after its launch, Mediascope Publicitas OOH, under the leadership of Robin Carruthers, managing director and Gourav Tandon, COO of the firm are now expanding the regional chapter with fresh recruitments.
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1st Sept'10, Mumbai
Mandeep Malhotra elevated President, Mudra MAX - OOH Services
In a recent move, Mandeep Malhotra has been elevated as president, Mudra MAX - OOH services. Malhotra will continue to report to Anurag Gupta, chief strategy officer, Mudra MAX. Prior to this, he was senior vice-president, Primesite -a unit of Mudra MAX. Malhotra?s new role will be to evolve Mudra MAX?s OOH business to the next level apart from playing a key position in integrating various offering of Mudra MAX on the whole. Read More>>
20th August 2010, Kolkata
‘Percept OOH retains Chirag computer account'
Percept Out-of-home has retained the outdoor account of R.P Techvision’s computer brand Chirag. Percept OOH retained the account after a stringent process of selection. Soon after the win, Percept OOH has also launched an outdoor campaign in Kolkata with a brief for the campaign was to locate landmark sites with larger than life effects in Kolkata. Read More>>
 
19th August 2010, Mumbai
‘Percept OOH appoints Rajneesh Bahl as business Head – Outdoor'
Percept Out-of-home has appointed Rajneesh Bahl as business head – Outdoor. The appointment is effective from August 2010. Prior to this, Bahl was senior vice president Mudra Max.At Percept, Bahl will be in charge of the outdoor business vertical and will be responsible for conceptualizing and implementing new initiatives and strategies for OOH business vertical. Read More>>
 
6th August 2010, Lucknow
‘This September UP Talks OOH!’
Talks OOH! the new Concept from the house of VJ Media Works, is a fresh initiative to highlight the past, the present and the future of out-of-home advertising in various regions. While last year, Delhi was the first destination chosen for Talks OOH! this year the focus moves to the state of Uttar Pradesh with UP Talks OOH! Sponsored by Jagran Engage & Co Sponsored by Origin Advertising, UP Talks OOH! will be held on - September 18, 2010 at Taj Residancy, in Lucknow. Read More>>
 
26th July 2010, New Delhi
‘Big Street wins DMRC tender for 5 years’
Big street, the OOH division of Reliance Broadcast Network Limited today has won the tender for the development of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s high potential Line III for five years. The DMRC mandate includes OOH media inventory on Line III covering 21 premium stations spread over 33.5 kms stretch of high potential areas covering both west and central Delhi. Read More>>
 
22nd July 2010, Mumbai
‘Pioneer Publicity wins ad rights for 4 flyovers in Mumbai for 3 yrs’
Pioneer Publicity has bagged the advertising rights for four flyovers in Mumbai for a period of three years. Prior to this, the rights were with Alakh Advertising.The winning of the tender gives rights of advertising for four flyovers including.. Read More>>
 
15th July 2010, Mumbai
‘Hemant Shah joins Lintas as president - OOH’
Hemanth Shah, has joined Lintas Media Group as president, out-of-home.Prior to this, Shah was executive vice-president and revenue head, Times OOH, the out-of-home arm of Times Innovative Media. Read More>>
 
15th July 2010, New Delhi
‘Realm Media on expansion spree; hires Executive for Delhi branch’
Newly initiated Realm Media Solutions is on an expansion spree with spreading its reach from it's headquarter in Mumbai to the rest of the metros including Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata.. Read More>>
 
25th June 2010, New Delhi
‘Partnering Growth’
NS Publicity and LSTL Media, joined hands and build a consortium to pitch and participate in varied PPP projects. This consortium has proved to be fruitful as it has recently bagged large Noida Authority Contracts of exclusive advertisement rights on prominent skywalk, the one adjacent to the popular Great India Place. Along with this two sets of BQS a total of 50,. Read More>>
 
25th June 2010, Mumbaii
‘Mediascope’s OOH army’
Being a month old Mediascope Publicitas OOH has brought on board a promising team for under the leadership of Robin Carruthers, Managing Director, Mediascope Publicitas OOH. The team includes Gourav Tandon who will be the COO, and further on a regional team is being set up and its inmates are Anirudh Kanade who will work as VP – Projects, Sanjay Malkani will be AVP West, Read More>>
 
25th June 2010, Mumbai
‘Talent reallocated @ Laqshya’
Laqshya Media Group a prominent name in the OOH industry sharpens its edges by strengthening its sales, marketing and research teams with key appointments. All these changes only reflect and reinforce Laqshya’s objective of providing total solutions to clients, by leveraging the core strengths in media ownership and media solutions. Read More>>
 
24th June 2010, New Delhi
‘BIG Street renews advertising rights of CTU for 483 buses’
New Delhi, June 24, 2010: BIG Street, the out–of-home arm of Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (earlier Reliance Media World Limited) has renewed the advertising right for 483 buses, including 60 low floor intra-city JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission) Read More>>
 
20th June 2010, Mumbai
‘Navia Asia appoints Cyrus Dumasia as Head - Western Region’
Out-of-home specialist network, Navia Asia, has appointed Cyrus Dumasia as Head - Western Region. Dumasia wll be based in Mumbai and will report to Sanjay Shah, CEO, Navia Asia . Read More>>
 
20th June 2010, Mumbai
‘Starcom MediaVest expands Kaushik Chakravorty’s role as Group COO – Out Of Home’
Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) India, has expanded the role of Kaushik Chakravorty by appointing him as Group Chief Operating Officer –Out Of Home. In his new role, Chakravorty will be responsible for managing operations of the group’s out of home brands – Navia and Vector in addition to his present role of Executive Director and Country Head - Enhance. Read More>>
 
11th June 2010, Mumbai
‘India Outdoor Advertising celebrates 10th Anniversary; launches new logo’
India Outdoor Advertising Present celebrated its 10th anniversary on June 11, 2010 at Ramada Powai. During the ceremony India Outdoor Advertising also unveiled its new logo. Read More>>
 
28th April 2010
‘Solar to Possibly Power Hoardings in Mumbai’
With energy conservation becoming a prime concern, BMC puts its best foot forwards and proposes to make it mandatory for all hoardings in Mumbai to use solar energy instead of conventional energy. Read More>>
 
28th April 2010
‘Gantry Galore’
Gantry is quite a lucrative property when it comes to advertisers. And it is right at the center of the roads and with a heavy traffic usually at important junctions it gives a clear view, for more time to the people driving by. Read More>>
 
28th April2010.
See Scala's latest advertising management software at the GO! 2010 TAB/OAAA
Conference
More than ever, out-of-home media companies need to trim operating costs and protect their profits. Many traditional and digital media companies are turning to advertising management software to help streamline all aspects of their business. Scala will launch Ad Manager 5.1, the upgraded version of its advertising management software, and showcase its Satellite Automated Media Information (SAMI) system at booth#306 at the GO! 2010 TAB/OAAA Conference & Marketing Expo, May 2-4 in Phoenix. Read More>>
 
25th April2010
DTDC floats street furniture project for PWD roads leading and near Common
Wealth games venues
Delhi Tourism Development Corporation (DTDC) has floated project for street furniture for Public Works Department (PWD) roads leading and near the Common Wealth Games venues. DTDC has sent right for presentations (RFP) to outdoor media owning firms including JC Decaux, Adlabs promoted Big Street, Hindustan Publicity, Malhar, Laqshya Media and Graphis Ads. Read More>>
 
25th April2010
Gautam Chaddha exits TDI to launch Broadview Mediacom
The former country head of TDI Media Services, Gautam Chadda has bid adieu to his old role only to don a new hat as the managing director of his newly launched outdoor firm, Broadview Mediacom. Read More>>
 
25th April2010
Vikas Nowal moves
After having spent two fruitfull years at Navia Asia, Vikas Nowal, head, western region, has decided to move on to bigger professional challenges.
However, he is yet to decide upon his next assignment. Nowal was handling clients like TATA Docomo, UNINOR. IDBI Fortis, Oracle etc. Read More>>
 
25th April2010
Laqshya Names Indrajit Sen as CEO
Indrajit Sen has been appointed as Laqshya Media’s new Chief Executive Officer He was earlier President, Projects in Laqshya.With this appointment the company looks at consolidating its businesses under one brand. Read More>>
 
 
30th March 2010
Saumitra Bhattacharyya makes a comeback, joins Laqshya as President – Corporate Affairs
Saumitra Bhattacharyya is all set to make a comeback to the business of out-of-home advertising by joining Laqshya Media as president – Corporate Affairs. Bhattacharyya’s appointment will be effective from April 1, 2010. Read More>>
 
17th March 2010
OAC 2010 to explore 'From fragmentation to Fraternity
The 6th edition of OAC (Outdoor Advertising Convention), the only expo, convention and awards event for the OOH industry in the country, will be held between 11th & 12th June 2010 at the Hotel Renaissance, Powai. Read More>>
 
16th Jan 2010
MCD launches street furniture project; calls six OOH firms to make presentation
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has initiated the much-awaited street furniture project for roads leading to and in the vicinity of Common Wealth Games. Read More>>
 
31st Dect'09
R D Associates,won rights to display gantry on 5 railway bridges.
R D Associates, a unit of R D Advertising Pvt. Ltd., a Allahabad based company as won the advertising rights to display gantry on five Railway bridges between Rambagh Railway Station to Daraganj Railway Station. The tender is awarded by North Eastern Raiway for a period of 3 years, to display advertisement on both side of the bridge. Read More>>
 
21st Dect'09
‘Delhi Talks OOH: A Catalyst to conversation’
Planet Delhi and its chilly morning of 18th December’ 2009 warmly welcomed ‘Delhi Talks OOH’ a VJ Media initiative sponsored by Pioneer Publicity. The corridors of Hotel Intercontinental, Nehru Place were full of buzz as the varied stakeholders of the OOH community came all geared up Read More>>
12th Oct'09
New Delhi “Talks OOH” this December First of its kind event walking the regional route
New Delhi will be the first OOH market in India to witness an on-the-ground event that focuses on bringing the OOH community together regionally. It will prove to be a platform for organised interaction between the varied stakeholders of the industy when they get together in December this year. Read More>>
 
10th Oct'09
Nabendu Bhattacharyya to start his own Out-Of-Home Agency – Milestone Brandcom
Nabendu Bhattacharyya has set up his own OOH venture ‘Milestone Brandcom’ with the help of Private Equity Investors . Milestone will be headquartered out of Mumbai and will have a pan-India presence. Read More>>
 
7th Oct'09

Asia Pacific OOH Media Convention

The organisers of the Asia Pacific OOH Media Convention have today announced the cancelation of the event, which was scheduled to take place in Macau on the 5th and 6th November, this year. Read More>>

 
17th Sept'09
Posterscope appoints Ashish Bhasin as Asia Pacific Director
Aegis Media has appointed Ashish Bhasin as director of Posterscope Asia Pacific. The new role is addition to his current position as Chairman India ans CEO Aegis Media South East Asia.Read More>>
22nd May'09
“Asia Pacific Out-of-Home Media Convention scheduled for November’ 2009”
The Out-of-Home industry is all set to have its largest ever event in Asia, with Asia Pacific OOH Media Convention happening on 5th and 6th of November’ 2009 at Macau Tower. Read More>>
 
2nd May'09, Mumbai
4027 BEST buses to go wireless as EQUIFONE gets the exclusive Ad-rights for 5 years
In the recent development, the BEST officials have granted a 5 years plus exclusive advertising rights to Equifone-( The company which is financially backed by serial entrepreneurs based in US and Europe.) who will soon be turning the buses into a blue tooth zone. Read More>>
 
25th May'09, New Delhii
Tata Teleservices appoints MOMS – a Madison Unit as new OOH Agency
Tata Teleservices Limited, India’s fastest growing pan India telecom service provider today announced that it has appointed MOMS Outdoor Media Solutions (MOMS) an independent Unit of Madison World as their new OOH agency. . Read More>>
 
26th March'09, Mumbai
Hype picks up majority stake in Pune based Asawari Publicity Partners for advertising on BRT bus shelters
OOH media company Hype Integracomm Pvt. Ltd. has picked up a majority stake in the Pune based Asawari Publicity, enabling the company to expand its presence in Pune. Read More>>
 
23rd March'09, Mumbai
Bank of Baroda invites agencies for an OOH media plan in Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand
Bank of Baroda, Zonal Office, Patna invites quotations on two bid system basis from advertising agencies for preparing a panel of vendors for an OOH media plan that covers the three states, namely, Bihar, Orissa and Jharkahand for the period 2009-2010. Read More>>
 
23rd March'09,Chennai
Corporation of Chennai invites fresh bids for 64 Modern Bus shelters on BOT basis
Corporation of Chennai (CoC) invites private sector participation from National, International Independent firms/Joint Ventures/Lead Partners of consortiums to submit their bids on BOT (Build Operate and Transfer) basis for construction, operation and maintenance of 64 Bus Shelters that are estimated to be installed in Zone VII of Chennai along major transportation corridors and bus routes. . Read More>>
 
16th March'09,New Delhii
Delhi Transport Corporation calls for creative pitch- account size Rs 1 Crore
Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has recently called in for a pitch where in they have invited the agencies from across India for the branding of DTC buses and the bus stops that fall under the vicinity of the DTC land. Read More>>
 
5th March'09,Delhii
ADS World acquires OOH Ad-rights for Airport baggage trolleys and audio advertisements on Railway enquiry number 139
AD’s World, has recently won the advertising rights for baggage trolleys at five major airports viz. Delhi, Chennai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Raipur. The contract Period for Baggage trolleys at the 5 airports varies from 1 to 2 years..Read More>>
 
3rd March'09,Mumbai
Accord rides high on OOH Advertising; offers 100 fully A/C double decker buses to BEST
Not long ago, the BEST wanted to phase out double-decker buses. Now, the undertaking not only wants Mumbai to retain its beloved monsters, but it also plans to introduce them in an air-conditioned avatar.Read More>>
 
26th Feb 09,Goa
Goafest 2009 is back..!
The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and The Advertising Club Bombay today announced the commencement of Goafest 2009. India’s only truly national advertising awards festival.. Read More>>
 
26th Feb 09,Mumbai
Soumitra Bhattacharyya puts his papers at Laqshya Outdoors ; plans ahead for a retired life
Soumitra Bhattacharyya , a veteran of the Indian Outdoor Industry has recently put in his papers at Laqshya Outdoors. Read More>>
 
18th Feb 09,Mumbai

Hype Integracomm wins a 30 year BOT contact for a FOB in Thane

Hype Integracomm, a Mumbai based out of home (OOH) media company, has recently acquired a 30 years OOH Ad-rights to construct and lease out a foot over bridge (FOB) project on a built-on-transfer (BOT) basis at the Thane-Belapur Road. Read More>>
 
7th February 09, Delhi
4th Dimension Media' bags OOH ad rights for radio cabs in Delhi
4th Dimension Media, a Delhi Based advertising company has acquired advertising rights for the fleet of 200 radio cabs from. M/s Tourism Next Delhi Pvt. Ltd. (Smaart Cabs) for a period of two years. Read More>>
 
30th Jan 09,Delhi
Tricon Media bags a 7 year OOH Ad-rights on Public Utilities in Ludhiana
Tricon Media, a Delhi based OOH advertising company has recently been awarded a 7 year exclusive rights to display the ads at the public utilities by The Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana. Read More>>
 
9th January 09,Mumbai.
Mumbai:Essel Group enters OOH arena, acquires VIA OOH
OOH media company VIA (Vehicular, Infrastructure and Airports) OOH, which was launched in April 2008, has now been taken over by the Essel Group, which owns the Zee Network. VIA OOH will now be re-launched as its subsidiary. Read More>>
 
17th December 08 ,Bangalore
BBMP pulls down illegal billboards
On December 1 the BBMP (Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike) initiated a drive against illegal billboards in Bangalore city. Close to 85 advertisement posters and billboards have already faced the axe Read More>>
 
17th December 08, Mumbai
Hype Integrated Communications to digitize the Mumbai local on the Western Line
Commuters on Western Railway (WR) can look forward to some relief from long, exhausting train rides. With WR all set to equip its local trains with LCD television screens. As a pilot project, five trains will be fitted with six LCD screens per compartment Read More>>
 
17th December 08 ,Delhi
NDMC calls for tenders
The Enforcement Department of the New Delhi Municipal Council(NDMC) has invited tenders for the display of advertisements on pole kiosks on electricity poles in the NDMC area. Read More>>
 
25th November 08, Bangalore
OOH Media now at Blue Foods, Inorbit Mall, Vashi
Out-of-Home Media has tied up with Blue Foods, a multi-cuisine lifestyle restaurant chain. They have installed more then 100 screens at various Blue Foods restaurants across India like Bombay Blue, Noodle Bar, Gelato, Spaghetti Kitchen, Copper Chimney etc. Read More>>
 
08th November 08, Bangalore
Indrajit Sen moves to Laqshya
Indrajit Sen has moved on from Stroer Media to Laqshya. He takes over as President - Projects at Laqshya. His role encompasses all projects of Laqshya, old and new. His primary responsibility will be to develop assets for the company as Laqshya is reorganising itself to get into two broad functions of creating assets and marketing them. Read More>>
 
6th November 08, Hyderabad
APSRTC issues tenders for grab handles
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has issued tenders for the appointment of zone wise licensee for provision and maintenance of grab handles in return for advertisement rights on them. The grab handles of international standard and design will be in the buses at Hyderabad City Zone, Hyderabad (Rural) Zone Karimnagar Zone and Kadapa Zone. Read More>>
 
16th October 08, Mumbai
Posterscope India’s successful launch
Posterscope India has received an overwhelming response, with over 14 brands entrusting OOH assignments to them. Categories ranging from FMCG to retail, durables to entertainment, industrial and corporate to finance, have entrusted OOH assignments to Posterscope India within one month of their launch in India. Read More>>
 
29th September 08, Surat
Tender issued to build Public Utilities in Gujarat
A tender has been issued by the Surat Municipal Corporation to build toilet blocks on a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis. In return advertisement rights would be given to the company. Read More>>
 
25th September , 08 Kochi
Billboards in Kochi get a Deadline
The Kochi Corporation has set a deadline of October 3 to remove all illegal billboards in the city.   Read More>>
 
16th September 08, Mumbai
Aegis Media launches Posterscope in India
Its now official. Aegis Media India is to launch Posterscope in India on September 16 in Mumbai.
Posterscope is a reputed Out of Home company that is a leader in several western markets.
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14th September 08, Bangalore
Court pulls up official on outdooor ad issue
The Karnataka High Court has come down heavily on the Housing and Urban Development Department in Bangalore for the arbitrary manner in which it passed an order favouring a particular company for outdoor advertising and directed the Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department to file an affidavit.  Read More>>
 
12th September 08, Bangalore
Jaycee quits Screenery
Jaycee Ads Pvt. Ltd. is no longer a part of Screenery Media Pvt. Ltd. Recently in Kerala five companies had joined hands to form Screenery Media. The other four companies, Outlook Communications, Delta Communications, Travancore Communications,and Century Communications will retain their partnership and run Screenery Media.  Read More>>
 
10th September 08, Bangalore

Madison World to handle Levi’s account
Madison World, a diversified Communication group with 20 units across 10 specialized functions in different areas of communication has won the account of Levi Strauss & Company, offering an integrated service to this venerable advertiser.   Read More>>

26th August 08, Bangalore

Blanket ban on billboards lifted in Bangalore
In a major relief for the Outdoor Asia Industry, the Karnataka Government has revised its earlier stand banning billboards by partially lifting the blanket ban on hoardings in Bangalore. The government has now restricted the ban to 19 roads in zones A and B in the city (See table below).   Read More>>

25th August 08, Bangalore

BBMP asked to restore hoardings
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to restore all the hoardings installed by Star Advertisers. These hoardings were arbitrarily removed by the Palikes during the drive to clear illegal hoardings.
In his direction, Justice H V G Ramesh levied a cost of Rs 10,000 on the BBMP and asked the BBMP to recover the cost from the salaries of the BBMP officials responsible for the removal.   Read More>>

22nd August 08, Mumbai

Vivek Lakhwara promoted as CEO of Aaren Initiative
Vivek Lakhwara has been promoted as Chief Executive Officer of Aaren Initiative, the out of home (OOH) media division of the Lintas Media Group.
Lakhwara has been associated with the Lintas Media Group for eight years – the first four years at Millennium Media, the group’s mass media division, and the remaining at Aaren Initiative.   Read More>>

21st August 08, Mumbai

Pioneer Publicity wins tender in Mumbai
Pioneer Publicity has won the contract for display of advertisements on streetlight poles belonging to the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) and the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). The ads would be on kiosks attached to the poles. The tender provides Pioneer with 32,000 street lighting pole kiosks across Mumbai for a period of three years, commencing from September 3, 2008, to September 2, 2011.   Read More>>

20th August 08, Mumbai

Big Street bags Skywalk tender
Big Street has bagged the tender for the Bandra Skywalk in Mumbai. They now have advertising rights on the Skywalk for the next 10 years. The bid amount was Rs 79 crore. Sixteen companies had participated in the bid out of which six were shortlisted. They were Big Street, Times OOH, Supri Outdoor Media, Rajdeep Publicity, Jaikumar Associates, and DS Mittal & Das Offshores. At the final round Big Street won the bid from the competition, Supri and Jaikumar Associates. As per the contract, Big Street will maintain the Skywalk, construct toilets for pedestrians and install Closed Circuit Televisions for security. The Skywalk was constructed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority. It is 1.3 km long and four metres wide. It stretches from Bandra railway station to Kalanagar.

18th August 08, Bangalore

Digital Signage Asia 2008
Digital Signage Asia 2008, Asia’s exclusive show on digital signage will be held on 3rd and 4th October at the Nehru Centre, Worli in Mumbai, India. The show will showcase the various facets of this compelling new medium. The two day Event will witness a conglomeration of industry heads, digital network operators, retailers, brand marketers, research agencies, technology solutions providers and digital network owners.   Read More>>

7th August 2008, Mumbai

Western Railway issues tender
A tender has been issued for sole advertising rights of the entire suburban section of Mumbai division of Western Railway (Churchgate to Dahanu Road) Tenders are expected to be in Packet A and Packet B separately. Packet A will contain technical bid and Packet B will contain the financial bid.   Read More>>

6th August 2008, Bangalore

B.E Govindaraju to head outdoor ad division in Bng
B.E Govindaraju, Joint Commissioner, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), has taken charge as the new head of the Advertisement Division. He replaces Gangadhar Swamy who was recently transferred from the post of Asst. Commissioner (Advertisement Division) to the Bangalore north sub-division and electronic registration office.

30th July 2008, Bangalore

Shakedown in Bangalore’s OOH
The government of Karnataka has issued a statement outlining a set of regulations to curb billboards and other banners within the BBMP limits in Bangalore.
Following are the set of rules: The issue of fresh licences for installing hoardings and self advertising boards has been stopped within the BBMP limits.   Read More>>

29th July 2008, Vijaywada

South Central Railway calls for major tenders
The Vijayawada Division of the South Central Railways has offered tenders for the following mediums: Sole advertisement rights on express and passenger trains. Sole advertisement rights for painting on MEMU trains. LED-TV and allied works contracts at stations.   Read More>>

24th July 2008, Bangalore

New Outdoor Asia bylaws for Karnataka
After Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, it is the turn of Bangalore to tweak and change the laws governing outdoor advertising. The new BJP-led government that has given special status to Bangalore’s development has now promised to take a close look the bylaws governing the out of home space.   Read More>>

24th July 2008, Bangalore

Gangadhar Swami transferred
Gangadhar Swami, Assistant commissioner, advertising division, BBMP, was recently transferred to the Bangalore north sub-division and electronic registration office.
He was instrumental in implementing the new bylaws in Bangalore. Under his tenure the BBMP revenue from outdoor advertising increased tremendously. Till 2006 the revenue was under Rs 10 crore. In 2007-08 the revenue jumped to Rs 70 crore. It was during his tenure that the tender for the LEDs was finalised for Rs 26 crore.   Read More>>

24th July 2008, Bangalore

Jayyant Bhokare joins Jupiter Entertainment Ventures
Jayyant Bhokare has joined Jupiter Entertainment Ventures (JEV), the parent company of Radio Indigo and The Bengaluru Pages magazine belonging to business magnet and current FICCI president Rajeev Chandrashekar. Jayyant has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Media, Events and Contract Marketing. Prior to this he was the VP-Business Development with Big 92.7 FM which is part of the Reliance Group and had Big Street under its umbrella. Sources say that Jupiter has plans to enter the OOH space.

18th July 08, Mumbai

Tender issued for Navasari Station
Tenders have been issued by the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Western Railway, Mumbai Central Division for bulk advertisement rights for the following media: Bulk advertisement rights for Navsari Station. The reserve price for the first year is Rs 2,25399 and the Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is Rs 22,539.   Read More>>

14th July 2008, Hyderabad

Tender issued for Hyderabad stations
The Divisional Railway Manager, Hyderabad Division, South Central Railway, Secunderabad has called for sealed tenders for the contract of sole advertising rights of Hyderabad Division under the two packet system for a period of five years. The bulk rights of publicity includes all types of media namely, hoardings, glow signs, neon signs video   Read More>>

30th June 2008, Mumbai

Outdoor advertising sector booming, attracts PE funding
The two-day Outdoor Asia Convention – 2008 (OAC) in Mumbai had three important conclusions: the outdoor media is growing at a fast pace in India   Read More>>

30th June 2008, Mumbai

Outdoor advertising sector booming, attracts PE funding
June 30, 2008 Mumbai : The just concluded two-day Outdoor Asia Convention – 2008 (OAC) in Mumbai had three important conclusions: the outdoor media is growing at a fast pace in India; there is a need to adopt to new and emerging changes due to regulations at the Corporation and Municipal levels and thirdly, the creative spark is very much alive and kicking. Read More>>

30th June 2008, Bangalore

Serve & Volley served up for private equity funding
Last week it was Laqshya. This week it is Serve & Volley. Private equity is definitely making its presence felt in the out-of-home advertising industry. Barely before the news that Warburg Pincus is investing Rs. 276 crore into Laqshya has sunk in, sources revealed that Lehman, Read More>>

24th June 2008, Mumbai

Warburg Pincus to invest Rs 276 crore in Laqshya
Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has bought close to 15% in Mumbai-headquartered Laqshya Media,a leading outdoor advertising company, for Rs 276 crore. They will be investing the money in Laqshya over the next one year.

Laqshya Media intends to continue investing in developing world-class media assets in premier cities and infrastructure projects like airports, Read More>>

6th June 2008, Mumbai

Social awareness campaign competition
Social awareness campaign competition presented by Outdoor Asia magazine (OAM) & Indian Outdoor Asia Association (IOAA).

The competition seeks to creatively highlight social issues that need to be addressed. And the winning concepts, apart from being financially rewarded, will also be rolled out as a campaign across outdoor formats in the country. Read More>>

3rd June 2008

HC halts hoarding removal in Coimbatore
The Madras High Court has restrained the authorities from removing any hoardings in Coimbatore. This follows a ruling on a writ petition filed by the Outdoor Media Welfare Association of Coimbatore District.
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16th May 2008

Tender issued for Gulbarga Station billboards
Tenders have been issued by the Central Railways, Sholapur, for sole rights to display commercial advertisement hoardings at
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16th May 2008, Mumbai

Western Railways issues tender for advertising
Western Railways, Mumbai Central Division has invited sealed tenders for bulk advertising rights for the following mediums:
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16th May 2008, Chennai

Bus shelter tender for Chennai notified
The Corporation of Chennai (COC) has issued tenders for the construction and maintenance of modern bus shelters
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13th May 2008

South Central Railway calls for bids
The South Central Railway, Vijayawada Division, has invited sealed tenders in the prescribed forms for LEDs at major stations,
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May 12, 2008, Mumbai:

Mobile ad vans banned in Mumbai
The Mumbai High Court has banned mobile van advertisment hoardings in and around the country's financial capital.
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May 6, 2008, Mumbai:

OAC 2008 goes bigger, better
OAC (Outdoor Asia Convention), India’s only exhibition, convention and awards forum for the OOH Industry,
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3rd March 2008

June, ergo, OAA (Outdoor Asia Awards)
It’s June and therefore it is time again for OAA (Outdoor Advertising Awards) 2008. As in the past three years, the fourth edition
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