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India-Pak ODI takes pride of place in ratings heap
The last match in the India Pakistan one day series took no prisoners. Tam data C&S 4+ for the period 21-27 March shows that Ten Sports and DD's coverage took the number one and number two positions respectively.


EC considers pre-censoring political ads
EC has submitted it wants a sort of pre-censorship whereby any material to be aired has to be cleared in advance.

10-day clearance period for ads a no-no: parties

Offensive ads: EC seeks time till Thursday

Toby Gabriner is Carat Interactive's COO
Carat Interactive has announced that Toby Gabriner is its new chief operating officer (COO). In this role Gabriner will oversee all the agency services as well as play a key role in contributing to the overall strategy and direction of the agency.

Euro RSCG Worldwide launches new global brand
As part of its goal to become the world's leading integrated marketing communications company Euro RSCG Worldwide has announced the formation of Euro RSCG 4D.

Subway, Yahoo split TV screens in new ad campaigns
In a new move to make TV commercials more interesting, two big advertisers, Subway Restaurants and Yahoo, are introducing ads in the US in which stories will be told by splitting the television screen in half vertically.

AOL UK launches £20m ad campaign for new product
AOL UK has announced the launch of its £20 million multimedia advertising campaign for the latest version of its online service, AOL 9.0. The product will launch today 5 April.

P&G's Pantene launches Hair Fall Control shampoo
Procter & Gamble's hair care brand Pantene has launched Pantene Hair Fall Control. The product for women is designed to fight the menace of hair fall.

DD Sahyadri rakes in Rs 250 m in FY04
The Marathi channel from the DD fold has earned Rs 250 million in the fiscal just ended, up Rs 50 million from FY 2002-03.

CTam studies TV viewing behaviour in US
Advanced technologies are making the early-adopters happy but most US consumers still like the plain old TV. Appointment viewing is still very important.

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (21 March 2004 to 27 March 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (21 March 2004 to 27 March 2004)
Ten Sports
DD1
Star Plus
Sony
Sun TV
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Today's Newsbreakers.......India
HLL hair care head quits
Khaitans sign up Big B to charge up Eveready
Victoria's new secret: Bob Dylan!
Faber in tie-up with Whirlpool
BPO gang may hasten retail giants' entry
Source: The Economic Timesc
   
   
Contract wins Rs 5-6 crore creative account of Cream Bell
Mumbai’s English-language press market set for exciting times
Indo-Pak cricket hits soaps for a six
Source: Agency Faqs
 
ECI seeks time till April 8 from SC on ads issue
Indo-Pak ODI final on TV gets record viewership
Eveready ropes in Big B to promote batteries, torches
Lintas IMAG to revitalise Dalda brand
Goodricke firms up plans to sell branded tea; skip auctions
Stovekraft launches range of aluminium pressure cookers
Source: The Hindu Business Line
 
Poll Ad Guidelines By Thursday, EC Tells SC
Political Ads On TV: It’s Like A One-day Sale
Like In Vision Paper, It’s Vajpayee All Over In BJP Ad Campaign
Big Vision: Philips Targets Semi-urban Markets
Herbal Product Makers Form Alliance To Promote Ayurveda
Source: Financial Express
 
International News
New Online Advertising Model Riles Journalists
Why Bob Vila Is Wary Of Product Placement
Fidel Castro Scores Marketing Victory
Pepsi And Coke Move To The Mushy Middle
Delta Issues Request To Search Consultants
Toyota Seeks Agency For Viral-Marketing Effort
Deutsche Telekom Reviews $450 Million Media Account
Kirshenbaum Wins Account For Equal Sweetener
Imbuing The Nike Brand With Glory
Source: Ad Age
 
Advertisers Face Squeeze in Battleground States
MPG Retains Air France Media Account
Source: AD week
 
Google, Yahoo! To Stop Casino Ads
At MSN Summit, Visions For An Ever More Digital Culture
Source:Brand week.com
 
 
DeMints touts $1.5 million on hand; Beasley to launch ad
Source: The Ledger
 
Elle Decor Has Designs On Bigger Ad Market, Achieves Them
Source: Mediapost
 
Pope Warns of the Pitfalls of Advertising
Source: Zenit
 
AUSTRALIA: Net leads the way in advertising boom
Source: Asia Media
 
Market Indicators: Pharmaceutical, telecom, movie and auto advertisers
Automotive Report: Exit Strategy
Source: Media week
 
Dylan's lingerie ad sparks controversy
Source: MSNBC

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