Signposts… October 30

From the MxMIndia Archives

October 30, 2011 was the last day of the loooong Diwali weekend. But the news of the day was that of the controversial Niira Radia shutting down Vaishnavi… we had a story the following day.

Niira Radia shuts Vaishnavi. Tatas switch to Rediff (+Edelman) for PR

http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/10/niira-radia-quits-pr-shuts-vaishnavi-tatas-switch-to-rediff-for-pr-may-strike-alliance-with-edelman/

Random House and Penguin merge… images of book publishing mega-monolith loom… yet, for all the underlying worry, the book industry is apparently far healthier than other media segments battered by the digital revolution:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/26/penguin-merger-random-house-industry

http://mumbaiboss.com/2012/10/29/the-vigil-idiot-rush/

@bombaywallah: I am going to miss Manish Tiwari on our television screens every night. Who will confuse the hell out of us from now on?