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| .7 13 March 2002 | Volume: 2 | Issue : 12 |
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NDTV's first-ever programme for Zee TV to launch 22 Feb Zee Television will examine the lives of celebrity personalities in-depth with a new show ‘Jina Isi Ka Naam Hai'. This is the first time Prannoy Roy's New Delhi Television (NDTV), that provides all content on Star News, has produced a programme for the channel. More Advertising & Marketing AAAI, IBF reach agreement - no outstandings beyond 75 days In what should be a major fillip to the way this business is organised, the joint working committee of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) and Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) has reached an agreement wherein all AAAI member agencies will henceforth have to clear outstanding dues to television channels within 75 days. More Special Report Indian channels in chase for the Oscar With Hollywood's biggest event, the 74th edition of the Academy Awards, drawing nearer, English movie and news channels are going out of their way to create awareness about their respective strategies. Ashwin Pinto files this report. More ORG-Marg Intam RATINGS 25 Feb to 3 Mar 2002 Star Plus's Sanjivani has found its way to The Top 10 replacing Sony's Kutumb, which has disappeared from the top honours list. Another Sony show Kkusum has also slipped by one notch to the sixth position. Star Plus's Kyunki.. has also lost ground even though it continues to retain the top spot More Source: www. indiantelevision.com Other Headlines Pepsi to open with Amitabh, Sachin this summer More Source: Business Standard Clio & present danger More BEst/BEkaar More The great white hope More Power to the People More To teach his own More Sachet up the ramp More Source:The Economic Times Mudra, Delhi, eases out 15 employees; strives for competitiveness More TBWA Anthem In Throes Of A Restructuring Drive More Pizza Hut: Bonding with the traditional Indian More Source: www.agencyfaqs.com Zee Telefilms plans to acquire 33% stake in Padmalaya for Rs 59 crore More Source: www.exchange4media.com Toonz working on Unicef video More Source: www.blonnet.com
Tricon Global Restaurants, parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, is buying the parent company of Long John Silver's seafood restaurants and the A&W root beer chain for $320 million. More PIZZA HUT NAMES WIEDEN SECOND AGENCY Tricon Global Restaurants' Pizza Hut said it awarded its account for a second agency assignment to Wieden & Kennedy, Portland, Ore. More SENATOR DEMANDS FTC OVERSIGHT DOCUMENTS The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee is demanding to see details of the meetings between Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department that created the agreement to cede antitrust oversight in media deals to Justice. More GREY GETS SMUCKER'S BUSINESS The J.M. Smucker Co., Orrville, Ohio, awarded its $10 million Smucker's account to Grey Worldwide, New York, as the marketer gets ready to close on its deal to acquire Jif and Crisco from Procter & Gamble Co. More PRIVACY GROUP LAUNCHES
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN Eddie Bauer has selected Interpublic Group of Cos.' Mullen, Wenham, Mass., as agency for an upcoming print and possible radio effort, according to an executive close to the situation. More Source: www.adage.com Chris Ingram: A contrarian's view on global industry consolidation Chris Ingram, the chairman of media specialist Tempus Group which was acquired last year by WPP Group, describes a world where global marketing and communications networks can coexist with medium-sized and independent networks. "We need both models working together,'' Mr. Ingram says. More Scholz & Friends' hold on Reemtsma account under threat by Imperial Tobacco takeover A big question mark hangs over the future of Scholz & Friends Group's international relationship with Reemtsma Cigarettefabriken following the decision by the U.K.'s Imperial Tobacco to acquire more than 90% of the German-based company, the fourth largest tobacco manufacturer in the world. More Disneyland unveils pan-euro ads for second theme park launch Walt Disney Co. has begun rolling out advertising from Leo Burnett Worldwide, Paris linked to the March 16 opening of its second theme park at the newly-renamed Disneyland Resort Paris. More Aegis shows strong organic growth in 2001 despite difficult market Aegis Group's posted an 11.8% hike in revenue to $740 million for the full year ending last December, on turnover that was up 6.7% to $8.54 billion. The group's organic growth was 4.7%, compared with the overall market figure of -5.1%. More Source: www.adageglobal.com Ryanair flies into 'misleading ad' row The consumers' association has complained to advertising watchdogs about Ryanair, claiming the low-cost airline misleads people about its destinations. More Source: www.mediaweek.com Wieden Wins Piece of Pizza Hut Wieden + Kennedy has won the review to become Pizza Hut's secondary agency, sources said. The Portland, Ore., shop bested Cliff Freeman and Partners, Ogilvy & Mather and Saatchi & Saatchi, all New York. More Eddie Bauer Taps Mullen Eddie Bauer has tapped Mullen to handle advertising efforts for its apparel division, according to a client representative. More Venables Names Palisades Media Buyer Upstart agency Venables, Bell & Partners on Tuesday named Palisades Media Group, Inc. of Los Angeles their media buyer, executives at the two agencies confirmed. More BBDO's Dusenberry to Step Down After 40 years in advertising, BBDO chairman Phil Dusenberry is retiring at the end of May, a month after he turns 66. More Source: www.adweek.com WorldCom, Qwest Face SEC Inquiries Telecoms WorldCom and Qwest Communications on Monday said they are facing "informal" Securities and Exchange Commission probes into their accounting. More Source: www.brandweek.com Editor says PM told him to sack writer Advertisers of `Naew Na' scared away Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra desperately wanted to get Naew Na columnist Prasong Soonsiri sacked because of his sharp criticisms of the government, said Warin Poonsiriwong, the paper's owner. More British advertising spending down 6.9 percent in fourth quarter National newspapers bore the brunt of a sharp drop in advertising spending in the fourth quarter, the World Advertising Research Center said Tuesday. More Source: www.worldmediabuyer.com HSBC launches new global ad campaign HSBC Bank has launched a new worldwide advertising campaign designed to define the distinct personality of the group’s brand and introduce it as “The World's Local Bank”. More Source: www.biz.thestar.com |
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