26 Feb 2003 Volume: 4 Issue : 46














Todays Newsbreakers India
Media Advertising & Marketing watch - WPP Media research
Global youth watch less TV
WPP Media worldwide head of consumer insights Sheila Byfield states that the youngsters across the globe are watching less TV. In fact, television, radio and print media are under threat, adds Byfield...More


Consumers in different countries respond similarly to certain values
WPP Media worldwide head of consumer insights Sheila Byfield emphasized that different consumers in different countries are governed by similar value systems!...More

Distinct shift from OTS to OTC
WPP Media worldwide head of consumer insights Sheila Byfield emphasised that media research has also changed with more emphasis on ROI (return on investment)...More

WPP Media's 3D tool predicts global consumer psyche
"Prediction is difficult; especially when it comes to talking about the future" WPP Media worldwide head of consumer insights Sheila Byfield emphasised that the above mentioned Chinese proverb said it all when it comes predicting the future of consumers across the globe!...More



Headlines
Nalini Singh's channel set for launch
Nepalese-Hindi entertainment channel, set to launch next month...More

Govt. may decide all uplink cases together
I&B minister's stance in Parliament could indicate that all uplinking cases are decided together without preference...More

STB duties reduction key to CAS rollout
Merrill Lynch report says reduction in duties of set top boxes will be key to the implementation of CAS in the country...More

Budget Special
Channels gear up for budget with specials
With the union budget due to be announced on Friday news channels are gearing up with a slew of specials and in-depth analysis. Indiantelevision.com has a wrap up of what viewers can catch on-air...More


CETMA for 10 per cent duty on STBs

The Consumer Electronics Traders and Manufacturers Association wants basic customs duty on set top boxes to stay at 10 per cent which will prevent fly by night operators to enter and affect the Indian manufacturing industry...More


Cable industry seeks recognition as part of IT industry

The cable industry, represented by the Cable Operators Federation of India, Cable Network Association and the National Cable and Telecommunication Association has put forth its own wish list for Budget 2003-4...More


Ficci seeks reduced excise, customs duty and service tax

With Budget 2003-4 just three days away, various sections of the entertainment industry are ready with their own wish lists, hoping for a bigger pie of subsidy and a lower share of tax...More

MAIT asks for reduction of excise duty

The Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (MAIT) has just one expectation from the forthcoming Budget - a reduction in excise duty to eight per cent or...More



Indian Television 2002 - Guest Column
"More Media, Less Space"
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Sevanti Ninan
bemoans fact that no one is looking beyond the bottom line

Other Breaking News Headlines
Nimbus shines in all India homes, fails in metros
Whatever may be the scene in C&S homes, in the all-India market Doordarshan rules. It has been no different for the ongoing ICC World Cup 2003...More

Ad campaign urges cable trade to pay service tax

The directorate general of service tax and the local central excise office has issued an advertisement in all publications today, urging cable operators to pay the five per cent service tax in the interest of the nation and "for their own good"...More

MIPTV 2003 special attraction this year are Russian broadcasters
The International Television Programme Market (MIPTV), which will be held on 24-28 March 2003 in Paris, has received a record growth in the number of Russian attendees this year...More

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Mission Synergy: DIT Outfit Merger Finally On Track More
Subex Plans Revenue Maximisation Product More
Coke Extends Its Lead Over Pepsi In Soft Drink War More
PacSoft Rolls Out Lyceum On .Net
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Retail Truths: What Category Of Shopper Are You? More
Rajasthan Spinning To Double Adspend More
General Motors Opens Tech Centre In Bangalore
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Upgraded Ice-cream Varieties From Hatsun
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Source: Financial Express

Know Spanish? Indian call centres go multinational
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India's biggest leather complex to start operation from April
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Sun Microsystems to bundle all software with Solaris
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S Mahalingam is new chief fin officer at TCS
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BRAND EQUITY

Fever pitch
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Overseas tracks
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Boys don't cry
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Man enough?
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BEst / BEkaar
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The White Man's burden
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Calling out the troops
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Source:The Economic Times

Marketing Consultants ties up with Zenith Media
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Cobra beer to roll out new TV commercial More
ActionAid campaign to draw attention to `serious' issues
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General Motors to spend $60 m in Bangalore unit More

Can Coke meet FIPB deadline?
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Max viewers quite deewana, despite India
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Rolling Stones to perform in Garden City More

Hanuman Chalisa in digital version
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Marico appoints Aditi Govitrikar as brand ambassador
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Tiger Woods to endorse Tag Heuer More

Madura may shift Planet Fashion, Trouser Town accounts from JWT
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Source: The Hindu Business Line


Print media set to woo back advertisers More
Mudra CMD Krishnamurthy to retire on March 31
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Pac Soft unveils .Net software
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Leyland to launch four multi-axle vehicles
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Source: Business Standard


Rajiv Agarwal takes over as head of Bates India...
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... and Madhukar Kamath joins Mudra as MD and CEO
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McCann-Erickson swings Rs 10-12-crore Onida account
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Source: www.agencyfaqs.com


Thought for the day

"Advertising is the genie which is transforming America into a place of comfort, luxury and ease for millions".
- William Allen White

Other Newslinx International
International Headlines
How to Budget for Internet Advertising More
Source: www.clickz.com

Software Maker Autodesk Taps Doremus
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Omnicom Continues Strong Quarterly Results
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Co-Editors Of 'Fast Company' To Step Down
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Source: www.adage.com

Livingstone complains about 'night-mayor' ads
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Omnicom bucks advertising slump
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Ronaldinho kicks off Nike ads
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An absence of goodwill
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Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

Omnicom's Fourth Quarter Profit Rises 23 Percent
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Digitas Makes Self-Tender Offer
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Source: www.adweek.com

Sprite Spins Remix As Pepsi Gets Wired
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Fleming To Cut Jobs, Condense Operations
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Federated Names Lundgren New CEO
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Source: www.brandweek.com

Brewery rapped over 'vitamin' beer
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Source: BBC News

Wachovia Wealth Management Launches First Advertising Campaign More
Source: www.dbusinessnews.com







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