13 Feb 2003 Volume: 4 Issue : 37














Todays Newsbreakers India
Executive Dossier
"Cartoon Network's research investment in India is higher than in any other country in the Asia Pacific"
Interview with Turner International Asia Pacific Research VP Duncan Morris More


Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
TBS managing ad spots with DG Systems
DG Systems has announced that Turner Broadcasting System has adopted DG Systems' NetClear digital clearance online solution to submit and manage advertising spots for its networks...More

Toonz invites entries for MAC Animation Competition '03
Toonz Animation India’s world event Week With The Masters Animation Celebration’s (MAC) to be held at Trivandrum (Kerala) from 4-8 November 2003, has invited entries for its IN.SEA Animation Competition 2003...More


Headlines
NDTV joining Sony's One Alliance
Prannoy Roy's English and Hindi news channels will be launching on the One Alliance platform after break with Star...More

Cabinet set to vet Star uplink: Prasad
I& B minister exhorts media and entertainment industry to educate policy makers at high-powered Ficci meet...More

Prasad sees huge potential in entertainment
Indian's information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the media and entertainment (M&E) industry needs to vigorously educate the policy-makers, government officials and politicians about the vast revenue and employment-generating potential that it has, even as he declared "let this decade be the decade for entertainment sector."...More

Zee announces line-up for Thursdays, Sundays
Zee TV has announced a new movie line-up for its Thursday Premiere initiative with films such as Makdee, Leela, Agnivarsha, Mitr, among others...More

Prasad prioritises professionalism on DD, AIR
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ravi Shankar Prasad reiterated on Monday that developmental information can also be presented in a way that is both entertaining and educative...More

Channels to play cupid on Valentine's Day
Come 14 February, and television will play cupid to couch potatoes who wish to spend the day at home...More

Gul Panag opens Bollywood innings with 'Dhoop'
Gul Panag, the former Femina Miss India Universe recently seen in Star Plus' Kashmeer, has commenced her Bollywood innings with an Om Puri starrer called Dhoop...More

16 Mumbai school teams vie for EPL Junior Cup
This is an initiative that gives Mumbai kids the opportunity to mimic the likes of David Beckham and Michael Owen...More

Crisil risk evaluation service to benefit TV producers
Crisil risk evaluation for the Indian entertainment industry, a pioneering initiative undertaken by CII (Confederation of Indian Industry), would play a catalytic role in channelising institutional funding to the entertainment industry...More

Star World to air controversial MJ special in April
Star World is looking to boost its programme profile through the controversial Michael Jackson documentary Living With Michael Jackson. The channel has announced that it will air the show in April...More

World Cup 2003 Special
TAM - ICC WORLD CUP BRAND BAROMETER
Reliance continues to lead secondages on Max More

Other Cricket related headines :
Zee News goes interactive for World Cup More
AltaVista, CricInfo team up for cricket world cup More
BBC launches website to play on cricket frenzy More
Radio City beats rivals in Warne news coverage More
Reliance Infocomm TVC premieres on DD More
Gilchrist, Lee are Kingfisher brand ambassadors More

Team Players
Pavan Chawla, Sony Entertainment Television More

 Richa Nayyar, Actor More

Nirav Adalja, Anchor More

Astro Life
Indiantelevision.com introduces its Astro Life column,
for general predictions for the week 10 February - 17 February 2003. Click Here
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
A song and dance for a contest More
AirTel unveils pan-India GPRS network More
Boots Piramal takes herbal cough syrup to SE Asia More
Golf drives Mercedes closer to customers More
Karnataka plans boost to tourism with `Athithi' More
NIIT acquires CognitiveArts More
 Source: The Hindu Business Line

Packaged water firms yet to clean process More
HLL extends Lakme brand in premium segment More
Ranbaxy in full-spectrum R&D talks with majors More
Cell phone-PDA combo does it all More
Source: Business Standard

Kingfisher ropes in Gilchrist and Lee for ‘Good Times’ More
Pune head of ToI quits; to start communications advisory More
Computers@Home announce the Living Digital Brands of Choice 2003 awards More
Cartoon Network releases New Generations 2002 research More
 Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Ranbaxy To Foray Into Herbal Drugs Marketing More
Amul To Launch Chain Of Parlours More
 Source: Financial Express

Kwality Walls pins hopes on premium products More
Electrolux to bet on high-end fridges to revive fortunes here More
Camlin enters US, Korea as OEM More
Agency tags: who's pitching, switching and ditching? More
One teaspoon unbranded chai More
Source:The Economic Times

 Hyundai holds back Carens launch in India More
Raymond backs new white goods retail chain More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com
Thought for the day

"Advertising is what you do when you can't go see somebody. That's all it is".
- Fairfax Cone
Other Newslinx International
International Headlines
Burger King's No. 2 Marketing Exec Steps Down More
Coke Reports Improved Fourth-Quarter Earnings More
Interpublic Stock Hits 10-Year Low More
Pfizer And Deutsch Split More
AOL Time Warner Senior Marketing Exec Departs More
Restaurant Chain Rubio's Opens Review More
Viacom Shows A Profit For The Fourth Quarter More
Horizon Media Wins Earthlink, Scientology Accounts More
Publicis Acquisitions Boost 2002 Revenues More
 Source: www.adage.com
Coke says advertising is missing the bus More
Six across: women love 'em, advertisers don't More
Source: www.smh.com.au
Lowe's, Whirlpool Join Carter "Administration" More
Source: www.brandweek.com

Sales rise at poster group More
ASA raps Fox for voicemail spam More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

Countdown to tobacco ad ban More
 Source: BBC News

Has Advertising Sold Out? More
 Source: www.clickz.com

Mobile advertising more effective than direct mail More
 Source: www.europemedia.net

Ad companies await referendum ad bonanza, NGOs kept on hold More
 Source: www.pbj.cz













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