16 Oct 2002 Volume: 3 Issue : 58





















Todays Newsbreakers India
Headlines
Indian Telly Awards 2002 on 1 November - online polling commenced
56 Awards, 250 Nominations, 750 entries. That's what channels, production houses, studios, technicians, actors, writers, musicians will be vying for at India's biggest television industry awards to be held in Mumbai... More


Young Turks

"The challenge today is to bring in innovation within the daily soap format"
Star India's Tarun Katial

The first of a new series profiling the brightest and the best among the youth brigade in the Indian television industry... More

Headlines (contd)
Chandra relieves Goyal of CEO post at Zee
Sandeep Goyal, group broadcasting chief executive of Zee Telefilms will no longer continue in his present capacity. Chairman Subhash Chandra has constituted a new core team... More

Cricket creams soaps for Max with ratings' Top 4
The latest lot of the TRPs, just in, reaffirmed cricket's hold on audiences with the Champions Trophy finals giving SET Max a 31 of the top 100 TRP spots in the cable and satellite households... More

State governments get active on cable tax collection
Cable operators have plenty to be concerned about... More

Proposals invited for DD Bharati, regional kendras
Doordarshan has invited proposals for commissioning of programmes for its health, culture and kids' channel, DD Bharati, as well as for regional centres... More

Radio City logs first lakhpati on game show
It took a while longer than expected but Radio City has finally managed its first lakhpati... More

Amrish Puri re-elected President CINTAA
The 44th AGM of the Cine & TV Artistes Association was held on 13 October. Veteran actor Amrish Puri was re elected as president of the organisation... More

Reuters, Eutelsat tie for online reports
Reuters, the global information, news and technology group, has signed an agreement with Eutelsat, the world’s fourth largest satellite operator, for distribution of Reuters Video Online and the Reuters Online Report via Eutelsat’s multimedia platform OPENSKY... More

Ace producer Vannan to create new show for Vijay
Tamil language channel Vijay TV has managed to rope in ace serial producer Aaba Vannan, known for the immensely popular Ganga Jamuna Saraswati (GJS)on Sun TV, to make a mega scale serial that commences on Vijay on 28 October... More

Raj looking to tap Malayalam market
The ultra competitive scenario of television channels in the South shows no signs of letting up... More

CNN goes the Thai way
CNN has announced a series of specials later this month that will focus on popular tourist destination Thailand... More

TV Ratings
TAM Top 10 Programmes (29th - 5th October 2002)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


TAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels (29th - 5th October 2002)
Set Max
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony
Gemini TV


Tube Talk
Dussera special on Sahara TV
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'Con Artists' on DD Metro 18 October
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Other Headlines
BSNL Set To Storm Kerala Cellular Circle
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Britannia Outlines Initiative To Tap Innovations More
Companies Still Bet On Online Advertising
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Philips To Set Up Exclusive Retail Counters
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Godrej Launches Vegetable Oil On Health Platform
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Jaipuria Institute To Open New Campus At Noida
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Rural Telephony: Still Miles To Go, Literally More
Pfizer May Rework Vaccine Business Plan
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SBI Life To Sell Products Through SBI Branches
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Regaining Lost M-cap Is Chandra’s Challenge More
ICICI Bank Lodges Rs 25-cr D&O Claim With New India
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Doordarshan’s DTT Project Hits A Roadblock Over Set-top Box Cost
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Subhash Chandra: Last-Ditch Effort By Turning The Wheel Full Circle More
Source: Financial Express

In-film advertising: Corporate mantra catching up, but just More
Source: www.asianage.com

Hakuhodo takes 50% stake in Percept Advertising
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Subhash Chandra to assume charge at Zee Telefilms
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General Atlantic invests $21mn in Daksh
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Patent challenges core strategy, says Dr Reddy's More
Hughes Software diversifying into BFSI software
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Centurion Bank ATMs to accept Visa cards
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Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Pillsbury: Moving beyond category promise
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FCB-Ulka study tracks 8-year advertising trends
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"Whose agents are advertising agencies? Look truth in the eye, you will know."
- Ravi Kiran, GM, Starcom Worldwide
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Away from the cranky bahu and roaring saas
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Zee announces reorganisation; Subhash Chandra back at the helm
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Rajiv Agarwal quits rmg david; Josy Paul to take over as agency head
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"There will be a shakeout in the television news segment very soon."
- G Krishnan, CEO & ED, TV Today Network
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Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

ONGC seeks LPG marketing rights
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Air Sahara to revamp customer care services
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BPL Mobile launches MMS in Mumbai
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Reuters unveils messaging service
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Polaroid to foray into digital segment
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Kinley launches privilege card More
Tata Engg plans big push into high-tonnage CV
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Choice chain plans to launch 50 hotels
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Grasim's open offer for L&T: Open season for revamp
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Showcasing Santro in a drive to push Wagon R
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O&M affiliate rmg david's chief quits — Plans to start new ad agency
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Source: The Hindu Business Line

Man bites God More
Going for gold
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Practical magic
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Breaking the law More
What's the Harry? More
BSNL may acquire MTNL More
IT's a global chartbuster from India More
CTV sales up 9% in Aug, LG takes the No. 1 slot
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Is 'Dell dude' Steven done for? More
China handset merchants report sluggish CDMA sales More
Microsoft overtakes GE as top-valued company
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Airbus snares huge easyJet order from Boeing
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Henkel makes informal 4.5-bn-euro bid for Wella: report More
Telco turns to reconditioning market
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ALL renames Hino engines as H series More
India buys radars worth $70 mn from Israel firm
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ITC to expand web grid for farmers to 15 states More
Veronica plans JV to market AIDS drug in Africa More
Insurance freebies are the new marketing hook
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Corporate India to soon get a taste of Amul
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Johnson Matthey to take debt route to buy ICI’s catalyst biz More
Internet Society wins control of .org domain
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China blocking Uzbek-language radio broadcasts: BBC
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US retailers shun new Acclaim 'XXX' game More
Hallmark to cut 130 jobs across Asia by Q1 2003
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Allen Solly to become a Rs 200-cr brand by '04
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Japanese advertisement giants now bet on India More
Nike appeals ruling on labour advertisements More
Source: The Economic Times


Facing the music More
CII to script Made in India blueprint
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Hakuhodo picking 50% in Percept
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Global shipyard majors eye CSL, HSL pie
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Titan to focus on select Europe markets
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Reuters launches instant messaging
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Taj Resorts plans health spa chain
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Cidco eyes $8 bn FDI via Mumbai SEZ
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Bharat Petro, IOC strike oil bond deals
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Subhash Chandra takes charge of Zee operations
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Source: Business Standard

Thought for the day

"Advertising is, actually, a simple phenomenon in terms of economics. It is merely a substitute for a personal sales force - an extension, if you will, of the merchant who cries aloud his wares."
- Rosser Reeves

Other Newslinx International

Longtime Cbs Ad Exec Departs For Discovery More
Tv Advertising Lifts Gannett
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Initiative Media Lands American Standard
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Nike Asks Supreme Court To Overturn Calif. Ruling
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DDB Wins Brooks Sports Ad Account
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Sterling Jewelers Puts Media Work At OMD
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Cost Of Making Tv Ad Up 8% For 2001
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Source: www.adage.com


Publicis to Join P&G Roster More
Re/Max Sending Out RFPs More
Euro RSCG MVBMS Bails Out of FluMist Bid More
Publicis Makes D'Arcy Move Official More
Source: www.adweek.com

Zicam Campaign Nothing To Sneeze At More
Marriott Lines Up New Squad For Ad Push More
Burger King Scares Up Simpsons Promotion More
Source: www.brandweek.com

D'Arcy set to merge with Leo Burnett More
'Worst not over' warns Bellwether More
P&G threatens to wash its hands of ITV More
Source: www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Gannett Profit Boosted by TV Ad Gains More
Knight Ridder Earns Up, Ad Declines Slow More
Source: www.iwon.com

Microsoft backs off Mac-to-PC convert ad More
Source: www.zdnet.com


Ad of the Week: Pink's men wear their hearts on their sleeves More
Source: www.money.telegraph.co.uk









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