.7 5 April 2002 Volume: 2 Issue : 28  






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Todays Newsbreakers India
Spotlight
Life's better for Zee after Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
Zee has taken a major bite of audience share in the 9 pm slot on Fridays with its new show. TAM analyses the trend. More

Lifestyle and Habits of the Rich and Hard Working
Revealing the findings of IRS Platinum... More

Headlines

Zee set for Hong Kong entry
Four Zee channels - Zee TV, Zee News, Zee Cinema and Zee Music - will be available in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong in the next few weeks. More

Ramoji Rao ventures into joint Marathi-Gujarati production
After Marathi television serials, South Indian media mogul Ramoji Rao is venturing into less trodden territory. More

MIPTV announces documentary producer Brian Lapping as guest at Cannes
MIPTV (International Television Program Market) has announced that award winning documentary producer Brian Lapping is MIPDOC 2002's special guest. More


ISRO successfully test fires indigenous cryogenic engine
The development of Cryogenic Upper Stage for Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) has crossed another milestone... More

15 months after arrest, apex court grants bail to Bharat Shah
Fifteen months after big-time film financier and diamond trader Bharat Shah was incarcerated due to his alleged connections to the underworld, the Supreme Court garanted him bail... More

Tube Talk
CNN's Q&A features tragedy in Gujarat
CNN's Q&A took a close look at the carnage in Gujarat last night. More


Rinku Ghosh to feature as etc's 'Taaza Maal' - completes year on air
Predominantly music channel etc's Taaza Maal, a platform for new talent, has completed a year and Rinku Ghosh is Taaza Maal for the show's first anniversary. More

Source: www. indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Zee-Turner thrust to Nickelodeon More
LIC sells 5.76% stake in Cadbury More
SAB launches Castle lager beer More
Van Heusen summer collection More
Branded rice from Nature Fresh More
Crocodile plans more galleries More
Good Earth products to be retailed overseas More
Nanz finds new owner; likely to restart soon More
Coke line takes another turn -- Signs on Bipasha Basu More
Goodricke plans new tea brand for low-end market More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

ABN Amro, Barista start 'Bancafe'
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'Fast-food giant McDonald's fights perception its service is slow' More
Indian motorcycle sales seen rising 25% in 2002-03 More
Source: Hindustan Times

Crocodile plans to set up e-kiosks More
Lancer sales up by 82.5% in March More
ABN Amro plans to go high on the card front in India
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Kuoni India in alliance with Business Travel More
Warner Lambert, Joyco ink pact More
HM car sales drop 12.5% in March More
Tata's 'Indica' sales jump 67% in March, FY '02 sales up 46% More
Samsung to pump in $5m in India ops More
LG TV fixes antenna to click global soccer More
One may not get to watch World Cup on TV More
Sony TV hikes subscription rates for channels More
KirchMedia on brink of insolvency More
Source: The Economic Times

Hughes Tele CEO joins Reliance Info More
MTNL plans two mega call centres in Delhi, Mumbai More
VocalTec, Deutsche Telekom in pact More
Ford to launch Ikon 1.3 variant in June More

Bharti pulls the plug on Mantra Online More
Free chat sites queer the pitch for ISPs More
More Sunfill flavours, expansion on Coke menu More
RK Swamy to float two new divisions More

Source: Business Standard

PAL Peugeot gets ready for revamp More
Source: Indian Express

Yamaha calls for pitch; LML-FCB-Ulka part ways More
Quadrant wins SuperMax’s global account; Indian business worth Rs 12 crore More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

World Cup fever grips credit card industry
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C-Class spurs high DaimlerChrysler growth More
A healthy freeze coming to town .... More
Howzzat! Sony stumps the competition More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

CM’s concern over erosion of values in journalism
More
Source: Deccan Herald

Whirlpool to focus on new products More
Cigarettes, gutka to cost more in Delhi More
ABN Amro hunts for Indian acquisitions More
Varghese appointed Hughes Telecom CEO More
Bipasha, Sush add fizz to Coke brands More
Source: The Times of India

IBM India Calls A Halt To Sale Of AMD-based Computers More
The Cup Runneth Over: Foster’s To Uncork New Offerings
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Sify Plans IP Telephony Launch By April 20 More
IBM, AT&T Release Free Internet Privacy Tools More
‘Cerebral Ambassadors As Important As Celebrities’ - Faculty for Market Studies and Research study More
Modicare’s E-commerce Initiative To Beef Up Distribution More

Planet Sports To Market Speedo Merchandise More
F&B Players’ New-Age Mantra: You Can Eat And Have IT Too More
Summer Roll: Kwality Picks Hi-Tech Topping More
‘F&B Cos Struggling For Last-mile Connectivity With Retailers - Parag Rastogi, manager, food services, KSA Technopak More
IBM, Wipro In Strategic Pact For India, APAC Region More
Ad Discounts: English TV Channels Give Away The Most More
Simoco Radios Kabul To Send Out Growth Signals More
Source: The Financial Express
Thought
for the day
"Advertising is the greatest art form of the twentieth century."
-
Marshall McLuhan
Other Newslinx International

Agencies tell ITV to abandon digital
The UK’s largest media agencies, accounting for a large proportion of ITV ad-spend, this week called on Granada and Carlton to wash their hands of ITV Digital and concentrate on their core TV business. ....More

Morris leaves unity to take Publicis media neutrality job
Derek Morris revealed he is leaving independent agency Unity to become the Publicis network’s chief strategic officer in the UK. More

Unilever unites with Decaux
Unilever has formed a E100m (£61.3m) alliance with JCDecaux in a significant move away from its traditional dependence on television advertising.....More


Cross-track projection launch plans go off rails
The much-anticipated arrival of the new XTP Underground ad technology ground to a halt this week as technical failures with the equipment forced an embarrassing delay to the launch. More

Thinkmedia makes a winning start
Thinkmedia, the brainchild of ex-Universal McCann Manchester managing director Mark Hodkinson, has launched in a bid to offer northern clients the strategy-based services on offer in the south through agencies such as Rocket and Naked. More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Saatchi & Saatchi Trims N.Y. Staff
Saatchi & Saatchi laid off about 10 staffers this week, or roughly 2 percent of its workforce in New York, an agency representative confirmed.
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Vignette Names Finalists
Vignette has trimmed its list of contenders to two shops in a review for its estimated $12 million creative and media account, the company confirmed. More


Apple & Eve Launches Search
Apple & Eve, a Port Washington, N.Y., juice company with distribution on the East Coast and parts of the Midwest, is searching for an ad agency to handle creative and media duties on the brand, an Apple & Eve executive confirmed. Billings are estimated at $1-2 milliond. More
Source: www.adweek.com

Removal of illegal billboards cheers advertisers
iHappy to have found a scapegoat for car accidents in the country, the Ministry of Transport last week launched a campaign to remove several hundred illegal billboards along highways, which are blamed for diverting drivers' attention and causing crashes. More
Source: The Prague Buusiness Journal

Online Advertising To Rebound 11 Percent in 2002: eMarketer
U.S. online advertising is expected to grow 11 percent in 2002, according to New York online marketing research aggregator eMarketer. More
Source: DM news

Anderton party advertises in major papers
Jim Anderton has wasted no time in fundraising for his latest political party, running newspaper adverts in major newspapers today. More
Source: www.stuff.co.nz

 

 







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