.7 12 March 2002 Volume: 2 Issue : 11  




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Todays Newsbreakers India

Breaking News
AXN gets set for a new season of the 'The Amazing Race
Action channel AXN has announced the second season of the reality show 'The Amazing Race'. AXN will broadcast the first two episodes of 'Amazing Race 2' this Friday, 15 March back to back, from 8-9 PM and 9-10 PM More

MTV to launch in Indonesia in May

IViacom-owned global music channel MTV is set to add another channel to its empire when it launches MTV Indonesia in May. More


Advertising & Marketing

Hong Kong is it!' for AXN as brand building exercise gathers steam.
The Indian leg of the Hong Kong AXN Challenge organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board and AXN took place on Saturday in South Mumbai
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Pepsi, etc Punjabi brew latest pop alliance

Pop bands seem to be the flavour of the season. After B4U Music and Sony Music's launch of all girl band Teer, Channel [V] and Coke's innovative talent hunt [V] Popstars, it is now the turn of etc Punjabi and Pepsi to dive in.
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Tube Talk
Watch Surjit Sahotas redefine Punjabi pop on etc
lPredominantly music channel etc has announced that one of the brothers of British fusion band Sahotas, Surjit Sahotas is the channel's Pop Ki Aandhi for the first half of March.
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FICCI-Frame 2002
Q&A with UTV COO, Strategy & New Media, Biren Ghose
Ficci Frames has established itself as a networking unit by virtue of the quality of its speakers, says Biren Ghose, Chief Operating Officer - Strategy & New Media, UTV. This is especially relevant this year where the speaker's roster on Frames 2002 reads like the Who's Who of the global media industry.
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Other Headlines
Scorpio may sting competition on May 15 More
Grasim to spend Rs 5cr for new ad More
Source:The Economic Times

Pizza Hut: Bonding with the traditional Indian More
Grasim chills out with ‘Ice Touch More
Source:Agencyfaqs

Apex court paves way for BPL Comm, Batata merger More
JCBL, China firm in pact to make buses. More
Vatika lines up Rs 170 crore projects More
Rado plans to up sales network in India More
Dr Morepen drops plans to buy Sun Pharma's Coldact More
Consumer electronics firms hot on DVD More
M&M in makeover drive for Scorpio launch
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Speculative buys lift TVS Elec More
Source: Business-Standard

Ad agencies must pay TV channels in 75 days More
Tata Engineering zips ahead with spurt in Indica sales More

Fifth Estate bags Mahindra Park account More
Coca-Cola begins Sprite campaign More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Thought
for the day
"Advertising is what you do when you can't go see somebody. That's all it is."
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. James B. Simpson
Other Newslinx International
STILL TRAILING LEXUS, MERCEDES LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN
Mercedes-Benz USA breaks its biggest brand blitz since its $45 million "Falling in Love" push in 1997 tonight on national broadcast and cable TV. More

JUSTICE DEPT. SEEKS STRICTER MARKETING BANS ON CIGARETTES

Tobacco makers are reacting with skepticism to a Justice Department plan for stricter curbs on tobacco marketing. More


SCHERING LAUNCHES CRITICAL CAMPAIGN FOR CLARITIN FOLLOW-UP
Schering-Plough Corp., Kenilworth, N.J., broke a critical TV, print and out-of-home campaign for Claritin successor Clarinex last week that seeks to position the drug as the only non-sedating antihistamine for indoor and outdoor allergies. More

BRITISH BAND MAKES U.S. DEBUT IN CAR COMMERCIAL
Dirty Vegas Aligns Tour With Mitsubishi Ad Campaign Mitsubish Motor Sales USA's latest music-themed ad is not only the launch spot for the freshened 2003 Eclipse coupe but also the U.S. debut of a British pop band. More
Source: www.adage.com

Pepsi signs Pop Idol's Gareth
Will Young might have the number one single, but Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates has just joined the likes of Britney Spears and Robbie Williams - by signing a £750,000 deal with Pepsi. More
Source: www.guardian.com

Nestle launches pet shop campaign
Nestle Purina is the first advertiser to promote its brand through a new pet shop advertising network launched by Shopfront Media. More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Greece goes 'Beyond Words' in international ads
Beyond Words' is the idea behind the first international campaign for the Greek National Tourist Board devised by Team Saatchi since its appointment last November. More
Source: www.adageglobal.com

HSBC's global ads introduce 'The World's Local Bank'
HSBC, a leading international financial organization, is turning its back on the 'one size fits all' concept in its new global campaign that aims to position the group as the 'world's local bank'. More

Adidas shoe wearers 'feel the breeze' in global ads
In what is the first global ad campaign for adidas created jointly by 180, Amsterdam and TBWA Worldwide, the German sports giant is promoting its ClimaCool footwear in a campaign that breaks March 11 More
www.adageglobal.com

Car adverts may have to carry health warnings
British car manufacturers will have to put tobacco-style health warnings on their advertising if a law passed in Belgium is rolled out across the European Union. More
Source: www.mediaguardian.com

K-Swiss Plays The Classics
K-Swiss will break a global TV, print and outdoor campaign next week based on the theme, "Street Rhapsody. More
Source: www.brandweek.com

G-P Rolls Out New Look For T-P
Georgia Pacific will reintroduce its extra-soft toilet paper, Quilted Northern Ultra, with a TV campaign that breaks next Monday. The relaunch, which also features new packaging, marks the first advertising for the Ultra line since 1996. More
Source: www.brandweek.com

Korea's online ad market shows signs of recovery
Korea's online advertising market, one of the key factors in the dot-com industry's turbulent cyclical fluctuation, is showing signs of a recovery in recent months, major portal and ad agencies said yesterday. More
Source: www.koreaherald.com

Baltic advertising revenue climbs to E167m
The volume of advertising in the Baltic media grew by 11 per cent in 2001, compared to the previous year, and reached E167m, an advertising monitoring survey found.
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Source:
www.internetnews.com

One of Industry's Best-Known Figures Is Leaving
Philip B. Dusenberry, one of the best-known, most honored creative executives in advertising, is retiring from BBDO, the New York agency where he has spent the lion's share of his career, effective May 31.
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Source:
www.internetnews.com

 

 

 

 

 







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