.7 28 March 2002 Volume: 2 Issue : 23  




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Todays Newsbreakers India
Headlines
Discovery goes in for image change
Discovery Channel is turning from a staid edutainment channel to a zippy clued in channel come 1 April. More


Shop 24 Seven to introduce real time interactivity before week is out
Shop 24 Seven, the media commerce venture of the Hinduja Group's convergence arm HTMT and US-based Planet E-Shop, is about to bring in more interactivity into the channel. More

ETC clears issue of fresh equity to Zee
ETC Networks approved the issue of fresh equity to Zee Telefilms on preferential basis at an extraordinary general meeting held on Tuesday.
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Tube Talk
HBO offers great escape routes every Wednesday
HBO will, from April, feature legendary films showcasing main protagonists battling against all odds. The programme band is called Great Escapes.
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Source: www. indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Radico to foray into beer market -- In talks with foreign brewer for imports More
Zip phones evolve as new ad medium More
Pidilite colours for Holi More
Bicycle with traffic indicator More
Mobile marketing takes root: MART More
Lakme salon launched in Kochi More
Real Activ organises health run More
Canon to focus on plain-paper fax machines More
Tata Tele ready to launch broadband services More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Straight Drive: TV controls cricket as first More
Source: Hindustan Times

IA to buy Airbuses worth $2b More
Sanjiv Gupta for Coke's India arm More
Carlyle out, Le Figaro back in French hands More
World Cup may kick off Japan's economy More
Net4India to launch pre-paid IP cards More
For LG fridges, fit is the spirit More
'Media Indian democracy's strongest pillar' More
Stressed lifestyles to fuel Europe restaurant boom More
BSNL won't miss out on ILD More
Citigroup puts its money on Net More

Source: The Economic Times

PCI chief against FDI in print media More
Coke’s tea, coffee branded Georgia More
Net push helps LG India gain More
Web-surfers snapping up digital cameras: Study More
Fruit drinks give colas a run for money More
Police book two TV channels for inciting riots
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Star, Aaj Tak scotch sale rumours More
Essar cell services in 3 new circles soon More
Source: The Times of India

Mobile users want payment option: AT Kearney survey More
Britannia-Fonterra venture won't hit Milkman range More
‘We have the rights of 8 Test-playing nations’ More
NIIT acquires US-based Osprey for $3m
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Discovery plans 24-hour language feed
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AXN gaining among women
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AXN brings new crime, travel series to India
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Source: Business Standard

Equus becomes part of Red Cell’s ‘challenger’ network More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

“Movie ticketing embraces technology thru ezeetickit, offers marketers a new marketing tool to tap movie goers” More
Source: www.exchange4media.com

Summer Chills: Rasna Set To Counter Coke’s Sunfill With New Strategy More
Coke’s Gupta Elevated In Key Management Change More
BIL Initiates Customer Connect Strategy To Spur Dairy Sales More
Larger Than Life: Display Inflatables Can Pump More Into Brand-building, Recall More
Herbalife To Expand Operations By 2004 To 23 Major Cities More
Dabur To Roll Out Media Blitz For ‘Real’ Products More
Amalgamated Bean May Hive Off Coffee-chain More
Mercedes-Benz To Increase Service Stations More
Tata Engineering To Launch 49-tonne Commercial Vehicle More
‘Net Porn-blockers Don’t Work’
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AP Reaches For The Sky To Leverage The Net For Development More
Cellular Industry: B & C Circles Move Into the High Growth Path More

Acer Aspires To Ride Into Home PC Market Early Next Fiscal More
Source: The Financial Expresss
Thought
for the day
"Plan the sale when you plan the ad."
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Leo Burnett
Other Newslinx International

D'Arcy Shutting Down St. Louis Office
D'Arcy is shutting down its St. Louis office, which has struggled to regain its footing ever since losing its bedrock Anheuser-Busch business in late 1994. More

Goodby, Silverstein Readies First Saturn Campaign
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners will break a campaign for Saturn in the coming weeks touting a spring sales event for the automaker, sources said. More
Source: www.adweek.com

Nickelodeon Restructures Ad Sales Group
Nickelodeon Wednesday announced it has restructured its ad sales team, naming Jim Perry to be in charge as senior vp, Nickelodeon ad sales. More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Peru's private sector promotes benefits of free market economies

A newly formed association of private companies is running a mixed media ad campaign to raise awareness among Peruvians about the benefits of privatization and the free market economy. More

Citroen drives global campaign for C3 compact through Euro RSCG
Citroen is putting the final blocks in place for the global launch of its new C3 compact, to be backed from early-April with a massive campaign designed by Havas-owned Euro RSCG Worldwide. More

D'Arcy Mercy's new CEO Ana Maria Olabuenaga has helped the agenxican shop scoops two big accounts
Noble D'Acy win two important new accounts, broadcaster Televisa and dairy producer Leche Lala. More

Russian adman sentenced to seven years in prison
In what is the first case in Russia of a high profile media executive being sent to prison, Alexander Babayan, the co-owner and CEO of Metros-Media agency, has been sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of extortion by the Moscow Meschansky municipal court. More

Interbrew drafts McCann to Hoegaarden's international biz
Belgian beer company Interbrew has awarded an international assignment for its Hoegaarden brand to one of its roster agencies, McCann-Erickson Worldwide. More

Source: www.adageglobal.com

Microsoft launches $200M .NET effort
Microsoft Corp. last month launched a $200 million ad campaign for .NET, marking its first global effort to promote enterprise software that corporations can use to connect employees, customers and business partners. More
Source: www.btobonline.com

Ad Age group acquiresadcritic.com
The Ad Age Group, publisher of Advertising Age, Ad Age Global and Creativity, today announced the purchase of AdCritic.com, the Internet's leading provider of access to TV commercials online. More

Nestle bans women from Yorkie bars
Ten years after the famous Yorkie bar trucker disappeared from TV screens Nestle is relaunching its 26-year-old chocolate bar with an unashamedly "for men only" image. More

GWR enjoys rise in 2002 ad revenues
GWR, owner of Classic FM, has reported an improvement in the advertising market, but said it was "too early" to call a recovery in the sector. More
Source: Media Guardian

Coors wins NFL beer sponsor spot with $300m deal
Coors Brewing, a unit of the third-largest US brewer Adolph Coors, on Wednesday announced a coup in sports sponsorship..... More
Source:news.ft.com

 

 

 

 

 







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