.7 22 March 2002 Volume: 2 Issue : 19  




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Todays Newsbreakers India
Headlines
'Ad Wise 2002' India’s first TV air time selling, planning and buying forum, kicks off today
India’s first TV air time forum ‘Ad-Wise’ 2002, a day-long meeting ground to understand the various issues impacting the business of TV air time, is being held in Mumbai (MayFair Rooms, Worli) today. More


Aerosmith to be honorees at mtvICON tribute concert
Ageless rockers Aerosmith will be the next honoree at MTV's second annual music tribute event, mtvICON. More

'Kyunki' leads charge as Star Plus claims all time high prime time channel share
Top Hindi entertainment channel Star Plus has claimed an all time high prime time channel share of 24, as per market research agency AC Nielsen's latest TAM data.
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Government allows 13 firms to set up uplink hubs
The government has permitted 13 companies to set up 14 uplinking hubs and teleports in the country. More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Monty Ghai to head CNN ad sales in India, Australia

Turner International Asia Pacific Ltd has appointed Monty Ghai to take on added responsibilities in managing CNN's advertising sales activities in Australia and India... More


Tube Talk
Australia-South Africa one-day series kicks off on ESPN today

All the 7-matches between South Africa and Australia will start at 13.55 hrs. More

Literacy mission launching 'Bulundi' on DD1 25 March
While entertainment channels find it difficult to look beyond "saas-bahu" conflicts, national broadcaster Doordarshan soldiers on covering social responsibility issues. More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Only ISPs get green light to offer Internet telephony More
Aha! It’s Thums Up to tangy cola war More
Chilling business goes hot and foggy More
Honda Siel to put Rs 200cr in next three yrs More
Suzuki to re-enter two, three-wheeler mkt More
Credit card volumes hit record high More

UK retail sales bounce back in Feb More
Satyam catches business process outsourcing bug More
Talking washing machine to have India launch More
Apple hikes up iMac price by $100 More
India all set to take on China in cell market More
It is time for oil cos to get savvy More
Britannia’s plan on dairy import curdled More
Visa, HDFC launch Kerala Card More
Airlines board to publish market fares from Apr 1 More
Measuring returns through CAGR More
Source: The Economic Times

Deo wars: Confounding senses More
Ad Club Madras rebrands award; Lowe and O&M to skip it More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Excellence Award For The Financial Express Editor More
Delhi’s Throats To Remain Dry For A Week More
Alcatel In For Global Recast, Tunes In To R&D In India And China More
Intel Enthusiastic About Indian Developers More
Operators Not Aware Of DD Bharati Order More
AIR Kolkata To Computerise Broadcast Operations Soon More
Dental Care Majors Sharpen Focus On Youth, Slug It Out In Cyberspace More
Proline To Unveil New Range Of Products For Season More
A Restructured Bausch & Lomb Eyes Break-even By 2002 End More
Source: Financial Express

Amul readies for summer onslaught More
New Net filter to sanitise Web for children More
Animation industry moves into top gear More
Oscar tickets shortage causes Hollywood rifts
More
Source: The Times of India

Coke hits the country road in strategic shift More
Onkyo hears sweet notes in high-end audio mart
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Sify, SingTel pact on data centre services marketing More
Maruti lines up luxurious Versa More
Honda Siel CEO Fujisaki to leave India operations More
Bukhatir plans sports channel in India More
Even in sleep PwC guys do not talk about Oscars More
Source: Business Standard

Web is main medium for top executives More
Source: www.exchange4media.com

Uncle Sam, come and talk to 'em More
Ringing a wrong number... More
ECR initiative bonds arch rivals More
Essel group goes online to market lotteries More
New leisure-travel product from SITA More
Radio trunking keeps Chennai wired More
AirTel's new facility More
Web site for fruit, vegetable sales in Chennai More
Kinetic Engg to be Hyosung production base More
Honda Siel to pump in Rs 200 cr in 3 years More
Source:The Hindu Business Line
Thought
for the day

"Advertising is legalized lying."

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H. G. Wells
Other Newslinx International

Toscani calls tobacco companies the ``New Nazis’’ at WHO meeting
Ex-Benetton advertising guru Oliviero Toscani likened tobacco companies to Nazis at the World Health Organization meeting being held this week in Geneva that aims to hammer out an enforceable treaty on tobacco control. More

Perrier makes splash with new fruit fizz brand Fluo
Swiss food giant Nestle has announced plans to turn its Perrier mineral water brand toward the soft drinks market with the introduction of a new line of fruit-flavored fizzy drinks to be sold under the "Perrier Fluo" brand. More

German insurer Allianz allies with OMD in Asia/Pacific
Allianz Insurance Management Asia/Pacific has appointed Omnicom Group's Optimum Media Direction (OMD) to handle its $10 million regional media assignment following a four-way media pitch. More

European launch of Handspring’s PDA/mobile phone begins with London commuters
Handspring this week kicks off the European launch of Treo -- its combined electronic organizer and GSM mobile phone with wireless Web and email access -- with a campaign focusing on London commuters. More

French hotel giant Accor in pan-Euro push for low budget chain Ibis
French hotel giant Groupe Accor is launching a pan-European campaign aimed at converting business and leisure travelers to its low-budget Ibis chain. More

Swiss tourism aims to climb back with mountain theme
Hard hit by the Swissair bankruptcy, the Swiss Tourist Office has latched on to the United Nations' declaration of 2002 as the International Year of Mountains with the launch of three year marketing campaign based on that theme. More

Source: adageglobal.com

MADD wants strict curbs on all alcohol ads
In Wake of NBC Hard-Liquor Retreat, Group Takes Aim at Beer and Wine More

Baltimore shop picks up hotel $8 million account
Trahan Named Agency of Record for Gaylord Hotels More

Lowe staffers leave for D'arcy and Heineken
Account managers and executives from Interpublic Group of Cos.' Lowe, New York, left the agency to join Bcom3 Group's D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, New York, and rejoin old business. More
Source:www.adage.com

Morgan Stanley Tag to Have Familiar Ring
Morgan Stanley uses a variation of its well-known "One investor at a time" tagline in a new global branding effort from Leo Burnett here. More
Source:www.adweek.com

To Infiniti And Beyond
Infiniti will launch the TV portion of its 2003 G35 sports sedan campaign Friday with the first of three spots. The G35 is the first of four new Infinitis consumers will see in the next nine months. More
Source:www.brandweek.com


Television adverts for vodka hit by Prohibition spirit
Seventy years after the repeal of Prohibition, the US television network NBC thought it might be time to reintroduce vodka adverts on to the airwaves. It thought wrong. More

Source:www.news.independent.co.uk

AOL Time Warner shares off on Internet ad concerns
Shares of media behemoth AOL Time Warner Inc. fell sharply for the second consecutive day on Thursday as an influential analyst raised concerns over the growth prospects of the company's America Online Internet division. More
Source:news.cnet.com

TV ad revenue growing but caution is demanded
TV advertising revenue is showing positive growth for the first time in 18 months, but industry insiders say it is too early to predict if it will be the start of a long-term trend. More

Starcom Motive takes another Barclays account
Barclays is to shift the £14m media planning and buying task for its Woolwich brand from incumbent Optimedia to Starcom Motive. More

Agencies set to go head-to-head for Mediaedge:CIA deal
Portland and Outdoor Focus are set to go up against each other for the estimated £45m outdoor planning and buying business for the recently merged Media-edge:CIA. More
Source:mediaweek.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 







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