17 April 2003 Volume: 4 Issue : 81
















Todays Newsbreakers India
Media Advertising & Marketing watch
TBWA India bags Hughes ad account
The agency has bagged the creative & media business of Hughes Network Systems and its 2 affiliate companies...More

Headlines
Kudelski to take 3% stake in IndusInd
Kudelski subsidiary Nagravision will provide conditional access solution to encrypt digital pay TV services of IMCL...More

First CGI telly show next year courtesy DreamWorks, NBC
US network NBC has teamed up with DreamWorks for what is a first on television, namely a primetime series made only using computer-generated images...More

Raj seeks its place in the 'Sun' with three channels
Come 23 May Raj Network will launch a Telugu channel Visa TV. Raj will also launch a 24-hours news channel and music channel...More

Star Movies enters mini series arena with 'Taken'
Star Movies has announced that it has bagged the rights for a mini series from Jurassic Park maker Steven Spielberg...More

Ramayan finds markets overseas
Ramayan, the epic that created history on Indian television in the late 1980s, has found new markets abroad...More

Nick's Kids Choice Awards gets record 22 million votes
The awards show saw 22 million kids taking part in the voting process either through the website or by calling a toll free number. ...More

'LOTR', 'Spiderman' dominate MTV awards' nominees list
The high profile Oscars may be over and done with but the action concerning what some consider the coolest movie awards show, is about to kick off...More

Fox pushes reality TV button further with sports based event
The reality TV genre has proved a boon for Fox. Over 18 million viewers watched the first episode of Joe Millionaire.. Now the network is looking to make the genre more physical and action oriented in what has been pegged as television's biggest payday...More

Special Report
 'Sahara Samay ya Star News'
A detailed look at two news channels that launched recently - Star News and Sahara Samay. Plus what media specialists have to say about it all...More

Executive Dossier
"There is a conscious effort on the part of vested interests to misguide the consumers" - Interview with Siticable head Jawahar Goel More

Team Players
Archana Karulkar General Manager Administration & HR - Television Eighteen India Ltd Read

Fawzan Husain - Photographer - India Today Read

Shruti Veeramachineni - 3D Animator - United Studios Ltd. Read
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
 Maruti rolls out Vitara at Rs 16 lakh More
 Copy cats: xerox, Canon bet big on India More
Travel agencies piggyback on footloose Indian More
MTNL may match Reliance WLL rates More
Airtel cuts STD airtime charge to 50p/minute More
Source: The Economic Times

Liberty To Focus On Exports, Rolls Out Summer Range More
Ceat, Tata AIG Launch Insurance Scheme More
MUL Rolls Out Grand Vitara More
Gail, HPL Sign Product Agreement More
Toyota Eyes Rs 4-5 Lakh Segment More
 Source: The Financial Express

HLL plans raft of launches More
AirTel relaunches ‘Mobile 2 Mobile’ More
Bharti cuts cell STD tariff to 50p/minute More
Hind Lever Q1 net rises 8% More
 Source: Business Standard

`Britannia gains most from World Cup promos' More
Lowe to boost brand image for Camlin More
Maruti launches Grand Vitara in 2 versions More
Liberty revamps product portfolio More
Hero Honda unveils `CD-Dawn' More
Source: The Hindu Business Line
Thought for the day

"[A]dvertising is a symbol-manipulating occupation".
- S. I. Hayakawa
Other Newslinx International
Neighbours
 Saatchi’s new shock tactics More
Source: www.dailytimes.com.pk

International Headlines
Tyco Ad Contenders Emerge More
Berlin Cameron Exits Virgin Atlantic Review More
DaimlerChrysler Puts Safety First in Global TV Effort More
Broadcom Begins Search for First Agency More
Source: www.adweek.com

Rival Satellite Radio Companies Sign More Automakers More
More Marketers Ditch Agency-Of-Record Model More
Different Earnings Results For Newspaper Publishers More
Source: www.adage.com

Nike Teams With Jordan, Lee For Farewell More
Starbucks Brews Deal For AFC's Seattle Coffee More
Survey: Football Scores With Marketing Execs More
Source: www.brandweek.com

ITV giants ready to accept sales defeat More
Aegis deal heads off legal action More
Source: media.guardian.co.uk

New media advertising will reach £1.3bn by 2005 More
Traditional brands boost online ad spend to record high More
Source: www.newmediazero.com

Ad Resurgence Lifts Tribune to Profit More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Seni Jaya sees growth in ad revenue More
Source: biz.thestar.com.my

Czech TV boss makes plea for more ad time for public station More
Source: www.pbj.cz









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