27 August 2007Newsletter SubscriptionEmail this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 90
Special Report

Max leads Hindi movie channels; Zee Cinema speeds up
 Max tops the Hindi movie channel market according to Tam; Zee Cinema inches up with Star Gold following.

 

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
UTV eyes strategic investor for broadcasting biz
 UTV in talks to rope in a strategic investor for its broadcasting business; investment outlay is Rs 6 billion for nine channels.

Kalaignar TV readies for battle with Sun
 Ex-Sun Sharad Kumar is Kalaignar TV CEO; channel signs up with DTH and cable operators ahead of launch on 15 September.

Cabury promotes Raksha Bandhan gift range

Consumer empowerment faster in India than US: Pugalia

HomeShop 18, Apple join hands for Rakhi

Prateek Srivastava joins Ogilvy India board

CartoonNetwork.com hits record time spent in July

CBeebies commissions 3 shows

AB Group to handle intl distribution of 'Fred's Head'

Tivo releases HD DVR in US

pioTV.com launches for Indian diaspora

Canaan Partners invests $5.3 million in Cellcast Asia

Sify founder Ramaraj to join Sequoia Capital as sr. advisor

TV revenue in UK crosses £10 billion

Dish TV adds Zee Talkies to its bouquet

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (05/08/2007 to 11/08/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (05/08/2007 to 11/08/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
Zee Cinema

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India

    • Advertising contracts may come with performance clause now

    • ICL bowls legal beamer at BCCI

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    Nimbus & Co to bid for BCCI ground rights

    Source: Economic Times
     
    		•  Neem toothpaste unsafe: Health Canada
    		•  Value-added freebies to bring cheer to shoppers this Diwali
    		•  Nickelodeon to curtail junk food ads
    		•  A new Chrysler and a new marketer
    		•  All the little ‘i’ marketers are having a field day
    		•  ‘Users are moving away from single publisher sites’
    		•  A bigger byte of the iPod
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Bates may bag Virgin Mobile account
    		•  Dr Batra plans cream, oils range
    		•  Coke to harvest 12l litre of rainwater
    		•  Kajaria Ceramics eyes new segment
    		•  Maruti plans competitor for Honda Civic
    		•  Amul not to melt under Wal-Mart heatay
    Source: Business Standard
     
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    Amul to launch a slew of products

    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• ITC e-Choupal to focus on product traceabili
    		• Sony targets Rs 100-cr sales in Kerala
    		• UP urged to review order on closure of retail outlets
    Source: The Hindu Business Line
     
    		•  Sulekha and Sify in classifieds alliance
    		• MTNL launches Internet telephony service
    		• CNBC Awards announces top brands of consumer choice
    		• Fifth Estate wins creative and media duties for Hello FM
    		•  Walt Disney’s Kevin Pereira on his way out
    		• Dentsu Marcom bags Indiabulls and ANA airlines
    		•  Speed to Market: Direction is more significant than speed
    		•  Speed to Market: Design is essential from day one of product creation
    		• Speed to Market: De-clutter the retail space
    		• Speed to Market: Film marketing isn’t unaffected
    		•  Speed to Market: GM bets on innovation
    		• Speed to Market: Research, the marketer’s best friend
    		•  Speed to Market: Speed thrills but kills?
    Source: Agency Faqs
     
    International News
    		• Latin Flavor Spices General Market
    		• Venus Williams Inks Clothing Deal
    Source: Ad Week
     
    		• Medio Systems Snags Yahoo's John C. Kim
    		• Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows: MySpace, MTV Unite For Campaign Content
    		• Culture Clash: Local Papers, Cable News Threatened By Internet
    Source: Media Post
     
    		• Gap's Good News: A Profit Gain
    		• China Takes Steps To Protect Brands
    Source: Brand week
     
    		• Uganda: Branding is a Good Way of Advertising
    Source: All Africa.com
     
    		• Kids' tastes run to brands they know best
    Source: Los Angeles Times
     
    		• AMASA brings in advertising legend
    Source: Bizcommunity
     
    		• Austereo profit up, sees advertising growth
    Source: News.com
     
    		• Macquarie Radio hit by weak Sydney radio advertising market
    Source: Egoli.com
     
    		• Facebook plans to offer targeted ads
    Source: USA Today
     
    		• Robillo: New media advertising
    Source: Sunstar.com
     
    		• David Williams column: Advertising: The high cost of consuming
    Source: The Reporter
     
    		• Gambling operators ready for TV ads
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Global Warming Ads From Al Gore Coming Soon
    Source: NewsBusters
     
    		• Hayden Panettiere Signs Up For Milk Ads
    Source: Post Chronicle
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