.7 8 April 2002 Volume: 2 Issue : 29  






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Todays Newsbreakers India
Media, A&M Watch Special Report
The Gemini TV-Eenadu TV Telugu tamasha - An Optimum Media Study
Telugu television channel Gemini TV from the Sun Network has beaten back market leader Eenadu TV in terms of channel share. An Optimum Media Study tries to throw light on how this happened. More

Headlines

ESPN feed back on INCable Net after agreement on declared connectivity
More than three months after the ESPN Star Sports feed to the Hinduja group promoted INCable Net was switched off in Mumbai, the two sides finally thrashed out an agreement in the early hours of Saturday at 1:30 am. More

Balaji apart, book built media IPOs continue stumbling run
Sporadic spurts apart, media firms' IPOs made through the book building route between 1999-00 and 2001-2002 have not exactly set the stock exchange ablaze. More

Tube Talk
AXN features record breakers every Wednesday
AXN continues its action oriented programming strategy with Guinness World Records every Wednesday at 9 PM. More

'Face To Face' with Usha Uthup on BBC World
The vivacious first lady of Indian pop will grace BBC World on 10 April. More

16-year-old student triumphs on ‘Super Selector
ESPN Star Sports has announced a winner among the 2,28,137 teams that participated in its game show 'Super Selector' during the month of March. More

CNN profiles actor Robert Downey Jr. today
CNN's programme People in the News examined Robert Downey Jr. on Saturday. More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Emami banks on Madhuri range for more revenue More
Philips unveils high-end products for the tech-savvy More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Kodak to set up 15 digital imaging centres More
Luxor to set up offices in US, Dubai More
Bajaj plans another entry-level bike
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Uncertainty may hit Shaw Wallace scrip More
Direct-selling majors tap sachets for success More
ITC to launch work wear More
Pepsi expects Aha to add 15% to volumes More
Liquor brands to flood TV with ‘malternative’ ad blitz More
Skoda tags Superb at Rs 19 lakh More
Cyber cafes to lead Sify’s strategy More
Google sued for patent infringement More
Source: The Economic Times

Philips plans to up premium segment pie More
Nestle Polo swings 10% ad budget to events More
Source: Business Standard

Small cars zoom into overdrive More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

JIKNH brings in new viewers for Zee More
Is the ‘bratty’ Pepsi a thing of the past? More
Major cellular accounts change hands in Chennai More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

HCL to launch Net phones More
Dell launches blade server line More
TVS to double Victor output More
Singer charts plan for revival More
Source: The Times of India

Cellphone Cos Look For New Revenue Streams More
Handset Firms Line Up Snazzy Gizmos To Lure Buyers
More
South African Breweries To Focus On A ‘Global And Local’ Approach More
DaimlerChrysler Plans To Acquire Majority Stake In Mitsubishi After It Makes Profit : CEO More
Motorola Seeks To Make Phones Easier To Use More
TT Plans 500 Franchised Exclusive Shops, Repositions As Family Brand More
Philips Ropes In Chinese Firm For Fisio Phones More

Ranbaxy Enters The Dragon For Biotech More
Source: The Financial Express
Thought
for the day
"I am one who believes that one of the greatest dangers of advertising is not that of misleading people, but that of boring them to death."
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Leo Burnett
Other Newslinx International

BBC 'opens back door' to advertising
The BBC has been accused of introducing "advertising by the back door" after securing television sponsorship deals worth more than £2m. More
Source: The Independent

New chief to shake up AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner is working on a corporate strategy to be put in place after Jerry Levin steps down next month as chief executive of the world's largest media group. More
Source: The Financial Times

F&N Coca Cola to spend RM20mil to promote 100Plus
F&N Coca-Cola (M) Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd, will spend RM20mil on its advertising and promotion (A&P) campaign for its isotonic drink 100Plus over two years. More


M&C Saatchi wins A$70m account in Sydney
M&C Saatchi’s Sydney office pulled off its biggest coup when it landed the A$70mil Woolworth’s advertising account on Wednesday. More

Leo Burnett launches ad campaign for Nirvana Memorial Park
Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur has launched a breakthrough campaign for Nirvana Memorial Park, one of Malaysia’s foremost players in the bereavement care industry. More

Drop in advertising spending for British national newspapers
National newspapers bore the brunt of a sharp drop in advertising spending in the fourth quarter, the World Advertising Research Centre said.
More
Source: www.biz.thestar.com

Yahoo hopes for advertising upturn
Analysts hope Yahoo will give signs of an upturn in online advertising when it reveals its first-quarter results this week. More

Source: www.ananova.com

Advertising sets pattern for Paisley
Paisley Vision, the public-private partnership set up to promote the interests of the town, has launched a television advertising campaign encouraging businesses to move to Paisley. More
Source: The Scotsman

Marvin Honig, leader in creative advertising, dies at 66
Marvin Honig, an advertising executive who developed quirky, creative commercials for Volkswagen, Alka-Seltzer and Cracker Jack, died March 28. More
Source: www.newsday.com

Thai Advertising Firm Has Cautious Outlook Despite Jump in Quarterly Billings
Despite an upturn in the advertising industry, Dentsu Young & Rubicam Co (DY&R) has made a conservative projection of earnings this year. More
Source: www.hoovnews.hoovers.com

Toscani creates WHO anti-smoking campaign
Olivero Toscani, the firebrand photographer and creative who made a name for himself by controversial ads protesting AIDS, capital punishment and racism for clothing maker Benetton, will turn his talents toward ridding the world of cigarette smoke. More

Peugeot's 307 SW launch revs up international mini-van battle
French carmaker Peugeot has begun rolling out its long-awaited entrant to the compact mini-van market, and will backing the global launch of the 307 SW with advertising from Havas-owned Euro RSCG Worldwide. More

Leo Burnett backs new Swedish agency
In a bid to strengthen its Nordic operations, Leo Burnett Worldwide is to become a minority shareholder of a new Swedish advertising agency backed by a combination of former Burnett and Paradiset DDB employees. More

German media giant Kirch set to file for insolvency
German media giant Kirch is poised to file for insolvency early next week. More
Source: www.adageglobal.com

P&G shifts $75 million Pampers account
Procter & Gamble Co. has shifted the $50 million to $75 million Pampers diaper account in North America to Publicis Groupe's Saatchi & Saatchi, New York, in a global consolidation of the brand's advertising. More


Chevrolet shifts brand managers
General Motors Corp.'s Chevrolet arm shifted several brand managers. More

Mindshare names CEO for North America
WPP Group's media agency MindShare has named Marc Goldstein as CEO of MindShare North America. More
Source: www.adage.com

MediaCom's Alec Gerster Named Initiative Worldwide CEO
Alec Gerster, ceo of Grey Global Group's MediaCom, has been named ceo of Interpublic Group of Cos. More

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young to Strawberry Frog
Strawberry Frog, the boutique agency in Amsterdam, has been selected for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's global creative account following a review... More
Source: www.adweek.com

United, Yahoo! Get Kicks With World Cup
As United Airlines prepares to sign a sponsorship deal with soccer's FIFAworldcup.com... More

SoBe: Don't Get Even, Get Mad (Magazine)
When PepsiCo acquired SoBe last year it seemed inevitable that the cola giant would perform an attitude adjustment on a brand best known for its irreverent marketing. More
Source: www.brandweek.com

 

 







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