TOI is coming

BY N| IN Media Watch Briefs | 01/04/2008

TOI is coming (to Chennai) on April 14. Hoardings have sprung up in the city announcing the launch date. Advertisements released in a Tamil daily offer subscriptions at the rate of Rs. 299 a year or Rs.170 for six months. Prospective subscribers will also get either a trolley bag or a sports bag. And those who accept the pre-launch offer become, according to the prepaid subscription booklet, founder members. (Journalism Online Newsletter.) Founder members of pray what?

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