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Google looking for acquisitions in India
The world’s largest search engine Google Inc’s decision to invest in two early-stage venture capital funds in India, appears to have wetted its appetite for a more active buy-out strategy in the country. The $10.7 billion giant now says it is open to acquisition of Indian companies that have ‘interesting technologies’ to offer.
via ET
Indian Internet companies take to marketing on rickshaws
Gone are the days of corny couplets and patriotic slogans three-wheelers used to flaunt. These are the days of mouthshut.com, stickiewicket.com, buyselloldbooks.com, farmsandvillas.com and a host of other websites splashing their names behind auto-rickshaws as a low-cost, yet effective, marketing vehicle.
via ET
Mobile music revenues will contribute 88% of music industry revenues by 2009
Digital music (online and mobile), according to a Soundbuzz Pte Ltd study, would outsell physical music globally by 2009. But in India, the trend is visible even now with the mobile music sales close to surpassing the physical music revenues before the close of 2007. The findings reveal that the Indian music industry would continue to grow steadily from Rs 1,450 crore in 2005 to Rs 4,100 crore in 2009, with the growth fuelled by mobile music, accounting for 88 per cent of the music industry’s revenues.
via Hindu
Indian School of Business under AICTE radar
AICTE is at it again. It has put out yet another public notice this time questioning even the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad for carrying out unauthorised courses, reports CNBC-TV18.
via MoneyControl
DD to launch mobile TV in May
Prasar Bharati CEO BS Lalli today formally announced that Doordarshan has been beaming four channels for mobile phones and these can be viewed with the appropriate equipment within a radius of 10 km
via IndianTelevision
zipAzap.com Online and WAP TV Program Guide launched in India
Media E2E, a media technology company based in India and China, today announced the launch of Zipazap, India’s first standalone WAP TV program guide. Zipazap caters to an elite and mobile audience that will now able to organize daily schedules around their favorite TV programs.Most experts predict that in 2007/08, there will be 500 television channels in India, churning out a mind boggling 75,000 programmes every week. With only 24 hours in a day, viewers are already inundated with viewing options making it difficult to track channels and programmes.
However, with the launch of zipazap.com, India’s first online and WAP enabled television guide, avid television buffs now have something to help them keep track of their favorite shows. The WAP version of the service wap.zipazap.com is already functional and can be accessed from GPRS enabled mobile handsets.
via IndianTelevision
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