.7 20May 2002 Volume: 2 Issue : 58  







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Todays Newsbreakers India
Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
A musical cut celebrating the upcoming World Cup
Football fever is building with the soccer World Cup fast approaching, and everyone is trying to cash in on it. More


New format ToI gets mixed reaction from TV & media professionals

Indiantelevision.com spoke to a cross section of television, advertising and media professionals to get their views on the new format of The Times of India greet them as 15 May dawned. The results ... More

Initiative Media, BBC World track consumers' ad tastes
Initiative Media and BBC World have concluded a study on consumers' attitudes towards advertising and its relevance to media. More

A List Entertainment gets top product placement for 'The Sum of All Fears'
A List Entertainment Inc has secured the product placement for the Dassault Falcon Jet as the CIA Jet in the upcoming Paramount film The Sum Of all Fears. More

Ten Sports ties in contest to woo soccer fans

With soccer fever rising in India as the FIFA World Cup draws nearer, Ten Sports has launched the Dekh Football Dekh Contest.
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HEADLINES
Sahara bags 5 at RAPA awards
Hindi entertainment channel Sahara TV has taken home five trophies at the Radio and TV Advertising Practitioners Association (RAPA) awards that were held in Mumbai on 17 May.More

SABTNL launching daily social drama on DD metro Monday
Sri Adhikari Brothers Television (SABTNL) continues its long association with national broadcaster Doordarshan with the launch on Monday of a new daily social drama Kuntee on DD Metro. More

CATV Act CAS Amendment fails to clear Rajya Sabha hurdle; ordinance Swaraj's next option?
The Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2002 could not be passed by the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) today. The reason: lack of time. More

Six-hour lag time for DD in soccer World Cup telecast likely

Ten Sports, which holds the telecast rights for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, looks like having a six-hour lead time over national broadcaster Doordarshan as far as airing the matches are concerned. More

Shin Satellites' profits increase 39% in Q1 2002
Shin Satellite has reported consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2002 of 1,303 million Baht, and EBITDA of 592 million baht. More


Aaj Tak bags best campaign honour at RAPA awards

Aaj Tak has bagged the Best Campaign of the Year (TV) Award at the 27th Radio and TV Advertising Practitioners' Association of India (RAPA) Awards 2001. More

Nickelodeon ups the ante in visibility stakes with 'Chhota VJ' hunt

Nickelodeon, MTV's sister channel, is all set to stir up some heat on the kids entertainment scene. And in true MTV-style, yesterday it unveiled its first major initiative in the country - Nickelodeon Chhota VJ Hunt. More

Conditional Access System Update
Discussions around the CATV Amendent Bill when it was passed by the Lok Sabha on 15 May
What they said... More

CATV operator meet on CAS in Mumbai postponed to 24 May

The meeting of cable TV operators to discuss issues around conditional access systems and the CATV Act which was to be held today (17 May) has been postponed to next week.
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Tube Talk
'The Oprah Winfrey Show' ends May by focussing on issues affecting women
Talk show icon Oprah Winfrey will deal with women in her show which airs Mondays to Fridays at 10:30 am on Star World. More

Australian singer Kylie Minogue to field audience on Star World
Pop singer Kylie Minogue takes centrestage on Star World on 28 May at 5:30 and 9 pm.More

Executive Dossier
An Interview with Haresh Chawla ( CEO -TV18 )
"CPRP linked deals fail to accurately capture the quality of our audience" More

An Interview with Vandana Malik
( Executive director -TV 18 )
"It's a no risk, no reward situation for a producer." More

Behind the Scenes
'Chacha Chaudhary'
After indigenous toons, a home grown comic character springs to life on the tube. A look into the making of 'Chacha Chaudhary'. More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com


Other Headlines
Communication Strategy: Wipro To Focus On POP Initiatives For Its FMCG Brands More
Navision Ups Targets After Acquisition By Microsoft More
India To Be Made Export Hub For Sprandi International More
Freelook To Expand Brand Portfolio More
LG Celebrates Five Years In India More
Marketing The State — A Study In Contrasting Styles More
Taste, Touch And Feel... That’s What The (Tea) Market Needs’More
Source: Financial Express

B4U Television to float IPO
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Fiat Siena versions launched More
Comverse expects India biz to double More
Medicine Shoppe in talks to market OTC drugs More
What is GM's strategy in India? More
Web services - shifting gears More
Source:Hindu Business Line

Nature Fresh salt: Repositioning competition More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Indian arms no golden goose More
NIIT to enter the dragon land More
Harish Bharti takes battle to Pizza Hut More
Veg products 100% veg: Pizza Hut More
Dabur maps plans for Hommade More
Bajaj forced to take Aspire off road More
Call centres to register as OSPs More
Nestle gobbling Cadbury share with sweet prices More
Sun Pharma’s US arm poised for turnaround More
Esprit, Omega tick off rivals in global mkt More
Garmentjunction.Com enters alliance More
AOL to cut online marketing jobs More
BPO top revenue raker for ITES More
Radio Mirchi bags the best campaign award More
Bangalore pubs hope to cash in on soccer mania More
Railways pulled up for promoting MNC brand More
Niche US drink co tries to go mainstream More
‘We’re bringing retailing into healthcare’ More
Source: Economic Times

Venture Capitalists: Back with a bang? More
Source:www.indiatimes.com

India ranks high in startups More
Radio Mirchi wins RAPA awards More
Wanted: Brand ambassador for Karnataka More
Adobe, Wipro in pact to take on Quark More
Hughes Software, Motorala tie-up for BSNL's GSM network More
Source: The Times of India

MP farmers to sell their produce through e-commerce More
Online advertising on the up More
Source: Hindustan Times

Bhagat Singh bombs assembly...just a game More
Vyas Ice Banga More
Source:The Indian Express

Marketing myopia More
National seminar on copyright rules More
Source: The Hindu

L&T exits packaging, glass busineses More
70 ISPs surrender licences in 15 days More
TVS set to drive into lubes market More
Onida vies for top slot in CTV mart More
Server sales were up in Singapore, India: Gartner More
Tea exports to W Asia, N Africa at 48.68 m kg More
‘Consumer pressure is making corporates socially responsible’More
To the people by design, from the Tata group More
Telecom operators seek to share a pre-determined revenue More
Postcards offer new medium for market making More
Source: Business Standard

Medicorp Tech & Matrix Lab now partners More
Thomas Cook to launch Scholarcare for students More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Zee Telefilms slips More
Source: www.capitalmarket.com
Thought
for the day
"The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be."
- David Ogilvy,
Other Newslinx International
Fujitsu-Siemens awards McCann European PC biz More
French retailer awards $50m to Burnett; rival reviews media More
Geo politics stops Israeli Chapter from attending IAA Congress in Beirut
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Fiat slashes ad budget due to financial woes
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Samsung backs digital convergence products in $200m global campaign More
LVMH, De Beers give diamond branding biz to Louis XIV DDB, Paris
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Source: www.adageglobal.com

Judge Rejects 'Harry And Louise' Suit
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Senate Gets Anti-Spam Measure
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Saatchi Top Belding Winner
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Schwab Breaks Campaign From New Agency
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Source: www.adage.com

Chrysler Execs Meet with Jackson
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Mars Reassigns Four Brands
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6 Ascend at Cliff Freeman
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Source: www.adweek.com

 

 

 







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