13 Mar 2003 Volume: 4 Issue : 57














 







Todays Newsbreakers India
Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
TBWA Worldwide bags coveted awards
TBWA Worldwide, the creative advertising network and part of the Omnicom group, has proved its supremacy across four continents by bagging the Network and Agency of the Year 2002 award...More

Shoppers’ Stop triumphs at CMAI APEX awards
Shoppers’ Stop, which claims to be a pioneer in the Indian retailing industry, has been awarded the Golden Scale for the Advertising Campaign of the Year Award...More


MTV, Citibank win award for credit card
MTV is doing nicely for itself in terms of awards. Last year it bagged a slew of awards for its channels and programmes across Asia. Now its efforts in the marketing and promotional area are also being recognised...More

FICCI FRAMES 2003
New technologies under spotlight
Technology seminar on Thursday prelude to main event - India's biggest ever media & entertainment convention...More

"I believe that every genre can work"
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Anand Mahendroo, Advance Entertainment Network MD

Special Report on the CAS Conundrum

Cable confusion confounded
Falling revenue collections, defiant consumers add to the woes as CAS plods towards a deadline...More

Headlines
Roy's news channels NDTV India, NDTV 24X7
The Hindi news channel has been titled NDTV India (the India is written in Devanagiri script) while NDTV 24X7 is the English news channel...More

Conflicting claims over Mumbai HC ruling on subscriber rates
The High Court ruling on 7 March 2003 has led to a lot of confusion and varying interpretations amongst the various cable trade constituents...More


DD scores with cricket, budget shows
The public service broadcaster doesn't want to be outdone by a satellite channel where cricket is concerned...More

HBO counter-sues 'Soprano' lead Gandolfini
The controversy between HBO and Soprano star James Gandolfini has just flared up. HBO is seeking to...More

Ten Sports zaps males, rivals with wrestling
Its coverage of the cricket world cup may be zilch but for the urban yuppie male on the go who craves a quick fix in the form of action fare Ten Sports is the channel to log on to...More


New afternoon slot language serials on DD excel
Universal Communications, a leading content production, distribution and marketing company, has obtained a good response for its new afternoon slot programmes on...More

Boom in sale of DTVs forecast
With digital terrestrial transmission gaining acceptance worldwide, high-tech market research firm In-Stat/MDR forecasts a boom in the sale of DTV sets...More

ABC delivers news feed through the net
Now catch up with the latest news through Internet broadband. One of the four blind mice of American television ABC has launched a 24-hour news service...More


Turner to realign entertainment, news business
Turner Broadcasting System is in the middle of restructuring its divisions in order to increase strategy focus, align and expand operations...More


Team Players
Manish Gupta
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Head of Sales & Marketing, Agrani Wireless Services Ltd.


Sashwati Banerjee
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Marketing and Communications Advisor CMS Project, Futures Group, India

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay & Varsha Narain
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Research Coordinators - Doordarshan


World Cup 2003 Special

Mumbai duo wins Pepsi's 'Ticket to Cricket' contest
Cricket enthusiasts are still getting opportunities to win trips to South Africa! In keeping with the World Cup cricket fever, the official ICC World Cup sponsor Pepsi along with Blue Foods Restaurant, announced the names of the winners of "The Ticket to Cricket" contest...More


Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Other Headlines
Cup hits STAR Plus ad rates More
World ad spends seen growing 4%
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Singapore-based food retail companies target India
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Motorola, MTV International sign mobile music pact More
Software programme designed to spot musical hits More
Source: The Economic Times

New Chairman & CEO For Quadra Advisory More
Telecom Factions Look Beyond WLL, Lobby For Concessions
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Intel Unveils Centrino In India More
New Role: Dravid, Zaheer In TB Awareness Campaign
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Daikin Earmarks Rs 7 Cr Adspend For ACs
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Source: Financial Express

Intel `Centrino' offers wireless Net access
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Samsung, LG lead the World Cup CTV race
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LG launches Flatron LCD monitor
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Arvind fashions a new retail identity for Lee
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Ford launches Ikon variant More
Rajiv Bajaj is JMD of Bajaj Auto
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Kinetic to hit market with mini-bike — Plan to introduce sports model postponed
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Source: The Hindu Business Line


TVS Motor AOR up for grabs More
Abby Awards 2003: The pulse is quickening
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Bates to handle CHannel [V] Popstars 2003 project
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Source: www.agencyfaqs.com


HLL defends Fair & Lovely ad
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Ford to launch five new cars this year
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Maruti, Hyundai, Ford bag JD Power awards
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Source: www.moneycontrol.com


Thought for the day

"Advertising is legalized lying".
- H.G. Wells

Other Newslinx International

International Headlines
Miller To Switch Beer Account From JWT To Ogilvy
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23 Agencies Get Request For Proposals From Pfizer
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Terrorism Fears Boost Battery Sales
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Ford Cancels Sole-Source WPP Advertising Deal
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Bridge Worldwide Opens Health-Care Unit
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Source: www.adage.com

Advertisers warn over ITV merger
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Ford makes u-turn over WPP
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Advertisers focus 'too heavily' on young
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ASA rejects 'bawdy' beer ad complaints
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Juror wearing 'fcuk' logo told to clear off by judge
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Source: media.guardian.co.uk

Wendy's Jams With Monster Effort More
MasterCard Extends Global Soccer Alliances
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Ford Reverses Decision Regarding Marketing Future
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Source: www.brandweek.com

Agencies Get Questionaires from Pfizer More
Nokia B-to-B Account in Quiet Review
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McCann Holds On to Vaseline
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Source: www.adweek.com

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